diff --git a/controllers/workspace/devworkspace_controller.go b/controllers/workspace/devworkspace_controller.go
index 23f264bd8..9deb28a73 100644
--- a/controllers/workspace/devworkspace_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/workspace/devworkspace_controller.go
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ func (r *DevWorkspaceReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request
 		return r.failWorkspace(workspace, fmt.Sprintf("Error provisioning storage: %s", err), metrics.ReasonBadRequest, reqLogger, &reconcileStatus), nil
 	}
 
-	if storageProvisioner.NeedsStorage(&workspace.Spec.Template) && home.NeedsPersistentHomeDirectory(workspace) {
+	if home.StorageStrategySupportsPersistentHome(workspace) && home.NeedsPersistentHomeDirectory(workspace) {
 		workspaceWithHomeVolume, err := home.AddPersistentHomeVolume(workspace)
 		if err != nil {
 			reconcileStatus.addWarning(fmt.Sprintf("Info: default persistentHome volume is not being used: %s", err.Error()))
diff --git a/pkg/library/home/persistentHome.go b/pkg/library/home/persistentHome.go
index 61626971b..e4d9db97a 100644
--- a/pkg/library/home/persistentHome.go
+++ b/pkg/library/home/persistentHome.go
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@ func AddPersistentHomeVolume(workspace *common.DevWorkspaceWithConfig) (*v1alpha
 	return dwTemplateSpecCopy, nil
 }
 
+// Returns true if the workspace's storage strategy supports persisting the user home directory.
+// The storage strategies which support home persistence are: per-user/common, per-workspace & async.
+// The ephemeral storage strategy does not support home persistence.
+func StorageStrategySupportsPersistentHome(workspace *common.DevWorkspaceWithConfig) bool {
+	storageClass := workspace.Spec.Template.Attributes.GetString(constants.DevWorkspaceStorageTypeAttribute, nil)
+	return storageClass != constants.EphemeralStorageClassType
+}
+
 // Returns true if `persistUserHome` is enabled in the DevWorkspaceOperatorConfig
 // and none of the container components in the DevWorkspace mount a volume to `/home/user/`.
 // Returns false otherwise.