diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index e26b70d34a0..8062dc7481a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ var (
 		lifecycle.OutOfMemory,
 		lifecycle.OutOfEphemeralStorage,
 		lifecycle.OutOfPods,
+		lifecycle.PodLevelResourcesNotAdmittedReason,
 		tainttoleration.ErrReasonNotMatch,
 		eviction.Reason,
 		sysctl.ForbiddenReason,
@@ -1011,6 +1012,8 @@ func NewMainKubelet(kubeCfg *kubeletconfiginternal.KubeletConfiguration,
 		handlers = append(handlers, lifecycle.NewAppArmorAdmitHandler(klet.appArmorValidator))
 	}
 
+	handlers = append(handlers, lifecycle.NewPodFeaturesAdmitHandler())
+
 	leaseDuration := time.Duration(kubeCfg.NodeLeaseDurationSeconds) * time.Second
 	renewInterval := time.Duration(float64(leaseDuration) * nodeLeaseRenewIntervalFraction)
 	klet.nodeLeaseController = lease.NewController(
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index 79d2de3ef0c..9652e98c8fe 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -3373,6 +3373,15 @@ func TestRecordAdmissionRejection(t *testing.T) {
                 kubelet_admission_rejections_total{reason="OutOfExtendedResources"} 1
             `,
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "PodLevelResources",
+			reason: lifecycle.PodLevelResourcesNotAdmittedReason,
+			wants: `
+				# HELP kubelet_admission_rejections_total [ALPHA] Cumulative number pod admission rejections by the Kubelet.
+				# TYPE kubelet_admission_rejections_total counter
+				kubelet_admission_rejections_total{reason="PodLevelResourcesNotSupported"} 1
+			`,
+		},
 		{
 			name:   "OtherReason",
 			reason: "OtherReason",
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..137d652d1a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+//go:build linux
+// +build linux
+
+/*
+Copyright 2025 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 lifecycle
+
+import (
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	"k8s.io/component-helpers/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
+)
+
+func isPodLevelResourcesSupported(pod *v1.Pod) PodAdmitResult {
+	podLevelResourcesEnabled := utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.PodLevelResources)
+	if resource.IsPodLevelResourcesSet(pod) && !podLevelResourcesEnabled {
+		return PodAdmitResult{
+			Admit:   false,
+			Reason:  PodLevelResourcesNotAdmittedReason,
+			Message: "PodLevelResources feature gate is disabled",
+		}
+	}
+	return PodAdmitResult{Admit: true}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_unsupported.go b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_unsupported.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ece076ba38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_unsupported.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//go:build !linux && !windows
+// +build !linux,!windows
+
+/*
+Copyright 2025 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 lifecycle
+
+import (
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/component-helpers/resource"
+)
+
+func isPodLevelResourcesSupported(pod *v1.Pod) PodAdmitResult {
+	if resource.IsPodLevelResourcesSet(pod) {
+		return PodAdmitResult{
+			Admit:   false,
+			Reason:  PodLevelResourcesNotAdmittedReason,
+			Message: "pod-level resources are not supported on the node",
+		}
+	}
+	return PodAdmitResult{Admit: true}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_windows.go b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1db1b527b3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/features_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+//go:build windows
+// +build windows
+
+/*
+Copyright 2025 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 lifecycle
+
+import (
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/component-helpers/resource"
+)
+
+func isPodLevelResourcesSupported(pod *v1.Pod) PodAdmitResult {
+	if resource.IsPodLevelResourcesSet(pod) {
+		return PodAdmitResult{
+			Admit:   false,
+			Reason:  PodLevelResourcesNotAdmittedReason,
+			Message: "pod-level resources are not supported on Windows",
+		}
+	}
+	return PodAdmitResult{Admit: true}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/handlers.go b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/handlers.go
index b0c22a78db2..5aa2523fd9c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle/handlers.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	maxRespBodyLength = 10 * 1 << 10 // 10KB
 
-	AppArmorNotAdmittedReason = "AppArmor"
+	AppArmorNotAdmittedReason          = "AppArmor"
+	PodLevelResourcesNotAdmittedReason = "PodLevelResourcesNotSupported"
 )
 
 type handlerRunner struct {
@@ -241,3 +242,15 @@ func isHTTPResponseError(err error) bool {
 	}
 	return strings.Contains(urlErr.Err.Error(), "server gave HTTP response to HTTPS client")
 }
+
+// NewPodFeaturesAdmitHandler returns a PodAdmitHandler which is used to evaluate
+// if a pod can be admitted from the perspective of pod features compatibility.
+func NewPodFeaturesAdmitHandler() PodAdmitHandler {
+	return &podFeaturesAdmitHandler{}
+}
+
+type podFeaturesAdmitHandler struct{}
+
+func (h *podFeaturesAdmitHandler) Admit(attrs *PodAdmitAttributes) PodAdmitResult {
+	return isPodLevelResourcesSupported(attrs.Pod)
+}