diff --git a/test/integration/apiserver/apply/apply_test.go b/test/integration/apiserver/apply/apply_test.go
index 037b300188d..a6905b436f5 100644
--- a/test/integration/apiserver/apply/apply_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/apiserver/apply/apply_test.go
@@ -831,8 +831,8 @@ func TestApplyConvertsManagedFieldsVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// TestClearManagedFields verifies it's possible to clear the managedFields
-func TestClearManagedFields(t *testing.T) {
+// TestClearManagedFieldsWithMergePatch verifies it's possible to clear the managedFields
+func TestClearManagedFieldsWithMergePatch(t *testing.T) {
 	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, genericfeatures.ServerSideApply, true)()
 
 	_, client, closeFn := setup(t)
@@ -886,3 +886,193 @@ func TestClearManagedFields(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to clear managedFields, got: %v", managedFields)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestClearManagedFieldsWithStrategicMergePatch verifies it's possible to clear the managedFields
+func TestClearManagedFieldsWithStrategicMergePatch(t *testing.T) {
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, genericfeatures.ServerSideApply, true)()
+
+	_, client, closeFn := setup(t)
+	defer closeFn()
+
+	_, err := client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Patch(types.ApplyPatchType).
+		Namespace("default").
+		Resource("configmaps").
+		Name("test-cm").
+		Param("fieldManager", "apply_test").
+		Body([]byte(`{
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "test-cm",
+				"namespace": "default",
+				"labels": {
+					"test-label": "test"
+				}
+			},
+			"data": {
+				"key": "value"
+			}
+		}`)).
+		Do().
+		Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create object using Apply patch: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Patch(types.StrategicMergePatchType).
+		Namespace("default").
+		Resource("configmaps").
+		Name("test-cm").
+		Body([]byte(`{"metadata":{"managedFields": [{}]}}`)).Do().Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to patch object: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	object, err := client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Get().Namespace("default").Resource("configmaps").Name("test-cm").Do().Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to retrieve object: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	accessor, err := meta.Accessor(object)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get meta accessor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if managedFields := accessor.GetManagedFields(); len(managedFields) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to clear managedFields, got: %v", managedFields)
+	}
+
+	if labels := accessor.GetLabels(); len(labels) < 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected other fields to stay untouched, got: %v", object)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestClearManagedFieldsWithJSONPatch verifies it's possible to clear the managedFields
+func TestClearManagedFieldsWithJSONPatch(t *testing.T) {
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, genericfeatures.ServerSideApply, true)()
+
+	_, client, closeFn := setup(t)
+	defer closeFn()
+
+	_, err := client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Patch(types.ApplyPatchType).
+		Namespace("default").
+		Resource("configmaps").
+		Name("test-cm").
+		Param("fieldManager", "apply_test").
+		Body([]byte(`{
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "test-cm",
+				"namespace": "default",
+				"labels": {
+					"test-label": "test"
+				}
+			},
+			"data": {
+				"key": "value"
+			}
+		}`)).
+		Do().
+		Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create object using Apply patch: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Patch(types.JSONPatchType).
+		Namespace("default").
+		Resource("configmaps").
+		Name("test-cm").
+		Body([]byte(`[{"op": "replace", "path": "/metadata/managedFields", "value": [{}]}]`)).Do().Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to patch object: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	object, err := client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Get().Namespace("default").Resource("configmaps").Name("test-cm").Do().Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to retrieve object: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	accessor, err := meta.Accessor(object)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get meta accessor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if managedFields := accessor.GetManagedFields(); len(managedFields) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to clear managedFields, got: %v", managedFields)
+	}
+}
+
+// TestClearManagedFieldsWithUpdate verifies it's possible to clear the managedFields
+func TestClearManagedFieldsWithUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, genericfeatures.ServerSideApply, true)()
+
+	_, client, closeFn := setup(t)
+	defer closeFn()
+
+	_, err := client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Patch(types.ApplyPatchType).
+		Namespace("default").
+		Resource("configmaps").
+		Name("test-cm").
+		Param("fieldManager", "apply_test").
+		Body([]byte(`{
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "test-cm",
+				"namespace": "default",
+				"labels": {
+					"test-label": "test"
+				}
+			},
+			"data": {
+				"key": "value"
+			}
+		}`)).
+		Do().
+		Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create object using Apply patch: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Put().
+		Namespace("default").
+		Resource("configmaps").
+		Name("test-cm").
+		Body([]byte(`{
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind": "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": {
+				"name": "test-cm",
+				"namespace": "default",
+				"managedFields": [{}],
+				"labels": {
+					"test-label": "test"
+				}
+			},
+			"data": {
+				"key": "value"
+			}
+		}`)).Do().Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to patch object: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	object, err := client.CoreV1().RESTClient().Get().Namespace("default").Resource("configmaps").Name("test-cm").Do().Get()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to retrieve object: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	accessor, err := meta.Accessor(object)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get meta accessor: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if managedFields := accessor.GetManagedFields(); len(managedFields) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to clear managedFields, got: %v", managedFields)
+	}
+
+	if labels := accessor.GetLabels(); len(labels) < 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected other fields to stay untouched, got: %v", object)
+	}
+}