diff --git a/csi/controller.go b/csi/controller.go
index dabae20ad..17f9dae77 100644
--- a/csi/controller.go
+++ b/csi/controller.go
@@ -800,6 +800,11 @@ func resolveSharedSpec(spec *api.VolumeSpec, req *csi.CreateVolumeRequest) (*api
 		return spec, nil
 	}
 
+	// don't default to sharedv4/shared for RWX Volumes if proxy spec is set
+	if spec.ProxySpec != nil {
+		return spec, nil
+	}
+
 	var shared bool
 	for _, cap := range req.GetVolumeCapabilities() {
 		mode := cap.GetAccessMode().GetMode()
diff --git a/csi/controller_test.go b/csi/controller_test.go
index 483ceaabe..a6f4386cd 100644
--- a/csi/controller_test.go
+++ b/csi/controller_test.go
@@ -3289,6 +3289,30 @@ func TestResolveSpecFromCSI(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "Should not set shared flag to true for RWX Volumes if proxy spec is set",
+			req: &csi.CreateVolumeRequest{
+				VolumeCapabilities: []*csi.VolumeCapability{
+					{
+						AccessMode: &csi.VolumeCapability_AccessMode{
+							Mode: csi.VolumeCapability_AccessMode_MULTI_NODE_MULTI_WRITER,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			existingSpec: &api.VolumeSpec{
+				ProxySpec: &api.ProxySpec{
+					ProxyProtocol: api.ProxyProtocol_PROXY_PROTOCOL_NFS,
+				},
+			},
+
+			expectedSpec: &api.VolumeSpec{
+				Shared: false,
+				ProxySpec: &api.ProxySpec{
+					ProxyProtocol: api.ProxyProtocol_PROXY_PROTOCOL_NFS,
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tt {