diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index b4861bedc60..2cf41eceba8 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -10585,7 +10585,9 @@
           "x-kubernetes-list-map-keys": [
             "type"
           ],
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map",
+          "x-kubernetes-patch-merge-key": "type",
+          "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
         }
       },
       "type": "object"
@@ -10846,7 +10848,9 @@
           "x-kubernetes-list-map-keys": [
             "type"
           ],
-          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map"
+          "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map",
+          "x-kubernetes-patch-merge-key": "type",
+          "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
         }
       },
       "type": "object"
diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io__v1beta3_openapi.json b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io__v1beta3_openapi.json
index 36dd22eca48..0b9e8697225 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io__v1beta3_openapi.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/v3/apis__flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io__v1beta3_openapi.json
@@ -201,7 +201,9 @@
             "x-kubernetes-list-map-keys": [
               "type"
             ],
-            "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map"
+            "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map",
+            "x-kubernetes-patch-merge-key": "type",
+            "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
           }
         },
         "type": "object"
@@ -532,7 +534,9 @@
             "x-kubernetes-list-map-keys": [
               "type"
             ],
-            "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map"
+            "x-kubernetes-list-type": "map",
+            "x-kubernetes-patch-merge-key": "type",
+            "x-kubernetes-patch-strategy": "merge"
           }
         },
         "type": "object"
diff --git a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/types.go b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/types.go
index 1370e7209db..9e28fa8e94b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/flowcontrol/types.go
@@ -298,6 +298,8 @@ type FlowSchemaStatus struct {
 	// `conditions` is a list of the current states of FlowSchema.
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=type
+	// +patchMergeKey=type
+	// +patchStrategy=merge
 	// +optional
 	Conditions []FlowSchemaCondition
 }
@@ -488,6 +490,8 @@ type PriorityLevelConfigurationStatus struct {
 	// `conditions` is the current state of "request-priority".
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=type
+	// +patchMergeKey=type
+	// +patchStrategy=merge
 	// +optional
 	Conditions []PriorityLevelConfigurationCondition
 }
diff --git a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
index 0b04d9c15ed..634d00aa070 100644
--- a/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
+++ b/pkg/generated/openapi/zz_generated.openapi.go
@@ -33502,7 +33502,9 @@ func schema_k8sio_api_flowcontrol_v1beta3_FlowSchemaStatus(ref common.ReferenceC
 								"x-kubernetes-list-map-keys": []interface{}{
 									"type",
 								},
-								"x-kubernetes-list-type": "map",
+								"x-kubernetes-list-type":       "map",
+								"x-kubernetes-patch-merge-key": "type",
+								"x-kubernetes-patch-strategy":  "merge",
 							},
 						},
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
@@ -33975,7 +33977,9 @@ func schema_k8sio_api_flowcontrol_v1beta3_PriorityLevelConfigurationStatus(ref c
 								"x-kubernetes-list-map-keys": []interface{}{
 									"type",
 								},
-								"x-kubernetes-list-type": "map",
+								"x-kubernetes-list-type":       "map",
+								"x-kubernetes-patch-merge-key": "type",
+								"x-kubernetes-patch-strategy":  "merge",
 							},
 						},
 						SchemaProps: spec.SchemaProps{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/generated.proto
index 9c1563f2730..840e2606816 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/generated.proto
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ message FlowSchemaStatus {
   // `conditions` is a list of the current states of FlowSchema.
   // +listType=map
   // +listMapKey=type
+  // +patchMergeKey=type
+  // +patchStrategy=merge
   // +optional
   repeated FlowSchemaCondition conditions = 1;
 }
@@ -310,6 +312,8 @@ message PriorityLevelConfigurationStatus {
   // `conditions` is the current state of "request-priority".
   // +listType=map
   // +listMapKey=type
+  // +patchMergeKey=type
+  // +patchStrategy=merge
   // +optional
   repeated PriorityLevelConfigurationCondition conditions = 1;
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/types.go
index 68d04c69f9c..96e597133d4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/flowcontrol/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -352,8 +352,10 @@ type FlowSchemaStatus struct {
 	// `conditions` is a list of the current states of FlowSchema.
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=type
+	// +patchMergeKey=type
+	// +patchStrategy=merge
 	// +optional
-	Conditions []FlowSchemaCondition `json:"conditions,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=conditions"`
+	Conditions []FlowSchemaCondition `json:"conditions,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"type" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=conditions"`
 }
 
 // FlowSchemaCondition describes conditions for a FlowSchema.
@@ -544,8 +546,10 @@ type PriorityLevelConfigurationStatus struct {
 	// `conditions` is the current state of "request-priority".
 	// +listType=map
 	// +listMapKey=type
+	// +patchMergeKey=type
+	// +patchStrategy=merge
 	// +optional
-	Conditions []PriorityLevelConfigurationCondition `json:"conditions,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=conditions"`
+	Conditions []PriorityLevelConfigurationCondition `json:"conditions,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"type" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=conditions"`
 }
 
 // PriorityLevelConfigurationCondition defines the condition of priority level.