diff --git a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go
index 0c19e963b03..073518fd573 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (plugin *nfsPlugin) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (plugin *nfsPlugin) CanSupport(spec *volume.Spec) bool {
-	return spec.VolumeSource.NFS != nil
+	return spec.VolumeSource.NFS != nil || spec.PersistentVolumeSource.NFS != nil
 }
 
 func (plugin *nfsPlugin) GetAccessModes() []api.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
index 1c66455eb28..137a9857824 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/nfs/nfs_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ func TestCanSupport(t *testing.T) {
 	if !plug.CanSupport(&volume.Spec{Name: "foo", VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{NFS: &api.NFSVolumeSource{}}}) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected true")
 	}
+	if !plug.CanSupport(&volume.Spec{Name: "foo", PersistentVolumeSource: api.PersistentVolumeSource{NFS: &api.NFSVolumeSource{}}}) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected true")
+	}
 	if plug.CanSupport(&volume.Spec{Name: "foo", VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{}}) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected false")
 	}