diff --git a/deploy/example/storageclass-blob-nfs.yaml b/deploy/example/storageclass-blob-nfs.yaml
index 5492327cf..83fa83486 100644
--- a/deploy/example/storageclass-blob-nfs.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example/storageclass-blob-nfs.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 provisioner: blob.csi.azure.com
 parameters:
   protocol: nfs
+  useDataPlaneAPI: "false"
 volumeBindingMode: Immediate
 allowVolumeExpansion: true
 mountOptions:
diff --git a/deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse.yaml b/deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse.yaml
index bfdb62654..5b6b0b352 100644
--- a/deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
 provisioner: blob.csi.azure.com
 parameters:
   skuName: Premium_LRS  # available values: Standard_LRS, Premium_LRS, Standard_GRS, Standard_RAGRS, Standard_ZRS, Premium_ZRS
+  useDataPlaneAPI: "false"
 reclaimPolicy: Delete
 volumeBindingMode: Immediate
 allowVolumeExpansion: true
diff --git a/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go b/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go
index 3544368cb..dcc3c8572 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dynamic_provisioning_test.go
@@ -962,6 +962,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[blob-csi-e2e] Dynamic Provisioning", func() {
 			Pod:                 pod,
 			PodWithClonedVolume: podWithClonedVolume,
 			StorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
+				"useDataPlaneAPI":  "true",
 				"skuName":          "Premium_LRS",
 				"protocol":         "nfs",
 				"mountPermissions": "0755",
@@ -994,6 +995,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[blob-csi-e2e] Dynamic Provisioning", func() {
 			Pod:                 pod,
 			PodWithClonedVolume: podWithClonedVolume,
 			StorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
+				"useDataPlaneAPI":  "true",
 				"skuName":          "Premium_LRS",
 				"protocol":         "nfs",
 				"mountPermissions": "0755",
@@ -1027,8 +1029,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[blob-csi-e2e] Dynamic Provisioning", func() {
 			Pod:                 pod,
 			PodWithClonedVolume: podWithClonedVolume,
 			StorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
-				"skuName":  "Standard_LRS",
-				"protocol": "fuse2",
+				"useDataPlaneAPI": "true",
+				"skuName":         "Standard_LRS",
+				"protocol":        "fuse2",
 			},
 		}
 		test.Run(ctx, cs, ns)
@@ -1059,8 +1062,9 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[blob-csi-e2e] Dynamic Provisioning", func() {
 			Pod:                 pod,
 			PodWithClonedVolume: podWithClonedVolume,
 			StorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
-				"skuName":  "Standard_LRS",
-				"protocol": "fuse2",
+				"useDataPlaneAPI": "true",
+				"skuName":         "Standard_LRS",
+				"protocol":        "fuse2",
 			},
 		}
 		test.Run(ctx, cs, ns)
@@ -1090,12 +1094,14 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[blob-csi-e2e] Dynamic Provisioning", func() {
 			Pod:                 pod,
 			PodWithClonedVolume: podWithClonedVolume,
 			StorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
+				"useDataPlaneAPI":      "true",
 				"skuName":              "Premium_LRS",
 				"protocol":             "nfs",
 				"mountPermissions":     "0755",
 				"allowsharedkeyaccess": "true",
 			},
 			ClonedStorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
+				"useDataPlaneAPI":      "true",
 				"skuName":              "Standard_LRS",
 				"protocol":             "nfs",
 				"mountPermissions":     "0755",
@@ -1130,12 +1136,14 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[blob-csi-e2e] Dynamic Provisioning", func() {
 			Pod:                 pod,
 			PodWithClonedVolume: podWithClonedVolume,
 			StorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
-				"skuName":  "Standard_LRS",
-				"protocol": "fuse2",
+				"useDataPlaneAPI": "true",
+				"skuName":         "Standard_LRS",
+				"protocol":        "fuse2",
 			},
 			ClonedStorageClassParameters: map[string]string{
-				"skuName":  "Premium_LRS",
-				"protocol": "fuse2",
+				"useDataPlaneAPI": "true",
+				"skuName":         "Premium_LRS",
+				"protocol":        "fuse2",
 			},
 		}
 		test.Run(ctx, cs, ns)
diff --git a/test/external-e2e/run.sh b/test/external-e2e/run.sh
index 31d132a4a..cbbf1779d 100755
--- a/test/external-e2e/run.sh
+++ b/test/external-e2e/run.sh
@@ -30,10 +30,15 @@ setup_e2e_binaries() {
         export EXTRA_HELM_OPTIONS=$EXTRA_HELM_OPTIONS" --set feature.fsGroupPolicy=File"
     fi
 
-     # test on alternative driver name
+    # test on alternative driver name
     sed -i "s/blob.csi.azure.com/$DRIVER.csi.azure.com/g" deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse.yaml
     sed -i "s/blob.csi.azure.com/$DRIVER.csi.azure.com/g" deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse2.yaml
     sed -i "s/blob.csi.azure.com/$DRIVER.csi.azure.com/g" deploy/example/storageclass-blob-nfs.yaml
+    # workaround: use useDataPlaneAPI as true for blobfuse and nfs copy volume tests
+    sed -i "s/\"false\"/\"true\"/g" deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse.yaml
+    sed -i "s/\"false\"/\"true\"/g" deploy/example/storageclass-blobfuse2.yaml
+    sed -i "s/\"false\"/\"true\"/g" deploy/example/storageclass-blob-nfs.yaml
+
     make e2e-bootstrap
     sed -i "s/csi-blob-controller/csi-$DRIVER-controller/g" deploy/example/metrics/csi-blob-controller-svc.yaml
     make create-metrics-svc