diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 2d2f486bed8..3a15ced22ab 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ const (
 
 	// owner: @tallclair
 	// alpha: v1.12
+	// beta:  v1.14
 	//
 	// Enables RuntimeClass, for selecting between multiple runtimes to run a pod.
 	RuntimeClass utilfeature.Feature = "RuntimeClass"
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[utilfeature.Feature]utilfeature.FeatureS
 	ResourceQuotaScopeSelectors:                 {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	CSIBlockVolume:                              {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	CSIInlineVolume:                             {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
-	RuntimeClass:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
+	RuntimeClass:                                {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	NodeLease:                                   {Default: true, PreRelease: utilfeature.Beta},
 	SCTPSupport:                                 {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
 	VolumeSnapshotDataSource:                    {Default: false, PreRelease: utilfeature.Alpha},
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
index 357546a8c0f..3cb0d018d68 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/rbac/bootstrappolicy/testdata/cluster-roles.yaml
@@ -1023,6 +1023,14 @@ items:
     - get
     - patch
     - update
+  - apiGroups:
+    - node.k8s.io
+    resources:
+    - runtimeclasses
+    verbs:
+    - get
+    - list
+    - watch
 - apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
   kind: ClusterRole
   metadata:
diff --git a/test/e2e/node/runtimeclass.go b/test/e2e/node/runtimeclass.go
index 5e5d4cde127..d062854feb1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/node/runtimeclass.go
+++ b/test/e2e/node/runtimeclass.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 )
 
-var _ = SIGDescribe("RuntimeClass [Feature:RuntimeClass]", func() {
+var _ = SIGDescribe("RuntimeClass", func() {
 	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("runtimeclass")
 
 	It("should reject a Pod requesting a non-existent RuntimeClass", func() {
@@ -43,12 +43,6 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("RuntimeClass [Feature:RuntimeClass]", func() {
 		expectSandboxFailureEvent(f, pod, fmt.Sprintf("\"%s\" not found", rcName))
 	})
 
-	It("should run a Pod requesting a RuntimeClass with an empty handler", func() {
-		rcName := createRuntimeClass(f, "empty-handler", "")
-		pod := createRuntimeClassPod(f, rcName)
-		expectPodSuccess(f, pod)
-	})
-
 	It("should reject a Pod requesting a RuntimeClass with an unconfigured handler", func() {
 		handler := f.Namespace.Name + "-handler"
 		rcName := createRuntimeClass(f, "unconfigured-handler", handler)
@@ -57,7 +51,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("RuntimeClass [Feature:RuntimeClass]", func() {
 	})
 
 	It("should reject a Pod requesting a deleted RuntimeClass", func() {
-		rcName := createRuntimeClass(f, "delete-me", "")
+		rcName := createRuntimeClass(f, "delete-me", "runc")
 		rcClient := f.ClientSet.NodeV1beta1().RuntimeClasses()
 
 		By("Deleting RuntimeClass "+rcName, func() {