diff --git a/.changelog/27147.txt b/.changelog/27147.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..25342c1759b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/27147.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+dynamic host volumes: fix Windows compatibility
+```
diff --git a/client/hostvolumemanager/host_volume_plugin.go b/client/hostvolumemanager/host_volume_plugin.go
index b9bf6912ce9..a63105d1cc0 100644
--- a/client/hostvolumemanager/host_volume_plugin.go
+++ b/client/hostvolumemanager/host_volume_plugin.go
@@ -144,18 +144,20 @@ func (p *HostVolumePluginMkdir) Create(_ context.Context,
 	}
 
 	// Chown note: A uid or gid of -1 means to not change that value.
-	if err = os.Chown(path, params.Uid, params.Gid); err != nil {
-		log.Error("error changing owner/group", "error", err, "uid", params.Uid, "gid", params.Gid)
-
-		// Failing to change ownership is fatal for this plugin. Since we have
-		// already created the directory, we should attempt to clean it.
-		// Otherwise, the operator must do this manually.
-		if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
-			log.Error("failed to remove directory after create failure",
-				"error", err)
+	if params.Uid != -1 || params.Gid != -1 {
+		if err = os.Chown(path, params.Uid, params.Gid); err != nil {
+			log.Error("error changing owner/group", "error", err, "uid", params.Uid, "gid", params.Gid)
+
+			// Failing to change ownership is fatal for this plugin. Since we have
+			// already created the directory, we should attempt to clean it.
+			// Otherwise, the operator must do this manually.
+			if err := os.RemoveAll(path); err != nil {
+				log.Error("failed to remove directory after create failure",
+					"error", err)
+			}
+
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("error changing owner/group: %w", err)
 		}
-
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error changing owner/group: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	log.Debug("plugin ran successfully")