diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/types.go b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
index c5ada193eff..af4d3dba507 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
@@ -583,9 +583,10 @@ type StorageMedium string
 
 // These are the valid value for StorageMedium
 const (
-	StorageMediumDefault   StorageMedium = ""          // use whatever the default is for the node
-	StorageMediumMemory    StorageMedium = "Memory"    // use memory (tmpfs)
-	StorageMediumHugePages StorageMedium = "HugePages" // use hugepages
+	StorageMediumDefault         StorageMedium = ""           // use whatever the default is for the node
+	StorageMediumMemory          StorageMedium = "Memory"     // use memory (tmpfs)
+	StorageMediumHugePages       StorageMedium = "HugePages"  // use hugepages
+	StorageMediumHugePagesPrefix StorageMedium = "HugePages-" // prefix for full medium notation HugePages-<size>
 )
 
 // Protocol defines network protocols supported for things like container ports.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go b/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go
index a930520f1b1..ac3018c9992 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper/helpers.go
@@ -103,6 +103,27 @@ func HugePageUnitSizeFromByteSize(size int64) (string, error) {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%d%s", size, hugePageSizeUnitList[idx]), nil
 }
 
+// IsHugePageMedium returns true if the volume medium is in 'HugePages[-size]' format
+func IsHugePageMedium(medium v1.StorageMedium) bool {
+	if medium == v1.StorageMediumHugePages {
+		return true
+	}
+	return strings.HasPrefix(string(medium), string(v1.StorageMediumHugePagesPrefix))
+}
+
+// HugePageSizeFromMedium returns the page size for the specified huge page medium.
+// If the specified input is not a valid huge page medium an error is returned.
+func HugePageSizeFromMedium(medium v1.StorageMedium) (resource.Quantity, error) {
+	if !IsHugePageMedium(medium) {
+		return resource.Quantity{}, fmt.Errorf("medium: %s is not a hugepage medium", medium)
+	}
+	if medium == v1.StorageMediumHugePages {
+		return resource.Quantity{}, fmt.Errorf("medium: %s doesn't have size information", medium)
+	}
+	pageSize := strings.TrimPrefix(string(medium), string(v1.StorageMediumHugePagesPrefix))
+	return resource.ParseQuantity(pageSize)
+}
+
 // IsOvercommitAllowed returns true if the resource is in the default
 // namespace and is not hugepages.
 func IsOvercommitAllowed(name v1.ResourceName) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index cec7ebf1d32..6c13172208c 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -3083,8 +3083,33 @@ func validateContainersOnlyForPod(containers []core.Container, fldPath *field.Pa
 	return allErrs
 }
 
+// PodValidationOptions contains the different settings for pod validation
+type PodValidationOptions struct {
+	// Allow pod spec to have more than one huge page resource (with different sizes)
+	AllowMultipleHugePageResources bool
+}
+
+// ValidatePodSingleHugePageResources checks if there are multiple huge
+// pages resources in the pod object.
+func ValidatePodSingleHugePageResources(pod *core.Pod, specPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
+	hugePageResources := sets.NewString()
+	for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+		resourceSet := toContainerResourcesSet(&pod.Spec.Containers[i])
+		for resourceStr := range resourceSet {
+			if v1helper.IsHugePageResourceName(v1.ResourceName(resourceStr)) {
+				hugePageResources.Insert(resourceStr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if len(hugePageResources) > 1 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(specPath, hugePageResources.List(), "must use a single hugepage size in a pod spec"))
+	}
+	return allErrs
+}
+
 // ValidatePod tests if required fields in the pod are set.
-func ValidatePod(pod *core.Pod) field.ErrorList {
+func ValidatePod(pod *core.Pod, opts PodValidationOptions) field.ErrorList {
 	fldPath := field.NewPath("metadata")
 	allErrs := ValidateObjectMeta(&pod.ObjectMeta, true, ValidatePodName, fldPath)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePodSpecificAnnotations(pod.ObjectMeta.Annotations, &pod.Spec, fldPath.Child("annotations"))...)
@@ -3111,17 +3136,8 @@ func ValidatePod(pod *core.Pod) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateContainersOnlyForPod(pod.Spec.Containers, specPath.Child("containers"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validateContainersOnlyForPod(pod.Spec.InitContainers, specPath.Child("initContainers"))...)
 
-	hugePageResources := sets.NewString()
-	for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-		resourceSet := toContainerResourcesSet(&pod.Spec.Containers[i])
-		for resourceStr := range resourceSet {
-			if v1helper.IsHugePageResourceName(v1.ResourceName(resourceStr)) {
-				hugePageResources.Insert(resourceStr)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if len(hugePageResources) > 1 {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(specPath, hugePageResources, "must use a single hugepage size in a pod spec"))
+	if !opts.AllowMultipleHugePageResources {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePodSingleHugePageResources(pod, specPath)...)
 	}
 
 	podIPsField := field.NewPath("status", "podIPs")
@@ -3679,8 +3695,8 @@ func ValidateContainerUpdates(newContainers, oldContainers []core.Container, fld
 }
 
 // ValidatePodCreate validates a pod in the context of its initial create
-func ValidatePodCreate(pod *core.Pod) field.ErrorList {
-	allErrs := ValidatePod(pod)
+func ValidatePodCreate(pod *core.Pod, opts PodValidationOptions) field.ErrorList {
+	allErrs := ValidatePod(pod, opts)
 
 	fldPath := field.NewPath("spec")
 	// EphemeralContainers can only be set on update using the ephemeralcontainers subresource
@@ -3693,12 +3709,16 @@ func ValidatePodCreate(pod *core.Pod) field.ErrorList {
 
 // ValidatePodUpdate tests to see if the update is legal for an end user to make. newPod is updated with fields
 // that cannot be changed.
-func ValidatePodUpdate(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod) field.ErrorList {
+func ValidatePodUpdate(newPod, oldPod *core.Pod, opts PodValidationOptions) field.ErrorList {
 	fldPath := field.NewPath("metadata")
 	allErrs := ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&newPod.ObjectMeta, &oldPod.ObjectMeta, fldPath)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePodSpecificAnnotationUpdates(newPod, oldPod, fldPath.Child("annotations"))...)
 	specPath := field.NewPath("spec")
 
+	if !opts.AllowMultipleHugePageResources {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePodSingleHugePageResources(newPod, specPath)...)
+	}
+
 	// validate updateable fields:
 	// 1.  spec.containers[*].image
 	// 2.  spec.initContainers[*].image
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 5413aaf5176..7319820dda9 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -539,6 +539,14 @@ const (
 	//
 	// Enables a feature to make secrets and configmaps data immutable.
 	ImmutableEphemeralVolumes featuregate.Feature = "ImmutableEphemeralVolumes"
+
+	// owner: @bart0sh
+	// alpha: v1.18
+	//
+	// Enables usage of HugePages-<size> in a volume medium,
+	// e.g. emptyDir:
+	//        medium: HugePages-1Gi
+	HugePageStorageMediumSize featuregate.Feature = "HugePageStorageMediumSize"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -624,6 +632,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	PodDisruptionBudget:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	ServiceTopology:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	ImmutableEphemeralVolumes:                      {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	HugePageStorageMediumSize:                      {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
 	// inherited features from generic apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
 	// unintentionally on either side:
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/config/BUILD
index 25595bd3e9b..b34fb86f199 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/BUILD
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/apis/core/install:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/core/validation:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/features:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/checkpoint:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/container:go_default_library",
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go
index cd557c28147..6ddf219b4f1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/common.go
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilyaml "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/helper"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 
 	// TODO: remove this import if
 	// api.Registry.GroupOrDie(v1.GroupName).GroupVersion.String() is changed
@@ -133,7 +135,10 @@ func tryDecodeSinglePod(data []byte, defaultFn defaultFunc) (parsed bool, pod *v
 	if err = defaultFn(newPod); err != nil {
 		return true, pod, err
 	}
-	if errs := validation.ValidatePod(newPod); len(errs) > 0 {
+	opts := validation.PodValidationOptions{
+		AllowMultipleHugePageResources: utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.HugePageStorageMediumSize),
+	}
+	if errs := validation.ValidatePod(newPod, opts); len(errs) > 0 {
 		return true, pod, fmt.Errorf("invalid pod: %v", errs)
 	}
 	v1Pod := &v1.Pod{}
@@ -157,13 +162,17 @@ func tryDecodePodList(data []byte, defaultFn defaultFunc) (parsed bool, pods v1.
 		return false, pods, err
 	}
 
+	opts := validation.PodValidationOptions{
+		AllowMultipleHugePageResources: utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.HugePageStorageMediumSize),
+	}
+
 	// Apply default values and validate pods.
 	for i := range newPods.Items {
 		newPod := &newPods.Items[i]
 		if err = defaultFn(newPod); err != nil {
 			return true, pods, err
 		}
-		if errs := validation.ValidatePod(newPod); len(errs) > 0 {
+		if errs := validation.ValidatePod(newPod, opts); len(errs) > 0 {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("invalid pod: %v", errs)
 			return true, pods, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go
index c220a14e504..b29b83d080f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/common_test.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func TestStaticPodNameGenerate(t *testing.T) {
 		if c.overwrite != "" {
 			pod.Name = c.overwrite
 		}
-		errs := validation.ValidatePod(pod)
+		errs := validation.ValidatePod(pod, validation.PodValidationOptions{})
 		if c.shouldErr {
 			specNameErrored := false
 			for _, err := range errs {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go
index ee9f1517b75..4c7a7ba8f34 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/file_linux_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestReadPodsFromFileExistAlready(t *testing.T) {
 					if err := k8s_api_v1.Convert_v1_Pod_To_core_Pod(pod, internalPod, nil); err != nil {
 						t.Fatalf("%s: Cannot convert pod %#v, %#v", testCase.desc, pod, err)
 					}
-					if errs := validation.ValidatePod(internalPod); len(errs) > 0 {
+					if errs := validation.ValidatePod(internalPod, validation.PodValidationOptions{}); len(errs) > 0 {
 						t.Fatalf("%s: Invalid pod %#v, %#v", testCase.desc, internalPod, errs)
 					}
 				}
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func expectUpdate(t *testing.T, ch chan interface{}, testCase *testCase) {
 				if err := k8s_api_v1.Convert_v1_Pod_To_core_Pod(pod, internalPod, nil); err != nil {
 					t.Fatalf("%s: Cannot convert pod %#v, %#v", testCase.desc, pod, err)
 				}
-				if errs := validation.ValidatePod(internalPod); len(errs) > 0 {
+				if errs := validation.ValidatePod(internalPod, validation.PodValidationOptions{}); len(errs) > 0 {
 					t.Fatalf("%s: Invalid pod %#v, %#v", testCase.desc, internalPod, errs)
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
index 398dbc8e679..2778bfc535b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/http_test.go
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func TestExtractPodsFromHTTP(t *testing.T) {
 			if err := k8s_api_v1.Convert_v1_Pod_To_core_Pod(pod, internalPod, nil); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("%s: Cannot convert pod %#v, %#v", testCase.desc, pod, err)
 			}
-			if errs := validation.ValidatePod(internalPod); len(errs) != 0 {
+			if errs := validation.ValidatePod(internalPod, validation.PodValidationOptions{}); len(errs) != 0 {
 				t.Errorf("%s: Expected no validation errors on %#v, Got %v", testCase.desc, pod, errs.ToAggregate())
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
index 917769e400c..2f9e8235685 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/strategy.go
@@ -88,7 +88,11 @@ func (podStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object
 // Validate validates a new pod.
 func (podStrategy) Validate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) field.ErrorList {
 	pod := obj.(*api.Pod)
-	allErrs := validation.ValidatePodCreate(pod)
+	opts := validation.PodValidationOptions{
+		// Allow multiple huge pages on pod create if feature is enabled
+		AllowMultipleHugePageResources: utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.HugePageStorageMediumSize),
+	}
+	allErrs := validation.ValidatePodCreate(pod, opts)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, validation.ValidateConditionalPod(pod, nil, field.NewPath(""))...)
 	return allErrs
 }
@@ -104,8 +108,13 @@ func (podStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
 func (podStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) field.ErrorList {
-	errorList := validation.ValidatePod(obj.(*api.Pod))
-	errorList = append(errorList, validation.ValidatePodUpdate(obj.(*api.Pod), old.(*api.Pod))...)
+	oldFailsSingleHugepagesValidation := len(validation.ValidatePodSingleHugePageResources(old.(*api.Pod), field.NewPath("spec"))) > 0
+	opts := validation.PodValidationOptions{
+		// Allow multiple huge pages on pod create if feature is enabled or if the old pod already has multiple hugepages specified
+		AllowMultipleHugePageResources: oldFailsSingleHugepagesValidation || utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.HugePageStorageMediumSize),
+	}
+	errorList := validation.ValidatePod(obj.(*api.Pod), opts)
+	errorList = append(errorList, validation.ValidatePodUpdate(obj.(*api.Pod), old.(*api.Pod), opts)...)
 	errorList = append(errorList, validation.ValidateConditionalPod(obj.(*api.Pod), old.(*api.Pod), field.NewPath(""))...)
 	return errorList
 }
diff --git a/pkg/volume/emptydir/BUILD b/pkg/volume/emptydir/BUILD
index c4a58fda540..b220a50107e 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/emptydir/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/volume/emptydir/BUILD
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ go_test(
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = select({
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:android": [
+            "//pkg/features:go_default_library",
             "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
             "//pkg/volume/testing:go_default_library",
             "//pkg/volume/util:go_default_library",
@@ -51,10 +52,13 @@ go_test(
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+            "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/testing:go_default_library",
+            "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing:go_default_library",
             "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/mount:go_default_library",
         ],
         "@io_bazel_rules_go//go/platform:linux": [
+            "//pkg/features:go_default_library",
             "//pkg/volume:go_default_library",
             "//pkg/volume/testing:go_default_library",
             "//pkg/volume/util:go_default_library",
@@ -62,7 +66,9 @@ go_test(
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+            "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
             "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/testing:go_default_library",
+            "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing:go_default_library",
             "//vendor/k8s.io/utils/mount:go_default_library",
         ],
         "//conditions:default": [],
diff --git a/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go b/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go
index a890a34802c..1102262f766 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/emptydir/empty_dir.go
@@ -216,12 +216,12 @@ func (ed *emptyDir) SetUpAt(dir string, mounterArgs volume.MounterArgs) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	switch ed.medium {
-	case v1.StorageMediumDefault:
+	switch {
+	case ed.medium == v1.StorageMediumDefault:
 		err = ed.setupDir(dir)
-	case v1.StorageMediumMemory:
+	case ed.medium == v1.StorageMediumMemory:
 		err = ed.setupTmpfs(dir)
-	case v1.StorageMediumHugePages:
+	case v1helper.IsHugePageMedium(ed.medium):
 		err = ed.setupHugepages(dir)
 	default:
 		err = fmt.Errorf("unknown storage medium %q", ed.medium)
@@ -290,11 +290,11 @@ func (ed *emptyDir) setupHugepages(dir string) error {
 	}
 	// If the directory is a mountpoint with medium hugepages, there is no
 	// work to do since we are already in the desired state.
-	if isMnt && medium == v1.StorageMediumHugePages {
+	if isMnt && v1helper.IsHugePageMedium(medium) {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	pageSizeMountOption, err := getPageSizeMountOptionFromPod(ed.pod)
+	pageSizeMountOption, err := getPageSizeMountOption(ed.medium, ed.pod)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -303,33 +303,52 @@ func (ed *emptyDir) setupHugepages(dir string) error {
 	return ed.mounter.Mount("nodev", dir, "hugetlbfs", []string{pageSizeMountOption})
 }
 
-// getPageSizeMountOptionFromPod retrieves pageSize mount option from Pod's resources
-// and validates pageSize options in all containers of given Pod.
-func getPageSizeMountOptionFromPod(pod *v1.Pod) (string, error) {
+// getPageSizeMountOption retrieves pageSize mount option from Pod's resources
+// and medium and validates pageSize options in all containers of given Pod.
+func getPageSizeMountOption(medium v1.StorageMedium, pod *v1.Pod) (string, error) {
 	pageSizeFound := false
 	pageSize := resource.Quantity{}
-	// In some rare cases init containers can also consume Huge pages.
-	containers := append(pod.Spec.Containers, pod.Spec.InitContainers...)
-	for _, container := range containers {
+
+	var mediumPageSize resource.Quantity
+	if medium != v1.StorageMediumHugePages {
+		// medium is: Hugepages-<size>
+		var err error
+		mediumPageSize, err = v1helper.HugePageSizeFromMedium(medium)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// In some rare cases init containers can also consume Huge pages
+	for _, container := range append(pod.Spec.Containers, pod.Spec.InitContainers...) {
 		// We can take request because limit and requests must match.
 		for requestName := range container.Resources.Requests {
-			if v1helper.IsHugePageResourceName(requestName) {
-				currentPageSize, err := v1helper.HugePageSizeFromResourceName(requestName)
-				if err != nil {
-					return "", err
-				}
-				// PageSize for all volumes in a POD are equal, except for the first one discovered.
+			if !v1helper.IsHugePageResourceName(requestName) {
+				continue
+			}
+			currentPageSize, err := v1helper.HugePageSizeFromResourceName(requestName)
+			if err != nil {
+				return "", err
+			}
+			if medium == v1.StorageMediumHugePages { // medium is: Hugepages, size is not specified
+				// PageSize for all volumes in a POD must be equal if medium is "Hugepages"
 				if pageSizeFound && pageSize.Cmp(currentPageSize) != 0 {
-					return "", fmt.Errorf("multiple pageSizes for huge pages in a single PodSpec")
+					return "", fmt.Errorf("medium: %s can't be used if container requests multiple huge page sizes", medium)
 				}
-				pageSize = currentPageSize
+
 				pageSizeFound = true
+				pageSize = currentPageSize
+			} else { // medium is: Hugepages-<size>
+				if currentPageSize.Cmp(mediumPageSize) == 0 {
+					pageSizeFound = true
+					pageSize = currentPageSize
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	if !pageSizeFound {
-		return "", fmt.Errorf("hugePages storage requested, but there is no resource request for huge pages")
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("medium %s: hugePages storage requested, but there is no resource request for huge pages", medium)
 	}
 
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", hugePagesPageSizeMountOption, pageSize.String()), nil
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index fb350175dc8..ecc177e7189 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -887,9 +887,10 @@ type FlockerVolumeSource struct {
 type StorageMedium string
 
 const (
-	StorageMediumDefault   StorageMedium = ""          // use whatever the default is for the node, assume anything we don't explicitly handle is this
-	StorageMediumMemory    StorageMedium = "Memory"    // use memory (e.g. tmpfs on linux)
-	StorageMediumHugePages StorageMedium = "HugePages" // use hugepages
+	StorageMediumDefault         StorageMedium = ""           // use whatever the default is for the node, assume anything we don't explicitly handle is this
+	StorageMediumMemory          StorageMedium = "Memory"     // use memory (e.g. tmpfs on linux)
+	StorageMediumHugePages       StorageMedium = "HugePages"  // use hugepages
+	StorageMediumHugePagesPrefix StorageMedium = "HugePages-" // prefix for full medium notation HugePages-<size>
 )
 
 // Protocol defines network protocols supported for things like container ports.