diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation.go b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation.go
index 7d9b452b4fd..dd46a477cfd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation.go
@@ -83,6 +83,15 @@ func ValidateKubeletConfiguration(kc *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration, featur
 	if kc.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent >= kc.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent {
 		allErrors = append(allErrors, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: imageGCLowThresholdPercent (--image-gc-low-threshold) %v must be less than imageGCHighThresholdPercent (--image-gc-high-threshold) %v", kc.ImageGCLowThresholdPercent, kc.ImageGCHighThresholdPercent))
 	}
+	if kc.ImageMaximumGCAge.Duration != 0 && !localFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ImageMaximumGCAge) {
+		allErrors = append(allErrors, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: ImageMaximumGCAge feature gate is required for Kubelet configuration option ImageMaximumGCAge"))
+	}
+	if kc.ImageMaximumGCAge.Duration < 0 {
+		allErrors = append(allErrors, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: imageMaximumGCAge %v must not be negative", kc.ImageMaximumGCAge.Duration))
+	}
+	if kc.ImageMaximumGCAge.Duration > 0 && kc.ImageMaximumGCAge.Duration <= kc.ImageMinimumGCAge.Duration {
+		allErrors = append(allErrors, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: imageMaximumGCAge %v must be greater than imageMinimumGCAge %v", kc.ImageMaximumGCAge.Duration, kc.ImageMinimumGCAge.Duration))
+	}
 	if utilvalidation.IsInRange(int(kc.IPTablesDropBit), 0, 31) != nil {
 		allErrors = append(allErrors, fmt.Errorf("invalid configuration: iptablesDropBit (--iptables-drop-bit) %v must be between 0 and 31, inclusive", kc.IPTablesDropBit))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go
index 776a7597372..913c5dc3bdf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/apis/config/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -521,6 +521,30 @@ func TestValidateKubeletConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			return conf
 		},
 		errMsg: "invalid configuration: enableSystemLogHandler is required for enableSystemLogQuery",
+	}, {
+		name: "imageMaximumGCAge should not be specified without feature gate",
+		configure: func(conf *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration) *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration {
+			conf.ImageMaximumGCAge = metav1.Duration{Duration: 1}
+			return conf
+		},
+		errMsg: "invalid configuration: ImageMaximumGCAge feature gate is required for Kubelet configuration option ImageMaximumGCAge",
+	}, {
+		name: "imageMaximumGCAge should not be negative",
+		configure: func(conf *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration) *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration {
+			conf.FeatureGates = map[string]bool{"ImageMaximumGCAge": true}
+			conf.ImageMaximumGCAge = metav1.Duration{Duration: -1}
+			return conf
+		},
+		errMsg: "invalid configuration: imageMaximumGCAge -1ns must not be negative",
+	}, {
+		name: "imageMaximumGCAge should not be less than imageMinimumGCAge",
+		configure: func(conf *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration) *kubeletconfig.KubeletConfiguration {
+			conf.FeatureGates = map[string]bool{"ImageMaximumGCAge": true}
+			conf.ImageMaximumGCAge = metav1.Duration{Duration: 1}
+			conf.ImageMinimumGCAge = metav1.Duration{Duration: 2}
+			return conf
+		},
+		errMsg: "invalid configuration: imageMaximumGCAge 1ns must be greater than imageMinimumGCAge 2ns",
 	}}
 
 	for _, tc := range cases {