diff --git a/features.md b/features.md
index 2ebfc0b8295..de148599c31 100644
--- a/features.md
+++ b/features.md
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 | SELinuxMount| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | |  |
 | ShortCertRotation| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | |  |
 | SigstoreImageVerificationPKI| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | |  |
+| UpdateStatusAPI| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | |  |
 | NewOLM| | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | AWSClusterHostedDNS| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
 | AutomatedEtcdBackup| | | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span> | <span style="background-color: #519450">Enabled</span>  |
diff --git a/features/features.go b/features/features.go
index 8f30373e928..520d19ea1ee 100644
--- a/features/features.go
+++ b/features/features.go
@@ -825,4 +825,16 @@ var (
 									enhancementPR("https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/1748").
 									enableIn(configv1.DevPreviewNoUpgrade, configv1.TechPreviewNoUpgrade).
 									mustRegister()
+
+	FeatureGateUpdateStatusAPI = newFeatureGate("UpdateStatusAPI").
+					reportProblemsToJiraComponent("Cluster Version Operator").
+					contactPerson("pmuller").
+					productScope(ocpSpecific).
+		// OTA originally created and used the UpgradeStatus legacy feature gate for the related
+		// functionality, enabled in TechPreview. Moving the functionality into the cluster,
+		// exposed by an API proved to be more complex and experimental than thought, so it was
+		// decided to create and use a new feature gate that is only enabled in DevPreview.
+		enhancementPR("https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/1701").
+		enableIn(configv1.DevPreviewNoUpgrade).
+		mustRegister()
 )
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
index e14e17d200c..c0b80e415c0 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-Default.yaml
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpdateStatusAPI"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "UpgradeStatus"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index 20d832b5d8c..51a3e6d0f08 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpdateStatusAPI"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "UpgradeStatus"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index 20a48104b04..382ccab6c7a 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-Hypershift-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "name": "SigstoreImageVerificationPKI"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpdateStatusAPI"
                     }
                 ],
                 "enabled": [
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
index fe583be2535..a2a522da15e 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-Default.yaml
@@ -184,6 +184,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpdateStatusAPI"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "UpgradeStatus"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index 72f1d0e6644..c050b3abdf8 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-DevPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -269,6 +269,9 @@
                     {
                         "name": "TranslateStreamCloseWebsocketRequests"
                     },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpdateStatusAPI"
+                    },
                     {
                         "name": "UpgradeStatus"
                     },
diff --git a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
index 6b5b0b1205d..7c098430b92 100644
--- a/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
+++ b/payload-manifests/featuregates/featureGate-SelfManagedHA-TechPreviewNoUpgrade.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
                     },
                     {
                         "name": "SigstoreImageVerificationPKI"
+                    },
+                    {
+                        "name": "UpdateStatusAPI"
                     }
                 ],
                 "enabled": [