diff --git a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/Chart.yaml b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/Chart.yaml
index af163d3a29..78a4a8e911 100644
--- a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ appVersion: 3.1.0
 description: nfs-client is an automatic provisioner that used your *already configured* NFS server, automatically creating Persistent Volumes.
 name: nfs-client-provisioner
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/external-storage/tree/master/nfs-client
-version: 1.1.2
+version: 1.2.0
 sources:
 - https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/external-storage/tree/master/nfs-client
 maintainers:
diff --git a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/README.md b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/README.md
index 961fda7fb9..fd2b23c989 100644
--- a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/README.md
+++ b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of this chart and their d
 | `storageClass.archiveOnDelete`    | Archive pvc when deleting                   | `true` 	                                              |
 | `nfs.server`                      | Hostname of the NFS server                  | null (ip or hostname)                                     |
 | `nfs.path`                        | Basepath of the mount point to be used      | `/ifs/kubernetes`                                         |
+| `nfs.mountOptions`                | Mount options (e.g. 'nfsvers=3')            | null                                                      |
 | `resources`                       | Resources required (e.g. CPU, memory)       | `{}`                                                      |
 | `rbac.create` 		    | Use Role-based Access Control		  | `true`						      |
 | `podSecurityPolicy.enabled`	    | Create & use Pod Security Policy resources  | `false`						      |
diff --git a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml
index c15e30722d..03735db7f6 100644
--- a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ spec:
             - name: NFS_PATH
               value: {{ .Values.nfs.path }}
       volumes:
+        - name: nfs-client-root
 {{- if .Values.buildMode }}
-        - name: nfs-client-root
           emptyDir: {}
+{{- else if .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: pvc-{{ template "nfs-client-provisioner.fullname" . }}
 {{- else }}
-        - name: nfs-client-root
           nfs:
             server: {{ .Values.nfs.server }}
             path: {{ .Values.nfs.path }}
diff --git a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/persistentvolume.yaml b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/persistentvolume.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62cec4b70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/persistentvolume.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{{ if .Values.nfs.mountOptions -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolume
+metadata:
+  name: pv-{{ template "nfs-client-provisioner.fullname" . }}
+  labels: 
+    nfs-client-provisioner: {{ template "nfs-client-provisioner.fullname" . }}
+spec:
+  capacity:
+    storage: 10Mi
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  persistentVolumeReclaimPolicy: {{ .Values.storageClass.reclaimPolicy }}
+  storageClassName: ""
+  {{- if .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
+  mountOptions:
+    {{- range .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
+    - {{ . }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  nfs:
+    server: {{ .Values.nfs.server }}
+    path: {{ .Values.nfs.path }}
+{{ end -}}
diff --git a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/persistentvolumeclaim.yaml b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/persistentvolumeclaim.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1afd6b3e34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/persistentvolumeclaim.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{{ if .Values.nfs.mountOptions -}}
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: pvc-{{ template "nfs-client-provisioner.fullname" . }}
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  volumeMode: Filesystem
+  storageClassName: ""
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      nfs-client-provisioner: {{ template "nfs-client-provisioner.fullname" . }}
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 10Mi
+{{ end -}}
diff --git a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
index 686ffe98f7..81953c0dde 100644
--- a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
+++ b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
@@ -17,4 +17,10 @@ allowVolumeExpansion: {{ .Values.storageClass.allowVolumeExpansion }}
 reclaimPolicy: {{ .Values.storageClass.reclaimPolicy }}
 parameters:
   archiveOnDelete: "{{ .Values.storageClass.archiveOnDelete }}"
+{{- if .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
+mountOptions:
+  {{- range .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
+  - {{ . }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 {{ end -}}
diff --git a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/values.yaml b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/values.yaml
index 0caaa1a0d0..dac4ea6e5d 100644
--- a/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/nfs-client-provisioner/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ image:
 nfs:
   server:
   path: /ifs/kubernetes
+  mountOptions:
 
 # For creating the StorageClass automatically:
 storageClass: