diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/controller.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/controller.yaml
index d1a6bcd535..a576637ec5 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/controller.yaml
@@ -105,6 +105,56 @@ roleRef:
 
 ---
 
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: external-snapshotter-role
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["persistentvolumes"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["persistentvolumeclaims"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["storage.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["storageclasses"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["events"]
+    verbs: ["list", "watch", "create", "update", "patch"]
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["secrets"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list"]
+  - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["volumesnapshotclasses"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+  - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["volumesnapshotcontents"]
+    verbs: ["create", "get", "list", "watch", "update", "delete"]
+  - apiGroups: ["snapshot.storage.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["volumesnapshots"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch", "update"]
+  - apiGroups: ["apiextensions.k8s.io"]
+    resources: ["customresourcedefinitions"]
+    verbs: ["create", "list", "watch", "delete"]
+
+---
+
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: csi-snapshotter-binding
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: csi-controller-sa
+    namespace: kube-system
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: external-snapshotter-role
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+
+---
+
 kind: StatefulSet
 apiVersion: apps/v1beta1
 metadata:
@@ -186,6 +236,18 @@ spec:
           volumeMounts:
             - name: socket-dir
               mountPath: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/
+        - name: csi-snapshotter
+          image: quay.io/k8scsi/csi-snapshotter:v1.0.1
+          args:
+            - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
+            - --connection-timeout=15s
+          env:
+            - name: ADDRESS
+              value: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/csi.sock
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: socket-dir
+              mountPath: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/
       volumes:
         - name: socket-dir
           emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/docs/README.md b/docs/README.md
index 6d86ced359..e07ec5320d 100644
--- a/docs/README.md
+++ b/docs/README.md
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ There are several optional parameters that could be passed into `CreateVolumeReq
 
 2. Enable the flag `--allow-privileged=true` in the manifest entries of kubelet and kube-apiserver.
 
-3. Add `--feature-gates=CSINodeInfo=true,CSIDriverRegistry=true` in the manifest entries of kubelet and kube-apiserver. This is required to enable topology support of EBS volumes in Kubernetes.
+3. Add `--feature-gates=CSINodeInfo=true,CSIDriverRegistry=true,VolumeSnapshotDataSource=true` in the manifest entries of kubelet and kube-apiserver. This is required to enable topology support of EBS volumes in Kubernetes and restoring volumes from snapshots.
 
 4. Install the `CSINodeInfo` CRD on the cluster using the instructions provided here: [Enabling CSINodeInfo](https://kubernetes-csi.github.io/docs/Setup.html#enabling-csinodeinfo).
 
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/README.md b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2a607999d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Volume Snapshots with AWS EBS CSI Driver
+
+## Overview
+
+This driver implements basic volume snapshotting functionality, i.e. it is possible to use it along with the [external
+snapshotter](https://github.com/kubernetes-csi/external-snapshotter) sidecar and create snapshots of EBS volumes using
+the `VolumeSnapshot` custom resources.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+1. Kubernetes 1.13+ (CSI 1.0) is required
+
+2. The `VolumeSnapshotDataSource` feature gate of Kubernetes API server and controller manager must be turned on.
+
+## Usage
+
+This directory contains example YAML files to test the feature. First, see the [deployment example](../../../deploy/kubernetes) and [volume scheduling example](../volume_scheduling)
+to set up the external provisioner:
+
+### Set up
+
+1. Create the RBAC rules
+
+2. Start the contoller `StatefulSet`
+
+3. Start the node `DaemonSet`
+
+4. Create a `StorageClass` for dynamic provisioning of the AWS CSI volumes
+
+5. Create a `SnapshotClass` to create `VolumeSnapshot`s using the AWS CSI external controller
+
+6. Create a `PersistentVolumeClaim` and a pod using it
+
+### Taking and restoring volume snapshot
+
+7. Create a `VolumeSnapshot` referencing the `PersistentVolumeClaim`; the snapshot creation may take time to finish:
+   check the `ReadyToUse` attribute of the `VolumeSnapshot` object to find out when a new `PersistentVolume` can be
+   created from the snapshot
+
+8. To restore a volume from a snapshot use a `PersistentVolumeClaim` referencing the `VolumeSnapshot` in its `dataSource`; see the
+   [Kubernetes Persistent Volumes documentation](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/persistent-volumes/#volume-snapshot-and-restore-volume-from-snapshot-support)
+   and the example [restore claim](./restore-claim.yaml)
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/claim.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/claim.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a883baa530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/claim.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: ebs-claim
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  storageClassName: ebs-sc
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 4Gi
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/pod.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/pod.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f274015916
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/pod.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: app
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: app
+    image: centos
+    command: ["/bin/sh"]
+    args: ["-c", "while true; do echo $(date -u) >> /data/out.txt; sleep 5; done"]
+    volumeMounts:
+    - name: persistent-storage
+      mountPath: /data
+  volumes:
+  - name: persistent-storage
+    persistentVolumeClaim:
+      claimName: ebs-claim
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/restore-claim.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/restore-claim.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eba2c0646f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/restore-claim.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: ebs-restore-claim
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  storageClassName: ebs-sc
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 2Gi
+  dataSource:
+    name: ebs-volume-snapshot
+    kind: VolumeSnapshot
+    apiGroup: snapshot.storage.k8s.io
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/snapshot.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/snapshot.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..69bf3ef2f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/snapshot.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: VolumeSnapshot
+metadata:
+  name: ebs-volume-snapshot
+spec:
+  snapshotClassName: csi-aws-snapclass
+  source:
+    name: ebs-claim
+    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/snapshotclass.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/snapshotclass.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc1220078f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/snapshotclass.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+kind: VolumeSnapshotClass
+metadata:
+  name: csi-aws-snapclass
+snapshotter: ebs.csi.aws.com
diff --git a/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/storageclass.yaml b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/storageclass.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d6e168e1ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kubernetes/snapshot/storageclass.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: StorageClass
+apiVersion: storage.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: ebs-sc
+provisioner: ebs.csi.aws.com
+volumeBindingMode: WaitForFirstConsumer