diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle.md
index b209a6a65f318..ff7090ac5c840 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle.md
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ through which the Pod has or has not passed. Kubelet manages the following
 PodConditions:
 
 * `PodScheduled`: the Pod has been scheduled to a node.
-* `PodHasNetwork`: (alpha feature; must be [enabled explicitly](#pod-has-network)) the
+* `PodReadyToStartContainers`: (alpha feature; must be [enabled explicitly](#pod-has-network)) the
   Pod sandbox has been successfully created and networking configured.
 * `ContainersReady`: all containers in the Pod are ready.
 * `Initialized`: all [init containers](/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/init-containers/)
@@ -244,15 +244,19 @@ When a Pod's containers are Ready but at least one custom condition is missing o
 
 {{< feature-state for_k8s_version="v1.25" state="alpha" >}}
 
+{{< note >}}
+This condition was renamed from PodHasNetwork to PodReadyToStartContainers.
+{{< /note >}}
+
 After a Pod gets scheduled on a node, it needs to be admitted by the Kubelet and
 have any volumes mounted. Once these phases are complete, the Kubelet works with
 a container runtime (using {{< glossary_tooltip term_id="cri" >}}) to set up a
 runtime sandbox and configure networking for the Pod. If the
-`PodHasNetworkCondition` [feature gate](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/) is enabled,
+`PodReadyToStartContainersCondition` [feature gate](/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates/) is enabled,
 Kubelet reports whether a pod has reached this initialization milestone through
-the `PodHasNetwork` condition in the `status.conditions` field of a Pod.
+the `PodReadyToStartContainers` condition in the `status.conditions` field of a Pod.
 
-The `PodHasNetwork` condition is set to `False` by the Kubelet when it detects a
+The `PodReadyToStartContainers` condition is set to `False` by the Kubelet when it detects a
 Pod does not have a runtime sandbox with networking configured. This occurs in
 the following scenarios:
 * Early in the lifecycle of the Pod, when the kubelet has not yet begun to set up a sandbox for the Pod using the container runtime.
@@ -262,10 +266,10 @@ the following scenarios:
   * for container runtimes that use virtual machines for isolation, the Pod
     sandbox virtual machine rebooting, which then requires creating a new sandbox and fresh container network configuration.
 
-The `PodHasNetwork` condition is set to `True` by the kubelet after the
+The `PodReadyToStartContainers` condition is set to `True` by the kubelet after the
 successful completion of sandbox creation and network configuration for the Pod
 by the runtime plugin. The kubelet can start pulling container images and create
-containers after `PodHasNetwork` condition has been set to `True`.
+containers after `PodReadyToStartContainers` condition has been set to `True`.
 
 For a Pod with init containers, the kubelet sets the `Initialized` condition to
 `True` after the init containers have successfully completed (which happens
diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates-removed.md b/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates-removed.md
index 50d1dd29bfc9a..6c5b07019bb58 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates-removed.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates-removed.md
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ In the following table:
 | `PodDisruptionBudget` | `false` | Alpha | 1.3 | 1.4 |
 | `PodDisruptionBudget` | `true` | Beta | 1.5 | 1.20 |
 | `PodDisruptionBudget` | `true` | GA | 1.21 | 1.25 |
+| `PodHasNetworkCondition` | `false` | Alpha | 1.25 | 1.27 |
 | `PodOverhead` | `false` | Alpha | 1.16 | 1.17 |
 | `PodOverhead` | `true` | Beta | 1.18 | 1.23 |
 | `PodOverhead` | `true` | GA | 1.24 | 1.25 |
@@ -637,6 +638,8 @@ In the following table:
 
 - `PodDisruptionBudget`: Enable the [PodDisruptionBudget](/docs/tasks/run-application/configure-pdb/) feature.
 
+- `PodHasNetwork`: Enable the kubelet to mark the [PodHasNetwork](/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-has-network)
+  condition on pods. This was renamed to `PodReadyToStartContainersCondition` in 1.28.
 - `PodOverhead`: Enable the [PodOverhead](/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/pod-overhead/)
   feature to account for pod overheads.
 
diff --git a/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates.md b/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates.md
index 8441f0bc1860e..2a499c5874e52 100644
--- a/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates.md
+++ b/content/en/docs/reference/command-line-tools-reference/feature-gates.md
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ For a reference to old feature gates that are removed, please refer to
 | `PodDeletionCost` | `true` | Beta | 1.22 | |
 | `PodDisruptionConditions` | `false` | Alpha | 1.25 | 1.25 |
 | `PodDisruptionConditions` | `true` | Beta | 1.26 | |
-| `PodHasNetworkCondition` | `false` | Alpha | 1.25 | |
+| `PodReadyToStartContainersCondition` | `false` | Alpha | 1.28 | |
 | `PodSchedulingReadiness` | `false` | Alpha | 1.26 | 1.26 |
 | `PodSchedulingReadiness` | `true` | Beta | 1.27 | |
 | `ProbeTerminationGracePeriod` | `false` | Alpha | 1.21 | 1.21 |
@@ -702,7 +702,8 @@ Each feature gate is designed for enabling/disabling a specific feature:
 - `PodAndContainerStatsFromCRI`: Configure the kubelet to gather container and pod stats from the CRI container runtime rather than gathering them from cAdvisor.
   As of 1.26, this also includes gathering metrics from CRI and emitting them over `/metrics/cadvisor` (rather than having cAdvisor emit them directly).
 - `PodDisruptionConditions`: Enables support for appending a dedicated pod condition indicating that the pod is being deleted due to a disruption.
-- `PodHasNetworkCondition`: Enable the kubelet to mark the [PodHasNetwork](/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-has-network) condition on pods.
+- `PodReadyToStartContainersCondition`: Enable the kubelet to mark the [PodReadyToStartContainers](/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle/#pod-has-network)
+  condition on pods. This was previously (1.25-1.27) known as `PodHasNetworkCondition`.
 - `PodSchedulingReadiness`: Enable setting `schedulingGates` field to control a Pod's [scheduling readiness](/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/pod-scheduling-readiness).
 - `PodSecurity`: Enables the `PodSecurity` admission plugin.
 - `ProbeTerminationGracePeriod`: Enable [setting probe-level