diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go
index e528345b1a0..231fdf44f62 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_file_test.go
@@ -371,7 +371,10 @@ func TestAppendDefaultMountOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			fsGroup: nil,
 			expected: []string{"dir_mode=0777",
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", fileMode, defaultFileMode),
-				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers)},
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers),
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", actimeo, defaultActimeo),
+				mfsymlinks,
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			options: []string{"file_mode=0777"},
@@ -379,7 +382,10 @@ func TestAppendDefaultMountOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: []string{"file_mode=0777",
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", dirMode, defaultDirMode),
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers),
-				fmt.Sprintf("%s=0", gid)},
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=0", gid),
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", actimeo, defaultActimeo),
+				mfsymlinks,
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			options: []string{"vers=2.1"},
@@ -387,18 +393,28 @@ func TestAppendDefaultMountOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: []string{"vers=2.1",
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", fileMode, defaultFileMode),
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", dirMode, defaultDirMode),
-				fmt.Sprintf("%s=1000", gid)},
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=1000", gid),
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", actimeo, defaultActimeo),
+				mfsymlinks,
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			options: []string{""},
 			expected: []string{"", fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s",
 				fileMode, defaultFileMode),
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", dirMode, defaultDirMode),
-				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers)},
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers),
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", actimeo, defaultActimeo),
+				mfsymlinks,
+			},
 		},
 		{
-			options:  []string{"file_mode=0777", "dir_mode=0777"},
-			expected: []string{"file_mode=0777", "dir_mode=0777", fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers)},
+			options: []string{"file_mode=0777", "dir_mode=0777"},
+			expected: []string{"file_mode=0777", "dir_mode=0777",
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers),
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", actimeo, defaultActimeo),
+				mfsymlinks,
+			},
 		},
 		{
 			options: []string{"gid=2000"},
@@ -406,7 +422,20 @@ func TestAppendDefaultMountOptions(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: []string{"gid=2000",
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", fileMode, defaultFileMode),
 				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", dirMode, defaultDirMode),
-				"vers=3.0"},
+				"vers=3.0",
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", actimeo, defaultActimeo),
+				mfsymlinks,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			options: []string{"actimeo=3"},
+			expected: []string{
+				"actimeo=3",
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", fileMode, defaultFileMode),
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", dirMode, defaultDirMode),
+				fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", vers, defaultVers),
+				mfsymlinks,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go
index eab56cb563b..017f1ac2206 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_file/azure_util.go
@@ -34,9 +34,12 @@ const (
 	dirMode         = "dir_mode"
 	gid             = "gid"
 	vers            = "vers"
+	actimeo         = "actimeo"
+	mfsymlinks      = "mfsymlinks"
 	defaultFileMode = "0777"
 	defaultDirMode  = "0777"
 	defaultVers     = "3.0"
+	defaultActimeo  = "30"
 )
 
 // Abstract interface to azure file operations.
@@ -106,6 +109,8 @@ func appendDefaultMountOptions(mountOptions []string, fsGroup *int64) []string {
 	dirModeFlag := false
 	versFlag := false
 	gidFlag := false
+	actimeoFlag := false
+	mfsymlinksFlag := false
 
 	for _, mountOption := range mountOptions {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(mountOption, fileMode) {
@@ -120,6 +125,12 @@ func appendDefaultMountOptions(mountOptions []string, fsGroup *int64) []string {
 		if strings.HasPrefix(mountOption, gid) {
 			gidFlag = true
 		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(mountOption, actimeo) {
+			actimeoFlag = true
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(mountOption, mfsymlinks) {
+			mfsymlinksFlag = true
+		}
 	}
 
 	allMountOptions := mountOptions
@@ -138,5 +149,13 @@ func appendDefaultMountOptions(mountOptions []string, fsGroup *int64) []string {
 	if !gidFlag && fsGroup != nil {
 		allMountOptions = append(allMountOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%d", gid, *fsGroup))
 	}
+
+	if !actimeoFlag {
+		allMountOptions = append(allMountOptions, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", actimeo, defaultActimeo))
+	}
+
+	if !mfsymlinksFlag {
+		allMountOptions = append(allMountOptions, mfsymlinks)
+	}
 	return allMountOptions
 }