diff --git a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
index 2b9955156e8..285e47e90d4 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/core/validation/validation.go
@@ -2637,6 +2637,9 @@ func validateProbe(probe *core.Probe, fldPath *field.Path) field.ErrorList {
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(probe.PeriodSeconds), fldPath.Child("periodSeconds"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(probe.SuccessThreshold), fldPath.Child("successThreshold"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(probe.FailureThreshold), fldPath.Child("failureThreshold"))...)
+	if probe.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds != nil && *probe.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds <= 0 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("terminationGracePeriodSeconds"), *probe.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, "must be greater than 0"))
+	}
 	return allErrs
 }