diff --git a/pkg/azuredisk/controllerserver.go b/pkg/azuredisk/controllerserver.go
index 1f4cd48217..7dc962716a 100644
--- a/pkg/azuredisk/controllerserver.go
+++ b/pkg/azuredisk/controllerserver.go
@@ -118,10 +118,6 @@ func (d *Driver) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVolumeRequest)
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "After round-up, volume size exceeds the limit specified")
 	}
 
-	if diskParams.Location == "" {
-		diskParams.Location = d.cloud.Location
-	}
-
 	localCloud := d.cloud
 	localDiskController := d.diskController
 
@@ -188,6 +184,14 @@ func (d *Driver) CreateVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.CreateVolumeRequest)
 	}
 
 	diskZone := azureutils.PickAvailabilityZone(req.GetAccessibilityRequirements(), diskParams.Location, topologyKey)
+	if diskParams.Location == "" {
+		diskParams.Location = d.cloud.Location
+		region := azureutils.GetRegionFromAvailabilityZone(diskZone)
+		if region != "" && region != d.cloud.Location {
+			klog.V(2).Infof("got a different region from zone %s for disk %s", diskZone, diskParams.DiskName)
+			diskParams.Location = region
+		}
+	}
 	accessibleTopology := []*csi.Topology{}
 
 	if d.enableDiskCapacityCheck {
diff --git a/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go b/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go
index c77426466f..c1d7b65979 100644
--- a/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils.go
@@ -432,6 +432,15 @@ func IsValidAvailabilityZone(zone, region string) bool {
 	return strings.HasPrefix(zone, fmt.Sprintf("%s-", region))
 }
 
+// GetRegionFromAvailabilityZone returns region from availability zone if it's in format of <region>-<zone-id>
+func GetRegionFromAvailabilityZone(zone string) string {
+	parts := strings.Split(zone, "-")
+	if len(parts) == 2 {
+		return parts[0]
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 func IsValidDiskURI(diskURI string) error {
 	if strings.Index(strings.ToLower(diskURI), "/subscriptions/") != 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid DiskURI: %v, correct format: %v", diskURI, diskURISupportedManaged)
diff --git a/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils_test.go b/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils_test.go
index 6f677a380e..5ccfdcb092 100644
--- a/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/azureutils/azure_disk_utils_test.go
@@ -864,6 +864,25 @@ func TestIsAvailabilityZone(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetRegionFromAvailabilityZone(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		desc     string
+		zone     string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{"empty string", "", ""},
+		{"invallid zone", "1", ""},
+		{"valid zone", "eastus-2", "eastus"},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		result := GetRegionFromAvailabilityZone(test.zone)
+		if result != test.expected {
+			t.Errorf("test [%q] got unexpected result: %v != %v", test.desc, result, test.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestIsAzureStackCloud(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		cloud                  string