diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 079c372641..cffd9442e0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ This option does not depend on cloud provider config file, supports cross subscr
  - [NFS](./deploy/example/nfs)
  - [Snapshot](./deploy/example/snapshot)
  - [Resize](./deploy/example/resize)
+ - [Volume Cloning](./deploy/example/cloning)
  - [Workload identity](./docs/workload-identity.md)
 
 ### Troubleshooting
diff --git a/deploy/example/cloning/README.md b/deploy/example/cloning/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c9234afaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/example/cloning/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+# Volume Cloning Example
+## Feature Status: Beta
+
+- supported from v1.29.1
+
+## Create a Source PVC
+
+```console
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azurefile-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/storageclass-azurefile-csi.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azurefile-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/pvc-azurefile-csi.yaml
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azurefile-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/nginx-pod-azurefile.yaml
+```
+
+### Check the Source PVC
+
+```console
+$ kubectl exec nginx-azurefile -- ls /mnt/azurefile
+outfile
+```
+
+## Create a PVC from an existing PVC
+>  Make sure application is not writing data to source fileshare
+```console
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azurefile-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/cloning/pvc-azurefile-cloning.yaml
+```
+### Check the Creation Status
+
+```console
+$ kubectl describe pvc pvc-azurefile-cloning
+Name:          pvc-azurefile-cloning
+Namespace:     default
+StorageClass:  azurefile-csi
+Status:        Bound
+Volume:        pvc-bcbc953a-0232-457b-9100-6f1305c48b85
+Labels:        <none>
+Annotations:   pv.kubernetes.io/bind-completed: yes
+               pv.kubernetes.io/bound-by-controller: yes
+               volume.beta.kubernetes.io/storage-provisioner: file.csi.azure.com
+               volume.kubernetes.io/storage-provisioner: file.csi.azure.com
+Finalizers:    [kubernetes.io/pvc-protection]
+Capacity:      100Gi
+Access Modes:  RWX
+VolumeMode:    Filesystem
+DataSource:
+  Kind:   PersistentVolumeClaim
+  Name:   pvc-azurefile
+Used By:  <none>
+Events:
+  Type     Reason                 Age                    From                                                                                       Message
+  ----     ------                 ----                   ----                                                                                       -------
+  Normal   ExternalProvisioning   4m41s (x2 over 4m54s)  persistentvolume-controller                                                                waiting for a volume to be created, either by external provisioner "file.csi.azure.com" or manually created by system administrator
+  Normal   Provisioning           4m38s (x5 over 4m54s)  file.csi.azure.com_aks-nodepool1-34988195-vmss000002_a240766c-7d4d-47f1-8f91-d97abbecad49  External provisioner is provisioning volume for claim "default/pvc-azurefile-cloning"
+  Normal   ProvisioningSucceeded  4m30s                  file.csi.azure.com_aks-nodepool1-34988195-vmss000002_a240766c-7d4d-47f1-8f91-d97abbecad49  Successfully provisioned volume pvc-bcbc953a-0232-457b-9100-6f1305c48b85
+```
+
+## Restore the PVC into a Pod
+
+```console
+kubectl apply -f https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kubernetes-sigs/azurefile-csi-driver/master/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml
+```
+
+### Check Sample Data
+
+```console
+$ kubectl exec nginx-azurefile-restored-cloning -- ls /mnt/azurefile
+outfile
+```
+
diff --git a/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml b/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df181ecbb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/example/cloning/nginx-pod-restored-cloning.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+kind: Pod
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-azurefile-restored-cloning
+spec:
+  nodeSelector:
+    kubernetes.io/os: linux
+  containers:
+    - image: mcr.microsoft.com/oss/nginx/nginx:1.17.3-alpine
+      name: nginx-azurefile-restored-cloning
+      args:
+        - sleep
+        - "3600"
+      volumeMounts:
+        - name: azurefile-cloning
+          mountPath: "/mnt/azurefile"
+  volumes:
+    - name: azurefile-cloning
+      persistentVolumeClaim:
+        claimName: pvc-azurefile-cloning
diff --git a/deploy/example/pvc-azurefile-csi-clone.yaml b/deploy/example/cloning/pvc-azurefile-cloning.yaml
similarity index 90%
rename from deploy/example/pvc-azurefile-csi-clone.yaml
rename to deploy/example/cloning/pvc-azurefile-cloning.yaml
index 10cc1a1c89..d5657e3145 100644
--- a/deploy/example/pvc-azurefile-csi-clone.yaml
+++ b/deploy/example/cloning/pvc-azurefile-cloning.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
-  name: pvc-azurefile-clone
+  name: pvc-azurefile-cloning
   namespace: default
 spec:
   accessModes:
diff --git a/hack/verify-yamllint.sh b/hack/verify-yamllint.sh
index eb1a57de65..667f98a733 100755
--- a/hack/verify-yamllint.sh
+++ b/hack/verify-yamllint.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fi
 LOG=/tmp/yamllint.log
 helmPath=charts/latest/azurefile-csi-driver/templates
 
-for path in "deploy/*.yaml" "deploy/example/*.yaml" "deploy/example/snapshot/*.yaml" "deploy/example/disk/*.yaml" "deploy/example/windows/*.yaml" "deploy/example/metrics/*.yaml" "deploy/example/largeFileShares/*.yaml" "deploy/example/smb-provisioner/*.yaml"
+for path in "deploy/*.yaml" "deploy/example/*.yaml" "deploy/example/snapshot/*.yaml" "deploy/example/disk/*.yaml" "deploy/example/windows/*.yaml" "deploy/example/metrics/*.yaml" "deploy/example/largeFileShares/*.yaml" "deploy/example/smb-provisioner/*.yaml" "deploy/example/cloning/*.yaml"
 do
     echo "checking yamllint under path: $path ..."
     yamllint -f parsable $path | grep -v "line too long" > $LOG