diff --git a/pkg/api/pod/warnings.go b/pkg/api/pod/warnings.go
index 3556f9d7603..ff8df957f25 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pod/warnings.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pod/warnings.go
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	nodeapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/node"
 	pvcutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/persistentvolumeclaim"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/pods"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 )
 
 func GetWarningsForPod(ctx context.Context, pod, oldPod *api.Pod) []string {
@@ -142,7 +144,11 @@ func warningsForPodSpecAndMeta(fieldPath *field.Path, podSpec *api.PodSpec, meta
 			warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.11, non-functional in v1.16+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "volumes").Index(i).Child("photonPersistentDisk")))
 		}
 		if v.GitRepo != nil {
-			warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.11", fieldPath.Child("spec", "volumes").Index(i).Child("gitRepo")))
+			if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.GitRepoVolumeDriver) {
+				warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.11, and disabled by default in v1.33+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "volumes").Index(i).Child("gitRepo")))
+			} else {
+				warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.11", fieldPath.Child("spec", "volumes").Index(i).Child("gitRepo")))
+			}
 		}
 		if v.ScaleIO != nil {
 			warnings = append(warnings, fmt.Sprintf("%s: deprecated in v1.16, non-functional in v1.22+", fieldPath.Child("spec", "volumes").Index(i).Child("scaleIO")))
diff --git a/pkg/api/pod/warnings_test.go b/pkg/api/pod/warnings_test.go
index 0524c5188e6..cc97b0f1a4c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pod/warnings_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pod/warnings_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	api "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
@@ -148,10 +151,11 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testName := "Test"
 	testcases := []struct {
-		name        string
-		template    *api.PodTemplateSpec
-		oldTemplate *api.PodTemplateSpec
-		expected    []string
+		name                  string
+		template              *api.PodTemplateSpec
+		oldTemplate           *api.PodTemplateSpec
+		gitRepoPluginDisabled bool
+		expected              []string
 	}{
 		{
 			name:     "null",
@@ -176,6 +180,16 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expected: []string{`spec.volumes[0].gitRepo: deprecated in v1.11`},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "gitRepo plugin disabled",
+			template: &api.PodTemplateSpec{Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Volumes: []api.Volume{
+					{Name: "s", VolumeSource: api.VolumeSource{GitRepo: &api.GitRepoVolumeSource{}}},
+				}},
+			},
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			expected:              []string{`spec.volumes[0].gitRepo: deprecated in v1.11, and disabled by default in v1.33+`},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "scaleIO",
 			template: &api.PodTemplateSpec{Spec: api.PodSpec{
@@ -1786,6 +1800,7 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run("podspec_"+tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.GitRepoVolumeDriver, !tc.gitRepoPluginDisabled)
 			var oldTemplate *api.PodTemplateSpec
 			if tc.oldTemplate != nil {
 				oldTemplate = tc.oldTemplate
@@ -1805,6 +1820,7 @@ func TestWarnings(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 
 		t.Run("pod_"+tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.GitRepoVolumeDriver, !tc.gitRepoPluginDisabled)
 			var pod *api.Pod
 			if tc.template != nil {
 				pod = &api.Pod{
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 5b9e4bdc79d..806d95302ad 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -264,6 +264,13 @@ const (
 	// Lock to default and remove after v1.22 based on user feedback that should be reflected in KEP #1972 update
 	ExecProbeTimeout featuregate.Feature = "ExecProbeTimeout"
 
+	// owner: @vinayakankugoyal @thockin
+	//
+	// Controls if the gitRepo volume plugin is supported or not.
+	// KEP #5040 disables the gitRepo volume plugin by default starting v1.33,
+	// this provides a way for users to override it.
+	GitRepoVolumeDriver featuregate.Feature = "GitRepoVolumeDriver"
+
 	// owner: @bobbypage
 	// Adds support for kubelet to detect node shutdown and gracefully terminate pods prior to the node being shutdown.
 	GracefulNodeShutdown featuregate.Feature = "GracefulNodeShutdown"
diff --git a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
index 7ea7c0e9fa5..887c81c4a47 100644
--- a/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/versioned_kube_features.go
@@ -359,6 +359,11 @@ var defaultVersionedKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.32"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	},
 
+	GitRepoVolumeDriver: {
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.0"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA},
+		{Version: version.MustParse("1.33"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
+	},
+
 	GracefulNodeShutdown: {
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.20"), Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 		{Version: version.MustParse("1.21"), Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
diff --git a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
index 3a4bf850f58..985be19cd52 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 	"k8s.io/utils/exec"
@@ -169,6 +171,10 @@ func (b *gitRepoVolumeMounter) GetAttributes() volume.Attributes {
 
 // SetUp creates new directory and clones a git repo.
 func (b *gitRepoVolumeMounter) SetUp(mounterArgs volume.MounterArgs) error {
+	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.GitRepoVolumeDriver) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("git-repo volume plugin has been disabled; if necessary, it may be re-enabled by enabling the feature-gate `GitRepoVolumeDriver`")
+	}
+
 	return b.SetUpAt(b.GetPath(), mounterArgs)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go
index 5bcee89f9c9..bba41d32171 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/git_repo/git_repo_test.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/emptydir"
 	volumetest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/testing"
@@ -70,16 +73,19 @@ type expectedCommand struct {
 	dir string
 }
 
+type scenario struct {
+	name                  string
+	vol                   *v1.Volume
+	expecteds             []expectedCommand
+	isExpectedFailure     bool
+	gitRepoPluginDisabled bool
+}
+
 func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 	gitURL := "https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.git"
 	revision := "2a30ce65c5ab586b98916d83385c5983edd353a1"
 
-	scenarios := []struct {
-		name              string
-		vol               *v1.Volume
-		expecteds         []expectedCommand
-		isExpectedFailure bool
-	}{
+	scenarios := []scenario{
 		{
 			name: "target-dir",
 			vol: &v1.Volume{
@@ -106,7 +112,21 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					dir: "/target_dir",
 				},
 			},
-			isExpectedFailure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "target-dir",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Revision:   revision,
+						Directory:  "target_dir",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "target-dir-no-revision",
@@ -125,7 +145,20 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					dir: "",
 				},
 			},
-			isExpectedFailure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "target-dir-no-revision",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Directory:  "target_dir",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "only-git-clone",
@@ -143,7 +176,19 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					dir: "",
 				},
 			},
-			isExpectedFailure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "only-git-clone",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "no-target-dir",
@@ -171,7 +216,21 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					dir: "/kubernetes",
 				},
 			},
-			isExpectedFailure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "no-target-dir",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Revision:   revision,
+						Directory:  "",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "current-dir",
@@ -199,7 +258,21 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					dir: "",
 				},
 			},
-			isExpectedFailure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "current-dir",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Revision:   revision,
+						Directory:  ".",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "current-dir-mess",
@@ -227,7 +300,21 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 					dir: "",
 				},
 			},
-			isExpectedFailure: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "current-dir-mess",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Revision:   revision,
+						Directory:  "./.",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid-repository",
@@ -241,6 +328,19 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:                  "invalid-repository",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: "--foo",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid-revision",
 			vol: &v1.Volume{
@@ -254,6 +354,20 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:                  "invalid-revision",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Revision:   "--bar",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid-directory",
 			vol: &v1.Volume{
@@ -267,6 +381,20 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:                  "invalid-directory",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Directory:  "-b",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
+		},
 		{
 			name: "invalid-revision-directory-combo",
 			vol: &v1.Volume{
@@ -281,26 +409,40 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			isExpectedFailure: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:                  "invalid-revision-directory-combo",
+			gitRepoPluginDisabled: true,
+			vol: &v1.Volume{
+				Name: "vol1",
+				VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+					GitRepo: &v1.GitRepoVolumeSource{
+						Repository: gitURL,
+						Revision:   "main",
+						Directory:  "foo/bar",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			isExpectedFailure: true,
+		},
 	}
 
-	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
-		allErrs := doTestPlugin(scenario, t)
-		if len(allErrs) == 0 && scenario.isExpectedFailure {
-			t.Errorf("Unexpected success for scenario: %s", scenario.name)
-		}
-		if len(allErrs) > 0 && !scenario.isExpectedFailure {
-			t.Errorf("Unexpected failure for scenario: %s - %+v", scenario.name, allErrs)
-		}
+	for _, sc := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s/gitRepoPluginDisabled:%v", sc.name, sc.gitRepoPluginDisabled), func(t *testing.T) {
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.GitRepoVolumeDriver, !sc.gitRepoPluginDisabled)
+			allErrs := doTestPlugin(t, sc)
+			if len(allErrs) == 0 && sc.isExpectedFailure {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected success for scenario: %s", sc.name)
+			}
+			if len(allErrs) > 0 && !sc.isExpectedFailure {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected failure for scenario: %s - %+v", sc.name, allErrs)
+			}
+		})
+
 	}
 
 }
 
-func doTestPlugin(scenario struct {
-	name              string
-	vol               *v1.Volume
-	expecteds         []expectedCommand
-	isExpectedFailure bool
-}, t *testing.T) []error {
+func doTestPlugin(t *testing.T, sc scenario) []error {
 	allErrs := []error{}
 
 	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
@@ -315,7 +457,7 @@ func doTestPlugin(scenario struct {
 		return allErrs
 	}
 	pod := &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{UID: types.UID("poduid")}}
-	mounter, err := plug.NewMounter(volume.NewSpecFromVolume(scenario.vol), pod)
+	mounter, err := plug.NewMounter(volume.NewSpecFromVolume(sc.vol), pod)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
@@ -329,7 +471,7 @@ func doTestPlugin(scenario struct {
 	}
 
 	path := mounter.GetPath()
-	suffix := filepath.Join("pods/poduid/volumes/kubernetes.io~git-repo", scenario.vol.Name)
+	suffix := filepath.Join("pods/poduid/volumes/kubernetes.io~git-repo", sc.vol.Name)
 	if !strings.HasSuffix(path, suffix) {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs,
 			fmt.Errorf("got unexpected path: %s", path))
@@ -337,7 +479,7 @@ func doTestPlugin(scenario struct {
 	}
 
 	// Test setUp()
-	setUpErrs := doTestSetUp(scenario, mounter)
+	setUpErrs := doTestSetUp(sc, mounter)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, setUpErrs...)
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil {
@@ -353,7 +495,7 @@ func doTestPlugin(scenario struct {
 	}
 
 	// gitRepo volume should create its own empty wrapper path
-	podWrapperMetadataDir := fmt.Sprintf("%v/pods/poduid/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_%v", rootDir, scenario.vol.Name)
+	podWrapperMetadataDir := fmt.Sprintf("%v/pods/poduid/plugins/kubernetes.io~empty-dir/wrapped_%v", rootDir, sc.vol.Name)
 
 	if _, err := os.Stat(podWrapperMetadataDir); err != nil {
 		if os.IsNotExist(err) {
@@ -392,13 +534,8 @@ func doTestPlugin(scenario struct {
 	return allErrs
 }
 
-func doTestSetUp(scenario struct {
-	name              string
-	vol               *v1.Volume
-	expecteds         []expectedCommand
-	isExpectedFailure bool
-}, mounter volume.Mounter) []error {
-	expecteds := scenario.expecteds
+func doTestSetUp(sc scenario, mounter volume.Mounter) []error {
+	expecteds := sc.expecteds
 	allErrs := []error{}
 
 	// Construct combined outputs from expected commands
diff --git a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
index 0c9e20cc924..8498d5da327 100644
--- a/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
+++ b/test/compatibility_lifecycle/reference/versioned_feature_list.yaml
@@ -475,6 +475,16 @@
     lockToDefault: false
     preRelease: Alpha
     version: "1.32"
+- name: GitRepoVolumeDriver
+  versionedSpecs:
+  - default: true
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: GA
+    version: "1.0"
+  - default: false
+    lockToDefault: false
+    preRelease: Deprecated
+    version: "1.33"
 - name: GracefulNodeShutdown
   versionedSpecs:
   - default: false