diff --git a/images/hooks/pkg/hooks/discover-kube-apiserver-feature-gates/hook.go b/images/hooks/pkg/hooks/discover-kube-apiserver-feature-gates/hook.go
index d053670ecf..96341fcbfa 100644
--- a/images/hooks/pkg/hooks/discover-kube-apiserver-feature-gates/hook.go
+++ b/images/hooks/pkg/hooks/discover-kube-apiserver-feature-gates/hook.go
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ package discover_kube_apiserver_feature_gates
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"slices"
 	"strings"
 
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
-	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 
 	"github.com/deckhouse/module-sdk/pkg"
 	"github.com/deckhouse/module-sdk/pkg/registry"
@@ -31,112 +29,90 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	snapshotKubeAPIServerPod = "kube-apiserver-pod"
+	featureGatesPath = "virtualization.internal.kubeAPIServerFeatureGates"
 
-	featureGatesPath    = "virtualization.internal.kubeAPIServerFeatureGates"
-	draFeatureGatesPath = "virtualization.internal.hasDraFeatureGates"
+	metricPrefix = "kubernetes_feature_enabled{"
 )
 
-var _ = registry.RegisterFunc(config, Reconcile)
+var _ = registry.RegisterFunc(config, reconcile)
 
 var config = &pkg.HookConfig{
 	OnBeforeHelm: &pkg.OrderedConfig{Order: 5},
-	Kubernetes: []pkg.KubernetesConfig{
-		{
-			Name:       snapshotKubeAPIServerPod,
-			APIVersion: "v1",
-			Kind:       "Pod",
-			NamespaceSelector: &pkg.NamespaceSelector{
-				NameSelector: &pkg.NameSelector{
-					MatchNames: []string{"kube-system"},
-				},
-			},
-			LabelSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
-				MatchLabels: map[string]string{"component": "kube-apiserver"},
-			},
-			JqFilter: `{
-				"name": .metadata.name,
-				"command": (.spec.containers[0].command // []),
-				"args": (.spec.containers[0].args // [])
-			}`,
-			ExecuteHookOnSynchronization: ptr.To(false),
-		},
-	},
-	Queue: fmt.Sprintf("modules/%s", settings.ModuleName),
+	Queue:        fmt.Sprintf("modules/%s", settings.ModuleName),
 }
 
-func Reconcile(_ context.Context, input *pkg.HookInput) error {
-	featureGates, err := discoverFeatureGates(input)
+func reconcile(ctx context.Context, input *pkg.HookInput) error {
+	metricsData, err := fetchMetrics(ctx, input.DC)
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to discover feature gates: %w", err)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch kube-apiserver metrics: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	input.Values.Set(featureGatesPath, featureGates)
+	featureGates := parseEnabledFeatureGates(metricsData)
 
-	// DRAResourceClaimDeviceStatus enabled by default
-	if slices.Contains(featureGates, "DRADeviceBindingConditions") &&
-		slices.Contains(featureGates, "DRAConsumableCapacity") {
-		input.Values.Set(draFeatureGatesPath, "true")
-	}
+	input.Values.Set(featureGatesPath, featureGates)
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// discoverFeatureGates extracts enabled feature gates from kube-apiserver pod command/args.
-// Returns a list of enabled feature gate names (those set to "true").
-func discoverFeatureGates(input *pkg.HookInput) ([]string, error) {
-	pods := input.Snapshots.Get(snapshotKubeAPIServerPod)
-	if len(pods) == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no kube-apiserver pods found")
+func fetchMetrics(ctx context.Context, dc pkg.DependencyContainer) ([]byte, error) {
+	cfg, err := dc.GetClientConfig()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("get client config: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// Use the first pod - all kube-apiserver pods should have the same feature gates
-	pod := pods[0]
+	clientset, err := kubernetes.NewForConfig(cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create kubernetes clientset: %w", err)
+	}
 
-	var podInfo struct {
-		Command []string `json:"command"`
-		Args    []string `json:"args"`
+	result := clientset.RESTClient().Get().AbsPath("/metrics").Do(ctx)
+	if err := result.Error(); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request /metrics: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err := pod.UnmarshalTo(&podInfo)
+	raw, err := result.Raw()
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal kube-apiserver pod: %w", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("read metrics response: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	allArgs := make([]string, 0, len(podInfo.Command)+len(podInfo.Args))
-	allArgs = append(allArgs, podInfo.Command...)
-	allArgs = append(allArgs, podInfo.Args...)
+	return raw, nil
+}
 
-	var enabledGates []string
+// parseEnabledFeatureGates extracts feature gate names from Prometheus metrics
+// where kubernetes_feature_enabled gauge value equals 1.
+func parseEnabledFeatureGates(data []byte) []string {
+	var enabled []string
 
-	for _, arg := range allArgs {
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(arg, "--feature-gates=") {
+	for line := range strings.SplitSeq(string(data), "\n") {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(line, metricPrefix) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Parse feature-gates value: "Gate1=true,Gate2=false,Gate3=true"
-		gatesStr := strings.TrimPrefix(arg, "--feature-gates=")
-		gates := strings.SplitSeq(gatesStr, ",")
+		if !strings.HasSuffix(strings.TrimSpace(line), " 1") {
+			continue
+		}
 
-		for gate := range gates {
-			gate = strings.TrimSpace(gate)
-			if gate == "" {
-				continue
-			}
+		name := extractLabel(line, "name")
+		if name != "" {
+			enabled = append(enabled, name)
+		}
+	}
 
-			parts := strings.SplitN(gate, "=", 2)
-			if len(parts) != 2 {
-				continue
-			}
+	return enabled
+}
 
-			gateName := parts[0]
-			gateValue := strings.ToLower(parts[1])
+func extractLabel(metric, label string) string {
+	key := label + `="`
+	idx := strings.Index(metric, key)
+	if idx < 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
 
-			if gateValue == "true" {
-				enabledGates = append(enabledGates, gateName)
-			}
-		}
+	start := idx + len(key)
+	end := strings.Index(metric[start:], `"`)
+	if end < 0 {
+		return ""
 	}
 
-	return enabledGates, nil
+	return metric[start : start+end]
 }
diff --git a/images/hooks/pkg/hooks/discover-kube-apiserver-feature-gates/hook_test.go b/images/hooks/pkg/hooks/discover-kube-apiserver-feature-gates/hook_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ebb3dc4590
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/hooks/pkg/hooks/discover-kube-apiserver-feature-gates/hook_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Flant JSC
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package discover_kube_apiserver_feature_gates
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+
+	"github.com/deckhouse/deckhouse/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/module-sdk/pkg"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/module-sdk/testing/mock"
+)
+
+func TestDiscoverKubeAPIServerFeatureGates(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	RunSpecs(t, "DiscoverKubeAPIServerFeatureGates Suite")
+}
+
+func metricsLine(name, stage string, value int) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(`kubernetes_feature_enabled{name="%s",stage="%s"} %d`, name, stage, value)
+}
+
+var _ = Describe("parseEnabledFeatureGates", func() {
+	It("should return enabled feature gates only", func() {
+		data := joinLines(
+			metricsLine("FeatureA", "BETA", 1),
+			metricsLine("FeatureB", "ALPHA", 0),
+			metricsLine("FeatureC", "", 1),
+			metricsLine("FeatureD", "DEPRECATED", 0),
+		)
+
+		result := parseEnabledFeatureGates([]byte(data))
+		Expect(result).To(ConsistOf("FeatureA", "FeatureC"))
+	})
+
+	It("should skip comment and type lines", func() {
+		data := joinLines(
+			"# HELP kubernetes_feature_enabled [BETA] This metric records the data about the stage and enablement of a k8s feature.",
+			"# TYPE kubernetes_feature_enabled gauge",
+			metricsLine("FeatureA", "BETA", 1),
+		)
+
+		result := parseEnabledFeatureGates([]byte(data))
+		Expect(result).To(ConsistOf("FeatureA"))
+	})
+
+	It("should return nil for empty input", func() {
+		result := parseEnabledFeatureGates([]byte(""))
+		Expect(result).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("should return nil when no feature gate metrics present", func() {
+		data := joinLines(
+			"# HELP apiserver_request_total",
+			"# TYPE apiserver_request_total counter",
+			`apiserver_request_total{verb="GET"} 42`,
+		)
+
+		result := parseEnabledFeatureGates([]byte(data))
+		Expect(result).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("should return nil when all feature gates are disabled", func() {
+		data := joinLines(
+			metricsLine("FeatureA", "ALPHA", 0),
+			metricsLine("FeatureB", "ALPHA", 0),
+		)
+
+		result := parseEnabledFeatureGates([]byte(data))
+		Expect(result).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("should handle mixed metrics output", func() {
+		data := joinLines(
+			`apiserver_request_total{verb="GET"} 100`,
+			metricsLine("DRADeviceBindingConditions", "BETA", 1),
+			`apiserver_request_duration_seconds_bucket{le="0.1"} 50`,
+			metricsLine("DRAConsumableCapacity", "BETA", 1),
+			metricsLine("SomeDisabledFeature", "ALPHA", 0),
+		)
+
+		result := parseEnabledFeatureGates([]byte(data))
+		Expect(result).To(ConsistOf("DRADeviceBindingConditions", "DRAConsumableCapacity"))
+	})
+})
+
+var _ = Describe("extractLabel", func() {
+	It("should extract name label", func() {
+		line := `kubernetes_feature_enabled{name="FeatureA",stage="BETA"} 1`
+		Expect(extractLabel(line, "name")).To(Equal("FeatureA"))
+	})
+
+	It("should extract stage label", func() {
+		line := `kubernetes_feature_enabled{name="FeatureA",stage="BETA"} 1`
+		Expect(extractLabel(line, "stage")).To(Equal("BETA"))
+	})
+
+	It("should return empty for missing label", func() {
+		line := `kubernetes_feature_enabled{name="FeatureA"} 1`
+		Expect(extractLabel(line, "stage")).To(BeEmpty())
+	})
+
+	It("should handle empty label value", func() {
+		line := `kubernetes_feature_enabled{name="FeatureA",stage=""} 1`
+		Expect(extractLabel(line, "stage")).To(BeEmpty())
+	})
+})
+
+var _ = Describe("reconcile", func() {
+	var (
+		dc     *mock.DependencyContainerMock
+		values *mock.OutputPatchableValuesCollectorMock
+		server *httptest.Server
+	)
+
+	newInput := func() *pkg.HookInput {
+		return &pkg.HookInput{
+			Values: values,
+			DC:     dc,
+			Logger: log.NewNop(),
+		}
+	}
+
+	setupServer := func(metricsBody string) {
+		server = httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+			_, _ = fmt.Fprint(w, metricsBody)
+		}))
+
+		dc.GetClientConfigMock.Return(&rest.Config{Host: server.URL}, nil)
+	}
+
+	BeforeEach(func() {
+		dc = mock.NewDependencyContainerMock(GinkgoT())
+		values = mock.NewPatchableValuesCollectorMock(GinkgoT())
+	})
+
+	AfterEach(func() {
+		if server != nil {
+			server.Close()
+		}
+	})
+
+	It("should set feature gates from metrics", func() {
+		setupServer(joinLines(
+			metricsLine("FeatureA", "BETA", 1),
+			metricsLine("FeatureB", "ALPHA", 0),
+			metricsLine("FeatureC", "", 1),
+		))
+
+		setValues := make(map[string]any)
+		values.SetMock.Set(func(path string, v any) {
+			setValues[path] = v
+		})
+
+		Expect(reconcile(context.Background(), newInput())).To(Succeed())
+
+		Expect(setValues).To(HaveKeyWithValue(featureGatesPath, ConsistOf("FeatureA", "FeatureC")))
+	})
+
+	It("should return error when client config fails", func() {
+		dc.GetClientConfigMock.Return(nil, fmt.Errorf("no kubeconfig"))
+
+		err := reconcile(context.Background(), newInput())
+		Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("no kubeconfig")))
+	})
+})
+
+func joinLines(lines ...string) string {
+	result := ""
+	for i, line := range lines {
+		if i > 0 {
+			result += "\n"
+		}
+		result += line
+	}
+	return result
+}
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/kubeapi/kubeapi.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/kubeapi/kubeapi.go
index 21c41e34d6..40eb1505d7 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/kubeapi/kubeapi.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/kubeapi/kubeapi.go
@@ -79,7 +79,14 @@ func isResourceV1Enabled(clientset kubernetes.Interface) (bool, error) {
 }
 
 func HasDRAFeatureGates() bool {
-	return os.Getenv("HAS_DRA_FEATURE_GATES") == "true"
+	count := 0
+	for feature := range strings.SplitSeq(os.Getenv("KUBE_APISERVER_FEATURE_GATES"), ",") {
+		switch feature {
+		case "DRAResourceClaimDeviceStatus", "DRADeviceBindingConditions", "DRAConsumableCapacity":
+			count++
+		}
+	}
+	return count == 3
 }
 
 func HasDRAPartitionableDevices() bool {
diff --git a/openapi/values.yaml b/openapi/values.yaml
index c896917cdd..7fb7b2cc7f 100644
--- a/openapi/values.yaml
+++ b/openapi/values.yaml
@@ -147,9 +147,6 @@ properties:
         type: object
         default: {}
         additionalProperties: true
-      hasDraFeatureGates:
-        type: string
-        default: ""
       kubeAPIServerFeatureGates:
         type: array
         default: []
diff --git a/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl b/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl
index f63cddcd54..8db602dd1e 100644
--- a/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl
@@ -116,6 +116,4 @@ true
   value: {{ .Values.global.clusterConfiguration.serviceSubnetCIDR }}
 - name: KUBE_APISERVER_FEATURE_GATES
   value: {{ .Values.virtualization.internal.kubeAPIServerFeatureGates | toJson | quote }}
-- name: HAS_DRA_FEATURE_GATES
-  value: {{ .Values.virtualization.internal.hasDraFeatureGates | quote }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/templates/virtualization-dra/_helper.tpl b/templates/virtualization-dra/_helper.tpl
index fa1681e470..e27215d57e 100644
--- a/templates/virtualization-dra/_helper.tpl
+++ b/templates/virtualization-dra/_helper.tpl
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 {{- define "virtualization-dra.isEnabled" -}}
 {{- if eq (include "hasValidModuleConfig" .) "true" -}}
 {{- if semverCompare ">=1.34" .Values.global.discovery.kubernetesVersion -}}
-{{- if eq "true" .Values.virtualization.internal.hasDraFeatureGates -}}
+{{- if has "DRAResourceClaimDeviceStatus" .Values.virtualization.internal.kubeAPIServerFeatureGates -}}
+{{- if has "DRADeviceBindingConditions" .Values.virtualization.internal.kubeAPIServerFeatureGates -}}
+{{- if has "DRAConsumableCapacity" .Values.virtualization.internal.kubeAPIServerFeatureGates -}}
 true
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "virtualization-dra.featureGates" -}}
 {{- $base := "--feature-gates=USBGateway=true,USBNodeLocalMultiAllocation=true" -}}
diff --git a/tools/kubeconform/fixtures/module-values.yaml b/tools/kubeconform/fixtures/module-values.yaml
index 2877b39f4c..5c49d78f2f 100644
--- a/tools/kubeconform/fixtures/module-values.yaml
+++ b/tools/kubeconform/fixtures/module-values.yaml
@@ -404,7 +404,6 @@ virtualization:
       parallelOutboundMigrationsPerNode: 10
     virtHandler:
       nodeCount: 1
-    hasDraFeatureGates: "true"
     kubeAPIServerFeatureGates:
       - TopologyAwareHints
       - RotateKubeletServerCertificate