diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller.go b/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller.go
index 4e474f23c64..4f5c61128db 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller.go
@@ -511,8 +511,15 @@ func (c *Controller) syncVolume(logger klog.Logger, pod *v1.Pod, spec *volume.Sp
 	changePolicy := v1.SELinuxChangePolicyMountOption
 	if pod.Spec.SecurityContext != nil && pod.Spec.SecurityContext.SELinuxChangePolicy != nil {
 		changePolicy = *pod.Spec.SecurityContext.SELinuxChangePolicy
+		logger.V(5).Info("Using Pod SELinux change policy", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "changePolicy", changePolicy)
 	}
-	if !pluginSupportsSELinuxContextMount {
+	if !pluginSupportsSELinuxContextMount && changePolicy != v1.SELinuxChangePolicyRecursive {
+		logger.V(5).Info("Volume does not support SELinux context mount, setting changePolicy to Recursive", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "volume", spec.Name())
+		changePolicy = v1.SELinuxChangePolicyRecursive
+	}
+
+	if seLinuxLabel == "" && changePolicy != v1.SELinuxChangePolicyRecursive {
+		logger.V(5).Info("Pod has empty SELinux label, setting changePolicy to Recursive", "pod", klog.KObj(pod))
 		changePolicy = v1.SELinuxChangePolicyRecursive
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller_test.go
index 3c537e701cf..daec994965a 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/selinuxwarning/selinux_warning_controller_test.go
@@ -340,6 +340,29 @@ func TestSELinuxWarningController_Sync(t *testing.T) {
 				`Normal SELinuxLabelConflict SELinuxLabel ":::s0:c1,c2" conflicts with pod pod2 that uses the same volume as this pod with SELinuxLabel ":::s0:c98,c99". If both pods land on the same node, only one of them may access the volume.`,
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "empty label implies Recursive policy",
+			existingPVCs: []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
+				pvcBoundToPV("pv1", "pvc1"),
+			},
+			existingPVs: []*v1.PersistentVolume{
+				pvBoundToPVC("pv1", "pvc1"),
+			},
+			existingPods: []*v1.Pod{
+				pod("pod1", "", ptr.To(v1.SELinuxChangePolicyMountOption)).withPVC("pvc1", "vol1").build(),
+			},
+			pod:       cache.ObjectName{Namespace: namespace, Name: "pod1"},
+			conflicts: []volumecache.Conflict{},
+			expectedAddedVolumes: []addedVolume{
+				{
+					volumeName:   "fake-plugin/pv1",
+					podKey:       cache.ObjectName{Namespace: namespace, Name: "pod1"},
+					label:        "",
+					changePolicy: v1.SELinuxChangePolicyRecursive, // Reset to Recursive when the label is empty
+					csiDriver:    "ebs.csi.aws.com",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "pending pod is processed",
 			existingPVCs: []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{