diff --git a/pkg/api/pod/util.go b/pkg/api/pod/util.go
index 6c80edcc994..7b7dbafda84 100644
--- a/pkg/api/pod/util.go
+++ b/pkg/api/pod/util.go
@@ -375,6 +375,11 @@ func dropDisabledFields(
 		podSpec.RuntimeClassName = nil
 	}
 
+	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.PodOverhead) && !overheadInUse(oldPodSpec) {
+		// Set Overhead to nil only if the feature is disabled and it is not used
+		podSpec.Overhead = nil
+	}
+
 	dropDisabledProcMountField(podSpec, oldPodSpec)
 
 	dropDisabledCSIVolumeSourceAlphaFields(podSpec, oldPodSpec)
@@ -524,6 +529,18 @@ func runtimeClassInUse(podSpec *api.PodSpec) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+// overheadInUse returns true if the pod spec is non-nil and has Overhead set
+func overheadInUse(podSpec *api.PodSpec) bool {
+	if podSpec == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if podSpec.Overhead != nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+
+}
+
 // procMountInUse returns true if the pod spec is non-nil and has a SecurityContext's ProcMount field set to a non-default value
 func procMountInUse(podSpec *api.PodSpec) bool {
 	if podSpec == nil {