diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index 53e5c87a162..fd1359e87d9 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	genericfeatures.APIListChunking:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.DryRun:                  {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	genericfeatures.ServerSideApply:         {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
-	genericfeatures.RequestManagement:       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	genericfeatures.APIPriorityAndFairness:  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
 	// inherited features from apiextensions-apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
 	// unintentionally on either side:
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 e1505c7b5a7..8f40751a38f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ const (
 	//
 	//
 	// Enables managing request concurrency with prioritization and fairness at each server
-	RequestManagement featuregate.Feature = "RequestManagement"
+	APIPriorityAndFairness featuregate.Feature = "APIPriorityAndFairness"
 
 	// owner: @wojtek-t
 	// alpha: v1.16
@@ -163,6 +163,6 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	WinOverlay:              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	WinDSR:                  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	WatchBookmark:           {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
-	RequestManagement:       {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	APIPriorityAndFairness:  {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	RemoveSelfLink:          {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
index cfc35ef2a73..dde1a8f1262 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/server_run_options.go
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ func (s *ServerRunOptions) Validate() []error {
 	}
 
 	if s.EnableInflightQuotaHandler {
-		if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RequestManagement) {
+		if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.APIPriorityAndFairness) {
 			errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("--enable-inflight-quota-handler can not be set if feature "+
-				"gate RequestManagement is disabled"))
+				"gate APIPriorityAndFairness is disabled"))
 		}
 		if s.MaxMutatingRequestsInFlight != 0 {
 			errors = append(errors, fmt.Errorf("--max-mutating-requests-inflight=%v "+