diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index bb2c3446471..363d8ca4de4 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -720,6 +720,12 @@ const (
 	//
 	// Enables kubelet to detect CSI volume condition and send the event of the abnormal volume to the corresponding pod that is using it.
 	CSIVolumeHealth featuregate.Feature = "CSIVolumeHealth"
+
+	// owner: @marosset
+	// alpha: v1.22
+	//
+	// Enables support for 'HostProcess' containers on Windows nodes.
+	WindowsHostProcessContainers featuregate.Feature = "WindowsHostProcessContainers"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -829,6 +835,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	KubeletPodResourcesGetAllocatable:              {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	NamespaceDefaultLabelName:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.24
 	CSIVolumeHealth:                                {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
+	WindowsHostProcessContainers:                   {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
 	// inherited features from generic apiserver, relisted here to get a conflict if it is changed
 	// unintentionally on either side: