diff --git a/backend/src/types.ts b/backend/src/types.ts
index 71b2d4e512..f904b3a0aa 100644
--- a/backend/src/types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/types.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export type DashboardConfig = K8sResourceCommon & {
         enabled: boolean;
         key: string;
       };
+      storageClassName?: string;
     };
   };
 };
diff --git a/backend/src/utils/notebookUtils.ts b/backend/src/utils/notebookUtils.ts
index c2abc710cf..32512311bd 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils/notebookUtils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils/notebookUtils.ts
@@ -593,7 +593,8 @@ const createPvc = async (
   pvcName: string,
 ): Promise<V1PersistentVolumeClaim> => {
   const pvcSize = getDashboardConfig().spec?.notebookController?.pvcSize ?? DEFAULT_PVC_SIZE;
-  const pvc = assemblePvc(pvcName, namespace, pvcSize);
+  const storageClassName = getDashboardConfig().spec.notebookController?.storageClassName;
+  const pvc = assemblePvc(pvcName, namespace, pvcSize, storageClassName);
 
   try {
     const pvcResponse = await fastify.kube.coreV1Api.createNamespacedPersistentVolumeClaim(
@@ -610,6 +611,7 @@ const assemblePvc = (
   pvcName: string,
   namespace: string,
   pvcSize: string,
+  storageClassName?: string,
 ): V1PersistentVolumeClaim => ({
   apiVersion: 'v1',
   kind: 'PersistentVolumeClaim',
@@ -628,6 +630,7 @@ const assemblePvc = (
       },
     },
     volumeMode: 'Filesystem',
+    storageClassName,
   },
   status: {
     phase: 'Pending',
diff --git a/docs/dashboard_config.md b/docs/dashboard_config.md
index 998aede184..5cd3a19c81 100644
--- a/docs/dashboard_config.md
+++ b/docs/dashboard_config.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ In its default state the Dashboard config is in this form:
 spec:
   dashboardConfig:
     enablement: true
-    disableInfo: fals
+    disableInfo: false
     disableSupport: false
     disableClusterManager: false
     disableTracking: true
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ notebookController:
   notebookTolerationSettings:
     enabled: true
     key: NotebooksOnly
+  storageClassName: gp2
 ```
 
 ### Notebook Controller State
diff --git a/manifests/crd/odhdashboardconfigs.opendatahub.io.crd.yaml b/manifests/crd/odhdashboardconfigs.opendatahub.io.crd.yaml
index 20c352ad5c..88f96b121b 100644
--- a/manifests/crd/odhdashboardconfigs.opendatahub.io.crd.yaml
+++ b/manifests/crd/odhdashboardconfigs.opendatahub.io.crd.yaml
@@ -132,3 +132,5 @@ spec:
                             type: boolean
                           key:
                             type: string
+                    storageClassName:
+                      type: string