diff --git a/rest/request.go b/rest/request.go
index 850e57da..f5a9f68c 100644
--- a/rest/request.go
+++ b/rest/request.go
@@ -37,12 +37,15 @@ import (
 	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/streaming"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/net"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	clientfeatures "k8s.io/client-go/features"
 	restclientwatch "k8s.io/client-go/rest/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/flowcontrol"
@@ -768,6 +771,142 @@ func (r *Request) Watch(ctx context.Context) (watch.Interface, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+type WatchListResult struct {
+	// err holds any errors we might have received
+	// during streaming.
+	err error
+
+	// items hold the collected data
+	items []runtime.Object
+
+	// initialEventsEndBookmarkRV holds the resource version
+	// extracted from the bookmark event that marks
+	// the end of the stream.
+	initialEventsEndBookmarkRV string
+
+	// gv represents the API version
+	// it is used to construct the final list response
+	// normally this information is filled by the server
+	gv schema.GroupVersion
+}
+
+func (r WatchListResult) Into(obj runtime.Object) error {
+	if r.err != nil {
+		return r.err
+	}
+
+	listPtr, err := meta.GetItemsPtr(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	listVal, err := conversion.EnforcePtr(listPtr)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if listVal.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+		return fmt.Errorf("need a pointer to slice, got %v", listVal.Kind())
+	}
+
+	if len(r.items) == 0 {
+		listVal.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(listVal.Type(), 0, 0))
+	} else {
+		listVal.Set(reflect.MakeSlice(listVal.Type(), len(r.items), len(r.items)))
+		for i, o := range r.items {
+			if listVal.Type().Elem() != reflect.TypeOf(o).Elem() {
+				return fmt.Errorf("received object type = %v at index = %d, doesn't match the list item type = %v", reflect.TypeOf(o).Elem(), i, listVal.Type().Elem())
+			}
+			listVal.Index(i).Set(reflect.ValueOf(o).Elem())
+		}
+	}
+
+	listMeta, err := meta.ListAccessor(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	listMeta.SetResourceVersion(r.initialEventsEndBookmarkRV)
+
+	typeMeta, err := meta.TypeAccessor(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	version := r.gv.String()
+	typeMeta.SetAPIVersion(version)
+	typeMeta.SetKind(reflect.TypeOf(obj).Elem().Name())
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// WatchList establishes a stream to get a consistent snapshot of data
+// from the server as described in https://github.com/kubernetes/enhancements/tree/master/keps/sig-api-machinery/3157-watch-list#proposal
+//
+// Note that the watchlist requires properly setting the ListOptions
+// otherwise it just establishes a regular watch with the server.
+// Check the documentation https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/using-api/api-concepts/#streaming-lists
+// to see what parameters are currently required.
+func (r *Request) WatchList(ctx context.Context) WatchListResult {
+	if !clientfeatures.FeatureGates().Enabled(clientfeatures.WatchListClient) {
+		return WatchListResult{err: fmt.Errorf("%q feature gate is not enabled", clientfeatures.WatchListClient)}
+	}
+	// TODO(#115478): consider validating request parameters (i.e sendInitialEvents).
+	//  Most users use the generated client, which handles the proper setting of parameters.
+	//  We don't have validation for other methods (e.g., the Watch)
+	//  thus, for symmetry, we haven't added additional checks for the WatchList method.
+	w, err := r.Watch(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return WatchListResult{err: err}
+	}
+	return r.handleWatchList(ctx, w)
+}
+
+// handleWatchList holds the actual logic for easier unit testing.
+// Note that this function will close the passed watch.
+func (r *Request) handleWatchList(ctx context.Context, w watch.Interface) WatchListResult {
+	defer w.Stop()
+	var lastKey string
+	var items []runtime.Object
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return WatchListResult{err: ctx.Err()}
+		case event, ok := <-w.ResultChan():
+			if !ok {
+				return WatchListResult{err: fmt.Errorf("unexpected watch close")}
+			}
+			if event.Type == watch.Error {
+				return WatchListResult{err: errors.FromObject(event.Object)}
+			}
+			meta, err := meta.Accessor(event.Object)
+			if err != nil {
+				return WatchListResult{err: fmt.Errorf("failed to parse watch event: %#v", event)}
+			}
+
+			switch event.Type {
+			case watch.Added:
+				// the following check ensures that the response is ordered.
+				// earlier servers had a bug that caused them to not sort the output.
+				// in such cases, return an error which can trigger fallback logic.
+				key := objectKeyFromMeta(meta)
+				if len(lastKey) > 0 && lastKey > key {
+					return WatchListResult{err: fmt.Errorf("cannot add the obj (%#v) with the key = %s, as it violates the ordering guarantees provided by the watchlist feature in beta phase, lastInsertedKey was = %s", event.Object, key, lastKey)}
+				}
+				items = append(items, event.Object)
+				lastKey = key
+			case watch.Bookmark:
+				if meta.GetAnnotations()[metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey] == "true" {
+					return WatchListResult{
+						items:                      items,
+						initialEventsEndBookmarkRV: meta.GetResourceVersion(),
+						gv:                         r.c.content.GroupVersion,
+					}
+				}
+			default:
+				return WatchListResult{err: fmt.Errorf("unexpected watch event %#v, expected to only receive watch.Added and watch.Bookmark events", event)}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (r *Request) newStreamWatcher(resp *http.Response) (watch.Interface, error) {
 	contentType := resp.Header.Get("Content-Type")
 	mediaType, params, err := mime.ParseMediaType(contentType)
@@ -1470,3 +1609,10 @@ func ValidatePathSegmentName(name string, prefix bool) []string {
 	}
 	return IsValidPathSegmentName(name)
 }
+
+func objectKeyFromMeta(objMeta metav1.Object) string {
+	if len(objMeta.GetNamespace()) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", objMeta.GetNamespace(), objMeta.GetName())
+	}
+	return objMeta.GetName()
+}
diff --git a/rest/request_watchlist_test.go b/rest/request_watchlist_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4ebfe81b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rest/request_watchlist_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,356 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package rest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+)
+
+func TestWatchListResult(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name   string
+		target WatchListResult
+		result runtime.Object
+
+		expectedResult *v1.PodList
+		expectedErr    error
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "not a pointer",
+			result:      fakeObj{},
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("rest.fakeObj is not a list: expected pointer, but got rest.fakeObj type"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nil input won't panic",
+			result:      nil,
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("<nil> is not a list: expected pointer, but got invalid kind"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "not a list",
+			result:      &v1.Pod{},
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("*v1.Pod is not a list: no Items field in this object"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "an err is always returned",
+			result:      nil,
+			target:      WatchListResult{err: fmt.Errorf("dummy err")},
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("dummy err"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "empty list",
+			result: &v1.PodList{},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "PodList"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "gv is applied",
+			result: &v1.PodList{},
+			target: WatchListResult{gv: schema.GroupVersion{Group: "g", Version: "v"}},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "PodList", APIVersion: "g/v"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "gv is applied, empty group",
+			result: &v1.PodList{},
+			target: WatchListResult{gv: schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v"}},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "PodList", APIVersion: "v"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "rv is applied",
+			result: &v1.PodList{},
+			target: WatchListResult{initialEventsEndBookmarkRV: "100"},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "PodList"},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "100"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "items are applied",
+			result: &v1.PodList{},
+			target: WatchListResult{items: []runtime.Object{makePod(1), makePod(2)}},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{Kind: "PodList"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod(1), *makePod(2)},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "type mismatch",
+			result:      &v1.PodList{},
+			target:      WatchListResult{items: []runtime.Object{makeNamespace("1")}},
+			expectedErr: fmt.Errorf("received object type = v1.Namespace at index = 0, doesn't match the list item type = v1.Pod"),
+		},
+	}
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(scenario.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := scenario.target.Into(scenario.result)
+			if scenario.expectedErr != nil && err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected an error = %v, got nil", scenario.expectedErr)
+			}
+			if scenario.expectedErr == nil && err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("didn't expect an error, got =  %v", err)
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				if scenario.expectedErr.Error() != err.Error() {
+					t.Fatalf("unexpected err = %v, expected = %v", err, scenario.expectedErr)
+				}
+				return
+			}
+			if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(scenario.expectedResult, scenario.result) {
+				t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(scenario.expectedResult, scenario.result))
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWatchListSuccess(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name           string
+		gv             schema.GroupVersion
+		watchEvents    []watch.Event
+		expectedResult *v1.PodList
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "happy path",
+			// Note that the APIVersion for the core API group is "v1" (not "core/v1").
+			// We fake "core/v1" here to test if the Group part is properly
+			// recognized and set on the resulting object.
+			gv: schema.GroupVersion{Group: "core", Version: "v1"},
+			watchEvents: []watch.Event{
+				{Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod(1)},
+				{Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod(2)},
+				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: makeBookmarkEvent(5)},
+			},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "core/v1",
+					Kind:       "PodList",
+				},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "5"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod(1), *makePod(2)},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "APIVersion with only version provided is properly set",
+			gv:   schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"},
+			watchEvents: []watch.Event{
+				{Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod(1)},
+				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: makeBookmarkEvent(5)},
+			},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "v1",
+					Kind:       "PodList",
+				},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "5"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod(1)},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "only the bookmark",
+			gv:   schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"},
+			watchEvents: []watch.Event{
+				{Type: watch.Bookmark, Object: makeBookmarkEvent(5)},
+			},
+			expectedResult: &v1.PodList{
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "v1",
+					Kind:       "PodList",
+				},
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "5"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(scenario.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			fakeWatcher := watch.NewFake()
+			target := &Request{
+				c: &RESTClient{
+					content: ClientContentConfig{
+						GroupVersion: scenario.gv,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			go func(watchEvents []watch.Event) {
+				for _, watchEvent := range watchEvents {
+					fakeWatcher.Action(watchEvent.Type, watchEvent.Object)
+				}
+			}(scenario.watchEvents)
+
+			res := target.handleWatchList(ctx, fakeWatcher)
+			if res.err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(res.err)
+			}
+
+			result := &v1.PodList{}
+			if err := res.Into(result); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(scenario.expectedResult, result) {
+				t.Errorf("diff: %v", cmp.Diff(scenario.expectedResult, result))
+			}
+			if !fakeWatcher.IsStopped() {
+				t.Fatalf("the watcher wasn't stopped")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestWatchListFailure(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name        string
+		ctx         context.Context
+		watcher     *watch.FakeWatcher
+		watchEvents []watch.Event
+
+		expectedError error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "request stop",
+			ctx: func() context.Context {
+				ctx, ctxCancel := context.WithCancel(context.TODO())
+				ctxCancel()
+				return ctx
+			}(),
+			watcher:       watch.NewFake(),
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("context canceled"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "stop watcher",
+			ctx:  context.TODO(),
+			watcher: func() *watch.FakeWatcher {
+				w := watch.NewFake()
+				w.Stop()
+				return w
+			}(),
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("unexpected watch close"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "stop on watch.Error",
+			ctx:           context.TODO(),
+			watcher:       watch.NewFake(),
+			watchEvents:   []watch.Event{{Type: watch.Error, Object: &apierrors.NewInternalError(fmt.Errorf("dummy errror")).ErrStatus}},
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("Internal error occurred: dummy errror"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "incorrect watch type (Deleted)",
+			ctx:           context.TODO(),
+			watcher:       watch.NewFake(),
+			watchEvents:   []watch.Event{{Type: watch.Deleted, Object: makePod(1)}},
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("unexpected watch event .*, expected to only receive watch.Added and watch.Bookmark events"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "incorrect watch type (Modified)",
+			ctx:           context.TODO(),
+			watcher:       watch.NewFake(),
+			watchEvents:   []watch.Event{{Type: watch.Modified, Object: makePod(1)}},
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("unexpected watch event .*, expected to only receive watch.Added and watch.Bookmark events"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "unordered input returns an error",
+			ctx:           context.TODO(),
+			watcher:       watch.NewFake(),
+			watchEvents:   []watch.Event{{Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod(3)}, {Type: watch.Added, Object: makePod(1)}},
+			expectedError: fmt.Errorf("cannot add the obj .* with the key = ns/pod-1, as it violates the ordering guarantees provided by the watchlist feature in beta phase, lastInsertedKey was = ns/pod-3"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(scenario.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			target := &Request{}
+			go func(w *watch.FakeWatcher, watchEvents []watch.Event) {
+				for _, event := range watchEvents {
+					w.Action(event.Type, event.Object)
+				}
+			}(scenario.watcher, scenario.watchEvents)
+
+			res := target.handleWatchList(scenario.ctx, scenario.watcher)
+			resErr := res.Into(nil)
+			if resErr == nil {
+				t.Fatal("expected to get an error, got nil")
+			}
+			matched, err := regexp.MatchString(scenario.expectedError.Error(), resErr.Error())
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			if !matched {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected err = %v, expected = %v", resErr, scenario.expectedError)
+			}
+			if !scenario.watcher.IsStopped() {
+				t.Fatalf("the watcher wasn't stopped")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func makePod(rv uint64) *v1.Pod {
+	return &v1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:            fmt.Sprintf("pod-%d", rv),
+			Namespace:       "ns",
+			ResourceVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%d", rv),
+			Annotations:     map[string]string{},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func makeNamespace(name string) *v1.Namespace {
+	return &v1.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: name}}
+}
+
+func makeBookmarkEvent(rv uint64) *v1.Pod {
+	return &v1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			ResourceVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%d", rv),
+			Annotations:     map[string]string{metav1.InitialEventsAnnotationKey: "true"},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+type fakeObj struct {
+}
+
+func (f fakeObj) GetObjectKind() schema.ObjectKind {
+	return schema.EmptyObjectKind
+}
+
+func (f fakeObj) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	return fakeObj{}
+}