diff --git a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/README.md b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/README.md
index 14d0b056..b8643c9c 100644
--- a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/README.md
+++ b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/README.md
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ These playbooks perform the following tasks on the Master/Worker nodes as define
       | ```etcd_client_port_1```  | Yes  | 23790 |
       | ```etcd_client_port_2```  | Yes  | 40010 |
       
+  - The Etcd data directory for backup and restore can be modified in [etcd cluster properties](/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/properties/etcd_cluster_properties.yml)
+      e.g. etcd_data_directory=/var/lib/etcd
+    
     > **Note:** Please ensure that the ports specified above are unoccupied before installation. If the ports are not available on a particular node, etcd installation will fail.
     
     > **Limitation:** The installer, in the current state does not have the capability to add or remove nodes in the etcd cluster. In case an etcd node is not responding or goes down, it is beyond the current scope to admit it back into the cluster. Please follow the [etcd documentation](https://coreos.com/etcd/docs/latest/etcd-live-cluster-reconfiguration.html) to do so manually.
diff --git a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/install_standalone_hpe_3par_volume_driver.yml b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/install_standalone_hpe_3par_volume_driver.yml
index dd10af05..6ac495de 100644
--- a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/install_standalone_hpe_3par_volume_driver.yml
+++ b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/install_standalone_hpe_3par_volume_driver.yml
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@
         - "{{ etcd_peer_port }}:{{ etcd_peer_port }}"
         - "{{ etcd_client_port_1 }}:{{ etcd_client_port_1 }}"
         - "{{ etcd_client_port_2 }}:{{ etcd_client_port_2 }}"
+      volumes:
+        - "{{etcd_data_dir}}:/etcd-data"
       env:
         ETCD_NAME: etcd0
         ETCD_ADVERTISE_CLIENT_URLS: "{{ etcd_advertise_client_url_1 }},{{ etcd_advertise_client_url_2 }}"
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@
         ETCD_LISTEN_PEER_URLS: "{{ etcd_listen_peer_urls }}"
         ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER: "etcd0=http://{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ etcd_peer_port }}"
         ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER_TOKEN: "{{ etcd_initial_cluster_token }}"
+        ETCD_DATA_DIR: /etcd-data
         ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER_STATE: "{{ etcd_initial_cluster_state }}"
       restart_policy: always
     become: yes
diff --git a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/properties/etcd_cluster_properties.yml b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/properties/etcd_cluster_properties.yml
index 61de0903..e4267fca 100644
--- a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/properties/etcd_cluster_properties.yml
+++ b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/properties/etcd_cluster_properties.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ etcd_client_port_1: 23790
 etcd_client_port_2: 40010
 etcd_url_scheme: http
 etcd_peer_port: 23800
+etcd_data_directory: /var/lib/etcd
 
 etcd_name: "{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
 etcd_advertise_client_url_1: "{{ etcd_url_scheme }}://{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ etcd_client_port_1 }}"
@@ -29,4 +30,5 @@ etcd_listen_client_url_2: "{{ etcd_url_scheme }}://0.0.0.0:{{ etcd_client_port_2
 etcd_initial_advertise_peer_urls: "{{ etcd_url_scheme }}://{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}:{{ etcd_peer_port }}"
 etcd_listen_peer_urls: "{{ etcd_url_scheme }}://0.0.0.0:{{ etcd_peer_port }}"
 etcd_initial_cluster_token: etcd-cluster-1
+etcd_data_dir: "{{etcd_data_directory}}"
 etcd_initial_cluster_state: "new"
diff --git a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/tasks/create_etcd_container.yml b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/tasks/create_etcd_container.yml
index 3b5b18d7..71746392 100644
--- a/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/tasks/create_etcd_container.yml
+++ b/ansible_3par_docker_plugin/tasks/create_etcd_container.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
         - "{{ etcd_peer_port }}:{{ etcd_peer_port }}"
         - "{{ etcd_client_port_1 }}:{{ etcd_client_port_1 }}"
         - "{{ etcd_client_port_2 }}:{{ etcd_client_port_2 }}"
+      volumes:
+        - "{{etcd_data_dir}}:/etcd-data"        
       env:
         ETCD_NAME: "{{ etcd_name }}"
         ETCD_ADVERTISE_CLIENT_URLS: "{{ etcd_advertise_client_url_1 }},{{ etcd_advertise_client_url_2 }}"
@@ -30,5 +32,6 @@
         ETCD_LISTEN_PEER_URLS: "{{ etcd_listen_peer_urls }}"
         ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER: "{{ etcd_initial_cluster[1:] }}" 
         ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER_TOKEN: "{{ etcd_initial_cluster_token }}"
+        ETCD_DATA_DIR: /etcd-data
         ETCD_INITIAL_CLUSTER_STATE: "{{ etcd_initial_cluster_state }}"
       restart_policy: always