diff --git a/api/v1/mongodbcommunity_types.go b/api/v1/mongodbcommunity_types.go
index 0b33194e8..0dd296c6e 100644
--- a/api/v1/mongodbcommunity_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/mongodbcommunity_types.go
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ type MongoDBCommunitySpec struct {
 	// MemberConfig
 	// +optional
 	MemberConfig []automationconfig.MemberOptions `json:"memberConfig,omitempty"`
+
+	// +optional
+	CombineDataAndLogsVolumes bool `json:"combineDataAndLogsVolumes,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // MapWrapper is a wrapper for a map to be used by other structs.
@@ -1152,7 +1155,7 @@ func (m *MongoDBCommunity) getLastVersion() string {
 }
 
 func (m *MongoDBCommunity) HasSeparateDataAndLogsVolumes() bool {
-	return true
+	return !m.Spec.CombineDataAndLogsVolumes
 }
 
 func (m *MongoDBCommunity) GetAnnotations() map[string]string {
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/mongodbcommunity.mongodb.com_mongodbcommunity.yaml b/config/crd/bases/mongodbcommunity.mongodb.com_mongodbcommunity.yaml
index f62f7465e..462f15cf7 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/mongodbcommunity.mongodb.com_mongodbcommunity.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/mongodbcommunity.mongodb.com_mongodbcommunity.yaml
@@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ spec:
                 required:
                 - processes
                 type: object
+              combineDataAndLogsVolumes:
+                type: boolean
               featureCompatibilityVersion:
                 description: FeatureCompatibilityVersion configures the feature compatibility
                   version that will be set for the deployment