diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
index 0ec6c7ef2da..b874b76f1e5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher.go
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ type ErrorMatcher struct {
 	matchField bool
 	// TODO(thockin): consider whether value could be assumed - if the
 	// "want" error has a nil value, don't match on value.
-	matchValue               bool
-	matchOrigin              bool
-	matchDetail              func(want, got string) bool
-	requireOriginWhenInvalid bool
-	matchDeclarativeNative   bool
+	matchValue                    bool
+	matchOrigin                   bool
+	matchDetail                   func(want, got string) bool
+	requireOriginWhenInvalid      bool
+	matchDeclarativeNative        bool
+	matchValidationStabilityLevel bool
 	// normalizationRules holds the pre-compiled regex patterns for path normalization.
 	normalizationRules []NormalizationRule
 }
@@ -90,6 +91,9 @@ func (m ErrorMatcher) Matches(want, got *Error) bool {
 	if m.matchDeclarativeNative && want.DeclarativeNative != got.DeclarativeNative {
 		return false
 	}
+	if m.matchValidationStabilityLevel && want.ValidationStabilityLevel != got.ValidationStabilityLevel {
+		return false
+	}
 
 	return true
 }
@@ -157,6 +161,10 @@ func (m ErrorMatcher) Render(e *Error) string {
 		comma()
 		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("DeclarativeNative=%t", e.DeclarativeNative))
 	}
+	if m.matchValidationStabilityLevel {
+		comma()
+		buf.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("ValidationStabilityLevel=%s", e.ValidationStabilityLevel))
+	}
 	return "{" + buf.String() + "}"
 }
 
@@ -240,6 +248,13 @@ func (m ErrorMatcher) ByDeclarativeNative() ErrorMatcher {
 	return m
 }
 
+// ByValidationStabilityLevel returns a derived ErrorMatcher which also matches by the validation stability level
+// value of field errors.
+func (m ErrorMatcher) ByValidationStabilityLevel() ErrorMatcher {
+	m.matchValidationStabilityLevel = true
+	return m
+}
+
 // ByDetailExact returns a derived ErrorMatcher which also matches errors by
 // the exact detail string.
 func (m ErrorMatcher) ByDetailExact() ErrorMatcher {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher_test.go
index 02e07fb8be5..44e51f2556e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/error_matcher_test.go
@@ -437,6 +437,17 @@ func TestErrorMatcher_Test(t *testing.T) {
 		want:           ErrorList{{DeclarativeNative: true}},
 		got:            ErrorList{{DeclarativeNative: false}},
 		expectedErrors: []string{"expected an error matching:", "unmatched error:"},
+	}, {
+		name:    "validation level: match",
+		matcher: ErrorMatcher{}.ByValidationStabilityLevel(),
+		want:    ErrorList{{}}.MarkAlpha(),
+		got:     ErrorList{{}}.MarkAlpha(),
+	}, {
+		name:           "validation level: no match",
+		matcher:        ErrorMatcher{}.ByValidationStabilityLevel(),
+		want:           ErrorList{{}}.MarkAlpha(),
+		got:            ErrorList{{}}.MarkBeta(),
+		expectedErrors: []string{"expected an error matching:", "unmatched error:"},
 	}, {
 		name:    "with origin: single match",
 		matcher: ErrorMatcher{}.ByField().ByOrigin(),
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/errors.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/errors.go
index 4b83eed3104..5d3a39141fd 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/errors.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field/errors.go
@@ -59,6 +59,29 @@ type Error struct {
 	// DeclarativeNative is true when this error originates from a declarative-native validation.
 	// This field is used to distinguish errors that are exclusively declarative and lack an imperative counterpart.
 	DeclarativeNative bool
+
+	// ValidationStabilityLevel denotes the validation stability level of the declarative validation from this error is returned. This should be used in the declarative validations only.
+	ValidationStabilityLevel validationStabilityLevel
+}
+
+// ValidationLevel denotes the stability level of a validation.
+type validationStabilityLevel int
+
+const (
+	unknown validationStabilityLevel = iota
+	stabilityLevelAlpha
+	stabilityLevelBeta
+)
+
+func (v validationStabilityLevel) String() string {
+	switch v {
+	case stabilityLevelAlpha:
+		return "alpha"
+	case stabilityLevelBeta:
+		return "beta"
+	default:
+		return "unknown"
+	}
 }
 
 var _ error = &Error{}
@@ -117,6 +140,7 @@ func (e *Error) ErrorBody() string {
 	if len(e.Detail) != 0 {
 		s += fmt.Sprintf(": %s", e.Detail)
 	}
+
 	return s
 }
 
@@ -464,6 +488,34 @@ func (list ErrorList) MarkDeclarativeNative() ErrorList {
 	return list
 }
 
+// MarkAlpha marks the error as an alpha validation error.
+func (e *Error) MarkAlpha() *Error {
+	e.ValidationStabilityLevel = stabilityLevelAlpha
+	return e
+}
+
+// MarkAlpha marks the errors as alpha validation errors.
+func (list ErrorList) MarkAlpha() ErrorList {
+	for _, err := range list {
+		err.ValidationStabilityLevel = stabilityLevelAlpha
+	}
+	return list
+}
+
+// MarkBeta marks the error as a beta validation error.
+func (e *Error) MarkBeta() *Error {
+	e.ValidationStabilityLevel = stabilityLevelBeta
+	return e
+}
+
+// MarkBeta marks the errors as beta validation errors.
+func (list ErrorList) MarkBeta() ErrorList {
+	for _, err := range list {
+		err.ValidationStabilityLevel = stabilityLevelBeta
+	}
+	return list
+}
+
 // RemoveCoveredByDeclarative returns a new ErrorList containing only the errors that should not be covered by declarative validation.
 func (list ErrorList) RemoveCoveredByDeclarative() ErrorList {
 	newList := ErrorList{}