diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
index 4db770315c4..b12fe3a73ba 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-test.sh
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ KUBE_PROXY_DAEMONSET=${KUBE_PROXY_DAEMONSET:-false} # true, false
 # as an addon daemonset.
 KUBE_PROXY_DISABLE="${KUBE_PROXY_DISABLE:-false}" # true, false
 
-# Optional: Change the kube-proxy implementation. Choices are [iptables, ipvs].
+# Optional: Change the kube-proxy implementation. Choices are [iptables, ipvs, nftables].
 KUBE_PROXY_MODE=${KUBE_PROXY_MODE:-iptables}
 
 # Will be passed into the kube-proxy via `--detect-local-mode`
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 7a938eafb5b..168115a4424 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1774,6 +1774,12 @@ function prepare-kube-proxy-manifest-variables {
       fi
       params+=" --proxy-mode=ipvs --ipvs-sync-period=1m --ipvs-min-sync-period=10s"
       ;;
+    nftables)
+      # Pass --conntrack-tcp-be-liberal so we can test that this makes the
+      # "proxy implementation should not be vulnerable to the invalid conntrack state bug"
+      # test pass. https://issues.k8s.io/122663#issuecomment-1885024015
+      params+=" --proxy-mode=nftables --conntrack-tcp-be-liberal"
+      ;;
   esac
 
   if [[ -n "${KUBEPROXY_TEST_ARGS:-}" ]]; then