diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
index 62a2bd4cd4f..085366ac0af 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	resourceapi "k8s.io/api/resource/v1alpha2"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) PrepareResources(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 				Name:           resourceClaim.Name,
 				ResourceHandle: resourceHandle.Data,
 			}
+			if resourceHandle.StructuredData != nil {
+				claim.StructuredResourceHandle = []*resourceapi.StructuredResourceHandle{resourceHandle.StructuredData}
+			}
 			batches[pluginName] = append(batches[pluginName], claim)
 		}
 		claimInfos[resourceClaim.UID] = claimInfo
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/plugin/client.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/plugin/client.go
index bbf0b1e9235..e7cb802181b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/plugin/client.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/plugin/client.go
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ func (v1alpha2rm v1alpha2NodeResourceManager) Prepare(ctx context.Context, conn
 	}
 
 	for _, claim := range req.Claims {
-		res, err := nodeClient.NodePrepareResource(ctx,
-			&drapbv1alpha2.NodePrepareResourceRequest{
-				Namespace:      claim.Namespace,
-				ClaimUid:       claim.Uid,
-				ClaimName:      claim.Name,
-				ResourceHandle: claim.ResourceHandle,
-			})
+		req := &drapbv1alpha2.NodePrepareResourceRequest{
+			Namespace:                claim.Namespace,
+			ClaimUid:                 claim.Uid,
+			ClaimName:                claim.Name,
+			ResourceHandle:           claim.ResourceHandle,
+			StructuredResourceHandle: claim.StructuredResourceHandle,
+		}
+		res, err := nodeClient.NodePrepareResource(ctx, req)
 		result := &drapb.NodePrepareResourceResponse{}
 		if err != nil {
 			result.Error = err.Error()
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
index 6e2a49ecdb6..a5ff86eed17 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@ func assertStateEqual(t *testing.T, restoredState, expectedState ClaimInfoStateL
 	assert.Equal(t, expectedState, restoredState, "expected ClaimInfoState does not equal to restored one")
 }
 
+// TODO (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/123552): reconsider what data gets stored in checkpoints and whether that is really necessary.
+//
+// As it stands now, a "v1" checkpoint contains data for types like the resourcev1alpha2.ResourceHandle
+// which may change over time as new fields get added in a backward-compatible way (not unusual
+// for API types). That breaks checksuming with pkg/util/hash because it is based on spew output.
+// That output includes those new fields.
+
 func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		description       string
@@ -52,7 +59,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"Restore checkpoint - single claim",
-			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":4194867564}`,
+			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":113577689}`,
 			"",
 			[]ClaimInfoState{
 				{
@@ -76,7 +83,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"Restore checkpoint - single claim - multiple devices",
-			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"meta-test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver-1.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"},{"driverName":"test-driver-2.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"c\": \"d\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver-1.cdi.k8s.io":["example-1.com/example-1=cdi-example-1"],"test-driver-2.cdi.k8s.io":["example-2.com/example-2=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":360176657}`,
+			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"meta-test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver-1.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"},{"driverName":"test-driver-2.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"c\": \"d\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver-1.cdi.k8s.io":["example-1.com/example-1=cdi-example-1"],"test-driver-2.cdi.k8s.io":["example-2.com/example-2=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":1466990255}`,
 			"",
 			[]ClaimInfoState{
 				{
@@ -105,7 +112,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"Restore checkpoint - multiple claims",
-			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name-1","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example-1","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-1"]}},{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name-2","ClaimUID":"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c","ClaimName":"example-2","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"c\": \"d\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":103176902}`,
+			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name-1","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example-1","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-1"]}},{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name-2","ClaimUID":"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c","ClaimName":"example-2","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"c\": \"d\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":471181742}`,
 			"",
 			[]ClaimInfoState{
 				{
@@ -218,7 +225,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateStore(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	expectedCheckpoint := `{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":4194867564}`
+	expectedCheckpoint := `{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"ResourceHandles":[{"driverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","data":"{\"a\": \"b\"}"}],"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":113577689}`
 
 	// Should return an error, stateDir cannot be an empty string
 	if _, err := NewCheckpointState("", testingCheckpoint); err == nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.pb.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.pb.go
index 9b0bd9cea83..047515a147d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.pb.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.pb.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	io "io"
+	v1alpha2 "k8s.io/api/resource/v1alpha2"
 	math "math"
 	math_bits "math/bits"
 	reflect "reflect"
@@ -57,9 +58,15 @@ type NodePrepareResourceRequest struct {
 	ClaimName string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=claim_name,json=claimName,proto3" json:"claim_name,omitempty"`
 	// Resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].Data)
 	// This field is REQUIRED.
-	ResourceHandle       string   `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=resource_handle,json=resourceHandle,proto3" json:"resource_handle,omitempty"`
-	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
-	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+	ResourceHandle string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=resource_handle,json=resourceHandle,proto3" json:"resource_handle,omitempty"`
+	// Structured parameter resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].StructuredData).
+	// This field is OPTIONAL. If present, it needs to be used
+	// instead of resource_handle. It will only have a single entry.
+	//
+	// Using "repeated" instead of "optional" is a workaround for https://github.com/gogo/protobuf/issues/713.
+	StructuredResourceHandle []*v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=structured_resource_handle,json=structuredResourceHandle,proto3" json:"structured_resource_handle,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral     struct{}                             `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache            int32                                `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func (m *NodePrepareResourceRequest) Reset()      { *m = NodePrepareResourceRequest{} }
@@ -122,6 +129,13 @@ func (m *NodePrepareResourceRequest) GetResourceHandle() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (m *NodePrepareResourceRequest) GetStructuredResourceHandle() []*v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.StructuredResourceHandle
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type NodePrepareResourceResponse struct {
 	// These are the additional devices that kubelet must
 	// make available via the container runtime. A resource
@@ -182,9 +196,13 @@ type NodeUnprepareResourceRequest struct {
 	ClaimName string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=claim_name,json=claimName,proto3" json:"claim_name,omitempty"`
 	// Resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].Data)
 	// This field is REQUIRED.
-	ResourceHandle       string   `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=resource_handle,json=resourceHandle,proto3" json:"resource_handle,omitempty"`
-	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
-	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+	ResourceHandle string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=resource_handle,json=resourceHandle,proto3" json:"resource_handle,omitempty"`
+	// Structured parameter resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].StructuredData).
+	// This field is OPTIONAL. If present, it needs to be used
+	// instead of resource_handle. It will only have a single entry.
+	StructuredResourceHandle []*v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=structured_resource_handle,json=structuredResourceHandle,proto3" json:"structured_resource_handle,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral     struct{}                             `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache            int32                                `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func (m *NodeUnprepareResourceRequest) Reset()      { *m = NodeUnprepareResourceRequest{} }
@@ -247,6 +265,13 @@ func (m *NodeUnprepareResourceRequest) GetResourceHandle() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (m *NodeUnprepareResourceRequest) GetStructuredResourceHandle() []*v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.StructuredResourceHandle
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type NodeUnprepareResourceResponse struct {
 	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
 	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
@@ -294,31 +319,34 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("api.proto", fileDescriptor_00212fb1f9d3bf1c) }
 
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 // Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
@@ -457,6 +485,20 @@ func (m *NodePrepareResourceRequest) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, err
 	_ = i
 	var l int
 	_ = l
+	if len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+			{
+				size, err := m.StructuredResourceHandle[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
+				if err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				i -= size
+				i = encodeVarintApi(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+			}
+			i--
+			dAtA[i] = 0x2a
+		}
+	}
 	if len(m.ResourceHandle) > 0 {
 		i -= len(m.ResourceHandle)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.ResourceHandle)
@@ -540,6 +582,20 @@ func (m *NodeUnprepareResourceRequest) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, e
 	_ = i
 	var l int
 	_ = l
+	if len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+			{
+				size, err := m.StructuredResourceHandle[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
+				if err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				i -= size
+				i = encodeVarintApi(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+			}
+			i--
+			dAtA[i] = 0x2a
+		}
+	}
 	if len(m.ResourceHandle) > 0 {
 		i -= len(m.ResourceHandle)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.ResourceHandle)
@@ -627,6 +683,12 @@ func (m *NodePrepareResourceRequest) Size() (n int) {
 	if l > 0 {
 		n += 1 + l + sovApi(uint64(l))
 	}
+	if len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.StructuredResourceHandle {
+			l = e.Size()
+			n += 1 + l + sovApi(uint64(l))
+		}
+	}
 	return n
 }
 
@@ -667,6 +729,12 @@ func (m *NodeUnprepareResourceRequest) Size() (n int) {
 	if l > 0 {
 		n += 1 + l + sovApi(uint64(l))
 	}
+	if len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.StructuredResourceHandle {
+			l = e.Size()
+			n += 1 + l + sovApi(uint64(l))
+		}
+	}
 	return n
 }
 
@@ -689,11 +757,17 @@ func (this *NodePrepareResourceRequest) String() string {
 	if this == nil {
 		return "nil"
 	}
+	repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle := "[]*StructuredResourceHandle{"
+	for _, f := range this.StructuredResourceHandle {
+		repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle += strings.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("%v", f), "StructuredResourceHandle", "v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle", 1) + ","
+	}
+	repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle += "}"
 	s := strings.Join([]string{`&NodePrepareResourceRequest{`,
 		`Namespace:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Namespace) + `,`,
 		`ClaimUid:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.ClaimUid) + `,`,
 		`ClaimName:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.ClaimName) + `,`,
 		`ResourceHandle:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.ResourceHandle) + `,`,
+		`StructuredResourceHandle:` + repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle + `,`,
 		`}`,
 	}, "")
 	return s
@@ -712,11 +786,17 @@ func (this *NodeUnprepareResourceRequest) String() string {
 	if this == nil {
 		return "nil"
 	}
+	repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle := "[]*StructuredResourceHandle{"
+	for _, f := range this.StructuredResourceHandle {
+		repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle += strings.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("%v", f), "StructuredResourceHandle", "v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle", 1) + ","
+	}
+	repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle += "}"
 	s := strings.Join([]string{`&NodeUnprepareResourceRequest{`,
 		`Namespace:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Namespace) + `,`,
 		`ClaimUid:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.ClaimUid) + `,`,
 		`ClaimName:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.ClaimName) + `,`,
 		`ResourceHandle:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.ResourceHandle) + `,`,
+		`StructuredResourceHandle:` + repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle + `,`,
 		`}`,
 	}, "")
 	return s
@@ -895,6 +975,40 @@ func (m *NodePrepareResourceRequest) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			}
 			m.ResourceHandle = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 5:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field StructuredResourceHandle", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflowApi
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApi
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApi
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.StructuredResourceHandle = append(m.StructuredResourceHandle, &v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle{})
+			if err := m.StructuredResourceHandle[len(m.StructuredResourceHandle)-1].Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skipApi(dAtA[iNdEx:])
@@ -1155,6 +1269,40 @@ func (m *NodeUnprepareResourceRequest) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			}
 			m.ResourceHandle = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 5:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field StructuredResourceHandle", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflowApi
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApi
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApi
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.StructuredResourceHandle = append(m.StructuredResourceHandle, &v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle{})
+			if err := m.StructuredResourceHandle[len(m.StructuredResourceHandle)-1].Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skipApi(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.proto
index a7a2b1db0a7..5a722616822 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2/api.proto
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package v1alpha2;
 option go_package = "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2";
 
 import "github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto/gogo.proto";
+import "k8s.io/api/resource/v1alpha2/generated.proto";
 
 option (gogoproto.goproto_stringer_all) = false;
 option (gogoproto.stringer_all) =  true;
@@ -52,6 +53,12 @@ message NodePrepareResourceRequest {
     // Resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].Data)
     // This field is REQUIRED.
     string resource_handle = 4;
+    // Structured parameter resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].StructuredData).
+    // This field is OPTIONAL. If present, it needs to be used
+    // instead of resource_handle. It will only have a single entry.
+    //
+    // Using "repeated" instead of "optional" is a workaround for https://github.com/gogo/protobuf/issues/713.
+    repeated k8s.io.api.resource.v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle structured_resource_handle = 5;
 }
 
 message NodePrepareResourceResponse {
@@ -74,6 +81,10 @@ message NodeUnprepareResourceRequest {
     // Resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].Data)
     // This field is REQUIRED.
     string resource_handle = 4;
+    // Structured parameter resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].StructuredData).
+    // This field is OPTIONAL. If present, it needs to be used
+    // instead of resource_handle. It will only have a single entry.
+    repeated k8s.io.api.resource.v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle structured_resource_handle = 5;
 }
 
 message NodeUnprepareResourceResponse {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.pb.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.pb.go
index 92233f98ee9..3a9929690b1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.pb.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.pb.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	codes "google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	status "google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	io "io"
+	v1alpha2 "k8s.io/api/resource/v1alpha2"
 	math "math"
 	math_bits "math/bits"
 	reflect "reflect"
@@ -353,9 +354,15 @@ type Claim struct {
 	Name string `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=name,proto3" json:"name,omitempty"`
 	// Resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].Data)
 	// This field is REQUIRED.
-	ResourceHandle       string   `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=resource_handle,json=resourceHandle,proto3" json:"resource_handle,omitempty"`
-	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral struct{} `json:"-"`
-	XXX_sizecache        int32    `json:"-"`
+	ResourceHandle string `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=resource_handle,json=resourceHandle,proto3" json:"resource_handle,omitempty"`
+	// Structured parameter resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].StructuredData).
+	// This field is OPTIONAL. If present, it needs to be used
+	// instead of resource_handle. It will only have a single entry.
+	//
+	// Using "repeated" instead of "optional" is a workaround for https://github.com/gogo/protobuf/issues/713.
+	StructuredResourceHandle []*v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle `protobuf:"bytes,5,rep,name=structured_resource_handle,json=structuredResourceHandle,proto3" json:"structured_resource_handle,omitempty"`
+	XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral     struct{}                             `json:"-"`
+	XXX_sizecache            int32                                `json:"-"`
 }
 
 func (m *Claim) Reset()      { *m = Claim{} }
@@ -418,6 +425,13 @@ func (m *Claim) GetResourceHandle() string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+func (m *Claim) GetStructuredResourceHandle() []*v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle {
+	if m != nil {
+		return m.StructuredResourceHandle
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*NodePrepareResourcesRequest)(nil), "v1alpha3.NodePrepareResourcesRequest")
 	proto.RegisterType((*NodePrepareResourcesResponse)(nil), "v1alpha3.NodePrepareResourcesResponse")
@@ -433,39 +447,43 @@ func init() {
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("api.proto", fileDescriptor_00212fb1f9d3bf1c) }
 
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+	0x21, 0x4e, 0x30, 0x32, 0xc2, 0xb1, 0x9b, 0x1e, 0x3e, 0x61, 0x38, 0x9c, 0x15, 0x47, 0xaf, 0x37,
+	0xdc, 0x94, 0xb7, 0xae, 0xf7, 0x3f, 0x00, 0x00, 0xff, 0xff, 0xfd, 0x14, 0x30, 0xd4, 0x5f, 0x05,
+	0x00, 0x00,
 }
 
 // Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
@@ -857,6 +875,20 @@ func (m *Claim) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 	_ = i
 	var l int
 	_ = l
+	if len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) > 0 {
+		for iNdEx := len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) - 1; iNdEx >= 0; iNdEx-- {
+			{
+				size, err := m.StructuredResourceHandle[iNdEx].MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
+				if err != nil {
+					return 0, err
+				}
+				i -= size
+				i = encodeVarintApi(dAtA, i, uint64(size))
+			}
+			i--
+			dAtA[i] = 0x2a
+		}
+	}
 	if len(m.ResourceHandle) > 0 {
 		i -= len(m.ResourceHandle)
 		copy(dAtA[i:], m.ResourceHandle)
@@ -1027,6 +1059,12 @@ func (m *Claim) Size() (n int) {
 	if l > 0 {
 		n += 1 + l + sovApi(uint64(l))
 	}
+	if len(m.StructuredResourceHandle) > 0 {
+		for _, e := range m.StructuredResourceHandle {
+			l = e.Size()
+			n += 1 + l + sovApi(uint64(l))
+		}
+	}
 	return n
 }
 
@@ -1131,11 +1169,17 @@ func (this *Claim) String() string {
 	if this == nil {
 		return "nil"
 	}
+	repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle := "[]*StructuredResourceHandle{"
+	for _, f := range this.StructuredResourceHandle {
+		repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle += strings.Replace(fmt.Sprintf("%v", f), "StructuredResourceHandle", "v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle", 1) + ","
+	}
+	repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle += "}"
 	s := strings.Join([]string{`&Claim{`,
 		`Namespace:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Namespace) + `,`,
 		`Uid:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Uid) + `,`,
 		`Name:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Name) + `,`,
 		`ResourceHandle:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.ResourceHandle) + `,`,
+		`StructuredResourceHandle:` + repeatedStringForStructuredResourceHandle + `,`,
 		`}`,
 	}, "")
 	return s
@@ -2027,6 +2071,40 @@ func (m *Claim) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 			}
 			m.ResourceHandle = string(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex])
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 5:
+			if wireType != 2 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field StructuredResourceHandle", wireType)
+			}
+			var msglen int
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflowApi
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				msglen |= int(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if msglen < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApi
+			}
+			postIndex := iNdEx + msglen
+			if postIndex < 0 {
+				return ErrInvalidLengthApi
+			}
+			if postIndex > l {
+				return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			}
+			m.StructuredResourceHandle = append(m.StructuredResourceHandle, &v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle{})
+			if err := m.StructuredResourceHandle[len(m.StructuredResourceHandle)-1].Unmarshal(dAtA[iNdEx:postIndex]); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			iNdEx = postIndex
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skipApi(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.proto
index c729aaf2714..e3ca0238249 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3/api.proto
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ package v1alpha3;
 option go_package = "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha3";
 
 import "github.com/gogo/protobuf/gogoproto/gogo.proto";
+import "k8s.io/api/resource/v1alpha2/generated.proto";
 
 option (gogoproto.goproto_stringer_all) = false;
 option (gogoproto.stringer_all) =  true;
@@ -100,4 +101,10 @@ message Claim {
     // Resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].Data)
     // This field is REQUIRED.
     string resource_handle = 4;
+    // Structured parameter resource handle (AllocationResult.ResourceHandles[*].StructuredData).
+    // This field is OPTIONAL. If present, it needs to be used
+    // instead of resource_handle. It will only have a single entry.
+    //
+    // Using "repeated" instead of "optional" is a workaround for https://github.com/gogo/protobuf/issues/713.
+    repeated k8s.io.api.resource.v1alpha2.StructuredResourceHandle structured_resource_handle = 5;
 }
diff --git a/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go b/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go
index 6d9add80ad7..b51521a63b0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package app
 import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/dynamic-resource-allocation/kubeletplugin"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	drapbv1alpha2 "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/dra/v1alpha2"
@@ -71,6 +73,7 @@ type ClaimID struct {
 }
 
 var _ drapbv1alpha2.NodeServer = &ExamplePlugin{}
+var _ drapbv1alpha3.NodeServer = &ExamplePlugin{}
 
 // getJSONFilePath returns the absolute path where CDI file is/should be.
 func (ex *ExamplePlugin) getJSONFilePath(claimUID string) string {
@@ -160,8 +163,28 @@ func (ex *ExamplePlugin) NodePrepareResource(ctx context.Context, req *drapbv1al
 
 	// Determine environment variables.
 	var p parameters
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(req.ResourceHandle), &p); err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal resource handle: %w", err)
+	switch len(req.StructuredResourceHandle) {
+	case 0:
+		// Control plane controller did the allocation.
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(req.ResourceHandle), &p); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshal resource handle: %w", err)
+		}
+	case 1:
+		// Scheduler did the allocation with structured parameters.
+		handle := req.StructuredResourceHandle[0]
+		if handle == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("unexpected nil StructuredResourceHandle")
+		}
+		p.NodeName = handle.NodeName
+		if err := extractParameters(handle.VendorClassParameters, &p.EnvVars, "admin"); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if err := extractParameters(handle.VendorClaimParameters, &p.EnvVars, "user"); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	default:
+		// Huh?
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid length of NodePrepareResourceRequest.StructuredResourceHandle: %d", len(req.StructuredResourceHandle))
 	}
 
 	// Sanity check scheduling.
@@ -212,16 +235,34 @@ func (ex *ExamplePlugin) NodePrepareResource(ctx context.Context, req *drapbv1al
 	return resp, nil
 }
 
+func extractParameters(parameters runtime.RawExtension, env *map[string]string, kind string) error {
+	if len(parameters.Raw) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	var data map[string]string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(parameters.Raw, &data); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("decoding %s parameters: %v", kind, err)
+	}
+	if len(data) > 0 && *env == nil {
+		*env = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	for key, value := range data {
+		(*env)[kind+"_"+key] = value
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (ex *ExamplePlugin) NodePrepareResources(ctx context.Context, req *drapbv1alpha3.NodePrepareResourcesRequest) (*drapbv1alpha3.NodePrepareResourcesResponse, error) {
 	resp := &drapbv1alpha3.NodePrepareResourcesResponse{
 		Claims: make(map[string]*drapbv1alpha3.NodePrepareResourceResponse),
 	}
 	for _, claimReq := range req.Claims {
 		claimResp, err := ex.NodePrepareResource(ctx, &drapbv1alpha2.NodePrepareResourceRequest{
-			Namespace:      claimReq.Namespace,
-			ClaimName:      claimReq.Name,
-			ClaimUid:       claimReq.Uid,
-			ResourceHandle: claimReq.ResourceHandle,
+			Namespace:                claimReq.Namespace,
+			ClaimName:                claimReq.Name,
+			ClaimUid:                 claimReq.Uid,
+			ResourceHandle:           claimReq.ResourceHandle,
+			StructuredResourceHandle: claimReq.StructuredResourceHandle,
 		})
 		if err != nil {
 			resp.Claims[claimReq.Uid] = &drapbv1alpha3.NodePrepareResourceResponse{