diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats.go
index c11f1c627a7..5c0397909b6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats.go
@@ -113,9 +113,11 @@ func GetUnrecognizedFormats(schema *spec.Schema, compatibilityVersion *version.V
 		return unrecognizedFormats
 	}
 
-	normalized := strings.ReplaceAll(schema.Format, "-", "") // go-openapi default format name normalization
-	if !supportedFormatsAtVersion(compatibilityVersion).supported.Has(normalized) {
-		unrecognizedFormats = append(unrecognizedFormats, schema.Format)
+	if len(schema.Type) == 1 && schema.Type[0] == "string" {
+		normalized := strings.ReplaceAll(schema.Format, "-", "") // go-openapi default format name normalization
+		if !supportedFormatsAtVersion(compatibilityVersion).supported.Has(normalized) {
+			unrecognizedFormats = append(unrecognizedFormats, schema.Format)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return unrecognizedFormats
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats_test.go
index 7558444b218..b4a0e08d741 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/validation/formats_test.go
@@ -148,58 +148,76 @@ func TestGetUnrecognizedFormats(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			name:                 "empty format",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: ""}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "recognized format at version 1.0",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "email"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "email", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "unrecognized format at version 1.0",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "unknown-format"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "unknown-format", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{"unknown-format"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "recognized format with normalization",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8s-short-name"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8s-short-name", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 34),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "unrecognized format with normalization",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8s-long-name"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8s-long-name", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 33),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{"k8s-long-name"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "format introduced in later version",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8s-short-name"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8s-short-name", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{"k8s-short-name"},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "format with dash normalization",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8sshortname"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "k8sshortname", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 34),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "recognized format at exact version",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "uuid"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "uuid", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{},
 		},
 		{
 			name:                 "recognized format at higher version",
-			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "email"}},
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "email", Type: []string{"string"}}},
 			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 35),
 			expectedFormats:      []string{},
 		},
+		{
+			name:                 "unrecognized format for integer type is not reported",
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "unknown-format", Type: []string{"integer"}}},
+			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
+			expectedFormats:      []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "unrecognized format for string,null type is not reported",
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "unknown-format", Type: []string{"string", "null"}}},
+			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
+			expectedFormats:      []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			name:                 "unrecognized format for no type is not reported",
+			schema:               &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: "unknown-format"}},
+			compatibilityVersion: version.MajorMinor(1, 0),
+			expectedFormats:      []string{},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/strategy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/strategy.go
index 1705f3abcf8..fba3c43311b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/strategy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/strategy.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func getUnrecognizedFormatsInSchema(schema *apiextensions.JSONSchemaProps, compa
 	validation.SchemaHas(schema, func(s *apiextensions.JSONSchemaProps) bool {
 		if len(s.Format) > 0 {
 			// Convert to spec.Schema for format validation
-			specSchema := &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: s.Format}}
+			specSchema := &spec.Schema{SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{Format: s.Format, Type: []string{s.Type}}}
 			if formats := apiservervalidation.GetUnrecognizedFormats(specSchema, compatibilityVersion); len(formats) > 0 {
 				unrecognizedFormats = append(unrecognizedFormats, formats...)
 			}