diff --git a/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py
index a280581b..5e44ffbf 100644
--- a/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py
+++ b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/driver.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 from compute_hyperv.nova.cluster import clusterops
 from compute_hyperv.nova.cluster import livemigrationops
+from compute_hyperv.nova.cluster import volumeops
 from compute_hyperv.nova import driver
 
 
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ class HyperVClusterDriver(driver.HyperVDriver):
 
         self._clops = clusterops.ClusterOps()
         self._livemigrationops = livemigrationops.ClusterLiveMigrationOps()
+        self._volumeops = volumeops.ClusterVolumeOps()
 
         self._clops.start_failover_listener_daemon()
         self._clops.reclaim_failovered_instances()
diff --git a/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/volumeops.py b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/volumeops.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d6dd450b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute_hyperv/nova/cluster/volumeops.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Copyright 2018 Cloudbase Solutions Srl
+#
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from nova import exception
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
+from compute_hyperv.nova import constants
+from compute_hyperv.nova import volumeops
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class ClusterVolumeOps(volumeops.VolumeOps):
+    def _load_volume_drivers(self):
+        self.volume_drivers = {
+            constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SMBFS: volumeops.SMBFSVolumeDriver()
+        }
+
+    def _get_volume_driver(self, connection_info):
+        driver_type = connection_info.get('driver_volume_type')
+        if driver_type in [constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_ISCSI,
+                           constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_FC]:
+            err_msg = (
+                "The Hyper-V Cluster driver does not currently support "
+                "passthrough disks (e.g. iSCSI/FC disks). The reason is "
+                "that the volumes need to be available on the destination "
+                "host side during an unexpected instance failover. In order "
+                "to leverage your storage backend, you may either use the "
+                "*standard* Nova Hyper-V driver or use the Cinder SMB volume "
+                "driver (which may imply deploying CSVs on top of LUNs "
+                "exposed by your storage backend).")
+            LOG.error(err_msg)
+            raise exception.VolumeDriverNotFound(driver_type=driver_type)
+
+        return super(ClusterVolumeOps, self)._get_volume_driver(
+            connection_info)
diff --git a/compute_hyperv/nova/volumeops.py b/compute_hyperv/nova/volumeops.py
index cba02618..ebe27c4e 100644
--- a/compute_hyperv/nova/volumeops.py
+++ b/compute_hyperv/nova/volumeops.py
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class VolumeOps(object):
 
         self._vmutils = utilsfactory.get_vmutils()
         self._default_root_device = 'vda'
+
+        self._load_volume_drivers()
+
+    def _load_volume_drivers(self):
         self.volume_drivers = {
             constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SMBFS: SMBFSVolumeDriver(),
             constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_ISCSI: ISCSIVolumeDriver(),
diff --git a/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_volumeops.py b/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_volumeops.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5db4e10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compute_hyperv/tests/unit/cluster/test_volumeops.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+# Copyright 2018 Cloudbase Solutions Srl
+#
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from nova import exception
+
+from compute_hyperv.nova.cluster import volumeops
+from compute_hyperv.nova import constants
+from compute_hyperv.nova import volumeops as base_volumeops
+from compute_hyperv.tests.unit import test_base
+
+
+class ClusterVolumeOpsTestCase(test_base.HyperVBaseTestCase):
+    _autospec_classes = [
+        base_volumeops.cinder.API,
+    ]
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(ClusterVolumeOpsTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self._volumeops = volumeops.ClusterVolumeOps()
+
+    def test_loaded_volume_drivers(self):
+        self.assertEqual(set([constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SMBFS]),
+                         set(self._volumeops.volume_drivers.keys()))
+
+    def test_get_blacklisted_volume_driver(self):
+        conn_info = dict(driver_volume_type=constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_ISCSI)
+
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exception.VolumeDriverNotFound,
+            self._volumeops._get_volume_driver,
+            conn_info)
+
+    def test_get_supported_volume_driver(self):
+        conn_info = dict(driver_volume_type=constants.STORAGE_PROTOCOL_SMBFS)
+        drv = self._volumeops._get_volume_driver(conn_info)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(drv, base_volumeops.SMBFSVolumeDriver)