diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_dropCapabilities.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_dropCapabilities.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..602bbb286eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/policy/check_dropCapabilities.go
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package policy
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
+	"k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
+)
+
+const (
+	capabilityAll            = "ALL"
+	capabilityNetBindService = "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	addCheck(CheckDropCapabilities)
+}
+
+// CheckDropCapabilities returns a restricted level check
+// that ensures all capabilities are dropped in 1.22+
+func CheckDropCapabilities() Check {
+	return Check{
+		ID:    "dropCapabilities",
+		Level: api.LevelRestricted,
+		Versions: []VersionedCheck{
+			{
+				MinimumVersion: api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 22),
+				CheckPod:       dropCapabilities_1_22,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func dropCapabilities_1_22(podMetadata *metav1.ObjectMeta, podSpec *corev1.PodSpec) CheckResult {
+	containers := sets.NewString()
+	visitContainersWithPath(podSpec, field.NewPath("spec"), func(container *corev1.Container, path *field.Path) {
+		if container.SecurityContext == nil || container.SecurityContext.Capabilities == nil {
+			containers.Insert(container.Name)
+			return
+		}
+		found := false
+		for _, c := range container.SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop {
+			if c == capabilityAll {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			containers.Insert(container.Name)
+			return
+		}
+		for index, c := range container.SecurityContext.Capabilities.Add {
+			if c != capabilityNetBindService {
+				capabilityPath := path.Child("securityContext", "capabilities", "add").Index(index)
+				msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", capabilityPath.String(), string(c))
+				containers.Insert(msg)
+			}
+		}
+
+	})
+	if len(containers) > 0 {
+		return CheckResult{
+			Allowed:         false,
+			ForbiddenReason: "containers must drop ALL capability",
+			ForbiddenDetail: strings.Join(containers.List(), ", "),
+		}
+	}
+	return CheckResult{Allowed: true}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_addCapabilities.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_addCapabilities.go
index 99d5b157201..5a00b015b1d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_addCapabilities.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_addCapabilities.go
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ func init() {
 	fixtureData_1_0 := fixtureGenerator{
 		expectErrorSubstring: "forbidden capabilities",
 		generatePass: func(p *corev1.Pod) []*corev1.Pod {
+			// don't generate fixtures if minimal valid pod drops ALL
+			for _, capability := range p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop {
+				if capability == corev1.Capability("ALL") {
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
+
 			p = ensureCapabilities(p)
 			return []*corev1.Pod{
 				// all allowed capabilities
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_dropCapabilities.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_dropCapabilities.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..31893d873e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/fixtures_dropCapabilities.go
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package test
+
+import (
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/pod-security-admission/api"
+)
+
+/*
+TODO: include field paths in reflect-based unit test
+containerFields: []string{
+	`securityContext.capabilities.drop`,
+},
+*/
+
+func init() {
+	fixtureData_1_22 := fixtureGenerator{
+		expectErrorSubstring: "drop all",
+		generatePass: func(p *corev1.Pod) []*corev1.Pod {
+			return []*corev1.Pod{
+				tweak(p, func(p *corev1.Pod) {
+					p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{"ALL"}
+					p.Spec.InitContainers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{"ALL"}
+				}),
+				tweak(p, func(p *corev1.Pod) {
+					p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{"ALL"}
+					p.Spec.InitContainers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{"ALL"}
+					p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Add = []corev1.Capability{"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"}
+					p.Spec.InitContainers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Add = []corev1.Capability{"CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"}
+				}),
+			}
+		},
+		generateFail: func(p *corev1.Pod) []*corev1.Pod {
+			p = ensureCapabilities(p)
+			return []*corev1.Pod{
+				tweak(p, func(p *corev1.Pod) {
+					p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{}
+					p.Spec.InitContainers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{}
+				}),
+				tweak(p, func(p *corev1.Pod) {
+					p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{
+						"CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_MODULE", "CAP_SYS_RAWIO", "CAP_SYS_PACCT", "CAP_SYS_ADMIN", "CAP_SYS_NICE",
+						"CAP_SYS_RESOURCE", "CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG", "CAP_MKNOD", "CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+						"CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL", "CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_MAC_ADMIN", "CAP_NET_ADMIN", "CAP_SYSLOG",
+						"CAP_CHOWN", "CAP_NET_RAW", "CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_FOWNER", "CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH",
+						"CAP_FSETID", "CAP_KILL", "CAP_SETGID", "CAP_SETUID", "CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE", "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE",
+						"CAP_NET_BROADCAST", "CAP_IPC_LOCK", "CAP_IPC_OWNER", "CAP_SYS_CHROOT", "CAP_SYS_PTRACE",
+						"CAP_SYS_BOOT", "CAP_LEASE", "CAP_SETFCAP", "CAP_WAKE_ALARM", "CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND",
+					}
+					p.Spec.InitContainers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{
+						"CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_MODULE", "CAP_SYS_RAWIO", "CAP_SYS_PACCT", "CAP_SYS_ADMIN", "CAP_SYS_NICE",
+						"CAP_SYS_RESOURCE", "CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG", "CAP_MKNOD", "CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+						"CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL", "CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_MAC_ADMIN", "CAP_NET_ADMIN", "CAP_SYSLOG",
+						"CAP_CHOWN", "CAP_NET_RAW", "CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_FOWNER", "CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH",
+						"CAP_FSETID", "CAP_KILL", "CAP_SETGID", "CAP_SETUID", "CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE", "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE",
+						"CAP_NET_BROADCAST", "CAP_IPC_LOCK", "CAP_IPC_OWNER", "CAP_SYS_CHROOT", "CAP_SYS_PTRACE",
+						"CAP_SYS_BOOT", "CAP_LEASE", "CAP_SETFCAP", "CAP_WAKE_ALARM", "CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND",
+					}
+				}),
+				tweak(p, func(p *corev1.Pod) {
+					p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{"ALL"}
+					p.Spec.InitContainers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Drop = []corev1.Capability{"ALL"}
+					p.Spec.Containers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Add = []corev1.Capability{
+						"CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_MODULE", "CAP_SYS_RAWIO", "CAP_SYS_PACCT", "CAP_SYS_ADMIN", "CAP_SYS_NICE",
+						"CAP_SYS_RESOURCE", "CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG", "CAP_MKNOD", "CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+						"CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL", "CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_MAC_ADMIN", "CAP_NET_ADMIN", "CAP_SYSLOG",
+						"CAP_CHOWN", "CAP_NET_RAW", "CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_FOWNER", "CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH",
+						"CAP_FSETID", "CAP_KILL", "CAP_SETGID", "CAP_SETUID", "CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE", "CAP_NET_BROADCAST",
+						"CAP_IPC_LOCK", "CAP_IPC_OWNER", "CAP_SYS_CHROOT", "CAP_SYS_PTRACE", "CAP_SYS_BOOT", "CAP_LEASE",
+						"CAP_SETFCAP", "CAP_WAKE_ALARM", "CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND",
+					}
+					p.Spec.InitContainers[0].SecurityContext.Capabilities.Add = []corev1.Capability{
+						"CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_MODULE", "CAP_SYS_RAWIO", "CAP_SYS_PACCT", "CAP_SYS_ADMIN", "CAP_SYS_NICE",
+						"CAP_SYS_RESOURCE", "CAP_SYS_TIME", "CAP_SYS_TTY_CONFIG", "CAP_MKNOD", "CAP_AUDIT_WRITE",
+						"CAP_AUDIT_CONTROL", "CAP_MAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_MAC_ADMIN", "CAP_NET_ADMIN", "CAP_SYSLOG",
+						"CAP_CHOWN", "CAP_NET_RAW", "CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE", "CAP_FOWNER", "CAP_DAC_READ_SEARCH",
+						"CAP_FSETID", "CAP_KILL", "CAP_SETGID", "CAP_SETUID", "CAP_LINUX_IMMUTABLE", "CAP_NET_BROADCAST",
+						"CAP_IPC_LOCK", "CAP_IPC_OWNER", "CAP_SYS_CHROOT", "CAP_SYS_PTRACE", "CAP_SYS_BOOT", "CAP_LEASE",
+						"CAP_SETFCAP", "CAP_WAKE_ALARM", "CAP_BLOCK_SUSPEND",
+					}
+				}),
+			}
+		},
+	}
+
+	registerFixtureGenerator(
+		fixtureKey{level: api.LevelRestricted, version: api.MajorMinorVersion(1, 22), check: "dropCapabilities"},
+		fixtureData_1_22,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/fail/dropcapabilities0.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/fail/dropcapabilities0.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..e18a32b70b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/fail/dropcapabilities0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: dropcapabilities0
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause
+    name: container1
+    securityContext:
+      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      capabilities: {}
+  initContainers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause
+    name: initcontainer1
+    securityContext:
+      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      capabilities: {}
+  securityContext:
+    runAsNonRoot: true
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/fail/dropcapabilities1.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/fail/dropcapabilities1.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..a2259d96568
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/fail/dropcapabilities1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: dropcapabilities1
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause
+    name: container1
+    securityContext:
+      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      capabilities: {}
+  initContainers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause
+    name: initcontainer1
+    securityContext:
+      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      capabilities: {}
+  securityContext:
+    runAsNonRoot: true
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/pass/dropcapabilities0.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/pass/dropcapabilities0.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..1de1c842d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/pod-security-admission/test/testdata/restricted/v1.22/pass/dropcapabilities0.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: dropcapabilities0
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause
+    name: container1
+    securityContext:
+      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+  initContainers:
+  - image: k8s.gcr.io/pause
+    name: initcontainer1
+    securityContext:
+      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+  securityContext:
+    runAsNonRoot: true