diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
index 89ab85dc1c..84cc8d1bb6 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/aws_ebs.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type awsElasticBlockStorePlugin struct {
 }
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &awsElasticBlockStorePlugin{}
+var _ volume.PersistentVolumePlugin = &awsElasticBlockStorePlugin{}
 
 const (
 	awsElasticBlockStorePluginName = "kubernetes.io/aws-ebs"
@@ -74,11 +75,16 @@ func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api
 }
 
 func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UID, manager ebsManager, mounter mount.Interface) (volume.Builder, error) {
+	// EBSs used directly in a pod have a ReadOnly flag set by the pod author.
+	// EBSs used as a PersistentVolume gets the ReadOnly flag indirectly through the persistent-claim volume used to mount the PV
+	var readOnly bool
 	var ebs *api.AWSElasticBlockStoreVolumeSource
 	if spec.VolumeSource.AWSElasticBlockStore != nil {
 		ebs = spec.VolumeSource.AWSElasticBlockStore
+		readOnly = ebs.ReadOnly
 	} else {
 		ebs = spec.PersistentVolumeSource.AWSElasticBlockStore
+		readOnly = spec.ReadOnly
 	}
 
 	volumeID := ebs.VolumeID
@@ -87,7 +93,6 @@ func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec,
 	if ebs.Partition != 0 {
 		partition = strconv.Itoa(ebs.Partition)
 	}
-	readOnly := ebs.ReadOnly
 
 	return &awsElasticBlockStore{
 		podUID:      podUID,
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go
index e22442fd9f..7489065d8e 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/gce_pd.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ type gcePersistentDiskPlugin struct {
 }
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &gcePersistentDiskPlugin{}
+var _ volume.PersistentVolumePlugin = &gcePersistentDiskPlugin{}
 
 const (
 	gcePersistentDiskPluginName = "kubernetes.io/gce-pd"
@@ -70,11 +71,17 @@ func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api.Po
 }
 
 func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UID, manager pdManager, mounter mount.Interface) (volume.Builder, error) {
+	// GCEPDs used directly in a pod have a ReadOnly flag set by the pod author.
+	// GCEPDs used as a PersistentVolume gets the ReadOnly flag indirectly through the persistent-claim volume used to mount the PV
+	var readOnly bool
+
 	var gce *api.GCEPersistentDiskVolumeSource
 	if spec.VolumeSource.GCEPersistentDisk != nil {
 		gce = spec.VolumeSource.GCEPersistentDisk
+		readOnly = gce.ReadOnly
 	} else {
 		gce = spec.PersistentVolumeSource.GCEPersistentDisk
+		readOnly = spec.ReadOnly
 	}
 
 	pdName := gce.PDName
@@ -83,7 +90,6 @@ func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, pod
 	if gce.Partition != 0 {
 		partition = strconv.Itoa(gce.Partition)
 	}
-	readOnly := gce.ReadOnly
 
 	return &gcePersistentDiskBuilder{
 		gcePersistentDisk: &gcePersistentDisk{
diff --git a/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs.go b/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs.go
index d9f85967ab..8df45a7cbb 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/glusterfs/glusterfs.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type glusterfsPlugin struct {
 }
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &glusterfsPlugin{}
+var _ volume.PersistentVolumePlugin = &glusterfsPlugin{}
 
 const (
 	glusterfsPluginName = "kubernetes.io/glusterfs"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func (plugin *glusterfsPlugin) GetAccessModes() []api.PersistentVolumeAccessMode
 }
 
 func (plugin *glusterfsPlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api.Pod, _ volume.VolumeOptions, mounter mount.Interface) (volume.Builder, error) {
-	source := plugin.getGlusterVolumeSource(spec)
+	source, _ := plugin.getGlusterVolumeSource(spec)
 	ep_name := source.EndpointsName
 	ns := pod.Namespace
 	ep, err := plugin.host.GetKubeClient().Endpoints(ns).Get(ep_name)
@@ -77,16 +78,18 @@ func (plugin *glusterfsPlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api.Pod, _ vol
 	return plugin.newBuilderInternal(spec, ep, pod, mounter, exec.New())
 }
 
-func (plugin *glusterfsPlugin) getGlusterVolumeSource(spec *volume.Spec) *api.GlusterfsVolumeSource {
+func (plugin *glusterfsPlugin) getGlusterVolumeSource(spec *volume.Spec) (*api.GlusterfsVolumeSource, bool) {
+	// Glusterfs volumes used directly in a pod have a ReadOnly flag set by the pod author.
+	// Glusterfs volumes used as a PersistentVolume gets the ReadOnly flag indirectly through the persistent-claim volume used to mount the PV
 	if spec.VolumeSource.Glusterfs != nil {
-		return spec.VolumeSource.Glusterfs
+		return spec.VolumeSource.Glusterfs, spec.VolumeSource.Glusterfs.ReadOnly
 	} else {
-		return spec.PersistentVolumeSource.Glusterfs
+		return spec.PersistentVolumeSource.Glusterfs, spec.ReadOnly
 	}
 }
 
 func (plugin *glusterfsPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, ep *api.Endpoints, pod *api.Pod, mounter mount.Interface, exe exec.Interface) (volume.Builder, error) {
-	source := plugin.getGlusterVolumeSource(spec)
+	source, readOnly := plugin.getGlusterVolumeSource(spec)
 	return &glusterfsBuilder{
 		glusterfs: &glusterfs{
 			volName: spec.Name,
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ func (plugin *glusterfsPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, ep *api.End
 		},
 		hosts:    ep,
 		path:     source.Path,
-		readonly: source.ReadOnly,
+		readonly: readOnly,
 		exe:      exe}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
index 99064aa9df..587b9e3865 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type iscsiPlugin struct {
 }
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &iscsiPlugin{}
+var _ volume.PersistentVolumePlugin = &iscsiPlugin{}
 
 const (
 	iscsiPluginName = "kubernetes.io/iscsi"
@@ -80,11 +81,16 @@ func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api.Pod, _ volume.
 }
 
 func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UID, manager diskManager, mounter mount.Interface) (volume.Builder, error) {
+	// iscsi volumes used directly in a pod have a ReadOnly flag set by the pod author.
+	// iscsi volumes used as a PersistentVolume gets the ReadOnly flag indirectly through the persistent-claim volume used to mount the PV
+	var readOnly bool
 	var iscsi *api.ISCSIVolumeSource
 	if spec.VolumeSource.ISCSI != nil {
 		iscsi = spec.VolumeSource.ISCSI
+		readOnly = iscsi.ReadOnly
 	} else {
 		iscsi = spec.PersistentVolumeSource.ISCSI
+		readOnly = spec.ReadOnly
 	}
 
 	lun := strconv.Itoa(iscsi.Lun)
@@ -99,9 +105,8 @@ func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UI
 			manager: manager,
 			mounter: mounter,
 			plugin:  plugin},
-
 		fsType:   iscsi.FSType,
-		readOnly: iscsi.ReadOnly,
+		readOnly: readOnly,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/persistent_claim/persistent_claim.go b/pkg/volume/persistent_claim/persistent_claim.go
index 486ad0d82b..737f6b8443 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/persistent_claim/persistent_claim.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/persistent_claim/persistent_claim.go
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (plugin *persistentClaimPlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api.Pod,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	builder, err := plugin.host.NewWrapperBuilder(volume.NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv), pod, opts, mounter)
+	builder, err := plugin.host.NewWrapperBuilder(volume.NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv, spec.ReadOnly), pod, opts, mounter)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Errorf("Error creating builder for claim: %+v\n", claim.Name)
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index d94807fd89..28f80bd3e8 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ type Spec struct {
 	Name                   string
 	VolumeSource           api.VolumeSource
 	PersistentVolumeSource api.PersistentVolumeSource
+	ReadOnly               bool
 }
 
 // NewSpecFromVolume creates an Spec from an api.Volume
@@ -145,10 +146,11 @@ func NewSpecFromVolume(vs *api.Volume) *Spec {
 }
 
 // NewSpecFromPersistentVolume creates an Spec from an api.PersistentVolume
-func NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv *api.PersistentVolume) *Spec {
+func NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv *api.PersistentVolume, readOnly bool) *Spec {
 	return &Spec{
 		Name: pv.Name,
 		PersistentVolumeSource: pv.Spec.PersistentVolumeSource,
+		ReadOnly:               readOnly,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins_test.go b/pkg/volume/plugins_test.go
index 30ffd0755f..a5930ac7eb 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func TestSpecSourceConverters(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	converted = NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv)
+	converted = NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv, false)
 	if converted.PersistentVolumeSource.AWSElasticBlockStore == nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected nil AWSElasticBlockStore: %+v", converted)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
index 1bcb12fc70..e5eac04c82 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type rbdPlugin struct {
 }
 
 var _ volume.VolumePlugin = &rbdPlugin{}
+var _ volume.PersistentVolumePlugin = &rbdPlugin{}
 
 const (
 	rbdPluginName = "kubernetes.io/rbd"
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ func (plugin *rbdPlugin) GetAccessModes() []api.PersistentVolumeAccessMode {
 
 func (plugin *rbdPlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api.Pod, _ volume.VolumeOptions, mounter mount.Interface) (volume.Builder, error) {
 	secret := ""
-	source := plugin.getRBDVolumeSource(spec)
+	source, _ := plugin.getRBDVolumeSource(spec)
 
 	if source.SecretRef != nil {
 		kubeClient := plugin.host.GetKubeClient()
@@ -97,16 +98,18 @@ func (plugin *rbdPlugin) NewBuilder(spec *volume.Spec, pod *api.Pod, _ volume.Vo
 	return plugin.newBuilderInternal(spec, pod.UID, &RBDUtil{}, mounter, secret)
 }
 
-func (plugin *rbdPlugin) getRBDVolumeSource(spec *volume.Spec) *api.RBDVolumeSource {
+func (plugin *rbdPlugin) getRBDVolumeSource(spec *volume.Spec) (*api.RBDVolumeSource, bool) {
+	// rbd volumes used directly in a pod have a ReadOnly flag set by the pod author.
+	// rbd volumes used as a PersistentVolume gets the ReadOnly flag indirectly through the persistent-claim volume used to mount the PV
 	if spec.VolumeSource.RBD != nil {
-		return spec.VolumeSource.RBD
+		return spec.VolumeSource.RBD, spec.VolumeSource.RBD.ReadOnly
 	} else {
-		return spec.PersistentVolumeSource.RBD
+		return spec.PersistentVolumeSource.RBD, spec.ReadOnly
 	}
 }
 
 func (plugin *rbdPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UID, manager diskManager, mounter mount.Interface, secret string) (volume.Builder, error) {
-	source := plugin.getRBDVolumeSource(spec)
+	source, readOnly := plugin.getRBDVolumeSource(spec)
 	pool := source.RBDPool
 	if pool == "" {
 		pool = "rbd"
@@ -126,7 +129,7 @@ func (plugin *rbdPlugin) newBuilderInternal(spec *volume.Spec, podUID types.UID,
 			volName:  spec.Name,
 			Image:    source.RBDImage,
 			Pool:     pool,
-			ReadOnly: source.ReadOnly,
+			ReadOnly: readOnly,
 			manager:  manager,
 			mounter:  mounter,
 			plugin:   plugin,