diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/objectmeta.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/objectmeta.go
index 889ec69aab8..7ac3a2bbddb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/objectmeta.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/objectmeta.go
@@ -180,9 +180,7 @@ func ValidateObjectMetaAccessor(meta metav1.Object, requiresNamespace bool, name
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("clusterName"), meta.GetClusterName(), msg))
 		}
 	}
-	for _, entry := range meta.GetManagedFields() {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, v1validation.ValidateFieldManager(entry.Manager, fldPath.Child("fieldManager"))...)
-	}
+	
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateNonnegativeField(meta.GetGeneration(), fldPath.Child("generation"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, v1validation.ValidateLabels(meta.GetLabels(), fldPath.Child("labels"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateAnnotations(meta.GetAnnotations(), fldPath.Child("annotations"))...)
@@ -248,9 +246,6 @@ func ValidateObjectMetaAccessorUpdate(newMeta, oldMeta metav1.Object, fldPath *f
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("generation"), newMeta.GetGeneration(), "must not be decremented"))
 	}
 
-	for _, entry := range newMeta.GetManagedFields() {
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, v1validation.ValidateFieldManager(entry.Manager, fldPath.Child("fieldManager"))...)
-	}
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateImmutableField(newMeta.GetName(), oldMeta.GetName(), fldPath.Child("name"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateImmutableField(newMeta.GetNamespace(), oldMeta.GetNamespace(), fldPath.Child("namespace"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateImmutableField(newMeta.GetUID(), oldMeta.GetUID(), fldPath.Child("uid"))...)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation.go
index 715adf2f973..36760ef92ef 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation.go
@@ -173,15 +173,20 @@ func ValidateTableOptions(opts *metav1.TableOptions) field.ErrorList {
 
 func ValidateManagedFields(fieldsList []metav1.ManagedFieldsEntry, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
 	var allErrs field.ErrorList
-	for _, fields := range fieldsList {
+	for i, fields := range fieldsList {
+		fldPath := fldPath.Index(i)
 		switch fields.Operation {
 		case metav1.ManagedFieldsOperationApply, metav1.ManagedFieldsOperationUpdate:
 		default:
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("operation"), fields.Operation, "must be `Apply` or `Update`"))
 		}
+		if len(fields.APIVersion) < 1 {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("apiVersion"), fields.APIVersion, "must not be empty"))
+		}
 		if len(fields.FieldsType) > 0 && fields.FieldsType != "FieldsV1" {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("fieldsType"), fields.FieldsType, "must be `FieldsV1`"))
 		}
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateFieldManager(fields.Manager, fldPath.Child("manager"))...)
 	}
 	return allErrs
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation_test.go
index 19cc93b6b7e..fd7f8be17db 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ func TestValidateManagedFieldsInvalid(t *testing.T) {
 			// Operation is missing
 			FieldsType: "FieldsV1",
 		},
+		{
+			Operation:  metav1.ManagedFieldsOperationUpdate,
+			FieldsType: "FieldsV1",
+			// Invalid fieldManager
+			Manager: "field\nmanager",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
@@ -282,6 +288,11 @@ func TestValidateMangedFieldsValid(t *testing.T) {
 			Operation:  metav1.ManagedFieldsOperationApply,
 			FieldsType: "FieldsV1",
 		},
+		{
+			Operation:  metav1.ManagedFieldsOperationApply,
+			FieldsType: "FieldsV1",
+			Manager:    "🍔",
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {