diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index e7e7aed6b31..fee47b655dc 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -604,6 +604,12 @@ const (
 	// alpha: v1.21
 	VolumeCapacityPriority featuregate.Feature = "VolumeCapacityPriority"
 
+	// owner: @mattcary
+	// alpha: v1.22
+	//
+	// Enables policies controlling deletion of PVCs created by a StatefulSet.
+	StatefulSetAutoDeletePVC featuregate.Feature = "StatefulSetAutoDeletePVC"
+
 	// owner: @ahg-g
 	// alpha: v1.21
 	// beta: v1.22
@@ -934,6 +940,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	ProbeTerminationGracePeriod:                    {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta}, // Default to false in beta 1.22, set to true in 1.24
 	NodeSwap:                                       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	PodDeletionCost:                                {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	StatefulSetAutoDeletePVC:                       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	TopologyAwareHints:                             {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	PodAffinityNamespaceSelector:                   {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	ServiceLoadBalancerClass:                       {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},