diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go
index d72fbe4e6c..7dceaba273 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go
@@ -294,6 +294,10 @@ func (plugin *TestPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	return &attacher, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *TestPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *TestPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	detacher := testPluginDetacher{
 		detachedVolumeMap: plugin.detachedVolumeMap,
@@ -302,6 +306,10 @@ func (plugin *TestPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	return &detacher, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *TestPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *TestPlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	return []string{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go
index fd52aaaa83..d4745ee0b1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ type volumeToMount struct {
 	// the volume.Attacher interface
 	pluginIsAttachable bool
 
+	// pluginIsDeviceMountable indicates that the plugin for this volume implements
+	// the volume.DeviceMounter interface
+	pluginIsDeviceMountable bool
+
 	// volumeGidValue contains the value of the GID annotation, if present.
 	volumeGidValue string
 
@@ -220,13 +224,16 @@ func (dsw *desiredStateOfWorld) AddPodToVolume(
 		volumeName = util.GetUniqueVolumeNameForNonAttachableVolume(podName, volumePlugin, volumeSpec)
 	}
 
+	deviceMountable := dsw.isDeviceMountableVolume(volumeSpec)
+
 	if _, volumeExists := dsw.volumesToMount[volumeName]; !volumeExists {
 		dsw.volumesToMount[volumeName] = volumeToMount{
-			volumeName:         volumeName,
-			podsToMount:        make(map[types.UniquePodName]podToMount),
-			pluginIsAttachable: attachable,
-			volumeGidValue:     volumeGidValue,
-			reportedInUse:      false,
+			volumeName:              volumeName,
+			podsToMount:             make(map[types.UniquePodName]podToMount),
+			pluginIsAttachable:      attachable,
+			pluginIsDeviceMountable: deviceMountable,
+			volumeGidValue:          volumeGidValue,
+			reportedInUse:           false,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -346,14 +353,15 @@ func (dsw *desiredStateOfWorld) GetVolumesToMount() []VolumeToMount {
 				volumesToMount,
 				VolumeToMount{
 					VolumeToMount: operationexecutor.VolumeToMount{
-						VolumeName:          volumeName,
-						PodName:             podName,
-						Pod:                 podObj.pod,
-						VolumeSpec:          podObj.volumeSpec,
-						PluginIsAttachable:  volumeObj.pluginIsAttachable,
-						OuterVolumeSpecName: podObj.outerVolumeSpecName,
-						VolumeGidValue:      volumeObj.volumeGidValue,
-						ReportedInUse:       volumeObj.reportedInUse}})
+						VolumeName:              volumeName,
+						PodName:                 podName,
+						Pod:                     podObj.pod,
+						VolumeSpec:              podObj.volumeSpec,
+						PluginIsAttachable:      volumeObj.pluginIsAttachable,
+						PluginIsDeviceMountable: volumeObj.pluginIsDeviceMountable,
+						OuterVolumeSpecName:     podObj.outerVolumeSpecName,
+						VolumeGidValue:          volumeObj.volumeGidValue,
+						ReportedInUse:           volumeObj.reportedInUse}})
 		}
 	}
 	return volumesToMount
@@ -371,3 +379,15 @@ func (dsw *desiredStateOfWorld) isAttachableVolume(volumeSpec *volume.Spec) bool
 
 	return false
 }
+
+func (dsw *desiredStateOfWorld) isDeviceMountableVolume(volumeSpec *volume.Spec) bool {
+	deviceMountableVolumePlugin, _ := dsw.volumePluginMgr.FindDeviceMountablePluginBySpec(volumeSpec)
+	if deviceMountableVolumePlugin != nil {
+		volumeDeviceMounter, err := deviceMountableVolumePlugin.NewDeviceMounter()
+		if err == nil && volumeDeviceMounter != nil {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/attacher.go
index e4178068dc..da25691d41 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/aws_ebs/attacher.go
@@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ type awsElasticBlockStoreAttacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &awsElasticBlockStoreAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &awsElasticBlockStoreAttacher{}
+
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &awsElasticBlockStorePlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &awsElasticBlockStorePlugin{}
+
 func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	awsCloud, err := getCloudProvider(plugin.host.GetCloudProvider())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -53,6 +57,10 @@ func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error)
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	mounter := plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName())
 	return mounter.GetMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
@@ -236,6 +244,8 @@ type awsElasticBlockStoreDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &awsElasticBlockStoreDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &awsElasticBlockStoreDetacher{}
+
 func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	awsCloud, err := getCloudProvider(plugin.host.GetCloudProvider())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -248,6 +258,10 @@ func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error)
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *awsElasticBlockStorePlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (detacher *awsElasticBlockStoreDetacher) Detach(volumeName string, nodeName types.NodeName) error {
 	volumeID := aws.KubernetesVolumeID(path.Base(volumeName))
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
index 2a76ef09c2..556496b24a 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ type azureDiskAttacher struct {
 var _ volume.Attacher = &azureDiskAttacher{}
 var _ volume.Detacher = &azureDiskDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &azureDiskAttacher{}
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &azureDiskDetacher{}
+
 // acquire lock to get an lun number
 var getLunMutex = keymutex.NewKeyMutex()
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_dd.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_dd.go
index 278276fd9b..b191f59c86 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_dd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/azure_dd.go
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ var _ volume.ProvisionableVolumePlugin = &azureDataDiskPlugin{}
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &azureDataDiskPlugin{}
 var _ volume.VolumePluginWithAttachLimits = &azureDataDiskPlugin{}
 var _ volume.ExpandableVolumePlugin = &azureDataDiskPlugin{}
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &azureDataDiskPlugin{}
 
 const (
 	azureDataDiskPluginName = "kubernetes.io/azure-disk"
@@ -276,3 +277,11 @@ func (plugin *azureDataDiskPlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([
 	m := plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName())
 	return m.GetMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
 }
+
+func (plugin *azureDataDiskPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
+func (plugin *azureDataDiskPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go
index e650954328..2cdc6da7a5 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ type cinderDiskAttacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &cinderDiskAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &cinderDiskAttacher{}
+
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &cinderPlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &cinderPlugin{}
+
 const (
 	probeVolumeInitDelay     = 1 * time.Second
 	probeVolumeFactor        = 2.0
@@ -67,6 +71,10 @@ func (plugin *cinderPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *cinderPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *cinderPlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	mounter := plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName())
 	return mounter.GetMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
@@ -299,6 +307,8 @@ type cinderDiskDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &cinderDiskDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &cinderDiskDetacher{}
+
 func (plugin *cinderPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	cinder, err := plugin.getCloudProvider()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -310,6 +320,10 @@ func (plugin *cinderPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *cinderPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (detacher *cinderDiskDetacher) waitOperationFinished(volumeID string) error {
 	backoff := wait.Backoff{
 		Duration: operationFinishInitDelay,
diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
index f5d1601925..1b33926e9f 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ type csiAttacher struct {
 // volume.Attacher methods
 var _ volume.Attacher = &csiAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &csiAttacher{}
+
 func (c *csiAttacher) Attach(spec *volume.Spec, nodeName types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 	if spec == nil {
 		glog.Error(log("attacher.Attach missing volume.Spec"))
@@ -373,6 +375,8 @@ func (c *csiAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMo
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &csiAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &csiAttacher{}
+
 func (c *csiAttacher) Detach(volumeName string, nodeName types.NodeName) error {
 	// volumeName in format driverName<SEP>volumeHandle generated by plugin.GetVolumeName()
 	if volumeName == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go
index c485d8815c..cc9e3c9790 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_plugin.go
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ func (p *csiPlugin) SupportsBulkVolumeVerification() bool {
 // volume.AttachableVolumePlugin methods
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &csiPlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &csiPlugin{}
+
 func (p *csiPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	k8s := p.host.GetKubeClient()
 	if k8s == nil {
@@ -312,6 +314,10 @@ func (p *csiPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (p *csiPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return p.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (p *csiPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	k8s := p.host.GetKubeClient()
 	if k8s == nil {
@@ -326,6 +332,10 @@ func (p *csiPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (p *csiPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return p.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (p *csiPlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	m := p.host.GetMounter(p.GetPluginName())
 	return m.GetMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go
index 69d14fbff1..7030a94999 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ type fcAttacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &fcAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &fcAttacher{}
+
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &fcPlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &fcPlugin{}
+
 func (plugin *fcPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	return &fcAttacher{
 		host:    plugin.host,
@@ -49,6 +53,10 @@ func (plugin *fcPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *fcPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *fcPlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	mounter := plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName())
 	return mounter.GetMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
@@ -129,6 +137,8 @@ type fcDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &fcDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &fcDetacher{}
+
 func (plugin *fcPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	return &fcDetacher{
 		mounter: plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName()),
@@ -136,6 +146,10 @@ func (plugin *fcPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *fcPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (detacher *fcDetacher) Detach(volumeName string, nodeName types.NodeName) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go
index 2464b3f239..f7767d3894 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ type flexVolumeAttacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &flexVolumeAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &flexVolumeAttacher{}
+
 // Attach is part of the volume.Attacher interface
 func (a *flexVolumeAttacher) Attach(spec *volume.Spec, hostName types.NodeName) (string, error) {
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/detacher.go b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/detacher.go
index 9111f52e6c..6b57602584 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/detacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/detacher.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ type flexVolumeDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &flexVolumeDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &flexVolumeDetacher{}
+
 // Detach is part of the volume.Detacher interface.
 func (d *flexVolumeDetacher) Detach(volumeName string, hostName types.NodeName) error {
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go
index e67318bc85..70d4b009f6 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/plugin.go
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ type flexVolumeAttachablePlugin struct {
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &flexVolumeAttachablePlugin{}
 var _ volume.PersistentVolumePlugin = &flexVolumePlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &flexVolumeAttachablePlugin{}
+
 type PluginFactory interface {
 	NewFlexVolumePlugin(pluginDir, driverName string, runner exec.Interface) (volume.VolumePlugin, error)
 }
@@ -218,11 +220,19 @@ func (plugin *flexVolumeAttachablePlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error)
 	return &flexVolumeAttacher{plugin}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *flexVolumeAttachablePlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 // NewDetacher is part of the volume.AttachableVolumePlugin interface.
 func (plugin *flexVolumeAttachablePlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	return &flexVolumeDetacher{plugin}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *flexVolumeAttachablePlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 // ConstructVolumeSpec is part of the volume.AttachableVolumePlugin interface.
 func (plugin *flexVolumePlugin) ConstructVolumeSpec(volumeName, mountPath string) (*volume.Spec, error) {
 	flexVolume := &api.Volume{
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go
index 6b73edbc66..1a84fc4cba 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gce_pd/attacher.go
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ type gcePersistentDiskAttacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &gcePersistentDiskAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &gcePersistentDiskAttacher{}
+
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &gcePersistentDiskPlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &gcePersistentDiskPlugin{}
+
 func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	gceCloud, err := getCloudProvider(plugin.host.GetCloudProvider())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -54,6 +58,10 @@ func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	mounter := plugin.host.GetMounter(plugin.GetPluginName())
 	return mounter.GetMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
@@ -226,6 +234,8 @@ type gcePersistentDiskDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &gcePersistentDiskDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &gcePersistentDiskDetacher{}
+
 func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	gceCloud, err := getCloudProvider(plugin.host.GetCloudProvider())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -238,6 +248,10 @@ func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *gcePersistentDiskPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 // Detach checks with the GCE cloud provider if the specified volume is already
 // attached to the specified node. If the volume is not attached, it succeeds
 // (returns nil). If it is attached, Detach issues a call to the GCE cloud
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go
index d7fa9eb9ec..82eccfd3d2 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ type iscsiAttacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &iscsiAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &iscsiAttacher{}
+
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &iscsiPlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &iscsiPlugin{}
+
 func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	return &iscsiAttacher{
 		host:        plugin.host,
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error) {
 	mounter := plugin.host.GetMounter(iscsiPluginName)
 	return mounter.GetMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
@@ -133,6 +141,8 @@ type iscsiDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &iscsiDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &iscsiDetacher{}
+
 func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	return &iscsiDetacher{
 		host:    plugin.host,
@@ -141,6 +151,10 @@ func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *iscsiPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (detacher *iscsiDetacher) Detach(volumeName string, nodeName types.NodeName) error {
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/photon_pd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/photon_pd/attacher.go
index 368b9bea94..016fd65b83 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/photon_pd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/photon_pd/attacher.go
@@ -40,8 +40,13 @@ type photonPersistentDiskAttacher struct {
 }
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &photonPersistentDiskAttacher{}
+
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &photonPersistentDiskAttacher{}
+
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &photonPersistentDiskPlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &photonPersistentDiskPlugin{}
+
 func (plugin *photonPersistentDiskPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	photonCloud, err := getCloudProvider(plugin.host.GetCloudProvider())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -55,6 +60,10 @@ func (plugin *photonPersistentDiskPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error)
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *photonPersistentDiskPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 // Attaches the volume specified by the given spec to the given host.
 // On success, returns the device path where the device was attached on the
 // node.
@@ -229,6 +238,8 @@ type photonPersistentDiskDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &photonPersistentDiskDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &photonPersistentDiskDetacher{}
+
 func (plugin *photonPersistentDiskPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	photonCloud, err := getCloudProvider(plugin.host.GetCloudProvider())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -242,6 +253,10 @@ func (plugin *photonPersistentDiskPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error)
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *photonPersistentDiskPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 // Detach the given device from the given host.
 func (detacher *photonPersistentDiskDetacher) Detach(volumeName string, nodeName types.NodeName) error {
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index e2c7e05bb1..8ea4584f99 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -202,9 +202,17 @@ type ProvisionableVolumePlugin interface {
 // AttachableVolumePlugin is an extended interface of VolumePlugin and is used for volumes that require attachment
 // to a node before mounting.
 type AttachableVolumePlugin interface {
-	VolumePlugin
+	DeviceMountableVolumePlugin
 	NewAttacher() (Attacher, error)
 	NewDetacher() (Detacher, error)
+}
+
+// DeviceMountableVolumePlugin is an extended interface of VolumePlugin and is used
+// for volumes that requires mount device to a node before binding to volume to pod.
+type DeviceMountableVolumePlugin interface {
+	VolumePlugin
+	NewDeviceMounter() (DeviceMounter, error)
+	NewDeviceUnmounter() (DeviceUnmounter, error)
 	GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath string) ([]string, error)
 }
 
@@ -757,6 +765,30 @@ func (pm *VolumePluginMgr) FindAttachablePluginByName(name string) (AttachableVo
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+// FindDeviceMountablePluginBySpec fetches a persistent volume plugin by spec.
+func (pm *VolumePluginMgr) FindDeviceMountablePluginBySpec(spec *Spec) (DeviceMountableVolumePlugin, error) {
+	volumePlugin, err := pm.FindPluginBySpec(spec)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if deviceMountableVolumePlugin, ok := volumePlugin.(DeviceMountableVolumePlugin); ok {
+		return deviceMountableVolumePlugin, nil
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// FindDeviceMountablePluginByName fetches a devicemountable volume plugin by name.
+func (pm *VolumePluginMgr) FindDeviceMountablePluginByName(name string) (DeviceMountableVolumePlugin, error) {
+	volumePlugin, err := pm.FindPluginByName(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if deviceMountableVolumePlugin, ok := volumePlugin.(DeviceMountableVolumePlugin); ok {
+		return deviceMountableVolumePlugin, nil
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
 // FindExpandablePluginBySpec fetches a persistent volume plugin by spec.
 func (pm *VolumePluginMgr) FindExpandablePluginBySpec(spec *Spec) (ExpandableVolumePlugin, error) {
 	volumePlugin, err := pm.FindPluginBySpec(spec)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go
index 628f985ecc..70fc15ea61 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ func (plugin *rbdPlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	return plugin.newAttacherInternal(&RBDUtil{})
 }
 
+// NewDeviceMounter implements DeviceMountableVolumePlugin.NewDeviceMounter
+func (plugin *rbdPlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *rbdPlugin) newAttacherInternal(manager diskManager) (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	return &rbdAttacher{
 		plugin:  plugin,
@@ -47,6 +52,11 @@ func (plugin *rbdPlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	return plugin.newDetacherInternal(&RBDUtil{})
 }
 
+// NewDeviceUnmounter implements DeviceMountableVolumePlugin.NewDeviceUnmounter
+func (plugin *rbdPlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *rbdPlugin) newDetacherInternal(manager diskManager) (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	return &rbdDetacher{
 		plugin:  plugin,
@@ -70,6 +80,8 @@ type rbdAttacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &rbdAttacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &rbdAttacher{}
+
 // Attach implements Attacher.Attach.
 // We do not lock image here, because it requires kube-controller-manager to
 // access external `rbd` utility. And there is no need since AttachDetach
@@ -172,6 +184,8 @@ type rbdDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &rbdDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &rbdDetacher{}
+
 // UnmountDevice implements Detacher.UnmountDevice. It unmounts the global
 // mount of the RBD image. This is called once all bind mounts have been
 // unmounted.
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
index 20776de47f..b94e307ba9 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/rbd.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ var _ volume.ProvisionableVolumePlugin = &rbdPlugin{}
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &rbdPlugin{}
 var _ volume.ExpandableVolumePlugin = &rbdPlugin{}
 var _ volume.BlockVolumePlugin = &rbdPlugin{}
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &rbdPlugin{}
 
 const (
 	rbdPluginName                  = "kubernetes.io/rbd"
diff --git a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
index 17aa410635..cacbcb3ca3 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ var _ DeletableVolumePlugin = &FakeVolumePlugin{}
 var _ ProvisionableVolumePlugin = &FakeVolumePlugin{}
 var _ AttachableVolumePlugin = &FakeVolumePlugin{}
 var _ VolumePluginWithAttachLimits = &FakeVolumePlugin{}
+var _ DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &FakeVolumePlugin{}
 
 func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) getFakeVolume(list *[]*FakeVolume) *FakeVolume {
 	volume := &FakeVolume{}
@@ -372,6 +373,10 @@ func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) NewAttacher() (Attacher, error) {
 	return plugin.getFakeVolume(&plugin.Attachers), nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) GetAttachers() (Attachers []*FakeVolume) {
 	plugin.RLock()
 	defer plugin.RUnlock()
@@ -391,6 +396,10 @@ func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) NewDetacher() (Detacher, error) {
 	return plugin.getFakeVolume(&plugin.Detachers), nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 func (plugin *FakeVolumePlugin) GetDetachers() (Detachers []*FakeVolume) {
 	plugin.RLock()
 	defer plugin.RUnlock()
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
index 1a44c62d4a..8983ae48d3 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
@@ -329,6 +329,10 @@ type VolumeToMount struct {
 	// the volume.Attacher interface
 	PluginIsAttachable bool
 
+	// PluginIsDeviceMountable indicates that the plugin for this volume implements
+	// the volume.DeviceMounter interface
+	PluginIsDeviceMountable bool
+
 	// VolumeGidValue contains the value of the GID annotation, if present.
 	VolumeGidValue string
 
@@ -738,8 +742,8 @@ func (oe *operationExecutor) MountVolume(
 	podName := nestedpendingoperations.EmptyUniquePodName
 
 	// TODO: remove this -- not necessary
-	if !volumeToMount.PluginIsAttachable {
-		// Non-attachable volume plugins can execute mount for multiple pods
+	if !volumeToMount.PluginIsAttachable && !volumeToMount.PluginIsDeviceMountable {
+		// volume plugins which are Non-attachable and Non-deviceMountable can execute mount for multiple pods
 		// referencing the same volume in parallel
 		podName = util.GetUniquePodName(volumeToMount.Pod)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go
index 7d427e48f0..c7d0c9c809 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ const (
 
 var _ OperationGenerator = &fakeOperationGenerator{}
 
-func TestOperationExecutor_MountVolume_ConcurrentMountForNonAttachablePlugins(t *testing.T) {
+func TestOperationExecutor_MountVolume_ConcurrentMountForNonAttachableAndNonDevicemountablePlugins(t *testing.T) {
 	// Arrange
 	ch, quit, oe := setup()
 	volumesToMount := make([]VolumeToMount, numVolumesToMount)
@@ -60,10 +60,11 @@ func TestOperationExecutor_MountVolume_ConcurrentMountForNonAttachablePlugins(t
 		podName := "pod-" + strconv.Itoa((i + 1))
 		pod := getTestPodWithSecret(podName, secretName)
 		volumesToMount[i] = VolumeToMount{
-			Pod:                pod,
-			VolumeName:         volumeName,
-			PluginIsAttachable: false, // this field determines whether the plugin is attachable
-			ReportedInUse:      true,
+			Pod:                     pod,
+			VolumeName:              volumeName,
+			PluginIsAttachable:      false, // this field determines whether the plugin is attachable
+			PluginIsDeviceMountable: false, // this field determines whether the plugin is devicemountable
+			ReportedInUse:           true,
 		}
 		oe.MountVolume(0 /* waitForAttachTimeOut */, volumesToMount[i], nil /* actualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater */, false /* isRemount */)
 	}
@@ -99,6 +100,31 @@ func TestOperationExecutor_MountVolume_ConcurrentMountForAttachablePlugins(t *te
 	}
 }
 
+func TestOperationExecutor_MountVolume_ConcurrentMountForDeviceMountablePlugins(t *testing.T) {
+	// Arrange
+	ch, quit, oe := setup()
+	volumesToMount := make([]VolumeToMount, numVolumesToAttach)
+	pdName := "pd-volume"
+	volumeName := v1.UniqueVolumeName(pdName)
+	// Act
+	for i := range volumesToMount {
+		podName := "pod-" + strconv.Itoa((i + 1))
+		pod := getTestPodWithGCEPD(podName, pdName)
+		volumesToMount[i] = VolumeToMount{
+			Pod:                     pod,
+			VolumeName:              volumeName,
+			PluginIsDeviceMountable: true, // this field determines whether the plugin is devicemountable
+			ReportedInUse:           true,
+		}
+		oe.MountVolume(0 /* waitForAttachTimeout */, volumesToMount[i], nil /* actualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater */, false /* isRemount */)
+	}
+
+	// Assert
+	if !isOperationRunSerially(ch, quit) {
+		t.Fatalf("Mount operations should not start concurrently for devicemountable volumes")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestOperationExecutor_UnmountVolume_ConcurrentUnmountForAllPlugins(t *testing.T) {
 	// Arrange
 	ch, quit, oe := setup()
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
index 99c52e4b2e..57c7adfa7c 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
@@ -478,6 +478,13 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMountVolumeFunc(
 		volumeAttacher, _ = attachableVolumePlugin.NewAttacher()
 	}
 
+	// get deviceMounter, if possible
+	deviceMountableVolumePlugin, _ := og.volumePluginMgr.FindDeviceMountablePluginBySpec(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
+	var volumeDeviceMounter volume.DeviceMounter
+	if deviceMountableVolumePlugin != nil {
+		volumeDeviceMounter, _ = deviceMountableVolumePlugin.NewDeviceMounter()
+	}
+
 	var fsGroup *int64
 	if volumeToMount.Pod.Spec.SecurityContext != nil &&
 		volumeToMount.Pod.Spec.SecurityContext.FSGroup != nil {
@@ -485,28 +492,31 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMountVolumeFunc(
 	}
 
 	mountVolumeFunc := func() (error, error) {
+		devicePath := volumeToMount.DevicePath
 		if volumeAttacher != nil {
 			// Wait for attachable volumes to finish attaching
 			glog.Infof(volumeToMount.GenerateMsgDetailed("MountVolume.WaitForAttach entering", fmt.Sprintf("DevicePath %q", volumeToMount.DevicePath)))
 
-			devicePath, err := volumeAttacher.WaitForAttach(
-				volumeToMount.VolumeSpec, volumeToMount.DevicePath, volumeToMount.Pod, waitForAttachTimeout)
+			devicePath, err = volumeAttacher.WaitForAttach(
+				volumeToMount.VolumeSpec, devicePath, volumeToMount.Pod, waitForAttachTimeout)
 			if err != nil {
 				// On failure, return error. Caller will log and retry.
 				return volumeToMount.GenerateError("MountVolume.WaitForAttach failed", err)
 			}
 
 			glog.Infof(volumeToMount.GenerateMsgDetailed("MountVolume.WaitForAttach succeeded", fmt.Sprintf("DevicePath %q", devicePath)))
+		}
 
+		if volumeDeviceMounter != nil {
 			deviceMountPath, err :=
-				volumeAttacher.GetDeviceMountPath(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
+				volumeDeviceMounter.GetDeviceMountPath(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
 			if err != nil {
 				// On failure, return error. Caller will log and retry.
 				return volumeToMount.GenerateError("MountVolume.GetDeviceMountPath failed", err)
 			}
 
 			// Mount device to global mount path
-			err = volumeAttacher.MountDevice(
+			err = volumeDeviceMounter.MountDevice(
 				volumeToMount.VolumeSpec,
 				devicePath,
 				deviceMountPath)
@@ -532,7 +542,6 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMountVolumeFunc(
 			if resizeSimpleError != nil || resizeDetailedError != nil {
 				return resizeSimpleError, resizeDetailedError
 			}
-
 		}
 
 		if og.checkNodeCapabilitiesBeforeMount {
@@ -718,20 +727,31 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateUnmountDeviceFunc(
 	deviceToDetach AttachedVolume,
 	actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater,
 	mounter mount.Interface) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error) {
-	// Get attacher plugin
-	attachableVolumePlugin, err :=
-		og.volumePluginMgr.FindAttachablePluginByName(deviceToDetach.PluginName)
-	if err != nil || attachableVolumePlugin == nil {
-		return volumetypes.GeneratedOperations{}, deviceToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed("UnmountDevice.FindAttachablePluginBySpec failed", err)
+	// Get DeviceMounter plugin
+	deviceMountableVolumePlugin, err :=
+		og.volumePluginMgr.FindDeviceMountablePluginByName(deviceToDetach.PluginName)
+	if err != nil || deviceMountableVolumePlugin == nil {
+		return volumetypes.GeneratedOperations{}, deviceToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed("UnmountDevice.FindDeviceMountablePluginByName failed", err)
+	}
+	volumeDeviceUmounter, err := deviceMountableVolumePlugin.NewDeviceUnmounter()
+	if err != nil {
+		return volumetypes.GeneratedOperations{}, deviceToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed("UnmountDevice.NewDeviceUmounter failed", err)
 	}
 
-	volumeDetacher, err := attachableVolumePlugin.NewDetacher()
+	volumeDeviceMounter, err := deviceMountableVolumePlugin.NewDeviceMounter()
 	if err != nil {
-		return volumetypes.GeneratedOperations{}, deviceToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed("UnmountDevice.NewDetacher failed", err)
+		return volumetypes.GeneratedOperations{}, deviceToDetach.GenerateErrorDetailed("UnmountDevice.NewDeviceMounter failed", err)
 	}
+
 	unmountDeviceFunc := func() (error, error) {
-		deviceMountPath := deviceToDetach.DeviceMountPath
-		refs, err := attachableVolumePlugin.GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
+		//deviceMountPath := deviceToDetach.DeviceMountPath
+		deviceMountPath, err :=
+			volumeDeviceMounter.GetDeviceMountPath(deviceToDetach.VolumeSpec)
+		if err != nil {
+			// On failure, return error. Caller will log and retry.
+			return deviceToDetach.GenerateError("GetDeviceMountPath failed", err)
+		}
+		refs, err := deviceMountableVolumePlugin.GetDeviceMountRefs(deviceMountPath)
 
 		if err != nil || mount.HasMountRefs(deviceMountPath, refs) {
 			if err == nil {
@@ -740,7 +760,7 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateUnmountDeviceFunc(
 			return deviceToDetach.GenerateError("GetDeviceMountRefs check failed", err)
 		}
 		// Execute unmount
-		unmountDeviceErr := volumeDetacher.UnmountDevice(deviceMountPath)
+		unmountDeviceErr := volumeDeviceUmounter.UnmountDevice(deviceMountPath)
 		if unmountDeviceErr != nil {
 			// On failure, return error. Caller will log and retry.
 			return deviceToDetach.GenerateError("UnmountDevice failed", unmountDeviceErr)
@@ -775,7 +795,7 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateUnmountDeviceFunc(
 
 	return volumetypes.GeneratedOperations{
 		OperationFunc:     unmountDeviceFunc,
-		CompleteFunc:      util.OperationCompleteHook(attachableVolumePlugin.GetPluginName(), "unmount_device"),
+		CompleteFunc:      util.OperationCompleteHook(deviceMountableVolumePlugin.GetPluginName(), "unmount_device"),
 		EventRecorderFunc: nil, // nil because we do not want to generate event on error
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/volume.go b/pkg/volume/volume.go
index 5f633214fc..013e0dc419 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/volume.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/volume.go
@@ -204,6 +204,8 @@ type Deleter interface {
 
 // Attacher can attach a volume to a node.
 type Attacher interface {
+	DeviceMounter
+
 	// Attaches the volume specified by the given spec to the node with the given Name.
 	// On success, returns the device path where the device was attached on the
 	// node.
@@ -219,7 +221,10 @@ type Attacher interface {
 	// is returned. Otherwise, if the device does not attach after
 	// the given timeout period, an error will be returned.
 	WaitForAttach(spec *Spec, devicePath string, pod *v1.Pod, timeout time.Duration) (string, error)
+}
 
+// DeviceMounter can mount a block volume to a global path.
+type DeviceMounter interface {
 	// GetDeviceMountPath returns a path where the device should
 	// be mounted after it is attached. This is a global mount
 	// point which should be bind mounted for individual volumes.
@@ -227,6 +232,7 @@ type Attacher interface {
 
 	// MountDevice mounts the disk to a global path which
 	// individual pods can then bind mount
+	// Note that devicePath can be empty if the volume plugin does not implement any of Attach and WaitForAttach methods.
 	MountDevice(spec *Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) error
 }
 
@@ -240,11 +246,15 @@ type BulkVolumeVerifier interface {
 
 // Detacher can detach a volume from a node.
 type Detacher interface {
+	DeviceUnmounter
 	// Detach the given volume from the node with the given Name.
 	// volumeName is name of the volume as returned from plugin's
 	// GetVolumeName().
 	Detach(volumeName string, nodeName types.NodeName) error
+}
 
+// DeviceUnmounter can unmount a block volume from the global path.
+type DeviceUnmounter interface {
 	// UnmountDevice unmounts the global mount of the disk. This
 	// should only be called once all bind mounts have been
 	// unmounted.
diff --git a/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go
index ad6698de84..c49be010c3 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go
@@ -38,8 +38,13 @@ type vsphereVMDKAttacher struct {
 }
 
 var _ volume.Attacher = &vsphereVMDKAttacher{}
+
+var _ volume.DeviceMounter = &vsphereVMDKAttacher{}
+
 var _ volume.AttachableVolumePlugin = &vsphereVolumePlugin{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceMountableVolumePlugin = &vsphereVolumePlugin{}
+
 // Singleton key mutex for keeping attach operations for the same host atomic
 var attachdetachMutex = keymutex.NewKeyMutex()
 
@@ -55,6 +60,10 @@ func (plugin *vsphereVolumePlugin) NewAttacher() (volume.Attacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *vsphereVolumePlugin) NewDeviceMounter() (volume.DeviceMounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewAttacher()
+}
+
 // Attaches the volume specified by the given spec to the given host.
 // On success, returns the device path where the device was attached on the
 // node.
@@ -237,6 +246,8 @@ type vsphereVMDKDetacher struct {
 
 var _ volume.Detacher = &vsphereVMDKDetacher{}
 
+var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &vsphereVMDKDetacher{}
+
 func (plugin *vsphereVolumePlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	vsphereCloud, err := getCloudProvider(plugin.host.GetCloudProvider())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -249,6 +260,10 @@ func (plugin *vsphereVolumePlugin) NewDetacher() (volume.Detacher, error) {
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (plugin *vsphereVolumePlugin) NewDeviceUnmounter() (volume.DeviceUnmounter, error) {
+	return plugin.NewDetacher()
+}
+
 // Detach the given device from the given node.
 func (detacher *vsphereVMDKDetacher) Detach(volumeName string, nodeName types.NodeName) error {