diff --git a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go
index 851f9206aa3..9288057ef01 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/types.go
@@ -123,6 +123,52 @@ type ValidatingAdmissionPolicy struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta
 	// Specification of the desired behavior of the ValidatingAdmissionPolicy.
 	Spec ValidatingAdmissionPolicySpec
+	// The status of the ValidatingAdmissionPolicy, including warnings that are useful to determine if the policy
+	// behaves in the expected way.
+	// Populated by the system.
+	// Read-only.
+	// +optional
+	Status ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus
+}
+
+// ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus represents the status of an admission validation policy.
+type ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus struct {
+	// The generation observed by the controller.
+	// +optional
+	ObservedGeneration int64
+	// The results of type checking for each expression.
+	// Presence of this field indicates the completion of the type checking.
+	// +optional
+	TypeChecking *TypeChecking
+	// The conditions represent the latest available observations of a policy's current state.
+	// +optional
+	// +listType=map
+	// +listMapKey=type
+	Conditions []metav1.Condition
+}
+
+// ValidatingAdmissionPolicyConditionType is the condition type of admission validation policy.
+type ValidatingAdmissionPolicyConditionType string
+
+// TypeChecking contains results of type checking the expressions in the
+// ValidatingAdmissionPolicy
+type TypeChecking struct {
+	// The type checking warnings for each expression.
+	// +optional
+	// +listType=atomic
+	ExpressionWarnings []ExpressionWarning
+}
+
+// ExpressionWarning is a warning information that targets a specific expression.
+type ExpressionWarning struct {
+	// The path to the field that refers the expression.
+	// For example, the reference to the expression of the first item of
+	// validations is "spec.validations[0].expression"
+	FieldRef string
+	// The content of type checking information in a human-readable form.
+	// Each line of the warning contains the type that the expression is checked
+	// against, followed by the type check error from the compiler.
+	Warning string
 }
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
diff --git a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation.go
index fe9f60fa988..a3f0b459788 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	celconfig "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/apis/cel"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/cel"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/webhook"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/admissionregistration"
 	admissionregistrationv1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/v1"
@@ -916,7 +917,56 @@ func ValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyUpdate(newC, oldC *admissionregistration.V
 	return validateValidatingAdmissionPolicy(newC)
 }
 
+// ValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusUpdate validates update of status of validating admission policy
+func ValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusUpdate(newC, oldC *admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy) field.ErrorList {
+	return validateValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus(&newC.Status, field.NewPath("status"))
+}
+
 // ValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyBindingUpdate validates update of validating admission policy
 func ValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyBindingUpdate(newC, oldC *admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding) field.ErrorList {
 	return validateValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding(newC)
 }
+
+func validateValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus(status *admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+	var allErrors field.ErrorList
+	allErrors = append(allErrors, validateTypeChecking(status.TypeChecking, fldPath.Child("typeChecking"))...)
+	allErrors = append(allErrors, metav1validation.ValidateConditions(status.Conditions, fldPath.Child("conditions"))...)
+	return allErrors
+}
+
+func validateTypeChecking(typeChecking *admissionregistration.TypeChecking, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+	if typeChecking == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return validateExpressionWarnings(typeChecking.ExpressionWarnings, fldPath.Child("expressionWarnings"))
+}
+
+func validateExpressionWarnings(expressionWarnings []admissionregistration.ExpressionWarning, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+	var allErrors field.ErrorList
+	for i, warning := range expressionWarnings {
+		allErrors = append(allErrors, validateExpressionWarning(&warning, fldPath.Index(i))...)
+	}
+	return allErrors
+}
+
+func validateExpressionWarning(expressionWarning *admissionregistration.ExpressionWarning, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+	var allErrors field.ErrorList
+	if expressionWarning.Warning == "" {
+		allErrors = append(allErrors, field.Required(fldPath.Child("warning"), ""))
+	}
+	allErrors = append(allErrors, validateFieldRef(expressionWarning.FieldRef, fldPath.Child("fieldRef"))...)
+	return allErrors
+}
+
+func validateFieldRef(fieldRef string, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
+	fieldRef = strings.TrimSpace(fieldRef)
+	if fieldRef == "" {
+		return field.ErrorList{field.Required(fldPath, "")}
+	}
+	jsonPath := jsonpath.New("spec")
+	if err := jsonPath.Parse(fmt.Sprintf("{%s}", fieldRef)); err != nil {
+		return field.ErrorList{field.Invalid(fldPath, fieldRef, fmt.Sprintf("invalid JSONPath: %v", err))}
+	}
+	// no further checks, for an easier upgrade/rollback
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation_test.go
index 575d7502064..8db59efa1f1 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/admissionregistration/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/admissionregistration"
 )
@@ -3453,3 +3454,83 @@ func TestValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyBindingUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 	}
 }
+
+func TestValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name          string
+		status        *admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus
+		expectedError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:   "empty",
+			status: &admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "type checking",
+			status: &admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus{
+				TypeChecking: &admissionregistration.TypeChecking{
+					ExpressionWarnings: []admissionregistration.ExpressionWarning{
+						{
+							FieldRef: "spec.validations[0].expression",
+							Warning:  "message",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "type checking bad json path",
+			status: &admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus{
+				TypeChecking: &admissionregistration.TypeChecking{
+					ExpressionWarnings: []admissionregistration.ExpressionWarning{
+						{
+							FieldRef: "spec[foo]",
+							Warning:  "message",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "invalid JSONPath: invalid array index foo",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "type checking missing warning",
+			status: &admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus{
+				TypeChecking: &admissionregistration.TypeChecking{
+					ExpressionWarnings: []admissionregistration.ExpressionWarning{
+						{
+							FieldRef: "spec.validations[0].expression",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "Required value",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "type checking missing fieldRef",
+			status: &admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus{
+				TypeChecking: &admissionregistration.TypeChecking{
+					ExpressionWarnings: []admissionregistration.ExpressionWarning{
+						{
+							Warning: "message",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedError: "Required value",
+		},
+	} {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			errs := validateValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus(tc.status, field.NewPath("status"))
+			err := errs.ToAggregate()
+			if err != nil {
+				if e, a := tc.expectedError, err.Error(); !strings.Contains(a, e) || e == "" {
+					t.Errorf("expected to contain %s, got %s", e, a)
+				}
+			} else {
+				if tc.expectedError != "" {
+					t.Errorf("unexpected no error, expected to contain %s", tc.expectedError)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/rest/storage_apiserver.go b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/rest/storage_apiserver.go
index 49dd31f028d..6752bc26eb4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/rest/storage_apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/rest/storage_apiserver.go
@@ -95,12 +95,13 @@ func (p RESTStorageProvider) v1alpha1Storage(apiResourceConfigSource serverstora
 
 	// validatingadmissionpolicies
 	if resource := "validatingadmissionpolicies"; apiResourceConfigSource.ResourceEnabled(admissionregistrationv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource(resource)) {
-		policyStorage, err := validatingadmissionpolicystorage.NewREST(restOptionsGetter, p.Authorizer, r)
+		policyStorage, policyStatusStorage, err := validatingadmissionpolicystorage.NewREST(restOptionsGetter, p.Authorizer, r)
 		if err != nil {
 			return storage, err
 		}
 		policyGetter = policyStorage
 		storage[resource] = policyStorage
+		storage[resource+"/status"] = policyStatusStorage
 	}
 
 	// validatingadmissionpolicybindings
diff --git a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage.go
index dfdf9339a17..c3382b65cfb 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage.go
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package storage
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	printerstorage "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/storage"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/resolver"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4/fieldpath"
 )
 
 // REST implements a RESTStorage for validatingAdmissionPolicy against etcd
@@ -35,10 +39,16 @@ type REST struct {
 	*genericregistry.Store
 }
 
+// StatusREST implements a RESTStorage for ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus
+type StatusREST struct {
+	// DO NOT embed Store, manually select function to export.
+	store *genericregistry.Store
+}
+
 var groupResource = admissionregistration.Resource("validatingadmissionpolicies")
 
-// NewREST returns a RESTStorage object that will work against validatingAdmissionPolicy.
-func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, authorizer authorizer.Authorizer, resourceResolver resolver.ResourceResolver) (*REST, error) {
+// NewREST returns two RESTStorage objects that will work against validatingAdmissionPolicy and its status.
+func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, authorizer authorizer.Authorizer, resourceResolver resolver.ResourceResolver) (*REST, *StatusREST, error) {
 	r := &REST{}
 	strategy := validatingadmissionpolicy.NewStrategy(authorizer, resourceResolver)
 	store := &genericregistry.Store{
@@ -50,18 +60,24 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, authorizer authorizer.Authori
 		DefaultQualifiedResource:  groupResource,
 		SingularQualifiedResource: admissionregistration.Resource("validatingadmissionpolicy"),
 
-		CreateStrategy: strategy,
-		UpdateStrategy: strategy,
-		DeleteStrategy: strategy,
+		CreateStrategy:      strategy,
+		UpdateStrategy:      strategy,
+		DeleteStrategy:      strategy,
+		ResetFieldsStrategy: strategy,
 
 		TableConvertor: printerstorage.TableConvertor{TableGenerator: printers.NewTableGenerator().With(printersinternal.AddHandlers)},
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	r.Store = store
-	return r, nil
+	statusStrategy := validatingadmissionpolicy.NewStatusStrategy(strategy)
+	statusStore := *store
+	statusStore.UpdateStrategy = statusStrategy
+	statusStore.ResetFieldsStrategy = statusStrategy
+	sr := &StatusREST{store: &statusStore}
+	return r, sr, nil
 }
 
 // Implement CategoriesProvider
@@ -71,3 +87,34 @@ var _ rest.CategoriesProvider = &REST{}
 func (r *REST) Categories() []string {
 	return []string{"api-extensions"}
 }
+
+// New generates a new ValidatingAdmissionPolicy object
+func (r *StatusREST) New() runtime.Object {
+	return &admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy{}
+}
+
+// Destroy disposes the store object. For the StatusREST, this is a no-op.
+func (r *StatusREST) Destroy() {
+	// Given that underlying store is shared with REST,
+	// we don't destroy it here explicitly.
+}
+
+// Get retrieves the object from the storage. It is required to support Patch.
+func (r *StatusREST) Get(ctx context.Context, name string, options *metav1.GetOptions) (runtime.Object, error) {
+	return r.store.Get(ctx, name, options)
+}
+
+// GetResetFields returns the fields that got reset by the REST endpoint
+func (r *StatusREST) GetResetFields() map[fieldpath.APIVersion]*fieldpath.Set {
+	return r.store.GetResetFields()
+}
+
+// ConvertToTable delegates to the store, implements TableConverter
+func (r *StatusREST) ConvertToTable(ctx context.Context, object runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1.Table, error) {
+	return r.store.ConvertToTable(ctx, object, tableOptions)
+}
+
+// Update alters the status subset of an object. Delegates to the store
+func (r *StatusREST) Update(ctx context.Context, name string, objInfo rest.UpdatedObjectInfo, createValidation rest.ValidateObjectFunc, updateValidation rest.ValidateObjectUpdateFunc, forceAllowCreate bool, options *metav1.UpdateOptions) (runtime.Object, bool, error) {
+	return r.store.Update(ctx, name, objInfo, createValidation, updateValidation, forceAllowCreate, options)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage_test.go b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage_test.go
index 02c2d134848..29c35559873 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func newStorage(t *testing.T, authorizer authorizer.Authorizer, resourceResolver
 		Decorator:               generic.UndecoratedStorage,
 		DeleteCollectionWorkers: 1,
 		ResourcePrefix:          "validatingadmissionpolicies"}
-	storage, err := NewREST(restOptions, authorizer, resourceResolver)
+	storage, _, err := NewREST(restOptions, authorizer, resourceResolver)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error from REST storage: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/strategy.go
index 70bc547048f..2f980c4c82c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/admissionregistration/validatingadmissionpolicy/strategy.go
@@ -19,7 +19,10 @@ package validatingadmissionpolicy
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4/fieldpath"
+
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ func (v *validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy) NamespaceScoped() bool {
 // PrepareForCreate clears the status of an validatingAdmissionPolicy before creation.
 func (v *validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy) PrepareForCreate(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object) {
 	ic := obj.(*admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy)
+	ic.Status = admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus{}
 	ic.Generation = 1
 }
 
@@ -64,6 +68,9 @@ func (v *validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context
 	newIC := obj.(*admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy)
 	oldIC := old.(*admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy)
 
+	// Prevent any update on the Status object
+	newIC.Status = oldIC.Status
+
 	// Any changes to the spec increment the generation number, any changes to the
 	// status should reflect the generation number of the corresponding object.
 	// See metav1.ObjectMeta description for more information on Generation.
@@ -120,3 +127,53 @@ func (v *validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy) WarningsOnUpdate(ctx context.Context
 func (v *validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy) AllowUnconditionalUpdate() bool {
 	return false
 }
+
+// GetResetFields returns the set of fields that get reset by the strategy
+// and should not be modified by the user.
+func (v *validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy) GetResetFields() map[fieldpath.APIVersion]*fieldpath.Set {
+	fields := map[fieldpath.APIVersion]*fieldpath.Set{
+		"admissionregistration.k8s.io/v1alpha1": fieldpath.NewSet(
+			fieldpath.MakePathOrDie("status"),
+		),
+	}
+
+	return fields
+}
+
+type validatingAdmissionPolicyStatusStrategy struct {
+	*validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy
+}
+
+// ValidateUpdate is the default update validation of an update to the status object.
+func (s *validatingAdmissionPolicyStatusStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) field.ErrorList {
+	return validation.ValidateValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatusUpdate(obj.(*admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy), old.(*admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy))
+}
+
+// PrepareForUpdate differs from the main strategy where setting the spec is not
+// allowed, but setting status is OK.
+func (s *validatingAdmissionPolicyStatusStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) {
+	newIC := obj.(*admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy)
+	oldIC := old.(*admissionregistration.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy)
+
+	// Prevent any update on the Spec object from Status Strategy
+	newIC.Spec = oldIC.Spec
+
+	metav1.ResetObjectMetaForStatus(&newIC.ObjectMeta, &oldIC.ObjectMeta)
+	// No change in the generation.
+}
+
+// GetResetFields returns the set of fields that get reset by the strategy
+// and should not be modified by the user.
+func (s *validatingAdmissionPolicyStatusStrategy) GetResetFields() map[fieldpath.APIVersion]*fieldpath.Set {
+	return map[fieldpath.APIVersion]*fieldpath.Set{
+		"admissionregistration.k8s.io/v1alpha1": fieldpath.NewSet(
+			fieldpath.MakePathOrDie("spec"),
+			fieldpath.MakePathOrDie("metadata"),
+		),
+	}
+}
+
+// NewStatusStrategy creates a strategy for operating the status object.
+func NewStatusStrategy(policyStrategy *validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy) *validatingAdmissionPolicyStatusStrategy {
+	return &validatingAdmissionPolicyStatusStrategy{validatingAdmissionPolicyStrategy: policyStrategy}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go
index 299751c0210..ec7a1301783 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -74,6 +74,49 @@ type ValidatingAdmissionPolicy struct {
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=metadata"`
 	// Specification of the desired behavior of the ValidatingAdmissionPolicy.
 	Spec ValidatingAdmissionPolicySpec `json:"spec,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=spec"`
+	// The status of the ValidatingAdmissionPolicy, including warnings that are useful to determine if the policy
+	// behaves in the expected way.
+	// Populated by the system.
+	// Read-only.
+	// +optional
+	Status ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus `json:"status,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=status"`
+}
+
+// ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus represents the status of a ValidatingAdmissionPolicy.
+type ValidatingAdmissionPolicyStatus struct {
+	// The generation observed by the controller.
+	// +optional
+	ObservedGeneration int64 `json:"observedGeneration,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=observedGeneration"`
+	// The results of type checking for each expression.
+	// Presence of this field indicates the completion of the type checking.
+	// +optional
+	TypeChecking *TypeChecking `json:"typeChecking,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=typeChecking"`
+	// The conditions represent the latest available observations of a policy's current state.
+	// +optional
+	// +listType=map
+	// +listMapKey=type
+	Conditions []metav1.Condition `json:"conditions,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=conditions"`
+}
+
+// TypeChecking contains results of type checking the expressions in the
+// ValidatingAdmissionPolicy
+type TypeChecking struct {
+	// The type checking warnings for each expression.
+	// +optional
+	// +listType=atomic
+	ExpressionWarnings []ExpressionWarning `json:"expressionWarnings,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=expressionWarnings"`
+}
+
+// ExpressionWarning is a warning information that targets a specific expression.
+type ExpressionWarning struct {
+	// The path to the field that refers the expression.
+	// For example, the reference to the expression of the first item of
+	// validations is "spec.validations[0].expression"
+	FieldRef string `json:"fieldRef" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=fieldRef"`
+	// The content of type checking information in a human-readable form.
+	// Each line of the warning contains the type that the expression is checked
+	// against, followed by the type check error from the compiler.
+	Warning string `json:"warning" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=warning"`
 }
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object