diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go
index 3fa27fc2df5..e396efc61d5 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/cmd/phases/upgrade/node/controlplane.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func runControlPlane() func(c workflow.RunData) error {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "couldn't complete the static pod upgrade")
 		}
 
-		if features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane) {
+		if !features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane) {
 			if err := upgrade.PerformAddonsUpgrade(client, cfg, data.OutputWriter()); err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to perform addons upgrade")
 			}
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
index 93ecae6f851..dc4d476b39b 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/features/features.go
@@ -35,16 +35,16 @@ const (
 	RootlessControlPlane = "RootlessControlPlane"
 	// EtcdLearnerMode is expected to be in alpha in v1.27
 	EtcdLearnerMode = "EtcdLearnerMode"
-	// UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane is expected to be in alpha in v1.28
-	UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane = "UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane"
+	// UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane is expected to be in deprecated in v1.28 and will be removed in future release
+	UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane = "UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane"
 )
 
 // InitFeatureGates are the default feature gates for the init command
 var InitFeatureGates = FeatureList{
-	PublicKeysECDSA:                {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
-	RootlessControlPlane:           {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
-	EtcdLearnerMode:                {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
-	UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane: {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
+	PublicKeysECDSA:                 {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
+	RootlessControlPlane:            {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
+	EtcdLearnerMode:                 {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha}},
+	UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane: {FeatureSpec: featuregate.FeatureSpec{Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Deprecated}},
 }
 
 // Feature represents a feature being gated
diff --git a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
index 2d39eeba937..1e22a076eec 100644
--- a/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/kubeadm/app/phases/upgrade/postupgrade.go
@@ -114,28 +114,28 @@ func PerformPostUpgradeTasks(client clientset.Interface, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitCon
 }
 
 // PerformAddonsUpgrade performs the upgrade of the coredns and kube-proxy addons.
-// When UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane feature gate is disabled, the addons will be upgraded immediately.
-// When UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane feature gate is enabled, the addons will only get updated after all the control plane instances have been upgraded.
+// When UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane feature gate is enabled, the addons will be upgraded immediately.
+// When UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane feature gate is disabled, the addons will only get updated after all the control plane instances have been upgraded.
 func PerformAddonsUpgrade(client clientset.Interface, cfg *kubeadmapi.InitConfiguration, out io.Writer) error {
 	unupgradedControlPlanes, err := unupgradedControlPlaneInstances(client, cfg.NodeRegistration.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		err = errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to determine whether all the control plane instances have been upgraded")
-		if features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane) {
+		if !features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane) {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		// when UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane feature gate is disabled, just throw a warning
+		// when UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane feature gate is enabled, just throw a warning
 		klog.V(1).Info(err)
 	}
 	if len(unupgradedControlPlanes) > 0 {
-		if features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane) {
+		if !features.Enabled(cfg.FeatureGates, features.UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(out, "[upgrade/addons] skip upgrade addons because control plane instances %v have not been upgraded\n", unupgradedControlPlanes)
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		// when UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane feature gate is disabled, just throw a warning
+		// when UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane feature gate is enabled, just throw a warning
 		klog.V(1).Infof("upgrading addons when control plane instances %v have not been upgraded "+
-			"may lead to incompatibility problems. You can enable the UpgradeAddonsAfterControlPlane feature gate to"+
+			"may lead to incompatibility problems. You can disable the UpgradeAddonsBeforeControlPlane feature gate to"+
 			"ensure that the addons upgrade is executed only when all the control plane instances have been upgraded.", unupgradedControlPlanes)
 	}