diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 9f38279160df..fdd022acfa7e 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @vladimirvivien
 	// alpha: v1.11
+	// beta: v1.14
 	//
 	// Enables CSI to use raw block storage volumes
 	CSIBlockVolume utilfeature.Feature = "CSIBlockVolume"
@@ -476,7 +477,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[utilfeature.Feature]utilfeature.FeatureS
 	VolumeSubpathEnvExpansion:                   {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	KubeletPluginsWatcher:                       {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.16
 	ResourceQuotaScopeSelectors:                 {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
-	CSIBlockVolume:                              {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
+	CSIBlockVolume:                              {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	RuntimeClass:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	NodeLease:                                   {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	SCTPSupport:                                 {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
diff --git a/test/e2e/storage/drivers/csi.go b/test/e2e/storage/drivers/csi.go
index 119818f50941..324b4f19cf06 100644
--- a/test/e2e/storage/drivers/csi.go
+++ b/test/e2e/storage/drivers/csi.go
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ var _ testsuites.SnapshottableTestDriver = &hostpathCSIDriver{}
 // InitHostPathCSIDriver returns hostpathCSIDriver that implements TestDriver interface
 func InitHostPathCSIDriver() testsuites.TestDriver {
 	return initHostPathCSIDriver("csi-hostpath",
-		map[testsuites.Capability]bool{testsuites.CapPersistence: true, testsuites.CapDataSource: true, testsuites.CapMultiPODs: true},
+		map[testsuites.Capability]bool{testsuites.CapPersistence: true, testsuites.CapDataSource: true,
+			testsuites.CapMultiPODs: true, testsuites.CapBlock: true},
 		"test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/driver-registrar/rbac.yaml",
 		"test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/external-attacher/rbac.yaml",
 		"test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/external-provisioner/rbac.yaml",
diff --git a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/hostpath/hostpath/csi-hostpathplugin.yaml b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/hostpath/hostpath/csi-hostpathplugin.yaml
index 8b01fe981cba..303860e8bfcb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/hostpath/hostpath/csi-hostpathplugin.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/testing-manifests/storage-csi/hostpath/hostpath/csi-hostpathplugin.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ spec:
           - mountPath: /registration
             name: registration-dir
         - name: hostpath
-          image: quay.io/k8scsi/hostpathplugin:v1.0.1
+          image: quay.io/k8scsi/hostpathplugin:v1.1.0-rc1
           args:
             - "--v=5"
             - "--endpoint=$(CSI_ENDPOINT)"
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ spec:
             - mountPath: /var/lib/kubelet/pods
               mountPropagation: Bidirectional
               name: mountpoint-dir
+            - mountPath: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins
+              mountPropagation: Bidirectional
+              name: plugins-dir
       volumes:
         - hostPath:
             path: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins/csi-hostpath
@@ -68,3 +71,7 @@ spec:
             path: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins_registry
             type: Directory
           name: registration-dir
+        - hostPath:
+            path: /var/lib/kubelet/plugins
+            type: Directory
+          name: plugins-dir