diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go
index 30e6d6d29bc..9f2f67b6b76 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/storage/v1/types.go
@@ -102,3 +102,110 @@ const (
 	// binding will occur during Pod scheduing.
 	VolumeBindingWaitForFirstConsumer VolumeBindingMode = "WaitForFirstConsumer"
 )
+
+// +genclient
+// +genclient:nonNamespaced
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// VolumeAttachment captures the intent to attach or detach the specified volume
+// to/from the specified node.
+//
+// VolumeAttachment objects are non-namespaced.
+type VolumeAttachment struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Standard object metadata.
+	// More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/api-conventions.md#metadata
+	// +optional
+	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=metadata"`
+
+	// Specification of the desired attach/detach volume behavior.
+	// Populated by the Kubernetes system.
+	Spec VolumeAttachmentSpec `json:"spec" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=spec"`
+
+	// Status of the VolumeAttachment request.
+	// Populated by the entity completing the attach or detach
+	// operation, i.e. the external-attacher.
+	// +optional
+	Status VolumeAttachmentStatus `json:"status,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=status"`
+}
+
+// +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
+
+// VolumeAttachmentList is a collection of VolumeAttachment objects.
+type VolumeAttachmentList struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	// Standard list metadata
+	// More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/api-conventions.md#metadata
+	// +optional
+	metav1.ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=metadata"`
+
+	// Items is the list of VolumeAttachments
+	Items []VolumeAttachment `json:"items" protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=items"`
+}
+
+// VolumeAttachmentSpec is the specification of a VolumeAttachment request.
+type VolumeAttachmentSpec struct {
+	// Attacher indicates the name of the volume driver that MUST handle this
+	// request. This is the name returned by GetPluginName().
+	Attacher string `json:"attacher" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=attacher"`
+
+	// Source represents the volume that should be attached.
+	Source VolumeAttachmentSource `json:"source" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=source"`
+
+	// The node that the volume should be attached to.
+	NodeName string `json:"nodeName" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=nodeName"`
+}
+
+// VolumeAttachmentSource represents a volume that should be attached.
+// Right now only PersistenVolumes can be attached via external attacher,
+// in future we may allow also inline volumes in pods.
+// Exactly one member can be set.
+type VolumeAttachmentSource struct {
+	// Name of the persistent volume to attach.
+	// +optional
+	PersistentVolumeName *string `json:"persistentVolumeName,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=persistentVolumeName"`
+
+	// Placeholder for *VolumeSource to accommodate inline volumes in pods.
+}
+
+// VolumeAttachmentStatus is the status of a VolumeAttachment request.
+type VolumeAttachmentStatus struct {
+	// Indicates the volume is successfully attached.
+	// This field must only be set by the entity completing the attach
+	// operation, i.e. the external-attacher.
+	Attached bool `json:"attached" protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=attached"`
+
+	// Upon successful attach, this field is populated with any
+	// information returned by the attach operation that must be passed
+	// into subsequent WaitForAttach or Mount calls.
+	// This field must only be set by the entity completing the attach
+	// operation, i.e. the external-attacher.
+	// +optional
+	AttachmentMetadata map[string]string `json:"attachmentMetadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=attachmentMetadata"`
+
+	// The last error encountered during attach operation, if any.
+	// This field must only be set by the entity completing the attach
+	// operation, i.e. the external-attacher.
+	// +optional
+	AttachError *VolumeError `json:"attachError,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=attachError,casttype=VolumeError"`
+
+	// The last error encountered during detach operation, if any.
+	// This field must only be set by the entity completing the detach
+	// operation, i.e. the external-attacher.
+	// +optional
+	DetachError *VolumeError `json:"detachError,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=detachError,casttype=VolumeError"`
+}
+
+// VolumeError captures an error encountered during a volume operation.
+type VolumeError struct {
+	// Time the error was encountered.
+	// +optional
+	Time metav1.Time `json:"time,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=time"`
+
+	// String detailing the error encountered during Attach or Detach operation.
+	// This string maybe logged, so it should not contain sensitive
+	// information.
+	// +optional
+	Message string `json:"message,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=message"`
+}