diff --git a/pkg/library/overrides/pods.go b/pkg/library/overrides/pods.go
index cef49791d..cd0f45aa7 100644
--- a/pkg/library/overrides/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/library/overrides/pods.go
@@ -76,24 +76,27 @@ func ApplyPodOverrides(workspace *common.DevWorkspaceWithConfig, deployment *app
 	return patched, nil
 }
 
-func GetPodVolumeOverrides(workspace *dw.DevWorkspaceTemplateSpec) (*[]corev1.Volume, error) {
-	var volumeOverrides []corev1.Volume
+func GetVolumesFromOverrides(workspace *dw.DevWorkspaceTemplateSpec) (map[string]bool, error) {
+	overrideVolumes := map[string]bool{}
+
 	overrides, err := getPodOverrides(workspace)
 	if err != nil {
-		return &volumeOverrides, err
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	for _, override := range overrides {
 		podSpecTemplate := corev1.PodTemplateSpec{}
 		if err := json.Unmarshal(override.Raw, &podSpecTemplate); err != nil {
-			return &volumeOverrides, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling: %w", err)
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error unmarshalling: %w", err)
 		}
 
 		if podSpecTemplate.Spec.Volumes != nil {
-			volumeOverrides = append(volumeOverrides, podSpecTemplate.Spec.Volumes...)
+			for _, volume := range podSpecTemplate.Spec.Volumes {
+				overrideVolumes[volume.Name] = true
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	return &volumeOverrides, nil
+	return overrideVolumes, nil
 }
 
 // getPodOverrides returns PodTemplateSpecOverrides for every instance of the pod overrides attribute
diff --git a/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-add-volumemount.yaml b/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-add-volumemount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c80469276
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-add-volumemount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: "Container overrides can add volumeMounts"
+
+input:
+  component:
+    name: test-component
+    attributes:
+      container-overrides:
+        volumeMounts:
+          - name: test-volume
+            mountPath: /test-volume/path
+    container:
+      image: test-image
+  container:
+    name: test-component
+    image: test-image
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: my-volume
+        mountPath: /my-volume/path
+
+output:
+  container:
+    name: test-component
+    image: test-image
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: test-volume
+        mountPath: /test-volume/path
+      - name: my-volume
+        mountPath: /my-volume/path
diff --git a/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/container-defines-overrides-volumemount.yaml b/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-define-volumemount.yaml
similarity index 85%
rename from pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/container-defines-overrides-volumemount.yaml
rename to pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-define-volumemount.yaml
index 1c90e65ff..9e6111dbd 100644
--- a/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/container-defines-overrides-volumemount.yaml
+++ b/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-define-volumemount.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: "Applies volumeMount overrides from container-overrides attribute"
+name: "Container overrides can add define volumeMounts"
 
 input:
   component:
diff --git a/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-override-volumemount.yaml b/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-override-volumemount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c6b3081a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/library/overrides/testdata/container-overrides/overrides-can-override-volumemount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: "Container overrides can override existing volumeMounts"
+
+input:
+  component:
+    name: test-component
+    attributes:
+      container-overrides:
+        volumeMounts:
+          # patchMergeKey is mountPath
+          - mountPath: /my-volume/path
+            subPath: test-subpath
+    container:
+      image: test-image
+  container:
+    name: test-component
+    image: test-image
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: my-volume
+        mountPath: /my-volume/path
+
+output:
+  container:
+    name: test-component
+    image: test-image
+    volumeMounts:
+      - name: my-volume
+        mountPath: /my-volume/path
+        subPath: test-subpath
diff --git a/pkg/provision/storage/commonStorage.go b/pkg/provision/storage/commonStorage.go
index c2d7cdaf6..7482111d3 100644
--- a/pkg/provision/storage/commonStorage.go
+++ b/pkg/provision/storage/commonStorage.go
@@ -146,12 +146,12 @@ func (p *CommonStorageProvisioner) rewriteContainerVolumeMounts(workspaceId, pvc
 	}
 
 	// Containers in podAdditions may reference volumes defined in pod overrides, and this is not an error
-	overridesVolumes, err := overrides.GetPodVolumeOverrides(workspace)
+	overridesVolumes, err := overrides.GetVolumesFromOverrides(workspace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for _, overridesVolume := range *overridesVolumes {
-		additionalVolumes[overridesVolume.Name] = true
+	for key, value := range overridesVolumes {
+		additionalVolumes[key] = value
 	}
 
 	// Add implicit projects volume to support mountSources, if needed
diff --git a/pkg/provision/storage/perWorkspaceStorage.go b/pkg/provision/storage/perWorkspaceStorage.go
index 9a097bdab..795386d03 100644
--- a/pkg/provision/storage/perWorkspaceStorage.go
+++ b/pkg/provision/storage/perWorkspaceStorage.go
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ func (p *PerWorkspaceStorageProvisioner) rewriteContainerVolumeMounts(workspaceI
 	}
 
 	// Containers in podAdditions may reference volumes defined in pod overrides, and this is not an error
-	overridesVolumes, err := overrides.GetPodVolumeOverrides(workspace)
+	overridesVolumes, err := overrides.GetVolumesFromOverrides(workspace)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	for _, overridesVolume := range *overridesVolumes {
-		additionalVolumes[overridesVolume.Name] = true
+	for key, value := range overridesVolumes {
+		additionalVolumes[key] = value
 	}
 
 	// Add implicit projects volume to support mountSources, if needed