diff --git a/.github/workflows/common-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/common-tests.yaml
index 94f344cacdd..ea0e7cb2f28 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common-tests.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,8 @@ jobs:
           ## TODO: reenable when we've some credentials ready to rock for testing
           # - volsync-dest-values.yaml
           # - volsync-src-values.yaml
+          # - volsync-dest-direct-values.yaml
+          # - volsync-src-direct-values.yaml
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-dest-direct-values.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-dest-direct-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc1592317ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-dest-direct-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+service:
+  main:
+    enabled: true
+    primary: true
+    ports:
+      main:
+        enabled: true
+        primary: true
+        port: 8080
+
+workload:
+  main:
+    enabled: true
+    primary: true
+    type: Deployment
+    podSpec:
+      containers:
+        main:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          args:
+            - --port
+            - "8080"
+          probes:
+            liveness:
+              enabled: true
+              type: http
+              port: "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"
+            readiness:
+              enabled: true
+              type: http
+              port: "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"
+            startup:
+              enabled: true
+              type: http
+              port: "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"
+
+persistence:
+  destbackup:
+    enabled: true
+    type: pvc
+    mountPath: /backedup
+    copyMethod: Direct
+    targetSelectAll: true
+    volsync:
+      - name: mybackup
+        type: restic
+        copyMethod: Direct
+        credentials: mys3
+        dest:
+          enabled: true
+        src:
+          enabled: false
+
+credentials:
+  mys3:
+    type: s3
+    url: "http://test"
+    bucket: "test"
+    accessKey: "test"
+    secretKey: "test"
+    encrKey: "test"
diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-dest-values.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-dest-values.yaml
index 498cf38aa7b..6ce07c63515 100644
--- a/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-dest-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-dest-values.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ persistence:
 credentials:
   mys3:
     type: s3
-    url: "test"
+    url: "http://test"
     bucket: "test"
     accessKey: "test"
     secretKey: "test"
diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-src-direct-values.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-src-direct-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b74cf240be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-src-direct-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+service:
+  main:
+    enabled: true
+    primary: true
+    ports:
+      main:
+        enabled: true
+        primary: true
+        port: 8080
+
+workload:
+  main:
+    enabled: true
+    primary: true
+    type: Deployment
+    podSpec:
+      containers:
+        main:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          args:
+            - --port
+            - "8080"
+          probes:
+            liveness:
+              enabled: true
+              type: http
+              port: "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"
+            readiness:
+              enabled: true
+              type: http
+              port: "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"
+            startup:
+              enabled: true
+              type: http
+              port: "{{ .Values.service.main.ports.main.port }}"
+
+persistence:
+  srcbackup:
+    enabled: true
+    type: pvc
+    mountPath: /backedup
+    copyMethod: Direct
+    targetSelectAll: true
+    volsync:
+      - name: mybackup
+        type: restic
+        credentials: mys3
+        copyMethod: Direct
+        dest:
+          enabled: false
+        src:
+          enabled: true
+
+credentials:
+  mys3:
+    type: s3
+    url: "http://test"
+    bucket: "test"
+    accessKey: "test"
+    secretKey: "test"
+    encrKey: "test"
diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-src-values.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-src-values.yaml
index b5293c33ea3..260bd552ae9 100644
--- a/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-src-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/ci/volsync-src-values.yaml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ persistence:
 credentials:
   mys3:
     type: s3
-    url: "test"
+    url: "http://test"
     bucket: "test"
     accessKey: "test"
     secretKey: "test"
diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/tests/volsync/replication_dest_spec_test.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/tests/volsync/replication_dest_spec_test.yaml
index 28592db08fd..680f0223e00 100644
--- a/charts/library/common-test/tests/volsync/replication_dest_spec_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/tests/volsync/replication_dest_spec_test.yaml
@@ -304,3 +304,49 @@ tests:
                 fsGroup: 568
                 runAsUser: 568
                 runAsGroup: 568
+
+  - it: should generate correct spec with destinationPVC
+    set:
+      persistence:
+        destbackup:
+          enabled: true
+          type: pvc
+          mountPath: /backedup
+          volsync:
+            - name: mybackup1
+              type: restic
+              credentials: mys3
+              copyMethod: Direct
+              dest:
+                enabled: true
+                capacity: 200Gi
+              src:
+                enabled: false
+      credentials: *credentials
+    asserts:
+      - documentIndex: *replicationDestDoc
+        isKind:
+          of: ReplicationDestination
+      - documentIndex: *replicationDestDoc
+        isAPIVersion:
+          of: volsync.backube/v1alpha1
+      - documentIndex: *replicationDestDoc
+        equal:
+          path: spec
+          value:
+            trigger:
+              manual: restore-once
+            restic:
+              repository: test-release-name-common-test-destbackup-volsync-mybackup1
+              copyMethod: Direct
+              cleanupTempPVC: false
+              cleanupCachePVC: false
+              destinationPVC: test-release-name-common-test-destbackup
+              cacheCapacity: 10Gi
+              capacity: 200Gi
+              accessModes:
+                - ReadWriteOnce
+              moverSecurityContext:
+                fsGroup: 568
+                runAsUser: 568
+                runAsGroup: 568
diff --git a/charts/library/common/templates/class/volsync/_replicationDestination.tpl b/charts/library/common/templates/class/volsync/_replicationDestination.tpl
index ed0cc38ff81..7ca2322c411 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/templates/class/volsync/_replicationDestination.tpl
+++ b/charts/library/common/templates/class/volsync/_replicationDestination.tpl
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ objectData:
     {{- $cleanupCachePVC = $volsyncData.cleanupCachePVC -}}
   {{- end -}}
 
+  {{- $copyMethod := $volsyncData.copyMethod | default "Snapshot" -}}
   {{- $capacity := $rootCtx.Values.global.fallbackDefaults.pvcSize -}}
   {{- if $objectData.size -}}
     {{- $capacity = $objectData.size -}}
@@ -54,8 +55,11 @@ spec:
     manual: restore-once
   {{ $volsyncData.type }}:
     repository: {{ $volsyncData.repository }}
-    copyMethod: {{ $volsyncData.copyMethod | default "Snapshot"}}
+    copyMethod: {{ $copyMethod }}
     capacity: {{ $capacity }}
+    {{- if eq $copyMethod "Direct" }}
+    destinationPVC: {{ $objectData.name }}
+    {{- end }}
     cleanupTempPVC: {{ $cleanupTempPVC }}
     cleanupCachePVC: {{ $cleanupCachePVC }}
   {{- include "tc.v1.common.lib.volsync.storage" (dict "rootCtx" $rootCtx "objectData" $objectData "volsyncData" $volsyncData "target" "dest") | trim | nindent 4 }}