diff --git a/charts/opensearch-operator/files/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml b/charts/opensearch-operator/files/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml
index 40c42040..774f7eb0 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch-operator/files/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch-operator/files/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml
@@ -1042,6 +1042,16 @@ spec:
                   additionalVolumes:
                     items:
                       properties:
+                        emptyDir:
+                          description: emptyDir to use to populate the volume
+                          type: object
+                          properties:
+                            sizeLimit:
+                              description: Total amount of local storage required for this EmptyDir volume
+                              type: string
+                            medium:
+                              description: hat type of storage medium should back this directory
+                              type: string
                         configMap:
                           description: ConfigMap to use to populate the volume
                           properties:
@@ -2727,6 +2737,16 @@ spec:
                     description: Additional volumes to mount to all pods in the cluster
                     items:
                       properties:
+                        emptyDir:
+                          description: emptyDir to use to populate the volume
+                          properties:
+                            sizeLimit:
+                              description: Total amount of local storage required for this EmptyDir volume
+                              type: string
+                            medium:
+                              description: hat type of storage medium should back this directory
+                              type: string
+                          type: object
                         configMap:
                           description: ConfigMap to use to populate the volume
                           properties:
diff --git a/docs/designs/crd.md b/docs/designs/crd.md
index c5b1b567..b28bd6fc 100644
--- a/docs/designs/crd.md
+++ b/docs/designs/crd.md
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ GeneralConfig defines global Opensearch cluster configuration
         <td>Snapshot Repo settings</td>
         <td>false</td>
         <td> - </td>
+      </tr><tr>
+        <td><b>additionalVolumes</b></td>
+        <td>[]object</td>
+        <td>List of additional volume mounts</td>
+        <td>false</td>
+        <td>-</td>
       </tr>
 </table>
 
@@ -676,3 +682,51 @@ Every Keystore Value defines a secret to pull secrets from.
       </tr>
     </tbody>
 </table>
+
+<h3 id="GeneralConfig">
+  AdditionalVolume
+</h3>
+
+AdditionalVolume object define additional volume and volumeMount
+<table>
+  <tbody>
+    <tr>
+      <td><b>name</b></td>
+      <td>string</td>
+      <td>Defines name for additional volume</td>
+      <td>true</td>
+      <td>-</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+      <td><b>path</b></td>
+      <td>string</td>
+      <td>Defines mount path for additional volume</td>
+      <td>true</td>
+      <td>-</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+      <td><b>restartPods</b></td>
+      <td>bool</td>
+      <td>Defines if pod should restar or not in case of change in VolumeSource object</td>
+      <td>false</td>
+      <td>false</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+      <td><b>emptyDir</b></td>
+      <td>corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource</td>
+      <td>Defines emptyDir object to be mouted</td>
+      <td>false</td>
+      <td>-</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+      <td><b>configMap</b></td>
+      <td>corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource</td>
+      <td>Defines ConfgMap object to be mounted</td>
+      <td>false</td>
+      <td>-</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+      <td><b>secret</b></td>
+      <td>corev1.SecretVolumeSource</td>
+      <td>Defines Secret object to be mounted</td>
+      <td>false</td>
+      <td>-</td>
+    </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
+
diff --git a/docs/userguide/main.md b/docs/userguide/main.md
index 2601ce2f..108a29fc 100644
--- a/docs/userguide/main.md
+++ b/docs/userguide/main.md
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ spec:
 
 ### Additional Volumes
 
-Sometimes it is neccessary to mount ConfigMaps or Secrets into the Opensearch pods as volumes to provide additional configuration (e.g. plugin config files).  This can be achieved by providing an array of additional volumes to mount to the custom resource. This option is located in either `spec.general.additionalVolumes` or `spec.dashboards.additionalVolumes`.  The format is as follows:
+Sometimes it is neccessary to mount ConfigMaps, Secrets or emptyDir into the Opensearch pods as volumes to provide additional configuration (e.g. plugin config files).  This can be achieved by providing an array of additional volumes to mount to the custom resource. This option is located in either `spec.general.additionalVolumes` or `spec.dashboards.additionalVolumes`.  The format is as follows:
 
 ```yaml
 spec:
@@ -705,6 +705,9 @@ spec:
       configMap:
         name: config-map-name
       restartPods: true #set this to true to restart the pods when the content of the configMap changes
+    - name: temp
+      path: /tmp
+      emptyDir: {}
   dashboards:
     additionalVolumes:
     - name: example-secret
diff --git a/opensearch-operator/api/v1/opensearch_types.go b/opensearch-operator/api/v1/opensearch_types.go
index f3b07d41..2f24eff6 100644
--- a/opensearch-operator/api/v1/opensearch_types.go
+++ b/opensearch-operator/api/v1/opensearch_types.go
@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ type AdditionalVolume struct {
 	Secret *corev1.SecretVolumeSource `json:"secret,omitempty"`
 	// ConfigMap to use to populate the volume
 	ConfigMap *corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource `json:"configMap,omitempty"`
+	// EmptyDir to use to populate the volume
+	EmptyDir *corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource `json:"emptyDir,omitempty"`
 	// Whether to restart the pods on content change
 	RestartPods bool `json:"restartPods,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/opensearch-operator/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/opensearch-operator/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a2912738..1fcaa7b9 100644
--- a/opensearch-operator/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/opensearch-operator/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ func (in *AdditionalVolume) DeepCopyInto(out *AdditionalVolume) {
 		*out = new(corev1.ConfigMapVolumeSource)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.EmptyDir != nil {
+		in, out := &in.EmptyDir, &out.EmptyDir
+		*out = new(corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new AdditionalVolume.
diff --git a/opensearch-operator/config/crd/bases/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml b/opensearch-operator/config/crd/bases/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml
index 40c42040..175216c1 100644
--- a/opensearch-operator/config/crd/bases/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml
+++ b/opensearch-operator/config/crd/bases/opensearch.opster.io_opensearchclusters.yaml
@@ -1042,6 +1042,16 @@ spec:
                   additionalVolumes:
                     items:
                       properties:
+                        emptyDir:
+                          description: emptyDir to use to populate the volume
+                          type: object
+                          properties:
+                            sizeLimit:
+                              description: Total amount of local storage required for this EmptyDir volume
+                              type: string
+                            medium:
+                              description: hat type of storage medium should back this directory
+                              type: string
                         configMap:
                           description: ConfigMap to use to populate the volume
                           properties:
@@ -2727,6 +2737,16 @@ spec:
                     description: Additional volumes to mount to all pods in the cluster
                     items:
                       properties:
+                        emptyDir:
+                          description: emptyDir to use to populate the volume
+                          type: object
+                          properties:
+                            sizeLimit:
+                              description: Total amount of local storage required for this EmptyDir volume
+                              type: string
+                            medium:
+                              description: hat type of storage medium should back this directory
+                              type: string
                         configMap:
                           description: ConfigMap to use to populate the volume
                           properties:
diff --git a/opensearch-operator/controllers/cluster_test.go b/opensearch-operator/controllers/cluster_test.go
index a4298f38..749d59f3 100644
--- a/opensearch-operator/controllers/cluster_test.go
+++ b/opensearch-operator/controllers/cluster_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Cluster Reconciler", func() {
 							HaveVolumeMounts(
 								"test-secret",
 								"test-cm",
+								"test-emptydir",
 							),
 						)),
 						HaveMatchingVolume(And(
@@ -182,6 +183,10 @@ var _ = Describe("Cluster Reconciler", func() {
 							HaveName("test-cm"),
 							HaveVolumeSource("ConfigMap"),
 						)),
+						HaveMatchingVolume(And(
+							HaveName("test-emptydir"),
+							HaveVolumeSource("EmptyDir"),
+						)),
 					))
 				}(nodePool)
 			}
diff --git a/opensearch-operator/controllers/suite_test_helpers.go b/opensearch-operator/controllers/suite_test_helpers.go
index cdc28671..3b42cf2d 100644
--- a/opensearch-operator/controllers/suite_test_helpers.go
+++ b/opensearch-operator/controllers/suite_test_helpers.go
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ func ComposeOpensearchCrd(clusterName string, namespace string) opsterv1.OpenSea
 						},
 						RestartPods: false,
 					},
+					{
+						Name:        "test-emptydir",
+						Path:        "/tmp/",
+						EmptyDir:    &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
+						RestartPods: false,
+					},
 					{
 						Name: "test-cm",
 						Path: "/opt/test-cm",
diff --git a/opensearch-operator/pkg/reconcilers/util/util.go b/opensearch-operator/pkg/reconcilers/util/util.go
index 02c1616f..6998eb33 100644
--- a/opensearch-operator/pkg/reconcilers/util/util.go
+++ b/opensearch-operator/pkg/reconcilers/util/util.go
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ func CreateAdditionalVolumes(
 	namesIndex := map[string]int{}
 
 	for i, volumeConfig := range volumeConfigs {
+		readOnly := true
 		if volumeConfig.ConfigMap != nil {
 			retVolumes = append(retVolumes, corev1.Volume{
 				Name: volumeConfig.Name,
@@ -114,13 +115,22 @@ func CreateAdditionalVolumes(
 				},
 			})
 		}
+		if volumeConfig.EmptyDir != nil {
+			readOnly = false
+			retVolumes = append(retVolumes, corev1.Volume{
+				Name: volumeConfig.Name,
+				VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+					EmptyDir: volumeConfig.EmptyDir,
+				},
+			})
+		}
 		if volumeConfig.RestartPods {
 			namesIndex[volumeConfig.Name] = i
 			names = append(names, volumeConfig.Name)
 		}
 		retVolumeMounts = append(retVolumeMounts, corev1.VolumeMount{
 			Name:      volumeConfig.Name,
-			ReadOnly:  true,
+			ReadOnly:  readOnly,
 			MountPath: volumeConfig.Path,
 		})
 	}