diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go
index 9afeb2f80ce..0fbfcd53e51 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apiserver/customresource_handler.go
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ limitations under the License.
 package apiserver
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"sort"
@@ -384,17 +386,20 @@ func (r *crdHandler) serveResource(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request, req
 		if justCreated {
 			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
 		}
+
+		a := r.admission
 		if terminating {
-			err := apierrors.NewMethodNotSupported(schema.GroupResource{Group: requestInfo.APIGroup, Resource: requestInfo.Resource}, requestInfo.Verb)
-			err.ErrStatus.Message = fmt.Sprintf("%v not allowed while custom resource definition is terminating", requestInfo.Verb)
-			responsewriters.ErrorNegotiated(err, Codecs, schema.GroupVersion{Group: requestInfo.APIGroup, Version: requestInfo.APIVersion}, w, req)
-			return nil
+			a = &forbidCreateAdmission{delegate: a}
 		}
-		return handlers.CreateResource(storage, requestScope, r.admission)
+		return handlers.CreateResource(storage, requestScope, a)
 	case "update":
 		return handlers.UpdateResource(storage, requestScope, r.admission)
 	case "patch":
-		return handlers.PatchResource(storage, requestScope, r.admission, supportedTypes)
+		a := r.admission
+		if terminating {
+			a = &forbidCreateAdmission{delegate: a}
+		}
+		return handlers.PatchResource(storage, requestScope, a, supportedTypes)
 	case "delete":
 		allowsOptions := true
 		return handlers.DeleteResource(storage, allowsOptions, requestScope, r.admission)
@@ -1452,3 +1457,36 @@ func buildOpenAPIModelsForApply(staticOpenAPISpec map[string]*spec.Schema, crd *
 	}
 	return mergedOpenAPI.Components.Schemas, nil
 }
+
+// forbidCreateAdmission is an admission.Interface wrapper that prevents a
+// CustomResource from being created while its CRD is terminating.
+type forbidCreateAdmission struct {
+	delegate admission.Interface
+}
+
+func (f *forbidCreateAdmission) Handles(operation admission.Operation) bool {
+	if operation == admission.Create {
+		return true
+	}
+	return f.delegate.Handles(operation)
+}
+
+func (f *forbidCreateAdmission) Admit(ctx context.Context, a admission.Attributes, o admission.ObjectInterfaces) error {
+	if a.GetOperation() == admission.Create {
+		return apierrors.NewForbidden(a.GetResource().GroupResource(), a.GetName(), errors.New("create not allowed while custom resource definition is terminating"))
+	}
+	if delegate, ok := f.delegate.(admission.MutationInterface); ok {
+		return delegate.Admit(ctx, a, o)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (f *forbidCreateAdmission) Validate(ctx context.Context, a admission.Attributes, o admission.ObjectInterfaces) error {
+	if a.GetOperation() == admission.Create {
+		return apierrors.NewForbidden(a.GetResource().GroupResource(), a.GetName(), errors.New("create not allowed while custom resource definition is terminating"))
+	}
+	if delegate, ok := f.delegate.(admission.ValidationInterface); ok {
+		return delegate.Validate(ctx, a, o)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/finalization_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/finalization_test.go
index 045d7bb06b6..11435f45c22 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/finalization_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/finalization_test.go
@@ -163,3 +163,36 @@ func TestFinalizationAndDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("unable to delete crd: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestApplyCRDuringCRDFinalization(t *testing.T) {
+	tearDown, apiExtensionClient, dynamicClient, err := fixtures.StartDefaultServerWithClients(t)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer tearDown()
+
+	// Create a CRD with a finalizer which will stall deletion
+	noxuDefinition := fixtures.NewNoxuV1CustomResourceDefinition(apiextensionsv1.ClusterScoped)
+	noxuDefinition.SetFinalizers([]string{"noxu.example.com/finalizer"})
+	noxuDefinition, err = fixtures.CreateNewV1CustomResourceDefinition(noxuDefinition, apiExtensionClient, dynamicClient)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Delete the CRD. Since it has a finalizer it will be stuck in terminating state
+	err = apiExtensionClient.ApiextensionsV1().CustomResourceDefinitions().Delete(t.Context(), noxuDefinition.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Try to create a CR using SSA. This should fail due to the CRD validation
+	ns := "not-the-default"
+	name := "foo123"
+	noxuResourceClient := newNamespacedCustomResourceClient(ns, dynamicClient, noxuDefinition)
+
+	err = wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(t.Context(), 100*time.Millisecond, wait.ForeverTestTimeout, true, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
+		instance := fixtures.NewNoxuInstance(ns, name)
+		_, err := noxuResourceClient.Apply(ctx, name, instance, metav1.ApplyOptions{DryRun: []string{"All"}, FieldManager: "manager"})
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Log("apply was not blocked, retrying...")
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		return true, err
+	})
+	wantErr := `create not allowed while custom resource definition is terminating`
+	require.ErrorContains(t, err, wantErr)
+}