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
diff --git a/controllers/replicaset_controller_test.go b/controllers/replicaset_controller_test.go
index aac79b07b..ea49d47d2 100644
--- a/controllers/replicaset_controller_test.go
+++ b/controllers/replicaset_controller_test.go
@@ -1250,6 +1250,21 @@ func TestVolumeClaimTemplates_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, pvcSpec.AccessModes, corev1.ReadWriteOnce)
 }
 
+func TestVolumeClaimCombineTemplates_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
+	sts, _ := performReconciliationAndGetStatefulSet(t, "data_log_volume_claim_combine_mdb.yaml")
+
+	assert.Len(t, sts.Spec.VolumeClaimTemplates, 1)
+
+	pvcSpec := sts.Spec.VolumeClaimTemplates[0].Spec
+
+	storage := pvcSpec.Resources.Requests[corev1.ResourceStorage]
+	storageRef := &storage
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "10G", storageRef.String())
+	assert.Len(t, pvcSpec.AccessModes, 1)
+	assert.Contains(t, pvcSpec.AccessModes, corev1.ReadWriteOnce)
+}
+
 func TestChangeDataVolume_Configuration(t *testing.T) {
 	sts, _ := performReconciliationAndGetStatefulSet(t, "change_data_volume.yaml")
 	assert.Len(t, sts.Spec.VolumeClaimTemplates, 2)
diff --git a/controllers/testdata/data_log_volume_claim_combine_mdb.yaml b/controllers/testdata/data_log_volume_claim_combine_mdb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a91eb1d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/testdata/data_log_volume_claim_combine_mdb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: mongodb.com/v1
+kind: MongoDBCommunity
+metadata:
+  name: volume-claim-templates-mdb
+spec:
+  members: 3
+  type: ReplicaSet
+  version: "4.2.6"
+  security:
+    authentication:
+      modes: ["SCRAM"]
+  combineDataAndLogsVolumes: true
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