diff --git a/.custom-gcl.yml b/.custom-gcl.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84754359fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.custom-gcl.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+version: v2.2.1
+name: golangci-kube-api-linter
+destination: ./bin
+plugins:
+- module: 'sigs.k8s.io/kube-api-linter'
+  version: 'v0.0.0-20250715075424-4fab82d26a8e' # Pin to a commit while there's no tag
diff --git a/.github/workflows/kal.yml b/.github/workflows/kal.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d657969f5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/kal.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name: PR golangci-lint
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, edited, synchronize, reopened]
+
+# Remove all permissions from GITHUB_TOKEN except metadata.
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  golangci:
+    name: kube-api-lint
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # tag=v4.2.2
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@d35c59abb061a4a6fb18e82ac0862c26744d6ab5 # tag=v5.5.0
+      - name: Install Golang CI Lint
+        run: go install github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/v2/cmd/golangci-lint@v2.2.1
+      - name: Build KAL
+        run: golangci-lint custom
+      - name: run api linter
+        run: ./bin/golangci-kube-api-linter run -c ./.golangci-kal.yml ./...
diff --git a/.golangci-kal.yml b/.golangci-kal.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aad23ab40d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci-kal.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+version: "2"
+linters:
+  default: none
+  enable:
+    - kubeapilinter
+  settings:
+    custom:
+      kubeapilinter:
+        type: module
+        description: Kube API LInter lints Kube like APIs based on API conventions and best practices.
+        settings:
+          linters:
+            enable:
+              - "duplicatemarkers" # Ensure there are no exact duplicate markers. for types and fields.
+              - "jsontags" # Ensure every field has a json tag.
+              - "nofloats" # Ensure floats are not used.
+              - "nomaps" # Ensure maps are not used.
+              - "nophase" # Phase fields are discouraged by the Kube API conventions, use conditions instead.
+              - "statussubresource" # All root objects that have a `status` field should have a status subresource.
+              - "uniquemarkers" # Ensure that types and fields do not contain more than a single definition of a marker that should only be present once.
+            disable:
+              - "*"
+          lintersConfig: {}
+  exclusions:
+    generated: strict
+    paths:
+      - conformance/
+    paths-except:
+      - apis/
+      - apisx/
+issues:
+  max-issues-per-linter: 0
+  max-same-issues: 0
+run:
+  timeout: 5m
+  tests: false
diff --git a/apis/v1/httproute_types.go b/apis/v1/httproute_types.go
index e59ebf7bcc..157932e971 100644
--- a/apis/v1/httproute_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1/httproute_types.go
@@ -1590,7 +1590,6 @@ type HTTPBackendRef struct {
 	// +optional
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=16
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both",rule="!(self.exists(f, f.type == 'RequestRedirect') && self.exists(f, f.type == 'URLRewrite'))"
-	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both",rule="!(self.exists(f, f.type == 'RequestRedirect') && self.exists(f, f.type == 'URLRewrite'))"
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="RequestHeaderModifier filter cannot be repeated",rule="self.filter(f, f.type == 'RequestHeaderModifier').size() <= 1"
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="ResponseHeaderModifier filter cannot be repeated",rule="self.filter(f, f.type == 'ResponseHeaderModifier').size() <= 1"
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="RequestRedirect filter cannot be repeated",rule="self.filter(f, f.type == 'RequestRedirect').size() <= 1"
diff --git a/config/crd/experimental/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml b/config/crd/experimental/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml
index cf2b274655..fe5b7f0330 100644
--- a/config/crd/experimental/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/experimental/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml
@@ -1524,10 +1524,6 @@ spec:
                             maxItems: 16
                             type: array
                             x-kubernetes-validations:
-                            - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
-                                or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
-                              rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')
-                                && self.exists(f, f.type == ''URLRewrite''))'
                             - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
                                 or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
                               rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')
@@ -5144,10 +5140,6 @@ spec:
                             maxItems: 16
                             type: array
                             x-kubernetes-validations:
-                            - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
-                                or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
-                              rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')
-                                && self.exists(f, f.type == ''URLRewrite''))'
                             - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
                                 or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
                               rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')
diff --git a/config/crd/standard/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml b/config/crd/standard/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml
index 8533381fc2..1824bd5e19 100644
--- a/config/crd/standard/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/standard/gateway.networking.k8s.io_httproutes.yaml
@@ -1191,10 +1191,6 @@ spec:
                             maxItems: 16
                             type: array
                             x-kubernetes-validations:
-                            - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
-                                or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
-                              rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')
-                                && self.exists(f, f.type == ''URLRewrite''))'
                             - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
                                 or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
                               rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')
@@ -3995,10 +3991,6 @@ spec:
                             maxItems: 16
                             type: array
                             x-kubernetes-validations:
-                            - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
-                                or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
-                              rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')
-                                && self.exists(f, f.type == ''URLRewrite''))'
                             - message: May specify either httpRouteFilterRequestRedirect
                                 or httpRouteFilterRequestRewrite, but not both
                               rule: '!(self.exists(f, f.type == ''RequestRedirect'')