diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index bb944b64f..e524e0c64 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ const (
 	// Enables support for watch bookmark events.
 	WatchBookmark featuregate.Feature = "WatchBookmark"
 
+	// owner: @serathius
+	// beta: 1.30
+	// Enables watches without resourceVersion to be served from storage.
+	// Used to prevent https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/123072 until etcd fixes the issue.
+	WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion featuregate.Feature = "WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion"
+
 	// owner: @vinaykul
 	// kep: http://kep.k8s.io/1287
 	// alpha: v1.27
@@ -328,6 +334,8 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 
 	WatchBookmark: {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true},
 
+	WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+
 	InPlacePodVerticalScaling: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 
 	WatchList: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
diff --git a/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go b/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
index 581cb3c02..900f300cd 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ func (c *Cacher) Watch(ctx context.Context, key string, opts storage.ListOptions
 	if !utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.WatchList) && opts.SendInitialEvents != nil {
 		opts.SendInitialEvents = nil
 	}
-	if opts.SendInitialEvents == nil && opts.ResourceVersion == "" {
+	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion) && opts.SendInitialEvents == nil && opts.ResourceVersion == "" {
 		return c.storage.Watch(ctx, key, opts)
 	}
 	requestedWatchRV, err := c.versioner.ParseResourceVersion(opts.ResourceVersion)
diff --git a/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_test.go b/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_test.go
index 3cb4eff84..566835935 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_test.go
@@ -341,9 +341,18 @@ func TestSendInitialEventsBackwardCompatibility(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestWatchSemantics(t *testing.T) {
-	store, terminate := testSetupWithEtcdAndCreateWrapper(t)
-	t.Cleanup(terminate)
-	storagetesting.RunWatchSemantics(context.TODO(), t, store)
+	t.Run("WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion=true", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion, true)()
+		store, terminate := testSetupWithEtcdAndCreateWrapper(t)
+		t.Cleanup(terminate)
+		storagetesting.RunWatchSemantics(context.TODO(), t, store)
+	})
+	t.Run("WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion=false", func(t *testing.T) {
+		defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion, false)()
+		store, terminate := testSetupWithEtcdAndCreateWrapper(t)
+		t.Cleanup(terminate)
+		storagetesting.RunWatchSemantics(context.TODO(), t, store)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestWatchSemanticInitialEventsExtended(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go b/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
index 4a0115b78..61c5709d1 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ func TestWatchCacheBypass(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error waiting for the cache to be ready")
 	}
 
-	// Inject error to underlying layer and check if cacher is not bypassed.
-	backingStorage.injectError(errDummy)
 	_, err = cacher.Watch(context.TODO(), "pod/ns", storage.ListOptions{
 		ResourceVersion: "0",
 		Predicate:       storage.Everything,
@@ -334,12 +332,32 @@ func TestWatchCacheBypass(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Watch with RV=0 should be served from cache: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	// With unset RV, check if cacher is bypassed.
 	_, err = cacher.Watch(context.TODO(), "pod/ns", storage.ListOptions{
 		ResourceVersion: "",
+		Predicate:       storage.Everything,
 	})
-	if err != errDummy {
-		t.Errorf("Watch with unset RV should bypass cacher: %v", err)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Watch with RV=0 should be served from cache: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion, false)()
+	_, err = cacher.Watch(context.TODO(), "pod/ns", storage.ListOptions{
+		ResourceVersion: "",
+		Predicate:       storage.Everything,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("With WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion disabled, watch with unset RV should be served from cache: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Inject error to underlying layer and check if cacher is not bypassed.
+	backingStorage.injectError(errDummy)
+	defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion, true)()
+	_, err = cacher.Watch(context.TODO(), "pod/ns", storage.ListOptions{
+		ResourceVersion: "",
+		Predicate:       storage.Everything,
+	})
+	if !errors.Is(err, errDummy) {
+		t.Errorf("With WatchFromStorageWithoutResourceVersion enabled, watch with unset RV should be served from storage: %v", err)
 	}
 }