diff --git a/awx/main/conf.py b/awx/main/conf.py
index 6756347b54..c754ecc92a 100644
--- a/awx/main/conf.py
+++ b/awx/main/conf.py
@@ -334,6 +334,19 @@ register(
     category_slug='jobs',
 )
 
+register(
+    'AWX_MOUNT_ISOLATED_PATHS_ON_K8S',
+    field_class=fields.BooleanField,
+    default=False,
+    label=_('Expose host paths for Container Groups'),
+    help_text=_(
+        'Expose paths via hostPath for the Pods created by a Container Group. '
+        'HostPath volumes present many security risks, and it is a best practice to avoid the use of HostPaths when possible. '
+    ),
+    category=_('Jobs'),
+    category_slug='jobs',
+)
+
 register(
     'GALAXY_IGNORE_CERTS',
     field_class=fields.BooleanField,
diff --git a/awx/main/constants.py b/awx/main/constants.py
index 36209c3334..9074d9bd7f 100644
--- a/awx/main/constants.py
+++ b/awx/main/constants.py
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ JOB_FOLDER_PREFIX = 'awx_%s_'
 
 # :z option tells Podman that two containers share the volume content with r/w
 # :O option tells Podman to mount the directory from the host as a temporary storage using the overlay file system.
+# :ro or :rw option to mount a volume in read-only or read-write mode, respectively. By default, the volumes are mounted read-write.
 # see podman-run manpage for further details
 # /HOST-DIR:/CONTAINER-DIR:OPTIONS
-CONTAINER_VOLUMES_MOUNT_TYPES = ['z', 'O']
+CONTAINER_VOLUMES_MOUNT_TYPES = ['z', 'O', 'ro', 'rw']
 MAX_ISOLATED_PATH_COLON_DELIMITER = 2
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py b/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py
index 7dea383014..54ce9b2f3d 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks/jobs.py
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ from awx.main.constants import (
     STANDARD_INVENTORY_UPDATE_ENV,
     JOB_FOLDER_PREFIX,
     MAX_ISOLATED_PATH_COLON_DELIMITER,
+    CONTAINER_VOLUMES_MOUNT_TYPES,
 )
 from awx.main.models import (
     Instance,
@@ -164,6 +165,13 @@ class BaseTask(object):
                 # Uppercase Z restricts access (in weird ways) to 1 container at a time
                 if this_path.count(':') == MAX_ISOLATED_PATH_COLON_DELIMITER:
                     src, dest, scontext = this_path.split(':')
+
+                    # scontext validation via performed via API, but since this can be overriden via settings.py
+                    # let's ensure scontext is one that we support
+                    if scontext not in CONTAINER_VOLUMES_MOUNT_TYPES:
+                        scontext = 'z'
+                        logger.warn(f'The path {this_path} has volume mount type {scontext} which is not supported. Using "z" instead.')
+
                     params['container_volume_mounts'].append(f'{src}:{dest}:{scontext}')
                 elif this_path.count(':') == MAX_ISOLATED_PATH_COLON_DELIMITER - 1:
                     src, dest = this_path.split(':')
diff --git a/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py b/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py
index 4cb0a543a2..2bdc0223ea 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks/receptor.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ from awx.main.utils.common import (
     parse_yaml_or_json,
     cleanup_new_process,
 )
+from awx.main.constants import MAX_ISOLATED_PATH_COLON_DELIMITER
+
 
 # Receptorctl
 from receptorctl.socket_interface import ReceptorControl
@@ -488,6 +490,48 @@ class AWXReceptorJob:
             if self.task.instance.execution_environment.pull:
                 pod_spec['spec']['containers'][0]['imagePullPolicy'] = pull_options[self.task.instance.execution_environment.pull]
 
+        # This allows the user to also expose the isolated path list
+        # to EEs running in k8s/ocp environments, i.e. container groups.
+        # This assumes the node and SA supports hostPath volumes
+        # type is not passed due to backward compatibility,
+        # which means that no checks will be performed before mounting the hostPath volume.
+        if settings.AWX_MOUNT_ISOLATED_PATHS_ON_K8S and settings.AWX_ISOLATION_SHOW_PATHS:
+            spec_volume_mounts = []
+            spec_volumes = []
+
+            for idx, this_path in enumerate(settings.AWX_ISOLATION_SHOW_PATHS):
+                scontext = None
+                if this_path.count(':') == MAX_ISOLATED_PATH_COLON_DELIMITER:
+                    src, dest, scontext = this_path.split(':')
+                elif this_path.count(':') == MAX_ISOLATED_PATH_COLON_DELIMITER - 1:
+                    src, dest = this_path.split(':')
+                else:
+                    src = dest = this_path
+
+                # Enforce read-only volume if 'ro' has been explicitly passed
+                # We do this so we can use the same configuration for regular scenarios and k8s
+                # Since flags like ':O', ':z' or ':Z' are not valid in the k8s realm
+                # Example: /data:/data:ro
+                read_only = bool('ro' == scontext)
+
+                # Since type is not being passed, k8s by default will not perform any checks if the
+                # hostPath volume exists on the k8s node itself.
+                spec_volumes.append({'name': f'volume-{idx}', 'hostPath': {'path': src}})
+
+                spec_volume_mounts.append({'name': f'volume-{idx}', 'mountPath': f'{dest}', 'readOnly': read_only})
+
+            # merge any volumes definition already present in the pod_spec
+            if 'volumes' in pod_spec['spec']:
+                pod_spec['spec']['volumes'] += spec_volumes
+            else:
+                pod_spec['spec']['volumes'] = spec_volumes
+
+            # merge any volumesMounts definition already present in the pod_spec
+            if 'volumeMounts' in pod_spec['spec']['containers'][0]:
+                pod_spec['spec']['containers'][0]['volumeMounts'] += spec_volume_mounts
+            else:
+                pod_spec['spec']['containers'][0]['volumeMounts'] = spec_volume_mounts
+
         if self.task and self.task.instance.is_container_group_task:
             # If EE credential is passed, create an imagePullSecret
             if self.task.instance.execution_environment and self.task.instance.execution_environment.credential:
diff --git a/awx/settings/defaults.py b/awx/settings/defaults.py
index 9d0078916d..bc3c2549c3 100644
--- a/awx/settings/defaults.py
+++ b/awx/settings/defaults.py
@@ -1001,3 +1001,6 @@ DEFAULT_CONTROL_PLANE_QUEUE_NAME = 'controlplane'
 # For example, to disable SELinux in containers for podman
 # DEFAULT_CONTAINER_RUN_OPTIONS = ['--security-opt', 'label=disable']
 DEFAULT_CONTAINER_RUN_OPTIONS = ['--network', 'slirp4netns:enable_ipv6=true']
+
+# Mount exposed paths as hostPath resource in k8s/ocp
+AWX_MOUNT_ISOLATED_PATHS_ON_K8S = False
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/JobsEdit.js b/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/JobsEdit.js
index fec8d6cdb8..22066243b7 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/JobsEdit.js
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/JobsEdit.js
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ function JobsEdit() {
                   name="AWX_ISOLATION_SHOW_PATHS"
                   config={jobs.AWX_ISOLATION_SHOW_PATHS}
                 />
+                <BooleanField
+                  name="AWX_MOUNT_ISOLATED_PATHS_ON_K8S"
+                  config={jobs.AWX_MOUNT_ISOLATED_PATHS_ON_K8S}
+                />
                 <ObjectField name="AWX_TASK_ENV" config={jobs.AWX_TASK_ENV} />
                 {submitError && <FormSubmitError error={submitError} />}
                 {revertError && <FormSubmitError error={revertError} />}
diff --git a/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/data.defaultJobSettings.json b/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/data.defaultJobSettings.json
index 749249494a..9736f3794b 100644
--- a/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/data.defaultJobSettings.json
+++ b/awx/ui/src/screens/Setting/Jobs/JobsEdit/data.defaultJobSettings.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
   "AWX_ISOLATION_SHOW_PATHS": [],
   "AWX_ROLES_ENABLED": true,
   "AWX_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS": false,
+  "AWX_MOUNT_ISOLATED_PATHS_ON_K8S": false,
   "AWX_TASK_ENV": {},
   "DEFAULT_INVENTORY_UPDATE_TIMEOUT": 0,
   "DEFAULT_JOB_TIMEOUT": 0,