diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index ad5d514b0de..13e4e77e5ab 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@ const (
 	// Allow the usage of options to fine-tune the cpumanager policies.
 	CPUManagerPolicyOptions featuregate.Feature = "CPUManagerPolicyOptions"
 
+	// owner: @jefftree
+	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/4355
+	// alpha: v1.31
+	//
+	// Enables coordinated leader election in the API server
+	CoordinatedLeaderElection featuregate.Feature = "CoordinatedLeaderElection"
+
 	// owner: @trierra
 	// kep:  http://kep.k8s.io/2589
 	// alpha: v1.23
@@ -1256,6 +1263,8 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	genericfeatures.ConsistentListFromCache: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
+	genericfeatures.CoordinatedLeaderElection: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+
 	genericfeatures.EfficientWatchResumption: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 
 	genericfeatures.KMSv1: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 696e5109268..638e3f8553c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package features
 
 import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
-
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/featuregate"
 )
@@ -112,6 +111,13 @@ const (
 	// Enables expression validation in Admission Control
 	ValidatingAdmissionPolicy featuregate.Feature = "ValidatingAdmissionPolicy"
 
+	// owner: @jefftree
+	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/4355
+	// alpha: v1.31
+	//
+	// Enables coordinated leader election in the API server
+	CoordinatedLeaderElection featuregate.Feature = "CoordinatedLeaderElection"
+
 	// alpha: v1.20
 	// beta: v1.21
 	// GA: v1.24
@@ -360,6 +366,8 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	ValidatingAdmissionPolicy: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.32
 
+	CoordinatedLeaderElection: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+
 	EfficientWatchResumption: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 
 	KMSv1: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated},