diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/runner_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/runner_types.go
index e84d9bd6..8d77fa6d 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/runner_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/runner_types.go
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ type RunnerSpec struct {
 	TerminationGracePeriodSeconds *int64 `json:"terminationGracePeriodSeconds,omitempty"`
 	// +optional
 	DockerdWithinRunnerContainer *bool `json:"dockerdWithinRunnerContainer,omitempty"`
+	// +optional
+	DockerEnabled *bool `json:"dockerEnabled,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ValidateRepository validates repository field.
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index b0d758ed..937b43b6 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -530,6 +530,11 @@ func (in *RunnerSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *RunnerSpec) {
 		*out = new(bool)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.DockerEnabled != nil {
+		in, out := &in.DockerEnabled, &out.DockerEnabled
+		*out = new(bool)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new RunnerSpec.
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml
index e0b4e02a..2e6e03e7 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ spec:
                           - name
                         type: object
                       type: array
+                    dockerEnabled:
+                      type: boolean
                     dockerdContainerResources:
                       description: ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.
                       properties:
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml
index e243ce43..0cc21cdb 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ spec:
                           - name
                         type: object
                       type: array
+                    dockerEnabled:
+                      type: boolean
                     dockerdContainerResources:
                       description: ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.
                       properties:
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml
index c14ad10d..5f8da46e 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/crds/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ spec:
                   - name
                 type: object
               type: array
+            dockerEnabled:
+              type: boolean
             dockerdContainerResources:
               description: ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.
               properties:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml b/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml
index e0b4e02a..2e6e03e7 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerdeployments.yaml
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ spec:
                           - name
                         type: object
                       type: array
+                    dockerEnabled:
+                      type: boolean
                     dockerdContainerResources:
                       description: ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.
                       properties:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml b/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml
index e243ce43..0cc21cdb 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runnerreplicasets.yaml
@@ -400,6 +400,8 @@ spec:
                           - name
                         type: object
                       type: array
+                    dockerEnabled:
+                      type: boolean
                     dockerdContainerResources:
                       description: ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.
                       properties:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml b/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml
index c14ad10d..5f8da46e 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/actions.summerwind.dev_runners.yaml
@@ -393,6 +393,8 @@ spec:
                   - name
                 type: object
               type: array
+            dockerEnabled:
+              type: boolean
             dockerdContainerResources:
               description: ResourceRequirements describes the compute resource requirements.
               properties:
diff --git a/controllers/runner_controller.go b/controllers/runner_controller.go
index 54e1d71f..7cd4c1c3 100644
--- a/controllers/runner_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/runner_controller.go
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ func (r *RunnerReconciler) newPod(runner v1alpha1.Runner) (corev1.Pod, error) {
 	var (
 		privileged      bool = true
 		dockerdInRunner bool = runner.Spec.DockerdWithinRunnerContainer != nil && *runner.Spec.DockerdWithinRunnerContainer
+		dockerEnabled   bool = runner.Spec.DockerEnabled == nil || *runner.Spec.DockerEnabled
 	)
 
 	runnerImage := runner.Spec.Image
@@ -373,7 +374,7 @@ func (r *RunnerReconciler) newPod(runner v1alpha1.Runner) (corev1.Pod, error) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	if !dockerdInRunner {
+	if !dockerdInRunner && dockerEnabled {
 		pod.Spec.Volumes = []corev1.Volume{
 			{
 				Name: "work",