diff --git a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index e249fbe3ad5..fa61b6093e7 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ spec:
           - admissionregistration.k8s.io
           resources:
           - mutatingwebhookconfigurations
+          - validatingadmissionpolicies
+          - validatingadmissionpolicybindings
           - validatingwebhookconfigurations
           verbs:
           - create
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index de7385f6a9d..06ab6910f9e 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ rules:
   - admissionregistration.k8s.io
   resources:
   - mutatingwebhookconfigurations
+  - validatingadmissionpolicies
+  - validatingadmissionpolicybindings
   - validatingwebhookconfigurations
   verbs:
   - create
diff --git a/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller.go b/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller.go
index f8cbe32a105..37da9104d0f 100644
--- a/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package kueue
 import (
 	"context"
 
+	"github.com/blang/semver/v4"
 	promv1 "github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/pkg/apis/monitoring/v1"
 	admissionregistrationv1 "k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 
 	componentApi "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/apis/components/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster/gvk"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/actions/deploy"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/actions/gc"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/actions/render/kustomize"
@@ -41,7 +44,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *componentHandler) NewComponentReconciler(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
-	_, err := reconciler.ReconcilerFor(mgr, &componentApi.Kueue{}).
+	b := reconciler.ReconcilerFor(mgr, &componentApi.Kueue{}).
 		// customized Owns() for Component with new predicates
 		Owns(&corev1.ConfigMap{}).
 		Owns(&corev1.Secret{}).
@@ -72,15 +75,21 @@ func (s *componentHandler) NewComponentReconciler(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.
 			kustomize.WithLabel(labels.ODH.Component(LegacyComponentName), labels.True),
 			kustomize.WithLabel(labels.K8SCommon.PartOf, LegacyComponentName),
 		)).
+		WithAction(customizeResources).
 		WithAction(deploy.NewAction(
 			deploy.WithCache(),
 		)).
 		WithAction(updatestatus.NewAction()).
 		// must be the final action
-		WithAction(gc.NewAction()).
-		Build(ctx)
+		WithAction(gc.NewAction())
 
-	if err != nil {
+	if cluster.GetClusterInfo().Version.GTE(semver.MustParse("4.17.0")) {
+		b = b.OwnsGVK(gvk.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy)           // "own" VAP, because we want it has owner so when kueue is removed it gets cleaned.
+		b = b.WatchesGVK(gvk.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding) // "watch" VAPB, because we want it to be configable by user and it can be left behind when kueue is remov
+		b = b.WithAction(extraInitialize)
+	}
+
+	if _, err := b.Build(ctx); err != nil {
 		return err // no need customize error, it is done in the caller main
 	}
 
diff --git a/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller_actions.go b/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller_actions.go
index 35ed0e1562b..d8324f5ed6c 100644
--- a/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller_actions.go
+++ b/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_controller_actions.go
@@ -5,13 +5,21 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	componentApi "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/apis/components/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster/gvk"
 	odhtypes "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/controller/types"
 	odhdeploy "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/deploy"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/metadata/annotations"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/resources"
 )
 
 func initialize(_ context.Context, rr *odhtypes.ReconciliationRequest) error {
 	rr.Manifests = append(rr.Manifests, manifestsPath())
+	return nil
+}
 
+func extraInitialize(_ context.Context, rr *odhtypes.ReconciliationRequest) error {
+	// Add specific manifests if OCP is greater or equal 4.17.
+	rr.Manifests = append(rr.Manifests, extramanifestsPath())
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -42,3 +50,14 @@ func devFlags(ctx context.Context, rr *odhtypes.ReconciliationRequest) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func customizeResources(_ context.Context, rr *odhtypes.ReconciliationRequest) error {
+	for i := range rr.Resources {
+		if rr.Resources[i].GroupVersionKind() == gvk.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding {
+			// admin can update this resource
+			resources.SetAnnotation(&rr.Resources[i], annotations.ManagedByODHOperator, "false")
+			break // fast exist function
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_support.go b/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_support.go
index 40169e4bd25..4632b0ca8ad 100644
--- a/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_support.go
+++ b/controllers/components/kueue/kueue_support.go
@@ -33,3 +33,11 @@ func manifestsPath() odhtypes.ManifestInfo {
 		SourcePath: "rhoai",
 	}
 }
+
+func extramanifestsPath() odhtypes.ManifestInfo {
+	return odhtypes.ManifestInfo{
+		Path:       odhdeploy.DefaultManifestPath,
+		ContextDir: ComponentName,
+		SourcePath: "rhoai/ocp-4.17-addons",
+	}
+}
diff --git a/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go b/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go
index dcf03dbf194..86f4956a1d2 100644
--- a/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go
+++ b/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ package datasciencecluster
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=components.platform.opendatahub.io,resources=kueues/finalizers,verbs=update
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="monitoring.coreos.com",resources=prometheusrules,verbs=get;create;patch;delete;deletecollection;list;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="monitoring.coreos.com",resources=podmonitors,verbs=get;create;delete;update;watch;list;patch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="admissionregistration.k8s.io",resources=validatingadmissionpolicybindings,verbs=get;create;delete;update;watch;list;patch
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="admissionregistration.k8s.io",resources=validatingadmissionpolicies,verbs=get;create;delete;update;watch;list;patch
 
 // CFO
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=components.platform.opendatahub.io,resources=codeflares,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -191,7 +193,7 @@ package datasciencecluster
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="operator.knative.dev",resources=knativeservings,verbs=*
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="config.openshift.io",resources=ingresses,verbs=get
 
-// TODO: WB
+// WB
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=components.platform.opendatahub.io,resources=workbenches,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=components.platform.opendatahub.io,resources=workbenches/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=components.platform.opendatahub.io,resources=workbenches/finalizers,verbs=update
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go b/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go
index 08a1c445bfe..2afbbdf1a63 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/cluster_config.go
@@ -32,9 +32,15 @@ type Release struct {
 	Version version.OperatorVersion `json:"version,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type ClusterInfo struct {
+	Type    string                  `json:"type,omitempty"` // openshift , TODO: can be other value if we later support other type
+	Version version.OperatorVersion `json:"version,omitempty"`
+}
+
 var clusterConfig struct {
-	Namespace string
-	Release   Release
+	Namespace   string
+	Release     Release
+	ClusterInfo ClusterInfo
 }
 
 // Init initializes cluster configuration variables on startup
@@ -54,6 +60,11 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	clusterConfig.ClusterInfo, err = getClusterInfo(ctx, cli)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	printClusterConfig(log)
 
 	return nil
@@ -61,8 +72,9 @@ func Init(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) error {
 
 func printClusterConfig(log logr.Logger) {
 	log.Info("Cluster config",
-		"Namespace", clusterConfig.Namespace,
-		"Release", clusterConfig.Release)
+		"Operator Namespace", clusterConfig.Namespace,
+		"Release", clusterConfig.Release,
+		"Cluster", clusterConfig.ClusterInfo)
 }
 
 func GetOperatorNamespace() (string, error) {
@@ -76,6 +88,10 @@ func GetRelease() Release {
 	return clusterConfig.Release
 }
 
+func GetClusterInfo() ClusterInfo {
+	return clusterConfig.ClusterInfo
+}
+
 func GetDomain(ctx context.Context, c client.Client) (string, error) {
 	ingress := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
 	ingress.SetGroupVersionKind(gvk.OpenshiftIngress)
@@ -95,6 +111,21 @@ func GetDomain(ctx context.Context, c client.Client) (string, error) {
 	return domain, err
 }
 
+// This is an openshift speicifc implementation.
+func getOCPVersion(ctx context.Context, c client.Client) (version.OperatorVersion, error) {
+	clusterVersion := &configv1.ClusterVersion{}
+	if err := c.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{
+		Name: OpenShiftVersionObj,
+	}, clusterVersion); err != nil {
+		return version.OperatorVersion{}, errors.New("unable to get OCP version")
+	}
+	v, err := semver.ParseTolerant(clusterVersion.Status.History[0].Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return version.OperatorVersion{}, errors.New("unable to parse OCP version")
+	}
+	return version.OperatorVersion{Version: v}, nil
+}
+
 func getOperatorNamespace() (string, error) {
 	operatorNS, exist := os.LookupEnv("OPERATOR_NAMESPACE")
 	if exist && operatorNS != "" {
@@ -199,6 +230,7 @@ func getRelease(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (Release, error) {
 			Version: semver.Version{},
 		},
 	}
+
 	// Set platform
 	platform, err := getPlatform(ctx, cli)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -230,6 +262,23 @@ func getRelease(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (Release, error) {
 	return initRelease, nil
 }
 
+func getClusterInfo(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (ClusterInfo, error) {
+	c := ClusterInfo{
+		Version: version.OperatorVersion{
+			Version: semver.Version{},
+		},
+		Type: "OpenShift",
+	}
+	// Set OCP
+	ocpVersion, err := getOCPVersion(ctx, cli)
+	if err != nil {
+		return c, err
+	}
+	c.Version = ocpVersion
+
+	return c, nil
+}
+
 // IsDefaultAuthMethod returns true if the default authentication method is IntegratedOAuth or empty.
 // This will give indication that Operator should create userGroups or not in the cluster.
 func IsDefaultAuthMethod(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) (bool, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/const.go b/pkg/cluster/const.go
index 6a6562bff07..af8242ded2d 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/const.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/const.go
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ const (
 
 	// Default cluster-scope Authentication CR name.
 	ClusterAuthenticationObj = "cluster"
+
+	// Default OpenShift version CR name.
+	OpenShiftVersionObj = "version"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/gvk/gvk.go b/pkg/cluster/gvk/gvk.go
index 06a7f199699..0c3fd589682 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/gvk/gvk.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/gvk/gvk.go
@@ -219,4 +219,16 @@ var (
 		Version: "v1alpha1",
 		Kind:    "Auth",
 	}
+
+	ValidatingAdmissionPolicy = schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "admissionregistration.k8s.io",
+		Version: "v1",
+		Kind:    "ValidatingAdmissionPolicy",
+	}
+
+	ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding = schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		Group:   "admissionregistration.k8s.io",
+		Version: "v1",
+		Kind:    "ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding",
+	}
 )
diff --git a/tests/e2e/kueue_test.go b/tests/e2e/kueue_test.go
index 4f3299f184c..2b7a19328cc 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/kueue_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/kueue_test.go
@@ -3,9 +3,19 @@ package e2e_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/blang/semver/v4"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 
 	componentApi "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/apis/components/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster/gvk"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/resources"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/utils/test/matchers/jq"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 func kueueTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
@@ -20,6 +30,7 @@ func kueueTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("Validate component enabled", componentCtx.ValidateComponentEnabled)
 	t.Run("Validate operands have OwnerReferences", componentCtx.ValidateOperandsOwnerReferences)
+	t.Run("Validate Kueue Dynamically create VAP", componentCtx.validateKueueVAPReady)
 	t.Run("Validate update operand resources", componentCtx.ValidateUpdateDeploymentsResources)
 	t.Run("Validate component disabled", componentCtx.ValidateComponentDisabled)
 }
@@ -27,3 +38,28 @@ func kueueTestSuite(t *testing.T) {
 type KueueTestCtx struct {
 	*ComponentTestCtx
 }
+
+func (tc *KueueTestCtx) validateKueueVAPReady(t *testing.T) {
+	g := tc.NewWithT(t)
+	if cluster.GetClusterInfo().Version.GTE(semver.MustParse("4.17.0")) {
+		g.Get(gvk.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy, types.NamespacedName{Name: "kueue-validating-admission-policy"}).Eventually().Should(
+			jq.Match(`.metadata.ownerReferences == "%s"`, componentApi.KueueInstanceName),
+		)
+		vapb, err := g.Get(gvk.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding, types.NamespacedName{Name: "kueue-validating-admission-policy-binding"}).Get()
+		g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		g.Expect(vapb.GetOwnerReferences()).Should(BeEmpty())
+		return
+	}
+	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
+	vap := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	vap.SetKind(gvk.ValidatingAdmissionPolicy.Kind)
+	err := resources.EnsureGroupVersionKind(scheme, vap)
+	g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	g.Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("failed to get GVK"))
+
+	vapb := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
+	vapb.SetKind(gvk.ValidatingAdmissionPolicyBinding.Kind)
+	err = resources.EnsureGroupVersionKind(scheme, vapb)
+	g.Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+	g.Expect(err.Error()).To(ContainSubstring("failed to get GVK"))
+}