diff --git a/operator/config/samples/karmada.yaml b/operator/config/samples/karmada.yaml
index 2f8c462d2..ad13d2448 100644
--- a/operator/config/samples/karmada.yaml
+++ b/operator/config/samples/karmada.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,18 @@ spec:
         imageTag: 3.5.3-0
         replicas: 1
         volumeData:
-          emptyDir: {}
+          # hostPath:
+          #   type: DirectoryOrCreate
+          #   path: /var/lib/karmada/etcd/karmada-demo
+          volumeClaim:
+            metadata:
+              name: etcd-data
+            spec:
+              accessModes:
+                - ReadWriteOnce
+              resources:
+                requests:
+                  storage: 3Gi
     karmadaAPIServer:
       imageRepository: registry.k8s.io/kube-apiserver
       imageTag: v1.25.4
diff --git a/operator/pkg/constants/constants.go b/operator/pkg/constants/constants.go
index 95dfa407d..2eecdc8e1 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/constants/constants.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/constants/constants.go
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ const (
 	EtcdListenPeerPort = 2380
 	// KarmadaAPIserverListenClientPort defines the port karmada apiserver listen on for client traffic
 	KarmadaAPIserverListenClientPort = 5443
+	// EtcdDataVolumeName defines the name to etcd data volume
+	EtcdDataVolumeName = "etcd-data"
 
 	// CertificateValidity Certificate validity period
 	CertificateValidity = time.Hour * 24 * 365
diff --git a/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/etcd.go b/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/etcd.go
index e9f7b0532..0f3d37e38 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ func installKarmadaEtcd(client clientset.Interface, name, namespace string, cfg
 	}
 
 	etcdStatefuleSetBytes, err := util.ParseTemplate(KarmadaEtcdStatefulSet, struct {
-		StatefulSetName, Namespace, Image                  string
-		EtcdClientService, CertsSecretName                 string
-		EtcdPeerServiceName, InitialCluster                string
-		Replicas, EtcdListenClientPort, EtcdListenPeerPort int32
+		StatefulSetName, Namespace, Image, EtcdClientService string
+		CertsSecretName, EtcdPeerServiceName                 string
+		InitialCluster, EtcdDataVolumeName                   string
+		Replicas, EtcdListenClientPort, EtcdListenPeerPort   int32
 	}{
 		StatefulSetName:      util.KarmadaEtcdName(name),
 		Namespace:            namespace,
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ func installKarmadaEtcd(client clientset.Interface, name, namespace string, cfg
 		EtcdClientService:    util.KarmadaEtcdClientName(name),
 		CertsSecretName:      util.EtcdCertSecretName(name),
 		EtcdPeerServiceName:  util.KarmadaEtcdName(name),
+		EtcdDataVolumeName:   constants.EtcdDataVolumeName,
 		InitialCluster:       strings.Join(initialClusters, ","),
 		Replicas:             *cfg.Replicas,
 		EtcdListenClientPort: constants.EtcdListenClientPort,
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@ func installKarmadaEtcd(client clientset.Interface, name, namespace string, cfg
 		return fmt.Errorf("error when decoding Etcd StatefulSet: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	patcher.NewPatcher().WithAnnotations(cfg.Annotations).WithLabels(cfg.Labels).ForStatefulSet(etcdStatefulSet)
+	patcher.NewPatcher().WithAnnotations(cfg.Annotations).WithLabels(cfg.Labels).
+		WithVolumeData(cfg.VolumeData).ForStatefulSet(etcdStatefulSet)
 
 	if err := apiclient.CreateOrUpdateStatefulSet(client, etcdStatefulSet); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error when creating Etcd statefulset, err: %w", err)
diff --git a/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/mainfests.go b/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/mainfests.go
index 7eea3dbde..a0e8d8b8a 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/mainfests.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/controlplane/etcd/mainfests.go
@@ -71,15 +71,13 @@ spec:
           protocol: TCP
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /var/lib/etcd
-          name: etcd-data
+          name: {{ .EtcdDataVolumeName }}
         - mountPath: /etc/karmada/pki/etcd
           name: etcd-cert
       volumes:
       - name: etcd-cert
         secret:
           secretName: {{ .CertsSecretName }}
-      - name: etcd-data
-        emptyDir: {}
 `
 
 	// KarmadaEtcdClientService is karmada etcd client service manifest
diff --git a/operator/pkg/util/patcher/pather.go b/operator/pkg/util/patcher/pather.go
index 091c787a3..5ed1d5eef 100644
--- a/operator/pkg/util/patcher/pather.go
+++ b/operator/pkg/util/patcher/pather.go
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@ package patcher
 
 import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
+
+	operatorv1alpha1 "github.com/karmada-io/karmada/operator/pkg/apis/operator/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/karmada-io/karmada/operator/pkg/constants"
 )
 
 // Patcher defines multiple variables that need to be patched.
 type Patcher struct {
 	labels      map[string]string
 	annotations map[string]string
+	volume      *operatorv1alpha1.VolumeData
 }
 
 // NewPatcher returns a patcher.
@@ -28,6 +34,12 @@ func (p *Patcher) WithAnnotations(annotations labels.Set) *Patcher {
 	return p
 }
 
+// WithVolumeData sets VolumeData to the patcher.
+func (p *Patcher) WithVolumeData(volume *operatorv1alpha1.VolumeData) *Patcher {
+	p.volume = volume
+	return p
+}
+
 // ForDeployment patches the deployment manifest.
 func (p *Patcher) ForDeployment(deployment *appsv1.Deployment) {
 	deployment.Labels = labels.Merge(deployment.Labels, p.labels)
@@ -44,4 +56,46 @@ func (p *Patcher) ForStatefulSet(sts *appsv1.StatefulSet) {
 
 	sts.Annotations = labels.Merge(sts.Annotations, p.annotations)
 	sts.Spec.Template.Annotations = labels.Merge(sts.Spec.Template.Annotations, p.annotations)
+
+	if p.volume != nil {
+		patchVolumeForStatefulSet(sts, p.volume)
+	}
+}
+
+func patchVolumeForStatefulSet(sts *appsv1.StatefulSet, volume *operatorv1alpha1.VolumeData) {
+	if volume.EmptyDir != nil {
+		volumes := sts.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes
+		volumes = append(volumes, corev1.Volume{
+			Name: constants.EtcdDataVolumeName,
+			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+				EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{},
+			},
+		})
+		sts.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = volumes
+	}
+
+	if volume.HostPath != nil {
+		volumes := sts.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes
+		volumes = append(volumes, corev1.Volume{
+			Name: constants.EtcdDataVolumeName,
+			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+				HostPath: &corev1.HostPathVolumeSource{
+					Path: volume.HostPath.Path,
+					Type: volume.HostPath.Type,
+				},
+			},
+		})
+		sts.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes = volumes
+	}
+
+	if volume.VolumeClaim != nil {
+		sts.Spec.VolumeClaimTemplates = []corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
+			{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: constants.EtcdDataVolumeName,
+				},
+				Spec: volume.VolumeClaim.Spec,
+			},
+		}
+	}
 }