diff --git a/plugins/csi/client.go b/plugins/csi/client.go
index dd650d96b..8d45a7f71 100644
--- a/plugins/csi/client.go
+++ b/plugins/csi/client.go
@@ -60,11 +60,18 @@ type CSIControllerClient interface {
 	ValidateVolumeCapabilities(ctx context.Context, in *csipbv1.ValidateVolumeCapabilitiesRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*csipbv1.ValidateVolumeCapabilitiesResponse, error)
 }
 
+// CSINodeClient defines the minimal CSI Node Plugin interface used
+// by nomad to simplify the interface required for testing.
+type CSINodeClient interface {
+	NodeGetCapabilities(ctx context.Context, in *csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesResponse, error)
+	NodeGetInfo(ctx context.Context, in *csipbv1.NodeGetInfoRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*csipbv1.NodeGetInfoResponse, error)
+}
+
 type client struct {
 	conn             *grpc.ClientConn
 	identityClient   csipbv1.IdentityClient
 	controllerClient CSIControllerClient
-	nodeClient       csipbv1.NodeClient
+	nodeClient       CSINodeClient
 }
 
 func (c *client) Close() error {
@@ -243,6 +250,22 @@ func (c *client) ControllerPublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *ControllerPub
 // Node Endpoints
 //
 
+func (c *client) NodeGetCapabilities(ctx context.Context) (*NodeCapabilitySet, error) {
+	if c == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Client not initialized")
+	}
+	if c.nodeClient == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Client not initialized")
+	}
+
+	resp, err := c.nodeClient.NodeGetCapabilities(ctx, &csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesRequest{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return NewNodeCapabilitySet(resp), nil
+}
+
 func (c *client) NodeGetInfo(ctx context.Context) (*NodeGetInfoResponse, error) {
 	if c == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Client not initialized")
diff --git a/plugins/csi/client_test.go b/plugins/csi/client_test.go
index 84973b308..1d372ad34 100644
--- a/plugins/csi/client_test.go
+++ b/plugins/csi/client_test.go
@@ -11,15 +11,17 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func newTestClient() (*fake.IdentityClient, *fake.ControllerClient, CSIPlugin) {
-	ic := &fake.IdentityClient{}
-	cc := &fake.ControllerClient{}
+func newTestClient() (*fake.IdentityClient, *fake.ControllerClient, *fake.NodeClient, CSIPlugin) {
+	ic := fake.NewIdentityClient()
+	cc := fake.NewControllerClient()
+	nc := fake.NewNodeClient()
 	client := &client{
 		identityClient:   ic,
 		controllerClient: cc,
+		nodeClient:       nc,
 	}
 
-	return ic, cc, client
+	return ic, cc, nc, client
 }
 
 func TestClient_RPC_PluginProbe(t *testing.T) {
@@ -63,7 +65,7 @@ func TestClient_RPC_PluginProbe(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			ic, _, client := newTestClient()
+			ic, _, _, client := newTestClient()
 			defer client.Close()
 
 			ic.NextErr = c.ResponseErr
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ func TestClient_RPC_PluginInfo(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			ic, _, client := newTestClient()
+			ic, _, _, client := newTestClient()
 			defer client.Close()
 
 			ic.NextErr = c.ResponseErr
@@ -175,7 +177,7 @@ func TestClient_RPC_PluginGetCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			ic, _, client := newTestClient()
+			ic, _, _, client := newTestClient()
 			defer client.Close()
 
 			ic.NextErr = c.ResponseErr
@@ -273,7 +275,7 @@ func TestClient_RPC_ControllerGetCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {
 		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, cc, client := newTestClient()
+			_, cc, _, client := newTestClient()
 			defer client.Close()
 
 			cc.NextErr = tc.ResponseErr
@@ -289,6 +291,71 @@ func TestClient_RPC_ControllerGetCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestClient_RPC_NodeGetCapabilities(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		Name             string
+		ResponseErr      error
+		Response         *csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesResponse
+		ExpectedResponse *NodeCapabilitySet
+		ExpectedErr      error
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:        "handles underlying grpc errors",
+			ResponseErr: fmt.Errorf("some grpc error"),
+			ExpectedErr: fmt.Errorf("some grpc error"),
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "ignores unknown capabilities",
+			Response: &csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesResponse{
+				Capabilities: []*csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability{
+					{
+						Type: &csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability_Rpc{
+							Rpc: &csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability_RPC{
+								Type: csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability_RPC_EXPAND_VOLUME,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ExpectedResponse: &NodeCapabilitySet{},
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "detects stage volumes capability",
+			Response: &csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesResponse{
+				Capabilities: []*csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability{
+					{
+						Type: &csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability_Rpc{
+							Rpc: &csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability_RPC{
+								Type: csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability_RPC_STAGE_UNSTAGE_VOLUME,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			ExpectedResponse: &NodeCapabilitySet{
+				HasStageUnstageVolume: true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			_, _, nc, client := newTestClient()
+			defer client.Close()
+
+			nc.NextErr = tc.ResponseErr
+			nc.NextCapabilitiesResponse = tc.Response
+
+			resp, err := client.NodeGetCapabilities(context.TODO())
+			if tc.ExpectedErr != nil {
+				require.Error(t, tc.ExpectedErr, err)
+			}
+
+			require.Equal(t, tc.ExpectedResponse, resp)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestClient_RPC_ControllerPublishVolume(t *testing.T) {
 	cases := []struct {
 		Name             string
@@ -326,7 +393,7 @@ func TestClient_RPC_ControllerPublishVolume(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, c := range cases {
 		t.Run(c.Name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			_, cc, client := newTestClient()
+			_, cc, _, client := newTestClient()
 			defer client.Close()
 
 			cc.NextErr = c.ResponseErr
diff --git a/plugins/csi/fake/client.go b/plugins/csi/fake/client.go
index b2372906d..eb3d2c79b 100644
--- a/plugins/csi/fake/client.go
+++ b/plugins/csi/fake/client.go
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ type Client struct {
 	NextControllerPublishVolumeErr      error
 	ControllerPublishVolumeCallCount    int64
 
+	NextNodeGetCapabilitiesResponse *csi.NodeCapabilitySet
+	NextNodeGetCapabilitiesErr      error
+	NodeGetCapabilitiesCallCount    int64
+
 	NextNodeGetInfoResponse *csi.NodeGetInfoResponse
 	NextNodeGetInfoErr      error
 	NodeGetInfoCallCount    int64
@@ -122,6 +126,15 @@ func (c *Client) ControllerPublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.Controlle
 	return c.NextControllerPublishVolumeResponse, c.NextControllerPublishVolumeErr
 }
 
+func (c *Client) NodeGetCapabilities(ctx context.Context) (*csi.NodeCapabilitySet, error) {
+	c.Mu.Lock()
+	defer c.Mu.Unlock()
+
+	c.NodeGetCapabilitiesCallCount++
+
+	return c.NextNodeGetCapabilitiesResponse, c.NextNodeGetCapabilitiesErr
+}
+
 // NodeGetInfo is used to return semantic data about the current node in
 // respect to the SP.
 func (c *Client) NodeGetInfo(ctx context.Context) (*csi.NodeGetInfoResponse, error) {
diff --git a/plugins/csi/plugin.go b/plugins/csi/plugin.go
index 56a813a28..7273c65f1 100644
--- a/plugins/csi/plugin.go
+++ b/plugins/csi/plugin.go
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ type CSIPlugin interface {
 	// ControllerPublishVolume is used to attach a remote volume to a cluster node.
 	ControllerPublishVolume(ctx context.Context, req *ControllerPublishVolumeRequest) (*ControllerPublishVolumeResponse, error)
 
+	// NodeGetCapabilities is used to return the available capabilities from the
+	// Node Service.
+	NodeGetCapabilities(ctx context.Context) (*NodeCapabilitySet, error)
+
 	// NodeGetInfo is used to return semantic data about the current node in
 	// respect to the SP.
 	NodeGetInfo(ctx context.Context) (*NodeGetInfoResponse, error)
@@ -133,3 +137,24 @@ type ControllerPublishVolumeRequest struct {
 type ControllerPublishVolumeResponse struct {
 	PublishContext map[string]string
 }
+
+type NodeCapabilitySet struct {
+	HasStageUnstageVolume bool
+}
+
+func NewNodeCapabilitySet(resp *csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesResponse) *NodeCapabilitySet {
+	cs := &NodeCapabilitySet{}
+	pluginCapabilities := resp.GetCapabilities()
+	for _, pcap := range pluginCapabilities {
+		if c := pcap.GetRpc(); c != nil {
+			switch c.Type {
+			case csipbv1.NodeServiceCapability_RPC_STAGE_UNSTAGE_VOLUME:
+				cs.HasStageUnstageVolume = true
+			default:
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return cs
+}
diff --git a/plugins/csi/testing/client.go b/plugins/csi/testing/client.go
index 95739de46..75f20929d 100644
--- a/plugins/csi/testing/client.go
+++ b/plugins/csi/testing/client.go
@@ -77,3 +77,29 @@ func (c *ControllerClient) ControllerUnpublishVolume(ctx context.Context, in *cs
 func (c *ControllerClient) ValidateVolumeCapabilities(ctx context.Context, in *csipbv1.ValidateVolumeCapabilitiesRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*csipbv1.ValidateVolumeCapabilitiesResponse, error) {
 	panic("not implemented") // TODO: Implement
 }
+
+// NodeClient is a CSI Node client used for testing
+type NodeClient struct {
+	NextErr                  error
+	NextCapabilitiesResponse *csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesResponse
+	NextGetInfoResponse      *csipbv1.NodeGetInfoResponse
+}
+
+// NewNodeClient returns a new ControllerClient
+func NewNodeClient() *NodeClient {
+	return &NodeClient{}
+}
+
+func (f *NodeClient) Reset() {
+	f.NextErr = nil
+	f.NextCapabilitiesResponse = nil
+	f.NextGetInfoResponse = nil
+}
+
+func (c *NodeClient) NodeGetCapabilities(ctx context.Context, in *csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*csipbv1.NodeGetCapabilitiesResponse, error) {
+	return c.NextCapabilitiesResponse, c.NextErr
+}
+
+func (c *NodeClient) NodeGetInfo(ctx context.Context, in *csipbv1.NodeGetInfoRequest, opts ...grpc.CallOption) (*csipbv1.NodeGetInfoResponse, error) {
+	return c.NextGetInfoResponse, c.NextErr
+}