diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/BUILD
index 73a6d322b5007..2d347cfc283fc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/BUILD
@@ -24,11 +24,14 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/openapi:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/emicklei/go-restful:go_default_library",
@@ -56,6 +59,8 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/go-openapi/spec:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/google/gofuzz:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder.go
index 776eddf575195..de9e7e39e6ff9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder.go
@@ -26,20 +26,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-openapi/spec"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions"
 	"k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/validation"
 	structuralschema "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/schema"
+	generatedopenapi "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/generated/openapi"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	metav1beta1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/openapi"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	openapibuilder "k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/builder"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/common"
 	"k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util"
-
-	"k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions"
-	generatedopenapi "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/generated/openapi"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -263,11 +265,17 @@ func (b *builder) buildRoute(root, path, httpMethod, actionVerb, operationVerb s
 
 	// Build consume media types
 	if httpMethod == "PATCH" {
-		route.Consumes("application/json-patch+json",
-			"application/merge-patch+json",
-			"application/strategic-merge-patch+json")
+		supportedTypes := []string{
+			string(types.JSONPatchType),
+			string(types.MergePatchType),
+		}
+		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ServerSideApply) {
+			supportedTypes = append(supportedTypes, string(types.ApplyPatchType))
+		}
+
+		route.Consumes(supportedTypes...)
 	} else {
-		route.Consumes("*/*")
+		route.Consumes(runtime.ContentTypeJSON, runtime.ContentTypeYAML)
 	}
 
 	// Build option parameters
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder_test.go
index 181f85fb798b5..2a1d2f01862f2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/controller/openapi/builder_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/json"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/features"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 )
 
 func TestNewBuilder(t *testing.T) {
@@ -513,6 +515,15 @@ func TestCRDRouteParameterBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 						if ok {
 							actions.Insert(action)
 						}
+						if action == "patch" {
+							expected := []string{"application/json-patch+json", "application/merge-patch+json"}
+							if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.ServerSideApply) {
+								expected = append(expected, "application/apply-patch+yaml")
+							}
+							assert.Equal(t, operation.Consumes, expected)
+						} else {
+							assert.Equal(t, operation.Consumes, []string{"application/json", "application/yaml"})
+						}
 					}
 				}
 				assert.Equal(t, expected.expectedActions, actions)