diff --git a/docs/metrics/cluster/node-metrics.md b/docs/metrics/cluster/node-metrics.md
index 63d4d76b8..bb98d6571 100644
--- a/docs/metrics/cluster/node-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/metrics/cluster/node-metrics.md
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@
 | kube_node_status_addresses         | Gauge       | The addresses of a node                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                          |  `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `type`=&lt;address-type&gt; <br> `address`=&lt;address-value&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | EXPERIMENTAL       |
 | kube_node_status_allocatable | Gauge       | The amount of resources allocatable for pods (after reserving some for system daemons)                                    | `cpu`=&lt;core&gt; <br> `ephemeral_storage`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `pods`=&lt;integer&gt; <br> `attachable_volumes_*`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `hugepages_*`=&lt;byte&gt; <br> `memory`=&lt;byte&gt; | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `resource`=&lt;resource-name&gt; <br> `unit`=&lt;resource-unit&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | STABLE       |
 | kube_node_status_condition   | Gauge       | The condition of a cluster node                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                          | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `condition`=&lt;node-condition&gt; <br> `status`=&lt;true\|false\|unknown&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | STABLE       |
+| kube_node_status_images      | Gauge       | The Container Images that are present on the Node, including the size in bytes.                                           | bytes                                                                                                                                                                                    | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt; <br> `image_digest`=&lt;image_digest&gt; <br> `image_name`=&lt;image_name&gt; <br> `image_size_bytes`=&lt;image_size_bytes&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | EXPERIMENTAL |
 | kube_node_created            | Gauge       | Unix creation timestamp                                                                                                   | seconds                                                                                                                                                                                  | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | STABLE       |
 | kube_node_deletion_timestamp | Gauge       | Unix deletion timestamp                                                                                                   | seconds                                                                                                                                                                                  | `node`=&lt;node-address&gt;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | EXPERIMENTAL |
diff --git a/internal/store/node.go b/internal/store/node.go
index 7bd6e4aa8..0e4819f40 100644
--- a/internal/store/node.go
+++ b/internal/store/node.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package store
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	basemetrics "k8s.io/component-base/metrics"
@@ -56,9 +57,43 @@ func nodeMetricFamilies(allowAnnotationsList, allowLabelsList []string) []genera
 		createNodeStatusCapacityFamilyGenerator(),
 		createNodeStatusConditionFamilyGenerator(),
 		createNodeStateAddressFamilyGenerator(),
+		createNodeStatusImagesFamilyGenerator(),
 	}
 }
 
+func createNodeStatusImagesFamilyGenerator() generator.FamilyGenerator {
+	return *generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
+		"kube_node_status_images",
+		"Container Images on the Node",
+		metric.Gauge,
+		basemetrics.ALPHA,
+		"",
+		wrapNodeFunc(func(n *v1.Node) *metric.Family {
+			ms := []*metric.Metric{}
+			for _, images := range n.Status.Images {
+				imageDigest := ""
+				imageName := ""
+
+				if len(images.Names) == 2 {
+					imageDigest = images.Names[0]
+					imageName = images.Names[1]
+				} else if len(images.Names) == 1 {
+					imageName = images.Names[0]
+				}
+
+				ms = append(ms, &metric.Metric{
+					LabelKeys:   []string{"image_digest", "image_name", "image_size_bytes"},
+					LabelValues: []string{imageDigest, imageName, strconv.FormatInt(images.SizeBytes, 10)},
+					Value:       1,
+				})
+			}
+			return &metric.Family{
+				Metrics: ms,
+			}
+		}),
+	)
+}
+
 func createNodeDeletionTimestampFamilyGenerator() generator.FamilyGenerator {
 	return *generator.NewFamilyGeneratorWithStability(
 		"kube_node_deletion_timestamp",
diff --git a/internal/store/node_test.go b/internal/store/node_test.go
index 5eb515a90..6dc27389a 100644
--- a/internal/store/node_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/node_test.go
@@ -386,6 +386,33 @@ func TestNodeStore(t *testing.T) {
 				"kube_node_created",
 			},
 		},
+		// verify image metrics
+		{
+			Obj: &v1.Node{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: "127.0.0.1",
+				},
+				Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+					Images: []v1.ContainerImage{
+						{
+							Names:     []string{"registry.k8s.io/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics:v2.13.0"},
+							SizeBytes: 253421,
+						},
+						{
+							Names:     []string{"registry.k8s.io/busybox/busybox@sha256:5d462a2f5f5eae1e9a9a5dd0f8a0b7d5a5d12", "registry.k8s.io/busybox/busybox:v1.28.0"},
+							SizeBytes: 23342213,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			Want: `
+				# HELP kube_node_status_images Container Images on the Node
+				# TYPE kube_node_status_images gauge
+				kube_node_status_images{image_digest="",image_name="registry.k8s.io/kube-state-metrics/kube-state-metrics:v2.13.0",image_size_bytes="253421",node="127.0.0.1"} 1
+				kube_node_status_images{image_digest="registry.k8s.io/busybox/busybox@sha256:5d462a2f5f5eae1e9a9a5dd0f8a0b7d5a5d12",image_name="registry.k8s.io/busybox/busybox:v1.28.0",image_size_bytes="23342213",node="127.0.0.1"} 1
+			`,
+			MetricNames: []string{"kube_node_status_images"},
+		},
 	}
 	for i, c := range cases {
 		c.Func = generator.ComposeMetricGenFuncs(nodeMetricFamilies(nil, nil))