diff --git a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
index c1135226bbbc..c7e466d16ee2 100644
--- a/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
+++ b/internal/rbd/rbd_util.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	types "github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/rbd_types"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util"
 	"github.com/ceph/ceph-csi/internal/util/log"
 
@@ -150,6 +151,9 @@ type rbdImage struct {
 	ParentInTrash bool
 }
 
+// check that rbdVolume implements the types.Volume interface.
+var _ types.Volume = rbdVolume{}
+
 // rbdVolume represents a CSI volume and its RBD image specifics.
 type rbdVolume struct {
 	rbdImage
@@ -418,6 +422,11 @@ func (rs *rbdSnapshot) String() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s@%s", rs.Pool, rs.RbdImageName, rs.RbdSnapName)
 }
 
+// GetID returns the CSI volume handle of the image.
+func (ri *rbdImage) GetID(ctx context.Context) (string, error) {
+	return ri.VolID, nil
+}
+
 // createImage creates a new ceph image with provision and volume options.
 func createImage(ctx context.Context, pOpts *rbdVolume, cr *util.Credentials) error {
 	volSzMiB := fmt.Sprintf("%dM", util.RoundOffVolSize(pOpts.VolSize))
diff --git a/internal/rbd_types/volume.go b/internal/rbd_types/volume.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85a3443c9e4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/rbd_types/volume.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Ceph-CSI Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+//nolint:golint // this package should be renamed to rbd/types
+package rbd_types
+
+import (
+	"context"
+)
+
+type Volume interface {
+	// Destroy frees the resources used by the Volume.
+	Destroy(ctx context.Context)
+
+	Delete(ctx context.Context) error
+
+	GetID(ctx context.Context) (string, error)
+}