diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config.go
index 35b81e2e760..e0c093e7345 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/config.go
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func newCmdConfigPrint(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdConfigPrintInitDefaults(out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdConfigPrintJoinDefaults(out))
 	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdConfigPrintResetDefaults(out))
+	cmd.AddCommand(newCmdConfigPrintUpgradeDefaults(out))
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -112,6 +113,11 @@ func newCmdConfigPrintResetDefaults(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return newCmdConfigPrintActionDefaults(out, "reset", getDefaultResetConfigBytes)
 }
 
+// newCmdConfigPrintUpgradeDefaults returns cobra.Command for "kubeadm config print upgrade-defaults" command
+func newCmdConfigPrintUpgradeDefaults(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	return newCmdConfigPrintActionDefaults(out, "upgrade", getDefaultUpgradeConfigBytes)
+}
+
 func newCmdConfigPrintActionDefaults(out io.Writer, action string, configBytesProc func() ([]byte, error)) *cobra.Command {
 	kinds := []string{}
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
@@ -242,6 +248,18 @@ func getDefaultResetConfigBytes() ([]byte, error) {
 	return configutil.MarshalKubeadmConfigObject(internalcfg, kubeadmapiv1.SchemeGroupVersion)
 }
 
+func getDefaultUpgradeConfigBytes() ([]byte, error) {
+	opts := configutil.LoadOrDefaultConfigurationOptions{
+		SkipCRIDetect: true,
+	}
+	internalcfg, err := configutil.DefaultedUpgradeConfiguration(&kubeadmapiv1.UpgradeConfiguration{}, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return []byte{}, err
+	}
+
+	return configutil.MarshalKubeadmConfigObject(internalcfg, kubeadmapiv1.SchemeGroupVersion)
+}
+
 // newCmdConfigMigrate returns cobra.Command for "kubeadm config migrate" command
 func newCmdConfigMigrate(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	var oldCfgPath, newCfgPath string