diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/types.go b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
index 0dc0a4e8a2b..693c4b57d1e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/types.go
@@ -2409,6 +2409,12 @@ const (
 	TolerationOpEqual  TolerationOperator = "Equal"
 )
 
+// PodReadinessGate contains the reference to a pod condition
+type PodReadinessGate struct {
+	// ConditionType refers to a condition in the pod's condition list with matching type.
+	ConditionType PodConditionType
+}
+
 // PodSpec is a description of a pod
 type PodSpec struct {
 	Volumes []Volume
@@ -2505,6 +2511,12 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// configuration based on DNSPolicy.
 	// +optional
 	DNSConfig *PodDNSConfig
+	// If specified, all readiness gates will be evaluated for pod readiness.
+	// A pod is ready when all its containers are ready AND
+	// all conditions specified in the readiness gates have status equal to "True"
+	// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/keps/sig-network/0007-pod-ready%2B%2B.md
+	// +optional
+	ReadinessGates []PodReadinessGate
 }
 
 // HostAlias holds the mapping between IP and hostnames that will be injected as an entry in the
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
index 11985464334..cb5b2edd230 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1/types.go
@@ -2288,7 +2288,6 @@ const (
 // PodCondition contains details for the current condition of this pod.
 type PodCondition struct {
 	// Type is the type of the condition.
-	// Currently only Ready.
 	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle#pod-conditions
 	Type PodConditionType `json:"type" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=type,casttype=PodConditionType"`
 	// Status is the status of the condition.
@@ -2632,6 +2631,12 @@ const (
 	TolerationOpEqual  TolerationOperator = "Equal"
 )
 
+// PodReadinessGate contains the reference to a pod condition
+type PodReadinessGate struct {
+	// ConditionType refers to a condition in the pod's condition list with matching type.
+	ConditionType PodConditionType `json:"conditionType" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=conditionType,casttype=PodConditionType"`
+}
+
 // PodSpec is a description of a pod.
 type PodSpec struct {
 	// List of volumes that can be mounted by containers belonging to the pod.
@@ -2796,6 +2801,13 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// configuration based on DNSPolicy.
 	// +optional
 	DNSConfig *PodDNSConfig `json:"dnsConfig,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,26,opt,name=dnsConfig"`
+
+	// If specified, all readiness gates will be evaluated for pod readiness.
+	// A pod is ready when all its containers are ready AND
+	// all conditions specified in the readiness gates have status equal to "True"
+	// More info: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/keps/sig-network/0007-pod-ready%2B%2B.md
+	// +optional
+	ReadinessGates []PodReadinessGate `json:"readinessGates,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,28,opt,name=readinessGates"`
 }
 
 // HostAlias holds the mapping between IP and hostnames that will be injected as an entry in the