diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_baseline.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_baseline.go
index 1fa62953ee6..aad61738b50 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_baseline.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_baseline.go
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@ func init() {
 	addCheck(CheckCapabilitiesBaseline)
 }
 
+const checkCapabilitiesBaselineID CheckID = "capabilities_baseline"
+
 // CheckCapabilitiesBaseline returns a baseline level check
 // that limits the capabilities that can be added in 1.0+
 func CheckCapabilitiesBaseline() Check {
 	return Check{
-		ID:    "capabilities_baseline",
+		ID:    checkCapabilitiesBaselineID,
 		Level: api.LevelBaseline,
 		Versions: []VersionedCheck{
 			{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_restricted.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_restricted.go
index fd2e09729a6..48b1ea897b5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_restricted.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_capabilities_restricted.go
@@ -62,8 +62,9 @@ func CheckCapabilitiesRestricted() Check {
 		Level: api.LevelRestricted,
 		Versions: []VersionedCheck{
 			{
-				MinimumVersion: api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 22),
-				CheckPod:       capabilitiesRestricted_1_22,
+				MinimumVersion:   api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 22),
+				CheckPod:         capabilitiesRestricted_1_22,
+				OverrideCheckIDs: []CheckID{checkCapabilitiesBaselineID},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_hostPathVolumes.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_hostPathVolumes.go
index 600f3734516..3a419ff2495 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_hostPathVolumes.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_hostPathVolumes.go
@@ -38,11 +38,13 @@ func init() {
 	addCheck(CheckHostPathVolumes)
 }
 
+const checkHostPathVolumesID CheckID = "hostPathVolumes"
+
 // CheckHostPathVolumes returns a baseline level check
 // that requires hostPath=undefined/null in 1.0+
 func CheckHostPathVolumes() Check {
 	return Check{
-		ID:    "hostPathVolumes",
+		ID:    checkHostPathVolumesID,
 		Level: api.LevelBaseline,
 		Versions: []VersionedCheck{
 			{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_procMount.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_procMount.go
index a3ed8246162..282dbb32ce9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_procMount.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_procMount.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ func procMount_1_0(podMetadata *metav1.ObjectMeta, podSpec *corev1.PodSpec) Chec
 			return
 		}
 		// check if the value of the proc mount type is valid.
-		if *container.SecurityContext.ProcMount != v1.DefaultProcMount {
+		if *container.SecurityContext.ProcMount != corev1.DefaultProcMount {
 			badContainers = append(badContainers, container.Name)
 			forbiddenProcMountTypes.Insert(string(*container.SecurityContext.ProcMount))
 		}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_restrictedVolumes.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_restrictedVolumes.go
index a559a7f9c5e..e171cdd60f1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_restrictedVolumes.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_restrictedVolumes.go
@@ -76,8 +76,9 @@ func CheckRestrictedVolumes() Check {
 		Level: api.LevelRestricted,
 		Versions: []VersionedCheck{
 			{
-				MinimumVersion: api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 0),
-				CheckPod:       restrictedVolumes_1_0,
+				MinimumVersion:   api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 0),
+				CheckPod:         restrictedVolumes_1_0,
+				OverrideCheckIDs: []CheckID{checkHostPathVolumesID},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_baseline.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_baseline.go
index 0409f93e70d..55152b3e6a7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_baseline.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_baseline.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ spec.initContainers[*].securityContext.seccompProfile.type
 const (
 	annotationKeyPod             = "seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/pod"
 	annotationKeyContainerPrefix = "container.seccomp.security.alpha.kubernetes.io/"
+
+	checkSeccompBaselineID CheckID = "seccompProfile_baseline"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ func init() {
 
 func CheckSeccompBaseline() Check {
 	return Check{
-		ID:    "seccompProfile_baseline",
+		ID:    checkSeccompBaselineID,
 		Level: api.LevelBaseline,
 		Versions: []VersionedCheck{
 			{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_restricted.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_restricted.go
index 66bec6e05d9..1a8535a0f37 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_restricted.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_seccompProfile_restricted.go
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ func CheckSeccompProfileRestricted() Check {
 		Level: api.LevelRestricted,
 		Versions: []VersionedCheck{
 			{
-				MinimumVersion: api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 19),
-				CheckPod:       seccompProfileRestricted_1_19,
+				MinimumVersion:   api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 19),
+				CheckPod:         seccompProfileRestricted_1_19,
+				OverrideCheckIDs: []CheckID{checkSeccompBaselineID},
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/checks.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/checks.go
index f46b3b3e4ac..105c4ee0bf0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/checks.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/checks.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 type Check struct {
 	// ID is the unique ID of the check.
-	ID string
+	ID CheckID
 	// Level is the policy level this check belongs to.
 	// Must be Baseline or Restricted.
 	// Baseline checks are evaluated for baseline and restricted namespaces.
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ type VersionedCheck struct {
 	MinimumVersion api.Version
 	// CheckPod determines if the pod is allowed.
 	CheckPod CheckPodFn
+	// OverrideCheckIDs is an optional list of checks that should be skipped when this check is run.
+	// Overrides may only be set on restricted checks, and may only override baseline checks.
+	OverrideCheckIDs []CheckID
 }
 
 type CheckPodFn func(*metav1.ObjectMeta, *corev1.PodSpec) CheckResult
 
+type CheckID string
+
 // CheckResult contains the result of checking a pod and indicates whether the pod is allowed,
 // and if not, why it was forbidden.
 //
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/checks_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/checks_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f601c77d40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/checks_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package policy
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+// TestValidChecks ensures that all registered checks are valid.
+func TestValidChecks(t *testing.T) {
+	allChecks := append(DefaultChecks(), ExperimentalChecks()...)
+
+	assert.NoError(t, validateChecks(allChecks))
+
+	// Ensure that all overrides map to existing checks.
+	allIDs := map[CheckID]bool{}
+	for _, check := range allChecks {
+		allIDs[check.ID] = true
+	}
+	for _, check := range allChecks {
+		for _, c := range check.Versions {
+			for _, override := range c.OverrideCheckIDs {
+				assert.Contains(t, allIDs, override, "check %s overrides non-existent check %s", check.ID, override)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry.go
index 244bfe3787b..4b91bef8875 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package policy
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ type Evaluator interface {
 
 // checkRegistry provides a default implementation of an Evaluator.
 type checkRegistry struct {
-	// The checks are a map of check_ID -> sorted slice of versioned checks, newest first
+	// The checks are a map policy version to a slice of checks registered for that version.
 	baselineChecks, restrictedChecks map[api.Version][]CheckPodFn
 	// maxVersion is the maximum version that is cached, guaranteed to be at least
 	// the max MinimumVersion of all registered checks.
@@ -64,26 +65,29 @@ func (r *checkRegistry) EvaluatePod(lv api.LevelVersion, podMetadata *metav1.Obj
 	if r.maxVersion.Older(lv.Version) {
 		lv.Version = r.maxVersion
 	}
-	results := []CheckResult{}
-	for _, check := range r.baselineChecks[lv.Version] {
-		results = append(results, check(podMetadata, podSpec))
-	}
+
+	var checks []CheckPodFn
 	if lv.Level == api.LevelBaseline {
-		return results
+		checks = r.baselineChecks[lv.Version]
+	} else {
+		// includes non-overridden baseline checks
+		checks = r.restrictedChecks[lv.Version]
 	}
-	for _, check := range r.restrictedChecks[lv.Version] {
+
+	var results []CheckResult
+	for _, check := range checks {
 		results = append(results, check(podMetadata, podSpec))
 	}
 	return results
 }
 
 func validateChecks(checks []Check) error {
-	ids := map[string]bool{}
+	ids := map[CheckID]api.Level{}
 	for _, check := range checks {
-		if ids[check.ID] {
+		if _, ok := ids[check.ID]; ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("multiple checks registered for ID %s", check.ID)
 		}
-		ids[check.ID] = true
+		ids[check.ID] = check.Level
 		if check.Level != api.LevelBaseline && check.Level != api.LevelRestricted {
 			return fmt.Errorf("check %s: invalid level %s", check.ID, check.Level)
 		}
@@ -107,6 +111,23 @@ func validateChecks(checks []Check) error {
 			maxVersion = c.MinimumVersion
 		}
 	}
+	// Second pass to validate overrides.
+	for _, check := range checks {
+		for _, c := range check.Versions {
+			if len(c.OverrideCheckIDs) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if check.Level != api.LevelRestricted {
+				return fmt.Errorf("check %s: only restricted checks may set overrides", check.ID)
+			}
+			for _, override := range c.OverrideCheckIDs {
+				if overriddenLevel, ok := ids[override]; ok && overriddenLevel != api.LevelBaseline {
+					return fmt.Errorf("check %s: overrides %s check %s", check.ID, overriddenLevel, override)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -119,28 +140,87 @@ func populate(r *checkRegistry, validChecks []Check) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	var (
+		restrictedVersionedChecks = map[api.Version]map[CheckID]VersionedCheck{}
+		baselineVersionedChecks   = map[api.Version]map[CheckID]VersionedCheck{}
+
+		baselineIDs, restrictedIDs []CheckID
+	)
 	for _, c := range validChecks {
 		if c.Level == api.LevelRestricted {
-			inflateVersions(c, r.restrictedChecks, r.maxVersion)
+			restrictedIDs = append(restrictedIDs, c.ID)
+			inflateVersions(c, restrictedVersionedChecks, r.maxVersion)
 		} else {
-			inflateVersions(c, r.baselineChecks, r.maxVersion)
+			baselineIDs = append(baselineIDs, c.ID)
+			inflateVersions(c, baselineVersionedChecks, r.maxVersion)
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Sort the IDs to maintain consistent error messages.
+	sort.Slice(restrictedIDs, func(i, j int) bool { return restrictedIDs[i] < restrictedIDs[j] })
+	sort.Slice(baselineIDs, func(i, j int) bool { return baselineIDs[i] < baselineIDs[j] })
+	orderedIDs := append(baselineIDs, restrictedIDs...) // Baseline checks first, then restricted.
+
+	for v := api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 0); v.Older(nextMinor(r.maxVersion)); v = nextMinor(v) {
+		// Aggregate all the overridden baseline check ids.
+		overrides := map[CheckID]bool{}
+		for _, c := range restrictedVersionedChecks[v] {
+			for _, override := range c.OverrideCheckIDs {
+				overrides[override] = true
+			}
+		}
+		// Add the filtered baseline checks to restricted.
+		for id, c := range baselineVersionedChecks[v] {
+			if overrides[id] {
+				continue // Overridden check: skip it.
+			}
+			if restrictedVersionedChecks[v] == nil {
+				restrictedVersionedChecks[v] = map[CheckID]VersionedCheck{}
+			}
+			restrictedVersionedChecks[v][id] = c
+		}
+
+		r.restrictedChecks[v] = mapCheckPodFns(restrictedVersionedChecks[v], orderedIDs)
+		r.baselineChecks[v] = mapCheckPodFns(baselineVersionedChecks[v], orderedIDs)
+	}
 }
 
-func inflateVersions(check Check, versions map[api.Version][]CheckPodFn, maxVersion api.Version) {
+func inflateVersions(check Check, versions map[api.Version]map[CheckID]VersionedCheck, maxVersion api.Version) {
 	for i, c := range check.Versions {
 		var nextVersion api.Version
 		if i+1 < len(check.Versions) {
 			nextVersion = check.Versions[i+1].MinimumVersion
 		} else {
 			// Assumes only 1 Major version.
-			nextVersion = api.MajorMinorVersion(1, maxVersion.Minor()+1)
+			nextVersion = nextMinor(maxVersion)
 		}
 		// Iterate over all versions from the minimum of the current check, to the minimum of the
 		// next check, or the maxVersion++.
-		for v := c.MinimumVersion; v.Older(nextVersion); v = api.MajorMinorVersion(1, v.Minor()+1) {
-			versions[v] = append(versions[v], check.Versions[i].CheckPod)
+		for v := c.MinimumVersion; v.Older(nextVersion); v = nextMinor(v) {
+			if versions[v] == nil {
+				versions[v] = map[CheckID]VersionedCheck{}
+			}
+			versions[v][check.ID] = check.Versions[i]
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// mapCheckPodFns converts the versioned check map to an ordered slice of CheckPodFn,
+// using the order specified by orderedIDs. All checks must have a corresponding ID in orderedIDs.
+func mapCheckPodFns(checks map[CheckID]VersionedCheck, orderedIDs []CheckID) []CheckPodFn {
+	fns := make([]CheckPodFn, 0, len(checks))
+	for _, id := range orderedIDs {
+		if check, ok := checks[id]; ok {
+			fns = append(fns, check.CheckPod)
+		}
+	}
+	return fns
+}
+
+// nextMinor increments the minor version
+func nextMinor(v api.Version) api.Version {
+	if v.Latest() {
+		return v
+	}
+	return api.MajorMinorVersion(v.Major(), v.Minor()+1)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry_test.go
index cfcb15246d8..ee8471c1aa1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/registry_test.go
@@ -35,16 +35,18 @@ func TestCheckRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 		generateCheck("d", api.LevelBaseline, []string{"v1.11", "v1.15", "v1.20"}),
 		generateCheck("e", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.0"}),
 		generateCheck("f", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.12", "v1.16", "v1.21"}),
+		withOverrides(generateCheck("g", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.10"}), []CheckID{"a"}),
+		withOverrides(generateCheck("h", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.0"}), []CheckID{"b"}),
 	}
+	multiOverride := generateCheck("i", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.10", "v1.21"})
+	multiOverride.Versions[0].OverrideCheckIDs = []CheckID{"c"}
+	multiOverride.Versions[1].OverrideCheckIDs = []CheckID{"d"}
+	checks = append(checks, multiOverride)
 
 	reg, err := NewEvaluator(checks)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	levelCases := []struct {
-		level           api.Level
-		version         string
-		expectedReasons []string
-	}{
+	levelCases := []registryTestCase{
 		{api.LevelPrivileged, "v1.0", nil},
 		{api.LevelPrivileged, "latest", nil},
 		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.0", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.0"}},
@@ -53,29 +55,112 @@ func TestCheckRegistry(t *testing.T) {
 		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.10", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10"}},
 		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.11", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "d:v1.11"}},
 		{api.LevelBaseline, "latest", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "d:v1.20"}},
-		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.0", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.0", "e:v1.0"}},
-		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.4", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.0", "e:v1.0"}},
-		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.5", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.5", "e:v1.0"}},
-		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.10", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "e:v1.0"}},
-		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.11", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "d:v1.11", "e:v1.0"}},
-		{api.LevelRestricted, "latest", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "d:v1.20", "e:v1.0", "f:v1.21"}},
-		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.10000", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "d:v1.20", "e:v1.0", "f:v1.21"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.0", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.0", "e:v1.0", "h:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.4", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.0", "e:v1.0", "h:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.5", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.5", "e:v1.0", "h:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.10", []string{"e:v1.0", "g:v1.10", "h:v1.0", "i:v1.10"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.11", []string{"d:v1.11", "e:v1.0", "g:v1.10", "h:v1.0", "i:v1.10"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "latest", []string{"c:v1.10", "e:v1.0", "f:v1.21", "g:v1.10", "h:v1.0", "i:v1.21"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.10000", []string{"c:v1.10", "e:v1.0", "f:v1.21", "g:v1.10", "h:v1.0", "i:v1.21"}},
 	}
 	for _, test := range levelCases {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", test.level, test.version), func(t *testing.T) {
-			results := reg.EvaluatePod(api.LevelVersion{test.level, versionOrPanic(test.version)}, nil, nil)
-
-			// Set extract the ForbiddenReasons from the results.
-			var actualReasons []string
-			for _, result := range results {
-				actualReasons = append(actualReasons, result.ForbiddenReason)
-			}
-			assert.ElementsMatch(t, test.expectedReasons, actualReasons)
-		})
+		test.Run(t, reg)
 	}
 }
 
-func generateCheck(id string, level api.Level, versions []string) Check {
+func TestCheckRegistry_NoBaseline(t *testing.T) {
+	checks := []Check{
+		generateCheck("e", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.0"}),
+		generateCheck("f", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.12", "v1.16", "v1.21"}),
+		withOverrides(generateCheck("g", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.10"}), []CheckID{"a"}),
+		withOverrides(generateCheck("h", api.LevelRestricted, []string{"v1.0"}), []CheckID{"b"}),
+	}
+
+	reg, err := NewEvaluator(checks)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	levelCases := []registryTestCase{
+		{api.LevelPrivileged, "v1.0", nil},
+		{api.LevelPrivileged, "latest", nil},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.0", nil},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.10", nil},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "latest", nil},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.0", []string{"e:v1.0", "h:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.10", []string{"e:v1.0", "g:v1.10", "h:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "latest", []string{"e:v1.0", "f:v1.21", "g:v1.10", "h:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "v1.10000", []string{"e:v1.0", "f:v1.21", "g:v1.10", "h:v1.0"}},
+	}
+	for _, test := range levelCases {
+		test.Run(t, reg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckRegistry_NoRestricted(t *testing.T) {
+	checks := []Check{
+		generateCheck("a", api.LevelBaseline, []string{"v1.0"}),
+		generateCheck("b", api.LevelBaseline, []string{"v1.10"}),
+		generateCheck("c", api.LevelBaseline, []string{"v1.0", "v1.5", "v1.10"}),
+		generateCheck("d", api.LevelBaseline, []string{"v1.11", "v1.15", "v1.20"}),
+	}
+
+	reg, err := NewEvaluator(checks)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	levelCases := []registryTestCase{
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.0", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.4", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.0"}},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.5", []string{"a:v1.0", "c:v1.5"}},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.10", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10"}},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "v1.11", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "d:v1.11"}},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "latest", []string{"a:v1.0", "b:v1.10", "c:v1.10", "d:v1.20"}},
+	}
+	for _, test := range levelCases {
+		test.Run(t, reg)
+		// Restricted results should be identical to baseline.
+		restrictedTest := test
+		restrictedTest.level = api.LevelRestricted
+		restrictedTest.Run(t, reg)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckRegistry_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	reg, err := NewEvaluator(nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	levelCases := []registryTestCase{
+		{api.LevelPrivileged, "latest", nil},
+		{api.LevelBaseline, "latest", nil},
+		{api.LevelRestricted, "latest", nil},
+	}
+	for _, test := range levelCases {
+		test.Run(t, reg)
+		// Restricted results should be identical to baseline.
+		restrictedTest := test
+		restrictedTest.level = api.LevelRestricted
+		restrictedTest.Run(t, reg)
+	}
+}
+
+type registryTestCase struct {
+	level           api.Level
+	version         string
+	expectedReasons []string
+}
+
+func (tc *registryTestCase) Run(t *testing.T, registry Evaluator) {
+	t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s", tc.level, tc.version), func(t *testing.T) {
+		results := registry.EvaluatePod(api.LevelVersion{tc.level, versionOrPanic(tc.version)}, nil, nil)
+
+		// Set extract the ForbiddenReasons from the results.
+		var actualReasons []string
+		for _, result := range results {
+			actualReasons = append(actualReasons, result.ForbiddenReason)
+		}
+		assert.Equal(t, tc.expectedReasons, actualReasons)
+	})
+}
+
+func generateCheck(id CheckID, level api.Level, versions []string) Check {
 	c := Check{
 		ID:    id,
 		Level: level,
@@ -94,6 +179,13 @@ func generateCheck(id string, level api.Level, versions []string) Check {
 	return c
 }
 
+func withOverrides(c Check, overrides []CheckID) Check {
+	for i := range c.Versions {
+		c.Versions[i].OverrideCheckIDs = overrides
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
 func versionOrPanic(v string) api.Version {
 	ver, err := api.ParseVersion(v)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures.go
index cd11f0d380a..4d00397a0cb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ var fixtureGenerators = map[fixtureKey]fixtureGenerator{}
 type fixtureKey struct {
 	version api.Version
 	level   api.Level
-	check   string
+	check   policy.CheckID
 }
 
 // fixtureGenerator holds generators for valid and invalid fixtures.
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func getFixtures(key fixtureKey) (fixtureData, error) {
 				fail: generator.generateFail(validPodForLevel.DeepCopy()),
 			}
 			if len(data.expectErrorSubstring) == 0 {
-				data.expectErrorSubstring = key.check
+				data.expectErrorSubstring = string(key.check)
 			}
 			if len(data.fail) == 0 {
 				return fixtureData{}, fmt.Errorf("generateFail for %#v must return at least one pod", key)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_capabilities_baseline.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_capabilities_baseline.go
index 0ba6aaf0e6d..1293c2dca70 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_capabilities_baseline.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_capabilities_baseline.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func ensureCapabilities(p *corev1.Pod) *corev1.Pod {
 
 func init() {
 	fixtureData_1_0 := fixtureGenerator{
-		expectErrorSubstring: "non-default capabilities",
+		expectErrorSubstring: "capabilities",
 		generatePass: func(p *corev1.Pod) []*corev1.Pod {
 			// don't generate fixtures if minimal valid pod drops ALL
 			if p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext != nil && p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_hostPathVolumes.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_hostPathVolumes.go
index 10c1a622fa6..7b891fdaff2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_hostPathVolumes.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_hostPathVolumes.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ TODO: include field paths in reflect-based unit test
 func init() {
 
 	fixtureData_1_0 := fixtureGenerator{
-		expectErrorSubstring: "hostPath volumes",
+		expectErrorSubstring: "hostPath",
 		generatePass: func(p *corev1.Pod) []*corev1.Pod {
 			// minimal valid pod already captures all valid combinations
 			return nil
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_test.go
index b6a17b89b3d..959ab0d18f1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_test.go
@@ -82,10 +82,10 @@ func TestFixtures(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				for i, pod := range checkData.pass {
-					expectedFiles.Insert(testFixtureFile(t, passDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", strings.ToLower(checkID), i), pod))
+					expectedFiles.Insert(testFixtureFile(t, passDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", strings.ToLower(string(checkID)), i), pod))
 				}
 				for i, pod := range checkData.fail {
-					expectedFiles.Insert(testFixtureFile(t, failDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", strings.ToLower(checkID), i), pod))
+					expectedFiles.Insert(testFixtureFile(t, failDir, fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", strings.ToLower(string(checkID)), i), pod))
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/run.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/run.go
index 030fe808c5b..ea7ea01507b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/run.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/run.go
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ func toJSON(pod *corev1.Pod) string {
 // checksForLevelAndVersion returns the set of check IDs that apply when evaluating the given level and version.
 // checks are assumed to be well-formed and valid to pass to policy.NewEvaluator().
 // level must be api.LevelRestricted or api.LevelBaseline
-func checksForLevelAndVersion(checks []policy.Check, level api.Level, version api.Version) ([]string, error) {
-	retval := []string{}
+func checksForLevelAndVersion(checks []policy.Check, level api.Level, version api.Version) ([]policy.CheckID, error) {
+	retval := []policy.CheckID{}
 	for _, check := range checks {
 		if !version.Older(check.Versions[0].MinimumVersion) && (level == check.Level || level == api.LevelRestricted) {
 			retval = append(retval, check.ID)
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, opts Options) {
 					t.Fatal(err)
 				}
 
-				t.Run(ns+"_pass_"+checkID, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Run(ns+"_pass_"+string(checkID), func(t *testing.T) {
 					for i, pod := range checkData.pass {
 						createPod(t, i, pod, true, "")
 						createController(t, i, pod, true, "")
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, opts Options) {
 						disabledRequiredFeatures = append(disabledRequiredFeatures, f)
 					}
 				}
-				t.Run(ns+"_fail_"+checkID, func(t *testing.T) {
+				t.Run(ns+"_fail_"+string(checkID), func(t *testing.T) {
 					if len(disabledRequiredFeatures) > 0 {
 						t.Skipf("features required for failure cases are disabled: %v", disabledRequiredFeatures)
 					}