diff --git a/ceph-client/templates/deployment-mds.yaml b/ceph-client/templates/deployment-mds.yaml
index 7df88fbcaa..b116e60abf 100644
--- a/ceph-client/templates/deployment-mds.yaml
+++ b/ceph-client/templates/deployment-mds.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1beta1
 metadata:
   name: ceph-mds
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: {{ .Values.pod.replicas.mds }}
   template:
     metadata:
       name: ceph-mds
diff --git a/ceph-client/values.yaml b/ceph-client/values.yaml
index 88804a57c2..d40ddcb971 100644
--- a/ceph-client/values.yaml
+++ b/ceph-client/values.yaml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ pod:
     rbd_provisioner: 2
     cephfs_provisioner: 2
     mgr: 2
+    mds: 2
   affinity:
     anti:
       type:
diff --git a/tools/deployment/developer/ceph/040-ceph.sh b/tools/deployment/developer/ceph/040-ceph.sh
index f50efb484e..e0b808985b 100755
--- a/tools/deployment/developer/ceph/040-ceph.sh
+++ b/tools/deployment/developer/ceph/040-ceph.sh
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ conf:
 pod:
   replicas:
     mgr: 1
+    mds: 1
 EOF
 
 for CHART in ceph-mon ceph-osd ceph-client; do