diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 42a8e5f6b78..614d56c4118 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/capabilities"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/security/apparmor"
+	utilconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/validation"
@@ -2119,13 +2120,17 @@ func ValidateAppArmorPodAnnotations(annotations map[string]string, spec *api.Pod
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(k, apparmor.ContainerAnnotationKeyPrefix) {
 			continue
 		}
+		if !utilconfig.DefaultFeatureGate.AppArmor() {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(fldPath.Key(k), "AppArmor is disabled by feature-gate"))
+			continue
+		}
 		containerName := strings.TrimPrefix(k, apparmor.ContainerAnnotationKeyPrefix)
 		if !podSpecHasContainer(spec, containerName) {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child(k), containerName, "container not found"))
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Key(k), containerName, "container not found"))
 		}
 
 		if err := apparmor.ValidateProfileFormat(p); err != nil {
-			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child(k), p, err.Error()))
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Key(k), p, err.Error()))
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/security/apparmor/validate.go b/pkg/security/apparmor/validate.go
index a34636caea2..e7fe2d31e43 100644
--- a/pkg/security/apparmor/validate.go
+++ b/pkg/security/apparmor/validate.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	utilconfig "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/config"
 )
 
 // Whether AppArmor should be disabled by default.
@@ -88,9 +89,14 @@ func (v *validator) Validate(pod *api.Pod) error {
 
 // Verify that the host and runtime is capable of enforcing AppArmor profiles.
 func validateHost(runtime string) error {
+	// Check feature-gates
+	if !utilconfig.DefaultFeatureGate.AppArmor() {
+		return errors.New("AppArmor disabled by feature-gate")
+	}
+
 	// Check build support.
 	if isDisabledBuild {
-		return errors.New("Binary not compiled for linux.")
+		return errors.New("Binary not compiled for linux")
 	}
 
 	// Check kernel support.
diff --git a/pkg/util/config/feature_gate.go b/pkg/util/config/feature_gate.go
index 71e5e330fe0..3daf48ced19 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/feature_gate.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/feature_gate.go
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ const (
 	//   AllAlpha=true,NewFeature=false  will result in newFeature=false
 	allAlphaGate              = "AllAlpha"
 	externalTrafficLocalOnly  = "AllowExtTrafficLocalEndpoints"
+	appArmor                  = "AppArmor"
 	dynamicKubeletConfig      = "DynamicKubeletConfig"
 	dynamicVolumeProvisioning = "DynamicVolumeProvisioning"
-	// TODO: Define gate/accessor for AppArmor
 )
 
 var (
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ var (
 	knownFeatures = map[string]featureSpec{
 		allAlphaGate:              {false, alpha},
 		externalTrafficLocalOnly:  {false, alpha},
+		appArmor:                  {true, alpha},
 		dynamicKubeletConfig:      {false, alpha},
 		dynamicVolumeProvisioning: {true, alpha},
 	}
@@ -91,6 +92,10 @@ type FeatureGate interface {
 	// // alpha: v1.4
 	// MyFeature() bool
 
+	// owner: @timstclair
+	// alpha: v1.4
+	AppArmor() bool
+
 	// owner: @girishkalele
 	// alpha: v1.4
 	ExternalTrafficLocalOnly() bool
@@ -175,6 +180,11 @@ func (f *featureGate) ExternalTrafficLocalOnly() bool {
 	return f.lookup(externalTrafficLocalOnly)
 }
 
+// AppArmor returns the value for the AppArmor feature gate.
+func (f *featureGate) AppArmor() bool {
+	return f.lookup(appArmor)
+}
+
 // DynamicKubeletConfig returns value for dynamicKubeletConfig
 func (f *featureGate) DynamicKubeletConfig() bool {
 	return f.lookup(dynamicKubeletConfig)