diff --git a/swift/common/utils.py b/swift/common/utils.py
index 5c50e198f1..4ed6e64967 100644
--- a/swift/common/utils.py
+++ b/swift/common/utils.py
@@ -3583,6 +3583,12 @@ def ismount_raw(path):
         # path/.. is the same i-node as path
         return True
 
+    # Device and inode checks are not properly working inside containerized
+    # environments, therefore using a workaround to check if there is a
+    # stubfile placed by an operator
+    if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(path, ".ismount")):
+        return True
+
     return False
 
 
diff --git a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
index 25926f2ed1..aaf2e1f83a 100644
--- a/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
+++ b/test/unit/common/test_utils.py
@@ -3300,6 +3300,16 @@ cluster_dfw1 = http://dfw1.host/v1/
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
 
+    def test_ismount_successes_stubfile(self):
+        tmpdir = mkdtemp()
+        fname = os.path.join(tmpdir, ".ismount")
+        try:
+            with open(fname, "w") as stubfile:
+                stubfile.write("")
+            self.assertTrue(utils.ismount(tmpdir))
+        finally:
+            shutil.rmtree(tmpdir)
+
     def test_parse_content_type(self):
         self.assertEqual(utils.parse_content_type('text/plain'),
                          ('text/plain', []))