diff --git a/pkg/registry/resource/resourceclaim/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/resource/resourceclaim/strategy.go
index 32aa15fb0a4..94887cd4dd4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/resource/resourceclaim/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resource/resourceclaim/strategy.go
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
 
+	"sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6/fieldpath"
+
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
@@ -40,7 +42,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	resourceutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/resource"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v6/fieldpath"
 )
 
 // resourceclaimStrategy implements behavior for ResourceClaim objects
@@ -207,8 +208,25 @@ func (r *resourceclaimStatusStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx context.Context, obj, o
 	if oldClaim.Status.Allocation != nil {
 		oldAllocationResult = oldClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results
 	}
-	allErrs := resourceutils.AuthorizedForAdminStatus(ctx, newAllocationResult, oldAllocationResult, newClaim.Namespace, r.nsClient)
-	return append(allErrs, validation.ValidateResourceClaimStatusUpdate(newClaim, oldClaim)...)
+	errs := resourceutils.AuthorizedForAdminStatus(ctx, newAllocationResult, oldAllocationResult, newClaim.Namespace, r.nsClient)
+	errs = append(errs, validation.ValidateResourceClaimStatusUpdate(newClaim, oldClaim)...)
+
+	// If DeclarativeValidation feature gate is enabled, also run declarative validation
+	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DeclarativeValidation) {
+		// Determine if takeover is enabled
+		takeover := utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DeclarativeValidationTakeover)
+
+		// Run declarative update validation with panic recovery
+		declarativeErrs := rest.ValidateUpdateDeclaratively(ctx, legacyscheme.Scheme, newClaim, oldClaim, rest.WithTakeover(takeover))
+		// Compare imperative and declarative errors and emit metric if there's a mismatch
+		rest.CompareDeclarativeErrorsAndEmitMismatches(ctx, errs, declarativeErrs, takeover, "dc_status_update")
+
+		// Only apply declarative errors if takeover is enabled
+		if takeover {
+			errs = append(errs.RemoveCoveredByDeclarative(), declarativeErrs...)
+		}
+	}
+	return errs
 }
 
 // WarningsOnUpdate returns warnings for the given update.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go
index f29504444ff..feb633d0f98 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1/types.go
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ type ResourceSliceList struct {
 // +genclient
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:introduced=1.34
+// +k8s:supportsSubresource=/status
 
 // ResourceClaim describes a request for access to resources in the cluster,
 // for use by workloads. For example, if a workload needs an accelerator device
@@ -1346,6 +1347,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// Allocation is set once the claim has been allocated successfully.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	Allocation *AllocationResult `json:"allocation,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=allocation"`
 
 	// ReservedFor indicates which entities are currently allowed to use
@@ -1369,6 +1371,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// the future, but not reduced.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=uid
 	// +patchStrategy=merge
@@ -1385,6 +1388,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// information. Entries are owned by their respective drivers.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=driver
 	// +listMapKey=device
@@ -1502,6 +1506,8 @@ type DeviceRequestAllocationResult struct {
 	// DNS sub-domains separated by slashes.
 	//
 	// +required
+	// +k8s:required
+	// +k8s:format=k8s-resource-pool-name
 	Pool string `json:"pool" protobuf:"bytes,3,name=pool"`
 
 	// Device references one device instance via its name in the driver's
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go
index 27967f38ec1..b879721b87f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@ type ResourceSliceList struct {
 // +genclient
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:introduced=1.32
+// +k8s:supportsSubresource=/status
 
 // ResourceClaim describes a request for access to resources in the cluster,
 // for use by workloads. For example, if a workload needs an accelerator device
@@ -1354,6 +1355,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// Allocation is set once the claim has been allocated successfully.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	Allocation *AllocationResult `json:"allocation,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=allocation"`
 
 	// ReservedFor indicates which entities are currently allowed to use
@@ -1377,6 +1379,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// the future, but not reduced.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=uid
 	// +patchStrategy=merge
@@ -1393,6 +1396,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// information. Entries are owned by their respective drivers.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=driver
 	// +listMapKey=device
@@ -1510,6 +1514,8 @@ type DeviceRequestAllocationResult struct {
 	// DNS sub-domains separated by slashes.
 	//
 	// +required
+	// +k8s:required
+	// +k8s:format=k8s-resource-pool-name
 	Pool string `json:"pool" protobuf:"bytes,3,name=pool"`
 
 	// Device references one device instance via its name in the driver's
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go
index 9fa98abdf2d..2e5c4505e3f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/resource/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -678,6 +678,7 @@ type ResourceSliceList struct {
 // +genclient
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 // +k8s:prerelease-lifecycle-gen:introduced=1.33
+// +k8s:supportsSubresource=/status
 
 // ResourceClaim describes a request for access to resources in the cluster,
 // for use by workloads. For example, if a workload needs an accelerator device
@@ -1346,6 +1347,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// Allocation is set once the claim has been allocated successfully.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	Allocation *AllocationResult `json:"allocation,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=allocation"`
 
 	// ReservedFor indicates which entities are currently allowed to use
@@ -1369,6 +1371,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// the future, but not reduced.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=uid
 	// +patchStrategy=merge
@@ -1385,6 +1388,7 @@ type ResourceClaimStatus struct {
 	// information. Entries are owned by their respective drivers.
 	//
 	// +optional
+	// +k8s:optional
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=driver
 	// +listMapKey=device
@@ -1502,6 +1506,8 @@ type DeviceRequestAllocationResult struct {
 	// DNS sub-domains separated by slashes.
 	//
 	// +required
+	// +k8s:required
+	// +k8s:format=k8s-resource-pool-name
 	Pool string `json:"pool" protobuf:"bytes,3,name=pool"`
 
 	// Device references one device instance via its name in the driver's