diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
index 2d6c2af7611..4531a14c516 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.mod
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.1
 	golang.org/x/net v0.7.0
+	golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220210224613-90d013bbcef8
 	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.80.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230123231816-1cb3ae25d79a
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
index ffd14f2c4d6..6c59e28f7fb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/go.sum
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.7.0 h1:4BRB4x83lYWy72KwLD/qYDuTu7q9PjSagHvijDw7cLo=
 golang.org/x/text v0.7.0/go.mod h1:mrYo+phRRbMaCq/xk9113O4dZlRixOauAjOtrjsXDZ8=
+golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220210224613-90d013bbcef8 h1:vVKdlvoWBphwdxWKrFZEuM0kGgGLxUOYcY4U/2Vjg44=
+golang.org/x/time v0.0.0-20220210224613-90d013bbcef8/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190114222345-bf090417da8b/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190226205152-f727befe758c/go.mod h1:9Yl7xja0Znq3iFh3HoIrodX9oNMXvdceNzlUR8zjMvY=
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/waitgroup/ratelimited_waitgroup.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/waitgroup/ratelimited_waitgroup.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8766390fc2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/waitgroup/ratelimited_waitgroup.go
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 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 waitgroup
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"sync"
+)
+
+// RateLimiter abstracts the rate limiter used by RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup.
+// The implementation must be thread-safe.
+type RateLimiter interface {
+	Wait(ctx context.Context) error
+}
+
+// RateLimiterFactoryFunc is used by the RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup to create a new
+// instance of a RateLimiter that will be used to rate limit the return rate
+// of the active number of request(s). 'count' is the number of requests in
+// flight that are expected to invoke 'Done' on this wait group.
+type RateLimiterFactoryFunc func(count int) (RateLimiter, context.Context, context.CancelFunc)
+
+// RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup must not be copied after first use.
+type RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup struct {
+	wg sync.WaitGroup
+	// Once Wait is initiated, all consecutive Done invocation will be
+	// rate limited using this rate limiter.
+	limiter RateLimiter
+	stopCtx context.Context
+
+	mu sync.Mutex
+	// wait indicate whether Wait is called, if true,
+	// then any Add with positive delta will return error.
+	wait bool
+	// number of request(s) currently using the wait group
+	count int
+}
+
+// Add adds delta, which may be negative, similar to sync.WaitGroup.
+// If Add with a positive delta happens after Wait, it will return error,
+// which prevent unsafe Add.
+func (wg *RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup) Add(delta int) error {
+	wg.mu.Lock()
+	defer wg.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if wg.wait && delta > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("add with positive delta after Wait is forbidden")
+	}
+	wg.wg.Add(delta)
+	wg.count += delta
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Done decrements the WaitGroup counter, rate limiting is applied only
+// when the wait group is in waiting mode.
+func (wg *RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup) Done() {
+	var limiter RateLimiter
+	func() {
+		wg.mu.Lock()
+		defer wg.mu.Unlock()
+
+		wg.count -= 1
+		if wg.wait {
+			// we are using the limiter outside the scope of the lock
+			limiter = wg.limiter
+		}
+	}()
+
+	defer wg.wg.Done()
+	if limiter != nil {
+		limiter.Wait(wg.stopCtx)
+	}
+}
+
+// Wait blocks until the WaitGroup counter is zero or a hard limit has elapsed.
+// It returns the number of active request(s) accounted for at the time Wait
+// has been invoked, number of request(s) that have drianed (done using the
+// wait group immediately before Wait returns).
+// Ideally, the both numbers returned should be equal, to indicate that all
+// request(s) using the wait group have released their lock.
+func (wg *RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup) Wait(limiterFactory RateLimiterFactoryFunc) (int, int, error) {
+	if limiterFactory == nil {
+		return 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("rate limiter factory must be specified")
+	}
+
+	var cancel context.CancelFunc
+	var countNow, countAfter int
+	func() {
+		wg.mu.Lock()
+		defer wg.mu.Unlock()
+
+		wg.limiter, wg.stopCtx, cancel = limiterFactory(wg.count)
+		countNow = wg.count
+		wg.wait = true
+	}()
+
+	defer cancel()
+	// there should be a hard stop, in case request(s) are not responsive
+	// enough to invoke Done before the grace period is over.
+	waitDoneCh := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(waitDoneCh)
+		wg.wg.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	var err error
+	select {
+	case <-wg.stopCtx.Done():
+		err = wg.stopCtx.Err()
+	case <-waitDoneCh:
+	}
+
+	func() {
+		wg.mu.Lock()
+		defer wg.mu.Unlock()
+
+		countAfter = wg.count
+	}()
+	return countNow, countAfter, err
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/waitgroup/ratelimited_waitgroup_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/waitgroup/ratelimited_waitgroup_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dcaefe44a46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/waitgroup/ratelimited_waitgroup_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2023 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 waitgroup
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/time/rate"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+)
+
+func TestRateLimitedSafeWaitGroup(t *testing.T) {
+	// we want to keep track of how many times rate limiter Wait method is
+	// being invoked, both before and after the wait group is in waiting mode.
+	limiter := &limiterWrapper{}
+
+	// we expect the context passed by the factory to be used
+	var cancelInvoked int
+	factory := &factory{
+		limiter: limiter,
+		grace:   2 * time.Second,
+		ctx:     context.Background(),
+		cancel: func() {
+			cancelInvoked++
+		},
+	}
+	target := &rateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWrapper{
+		RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup: &RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup{limiter: limiter},
+	}
+
+	// two set of requests
+	//  - n1: this set will finish using this waitgroup before Wait is invoked
+	//  - n2: this set will be in flight after Wait is invoked
+	n1, n2 := 100, 101
+
+	// so we know when all requests in n1 are done using the waitgroup
+	n1DoneWG := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	// so we know when all requests in n2 have called Add,
+	// but not finished with the waitgroup yet.
+	// this will allow the test to invoke 'Wait' once all requests
+	// in n2 have called `Add`, but none has called `Done` yet.
+	n2BeforeWaitWG := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	// so we know when all requests in n2 have called Done and
+	// are finished using the waitgroup
+	n2DoneWG := sync.WaitGroup{}
+
+	startCh, blockedCh := make(chan struct{}), make(chan struct{})
+	n1DoneWG.Add(n1)
+	for i := 0; i < n1; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer n1DoneWG.Done()
+			<-startCh
+
+			target.Add(1)
+			// let's finish using the waitgroup immediately
+			target.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	n2BeforeWaitWG.Add(n2)
+	n2DoneWG.Add(n2)
+	for i := 0; i < n2; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			func() {
+				defer n2BeforeWaitWG.Done()
+				<-startCh
+
+				target.Add(1)
+			}()
+
+			func() {
+				defer n2DoneWG.Done()
+				// let's wait for the test to instruct the requests in n2
+				// that it is time to finish using the waitgroup.
+				<-blockedCh
+
+				target.Done()
+			}()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// initially the count should be zero
+	if count := target.Count(); count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count to be zero, but got: %d", count)
+	}
+	// start the test
+	close(startCh)
+	// wait for the first set of requests (n1) to be done
+	n1DoneWG.Wait()
+
+	// after the first set of requests (n1) are done, the count should be zero
+	if invoked := limiter.invoked(); invoked != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected no call to rate limiter before Wait is called, but got: %d", invoked)
+	}
+
+	// make sure all requetss in the second group (n2) have started using the
+	// waitgroup (Add invoked) but no request is done using the waitgroup yet.
+	n2BeforeWaitWG.Wait()
+
+	// count should be n2, since every request in n2 is still using the waitgroup
+	if count := target.Count(); count != n2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count to be: %d, but got: %d", n2, count)
+	}
+
+	// time for us to mark the waitgroup as `Waiting`
+	waitDoneCh := make(chan waitResult)
+	go func() {
+		factory.grace = 2 * time.Second
+		before, after, err := target.Wait(factory.NewRateLimiter)
+		waitDoneCh <- waitResult{before: before, after: after, err: err}
+	}()
+
+	// make sure there is no flake in the test due to this race condition
+	var waitingGot bool
+	wait.PollImmediate(500*time.Millisecond, wait.ForeverTestTimeout, func() (done bool, err error) {
+		if waiting := target.Waiting(); waiting {
+			waitingGot = true
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	})
+	// verify that the waitgroup is in 'Waiting' mode
+	if !waitingGot {
+		t.Errorf("expected to be in waiting")
+	}
+
+	// we should not allow any new request to use this waitgroup any longer
+	if err := target.Add(1); err == nil ||
+		!strings.Contains(err.Error(), "add with positive delta after Wait is forbidden") {
+		t.Errorf("expected Add to return error while in waiting mode: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// make sure that RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup passes the right
+	// request count to the limiter factory.
+	if factory.countGot != n2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count passed to factory to be: %d, but got: %d", n2, factory.countGot)
+	}
+
+	// indicate to all requests (each request in n2) that are
+	// currently using this waitgroup that they can go ahead
+	// and invoke 'Done' to finish using this waitgroup.
+	close(blockedCh)
+	n2DoneWG.Wait()
+
+	if invoked := limiter.invoked(); invoked != n2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected rate limiter to be called %d times, but got: %d", n2, invoked)
+	}
+
+	waitResult := <-waitDoneCh
+	if count := target.Count(); count != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count to be zero, but got: %d", count)
+	}
+	if waitResult.before != n2 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count before Wait to be: %d, but got: %d", n2, waitResult.before)
+	}
+	if waitResult.after != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("expected count after Wait to be zero, but got: %d", waitResult.after)
+	}
+	if cancelInvoked != 1 {
+		t.Errorf("expected context cancel to be invoked once, but got: %d", cancelInvoked)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWithHardTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	target := &rateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWrapper{
+		RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup: &RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup{},
+	}
+	n := 10
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			target.Add(1)
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	if count := target.Count(); count != n {
+		t.Errorf("expected count to be: %d, but got: %d", n, count)
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+	activeAt, activeNow, err := target.Wait(func(count int) (RateLimiter, context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+		return nil, ctx, cancel
+	})
+	if activeAt != n {
+		t.Errorf("expected active at Wait to be: %d, but got: %d", n, activeAt)
+	}
+	if activeNow != n {
+		t.Errorf("expected active after Wait to be: %d, but got: %d", n, activeNow)
+	}
+	if err != context.Canceled {
+		t.Errorf("expected error: %v, but got: %v", context.Canceled, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWithBurstOfOne(t *testing.T) {
+	target := &rateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWrapper{
+		RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup: &RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup{},
+	}
+	n := 200
+	grace := 5 * time.Second
+	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
+	wg.Add(n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			target.Add(1)
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	waitingCh := make(chan struct{})
+	wg.Add(n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+
+			<-waitingCh
+			target.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+	defer wg.Wait()
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	t.Logf("Wait starting, N=%d, grace: %s, at: %s", n, grace, now)
+	activeAt, activeNow, err := target.Wait(func(count int) (RateLimiter, context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+		defer close(waitingCh)
+		// no deadline in context, Wait will wait forever, we want to measure
+		// how long it takes for the requests to drain.
+		return rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(n/int(grace.Seconds())), 1), context.Background(), func() {}
+	})
+	took := time.Since(now)
+	t.Logf("Wait finished, count(before): %d, count(after): %d, took: %s, err: %v", activeAt, activeNow, took, err)
+
+	// in CPU starved environment, the go routines may not finish in time
+	if took > 2*grace {
+		t.Errorf("expected Wait to take: %s, but it took: %s", grace, took)
+	}
+}
+
+type waitResult struct {
+	before, after int
+	err           error
+}
+
+type rateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWrapper struct {
+	*RateLimitedSafeWaitGroup
+}
+
+// used by test only
+func (wg *rateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWrapper) Count() int {
+	wg.mu.Lock()
+	defer wg.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return wg.count
+}
+func (wg *rateLimitedSafeWaitGroupWrapper) Waiting() bool {
+	wg.mu.Lock()
+	defer wg.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return wg.wait
+}
+
+type limiterWrapper struct {
+	delegate RateLimiter
+	lock     sync.Mutex
+	invokedN int
+}
+
+func (w *limiterWrapper) invoked() int {
+	w.lock.Lock()
+	defer w.lock.Unlock()
+	return w.invokedN
+}
+func (w *limiterWrapper) Wait(ctx context.Context) error {
+	w.lock.Lock()
+	w.invokedN++
+	w.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if w.delegate != nil {
+		w.delegate.Wait(ctx)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+type factory struct {
+	limiter  *limiterWrapper
+	grace    time.Duration
+	ctx      context.Context
+	cancel   context.CancelFunc
+	countGot int
+}
+
+func (f *factory) NewRateLimiter(count int) (RateLimiter, context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+	f.countGot = count
+	f.limiter.delegate = rate.NewLimiter(rate.Limit(count/int(f.grace.Seconds())), 20)
+	return f.limiter, f.ctx, f.cancel
+}