diff --git a/cmd/commands/flatten_rbd_pvc.go b/cmd/commands/flatten_rbd_pvc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdceeaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/commands/flatten_rbd_pvc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 The Rook Authors. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+	http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package command
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/rook/kubectl-rook-ceph/pkg/exec"
+	"github.com/rook/kubectl-rook-ceph/pkg/logging"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+type TrashLsOutput struct {
+	ID   string `json:"id"`
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
+
+var namespace string
+var allowInUse bool
+
+// FlattenRBDPVCCmd represents the rook commands
+var FlattenRBDPVCCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "flatten-rbd-pvc",
+	Short: "Flatten the RBD image corresponding to the target RBD PVC",
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		pvcName := args[0]
+		pvc, err := clientSets.Kube.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(namespace).Get(cmd.Context(), pvcName, v1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			logging.Fatal(err, "failed to get pvc %s/%s", namespace, pvcName)
+			return
+		}
+		pvName := pvc.Spec.VolumeName
+		pv, err := clientSets.Kube.CoreV1().PersistentVolumes().Get(cmd.Context(), pvName, v1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			logging.Fatal(fmt.Errorf("failed to get pv %s", pvName))
+			return
+		}
+		imageName := pv.Spec.CSI.VolumeAttributes["imageName"]
+		poolName := pv.Spec.CSI.VolumeAttributes["pool"]
+		tempImageName := imageName + "-temp"
+		if !allowInUse {
+			// TODO: check whether the target PVC is mounted
+			logging.Warning("can't flatten in-use pvc")
+		}
+		logging.Info("removing the temporary RBD image %s/%s if exist", poolName, tempImageName)
+		exec.RunCommandInOperatorPod(cmd.Context(), clientSets, "rbd", []string{"-p", poolName, "trash", "mv", tempImageName}, cephClusterNamespace, operatorNamespace, false, false)
+		out := exec.RunCommandInOperatorPod(cmd.Context(), clientSets, "rbd", []string{"-p", poolName, "trash", "ls", "--format=json"}, cephClusterNamespace, operatorNamespace, true, false)
+		var data []TrashLsOutput
+		json.Unmarshal([]byte(out), &data)
+		var id string
+		for _, d := range data {
+			if d.Name == tempImageName {
+				id = d.ID
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if id != "" {
+			exec.RunCommandInOperatorPod(cmd.Context(), clientSets, "ceph", []string{"rbd", "task", "add", "trash", "remove", fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", poolName, id)}, cephClusterNamespace, operatorNamespace, false, false)
+		}
+		logging.Info("flattening the target RBD image %s/%s", poolName, imageName)
+		exec.RunCommandInOperatorPod(cmd.Context(), clientSets, "rbd", []string{"-p", poolName, "flatten", imageName}, cephClusterNamespace, operatorNamespace, false, false)
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	FlattenRBDPVCCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&namespace, "namespace", "n", "default", "pvc's namespace")
+	FlattenRBDPVCCmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&allowInUse, "allow-in-use", "a", false, "allow to flatten in-use image")
+}
diff --git a/cmd/commands/rook.go b/cmd/commands/rook.go
index 5478f012..3fd5d500 100644
--- a/cmd/commands/rook.go
+++ b/cmd/commands/rook.go
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var json bool
-
 // RookCmd represents the rook commands
 var RookCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "rook",
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index a6a24906..3a21b9f1 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -41,5 +41,6 @@ func addcommands() {
 		command.RestoreCmd,
 		command.DestroyClusterCmd,
 		command.SubvolumeCmd,
+		command.FlattenRBDPVCCmd,
 	)
 }