diff --git a/groups/groups.yaml b/groups/groups.yaml
index 701cab04096..b37cc096807 100644
--- a/groups/groups.yaml
+++ b/groups/groups.yaml
@@ -430,7 +430,6 @@ groups:
       - fbranczyk@gmail.com
       - tariq181290@gmail.com
 
-
   - email-id: k8s-infra-staging-metrics-server@kubernetes.io
     name: k8s-infra-staging-metrics-server
     description: |-
@@ -555,6 +554,18 @@ groups:
       - hweicdl@gmail.com
       - wangqingcan1990@gmail.com
 
+  - email-id: k8s-infra-staging-sched-simulator@kubernetes.io
+    name: k8s-infra-staging-sched-simulator
+    description: |-
+      ACL for staging kube-scheduler-simulator images.
+    settings:
+      ReconcileMembers: "true"
+    members:
+      - hweicdl@gmail.com
+      - acondor@google.com
+      - adtac@google.com
+      - handbomusic@gmail.com
+
   - email-id: k8s-infra-staging-scl-image-builder@kubernetes.io
     name: k8s-infra-staging-scl-image-builder
     description: |-
diff --git a/groups/restrictions.yaml b/groups/restrictions.yaml
index 12230e6e31f..a40ae8b5532 100644
--- a/groups/restrictions.yaml
+++ b/groups/restrictions.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ restrictions:
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-provider-azure@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-publishing-bot@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-scheduler-plugins@kubernetes.io$"
+      - "^k8s-infra-staging-sched-simulator@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-scl-image-builder@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-gateway-api@kubernetes.io$"
       - "^k8s-infra-staging-slack-infra@kubernetes.io$"
diff --git a/infra/gcp/infra.yaml b/infra/gcp/infra.yaml
index 614c88924e8..87959d74538 100644
--- a/infra/gcp/infra.yaml
+++ b/infra/gcp/infra.yaml
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ infra:
       k8s-staging-releng:
       k8s-staging-releng-test:
       k8s-staging-scheduler-plugins:
+      k8s-staging-sched-simulator:
       k8s-staging-scl-image-builder:
       k8s-staging-sig-docs:
       k8s-staging-sig-storage:
diff --git a/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sched-simulator/OWNERS b/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sched-simulator/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..68525a55969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sched-simulator/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs at https://go.k8s.io/owners
+
+approvers:
+- adtac
+- alculquicondor
+- Huang-Wei
+reviewers:
+- adtac
+- alculquicondor
+- Huang-Wei
+labels:
+- sig/scheduling
diff --git a/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sched-simulator/images.yaml b/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sched-simulator/images.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d48c82d0a75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s.gcr.io/images/k8s-staging-sched-simulator/images.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# No images yet