diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 033d1e161a7..23eecfd75af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ endif
 .PHONY: install-smb-provisioner
 install-smb-provisioner:
 	kubectl delete secret smbcreds --ignore-not-found -n default
-	kubectl create secret generic smbcreds --from-literal username=USERNAME --from-literal password="PASSWORD" --from-literal mountOptions="dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777,uid=0,gid=0,mfsymlinks" -n default
+	kubectl create secret generic smbcreds --from-literal username=USERNAME --from-literal password="PASSWORD" --from-literal base64password="UEFTU1dPUkQ=" --from-literal mountOptions="dir_mode=0777,file_mode=0777,uid=0,gid=0,mfsymlinks" -n default
 ifdef TEST_WINDOWS
 	kubectl apply -f deploy/example/smb-provisioner/smb-server-lb.yaml
 else
diff --git a/pkg/smb/nodeserver.go b/pkg/smb/nodeserver.go
index 0528003ea01..96f78637cc4 100644
--- a/pkg/smb/nodeserver.go
+++ b/pkg/smb/nodeserver.go
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ func (d *Driver) NodeStageVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodeStageVolumeRe
 	}
 	defer d.volumeLocks.Release(lockKey)
 
-	var username, password, domain string
+	var username, password, base64Password, domain string
 	for k, v := range secrets {
 		switch strings.ToLower(k) {
 		case usernameField:
@@ -192,9 +192,20 @@ func (d *Driver) NodeStageVolume(ctx context.Context, req *csi.NodeStageVolumeRe
 			password = strings.TrimSpace(v)
 		case domainField:
 			domain = strings.TrimSpace(v)
+		case base64PasswordField:
+			base64Password = strings.TrimSpace(v)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if base64Password != "" {
+		klog.V(2).Infof("NodeStageVolume: decoding password from base64 string")
+		decodePassword, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(base64Password)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "error base64 decoding password")
+		}
+		password = string(decodePassword)
+	}
+
 	if ephemeralVol {
 		mountFlags = strings.Split(ephemeralVolMountOptions, ",")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/smb/nodeserver_test.go b/pkg/smb/nodeserver_test.go
index 4b87fe1a987..ea914196f8f 100644
--- a/pkg/smb/nodeserver_test.go
+++ b/pkg/smb/nodeserver_test.go
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ func TestNodeStageVolume(t *testing.T) {
 		passwordField: "test_password",
 		domainField:   "test_doamin",
 	}
+	secretsWithBase64Password := map[string]string{
+		usernameField: "test_username",
+		passwordField: base64.StdEncoding.EncodeToString([]byte("test_password")),
+		domainField:   "test_doamin",
+	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		desc        string
@@ -230,6 +235,18 @@ func TestNodeStageVolume(t *testing.T) {
 				strings.Replace(testSource, "\\", "\\\\", -1), sourceTest, testSource, sourceTest),
 			expectedErr: testutil.TestError{},
 		},
+		{
+			desc: "[Success] Valid request with base64 encoded password",
+			req: &csi.NodeStageVolumeRequest{VolumeId: "vol_1##", StagingTargetPath: sourceTest,
+				VolumeCapability: &stdVolCap,
+				VolumeContext:    volContext,
+				Secrets:          secretsWithBase64Password},
+			skipOnWindows: true,
+			flakyWindowsErrorMessage: fmt.Sprintf("rpc error: code = Internal desc = volume(vol_1##) mount \"%s\" on %#v failed with "+
+				"NewSmbGlobalMapping(%s, %s) failed with error: rpc error: code = Unknown desc = NewSmbGlobalMapping failed.",
+				strings.Replace(testSource, "\\", "\\\\", -1), sourceTest, testSource, sourceTest),
+			expectedErr: testutil.TestError{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Setup
diff --git a/pkg/smb/smb.go b/pkg/smb/smb.go
index d0f2365708b..1dcfe83d434 100644
--- a/pkg/smb/smb.go
+++ b/pkg/smb/smb.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package smb
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/base64"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	sourceField               = "source"
 	subDirField               = "subdir"
 	domainField               = "domain"
+	base64PasswordField       = "base64password"
 	mountOptionsField         = "mountoptions"
 	secretNameField           = "secretname"
 	secretNamespaceField      = "secretnamespace"
@@ -232,6 +234,15 @@ func (d *Driver) GetUserNamePasswordFromSecret(ctx context.Context, secretName,
 	username := strings.TrimSpace(string(secret.Data[usernameField][:]))
 	password := strings.TrimSpace(string(secret.Data[passwordField][:]))
 	domain := strings.TrimSpace(string(secret.Data[domainField][:]))
+	base64Password := strings.TrimSpace(string(secret.Data[base64PasswordField][:]))
+	if base64Password != "" {
+		klog.V(2).Infof("decoding password from base64 string")
+		decodePassword, err := base64.StdEncoding.DecodeString(base64Password)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", "", "", fmt.Errorf("could not decode password from base64 string: %v", err)
+		}
+		password = string(decodePassword)
+	}
 	return username, password, domain, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/smb/smb_test.go b/pkg/smb/smb_test.go
index 21761cbbd49..ff01686dbd7 100644
--- a/pkg/smb/smb_test.go
+++ b/pkg/smb/smb_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package smb
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -520,6 +521,33 @@ users:
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetUserNamePasswordFromSecret(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		desc             string
+		secretName       string
+		secretNamespace  string
+		expectedUsername string
+		expectedPassword string
+		expectedDomain   string
+		expectedError    error
+	}{
+		{
+			desc:          "kubeclient is nil",
+			secretName:    "secretName",
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("could not username and password from secret(secretName): KubeClient is nil"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	d := NewFakeDriver()
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		username, password, domain, err := d.GetUserNamePasswordFromSecret(context.Background(), test.secretName, test.secretNamespace)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expectedUsername, username, "test[%s]: unexpected username", test.desc)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expectedPassword, password, "test[%s]: unexpected password", test.desc)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expectedDomain, domain, "test[%s]: unexpected domain", test.desc)
+		assert.Equal(t, test.expectedError, err, "test[%s]: unexpected error", test.desc)
+	}
+}
+
 func createTestFile(path string) error {
 	f, err := os.Create(path)
 	if err != nil {