diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go
index d391b07e16c..af28d1a74b7 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_provision.go
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ func (p *azureDiskProvisioner) Provision(selectedNode *v1.Node, allowedTopologie
 		diskIopsReadWrite   string
 		diskMbpsReadWrite   string
 		diskEncryptionSetID string
+
+		maxShares int
 	)
 	// maxLength = 79 - (4 for ".vhd") = 75
 	name := util.GenerateVolumeName(p.options.ClusterName, p.options.PVName, 75)
@@ -179,6 +181,14 @@ func (p *azureDiskProvisioner) Provision(selectedNode *v1.Node, allowedTopologie
 			diskEncryptionSetID = v
 		case azure.WriteAcceleratorEnabled:
 			writeAcceleratorEnabled = v
+		case "maxshares":
+			maxShares, err = strconv.Atoi(v)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse %s failed with error: %v", v, err)
+			}
+			if maxShares < 1 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse %s returned with invalid value: %d", v, maxShares)
+			}
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("AzureDisk - invalid option %s in storage class", k)
 		}
@@ -261,6 +271,7 @@ func (p *azureDiskProvisioner) Provision(selectedNode *v1.Node, allowedTopologie
 			DiskIOPSReadWrite:   diskIopsReadWrite,
 			DiskMBpsReadWrite:   diskMbpsReadWrite,
 			DiskEncryptionSetID: diskEncryptionSetID,
+			MaxShares:           int32(maxShares),
 		}
 		diskURI, err = diskController.CreateManagedDisk(volumeOptions)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go
index e7b756e8fdc..2dd2c101abc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_controller_common.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func (c *controllerCommon) AttachDisk(isManagedDisk bool, diskName, diskURI stri
 			return -1, rerr.Error()
 		}
 
-		if disk.ManagedBy != nil {
+		if disk.ManagedBy != nil && (disk.MaxShares == nil || *disk.MaxShares <= 1) {
 			attachErr := fmt.Sprintf(
 				"disk(%s) already attached to node(%s), could not be attached to node(%s)",
 				diskURI, *disk.ManagedBy, nodeName)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
index e2fc4e06b99..19049409dd0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure/azure_managedDiskController.go
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ type ManagedDiskOptions struct {
 	SourceType string
 	// ResourceId of the disk encryption set to use for enabling encryption at rest.
 	DiskEncryptionSetID string
+	// The maximum number of VMs that can attach to the disk at the same time. Value greater than one indicates a disk that can be mounted on multiple VMs at the same time.
+	MaxShares int32
 }
 
 //CreateManagedDisk : create managed disk
@@ -152,6 +154,10 @@ func (c *ManagedDiskController) CreateManagedDisk(options *ManagedDiskOptions) (
 		}
 	}
 
+	if options.MaxShares > 1 {
+		diskProperties.MaxShares = &options.MaxShares
+	}
+
 	model := compute.Disk{
 		Location: &c.common.location,
 		Tags:     newTags,