diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go b/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go
index f9c113ed35..0347628101 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/componentconfig.go
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ type KubeletConfigSpec struct {
 	StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout *metav1.Duration `json:"streamingConnectionIdleTimeout,omitempty" flag:"streaming-connection-idle-timeout"`
 	// DockerDisableSharedPID uses a shared PID namespace for containers in a pod.
 	DockerDisableSharedPID *bool `json:"dockerDisableSharedPID,omitempty" flag:"docker-disable-shared-pid"`
+	// RootDir is the directory path for managing kubelet files (volume mounts,etc)
+	RootDir string `json:"rootDir,omitempty" flag:"root-dir"`
 }
 
 // KubeProxyConfig defines the configuration for a proxy
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go
index 305213f3f6..a544f08f98 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/componentconfig.go
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ type KubeletConfigSpec struct {
 	StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout *metav1.Duration `json:"streamingConnectionIdleTimeout,omitempty" flag:"streaming-connection-idle-timeout"`
 	// DockerDisableSharedPID uses a shared PID namespace for containers in a pod.
 	DockerDisableSharedPID *bool `json:"dockerDisableSharedPID,omitempty" flag:"docker-disable-shared-pid"`
+	// RootDir is the directory path for managing kubelet files (volume mounts,etc)
+	RootDir string `json:"rootDir,omitempty" flag:"root-dir"`
 }
 
 // KubeProxyConfig defines the configuration for a proxy
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 9ccb2d4526..a2e779f3f4 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -2544,6 +2544,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1alpha1_KubeletConfigSpec_To_kops_KubeletConfigSpec(in *Kubele
 	out.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls = in.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls
 	out.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout = in.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout
 	out.DockerDisableSharedPID = in.DockerDisableSharedPID
+	out.RootDir = in.RootDir
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -2617,6 +2618,7 @@ func autoConvert_kops_KubeletConfigSpec_To_v1alpha1_KubeletConfigSpec(in *kops.K
 	out.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls = in.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls
 	out.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout = in.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout
 	out.DockerDisableSharedPID = in.DockerDisableSharedPID
+	out.RootDir = in.RootDir
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go
index 5b827b737d..f4c2e305c5 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/componentconfig.go
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ type KubeletConfigSpec struct {
 	StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout *metav1.Duration `json:"streamingConnectionIdleTimeout,omitempty" flag:"streaming-connection-idle-timeout"`
 	// DockerDisableSharedPID uses a shared PID namespace for containers in a pod.
 	DockerDisableSharedPID *bool `json:"dockerDisableSharedPID,omitempty" flag:"docker-disable-shared-pid"`
+	// RootDir is the directory path for managing kubelet files (volume mounts,etc)
+	RootDir string `json:"rootDir,omitempty" flag:"root-dir"`
 }
 
 // KubeProxyConfig defines the configuration for a proxy
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
index 63ed7dbb1a..c339c5afdb 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kops/v1alpha2/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -2808,6 +2808,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1alpha2_KubeletConfigSpec_To_kops_KubeletConfigSpec(in *Kubele
 	out.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls = in.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls
 	out.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout = in.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout
 	out.DockerDisableSharedPID = in.DockerDisableSharedPID
+	out.RootDir = in.RootDir
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -2881,6 +2882,7 @@ func autoConvert_kops_KubeletConfigSpec_To_v1alpha2_KubeletConfigSpec(in *kops.K
 	out.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls = in.ExperimentalAllowedUnsafeSysctls
 	out.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout = in.StreamingConnectionIdleTimeout
 	out.DockerDisableSharedPID = in.DockerDisableSharedPID
+	out.RootDir = in.RootDir
 	return nil
 }