diff --git a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
index 5e7b90357ea..0ecd4fa5498 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
@@ -264,6 +264,12 @@ EOF
     use_cloud_config="true"
     cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 multizone = ${MULTIZONE}
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${GCE_ALPHA_FEATURES:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+alpha-features = ${GCE_ALPHA_FEATURES}
 EOF
   fi
   if [[ "${use_cloud_config}" != "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 08958b93ff1..a959c280cd3 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -425,6 +425,12 @@ EOF
     use_cloud_config="true"
     cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
 multizone = ${MULTIZONE}
+EOF
+  fi
+  if [[ -n "${GCE_ALPHA_FEATURES:-}" ]]; then
+    use_cloud_config="true"
+    cat <<EOF >>/etc/gce.conf
+alpha-features = ${GCE_ALPHA_FEATURES}
 EOF
   fi
   if [[ "${use_cloud_config}" != "true" ]]; then