diff --git a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
index d1403280e69..0f5b0785b66 100755
--- a/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
+++ b/hack/local-up-cluster.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ ENABLE_DAEMON=${ENABLE_DAEMON:-false}
 HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE=${HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE:-"127.0.0.1"}
 CLOUD_PROVIDER=${CLOUD_PROVIDER:-""}
 CLOUD_CONFIG=${CLOUD_CONFIG:-""}
+FEATURE_GATES=${FEATURE_GATES:-"AllAlpha=true"}
+
 
 # START_MODE can be 'all', 'kubeletonly', or 'nokubelet'
 START_MODE=${START_MODE:-"all"}
@@ -309,6 +311,7 @@ function start_apiserver {
       --insecure-port="${API_PORT}" \
       --etcd-servers="http://${ETCD_HOST}:${ETCD_PORT}" \
       --service-cluster-ip-range="${SERVICE_CLUSTER_IP_RANGE}" \
+      --feature-gates="${FEATURE_GATES}" \
       --cloud-provider="${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" \
       --cloud-config="${CLOUD_CONFIG}" \
       --cors-allowed-origins="${API_CORS_ALLOWED_ORIGINS}" >"${APISERVER_LOG}" 2>&1 &
@@ -333,6 +336,7 @@ function start_controller_manager {
       --enable-hostpath-provisioner="${ENABLE_HOSTPATH_PROVISIONER}" \
       ${node_cidr_args} \
       --pvclaimbinder-sync-period="${CLAIM_BINDER_SYNC_PERIOD}" \
+      --feature-gates="${FEATURE_GATES}" \
       --cloud-provider="${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" \
       --cloud-config="${CLOUD_CONFIG}" \
       --master="${API_HOST}:${API_PORT}" >"${CTLRMGR_LOG}" 2>&1 &
@@ -375,7 +379,7 @@ function start_kubelet {
       if [[ -n "${NET_PLUGIN}" ]]; then
         net_plugin_args="--network-plugin=${NET_PLUGIN}"
       fi
-      
+
       net_plugin_dir_args=""
       if [[ -n "${NET_PLUGIN_DIR}" ]]; then
         net_plugin_dir_args="--network-plugin-dir=${NET_PLUGIN_DIR}"
@@ -407,6 +411,7 @@ function start_kubelet {
         --cloud-config="${CLOUD_CONFIG}" \
         --address="${KUBELET_HOST}" \
         --api-servers="${API_HOST}:${API_PORT}" \
+        --feature-gates="${FEATURE_GATES}" \
         --cpu-cfs-quota=${CPU_CFS_QUOTA} \
         --enable-controller-attach-detach="${ENABLE_CONTROLLER_ATTACH_DETACH}" \
         ${dns_args} \
@@ -423,7 +428,7 @@ function start_kubelet {
       # dockerized kubelet that might be running.
       cleanup_dockerized_kubelet
       cred_bind=""
-      # path to cloud credentails. 
+      # path to cloud credentails.
       cloud_cred=""
       if [ "${CLOUD_PROVIDER}" == "aws" ]; then
           cloud_cred="${HOME}/.aws/credentials"
@@ -460,6 +465,7 @@ function start_kubeproxy {
     sudo -E "${GO_OUT}/hyperkube" proxy \
       --v=${LOG_LEVEL} \
       --hostname-override="${HOSTNAME_OVERRIDE}" \
+      --feature-gates="${FEATURE_GATES}" \
       --master="http://${API_HOST}:${API_PORT}" >"${PROXY_LOG}" 2>&1 &
     PROXY_PID=$!
 
@@ -541,7 +547,7 @@ To start using your cluster, open up another terminal/tab and run:
   cluster/kubectl.sh config use-context local
   cluster/kubectl.sh
 EOF
-else 
+else
   cat <<EOF
 The kubelet was started.
 
@@ -582,7 +588,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "${START_MODE}" != "nokubelet" ]]; then
   start_kubelet
-fi  
+fi
 
 print_success