diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index da9d150a81d5c6c66946f51ad44d963ea0e78144..8604dfed974c861587a0cc5c96469ca10e550d58 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ toolchain go1.23.2
 
 require (
 	github.com/docker/distribution v2.8.3+incompatible
+	github.com/kubereboot/kured v0.0.0-20241022191328-c77090d5fdd3
 	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.20.0
 	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.34.1
 	github.com/rancher/lasso v0.0.0-20240805175815-a40054127062
@@ -63,6 +64,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/inconshreveable/mousetrap v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 // indirect
+	github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
 	github.com/moby/spdystream v0.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
@@ -71,9 +74,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/mxk/go-flowrate v0.0.0-20140419014527-cca7078d478f // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/go-digest v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 // indirect
-	github.com/prometheus/common v0.55.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.60.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.8.1 // indirect
@@ -94,16 +97,16 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.3.1 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/crypto v0.26.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.20.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.21.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.29.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.23.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/sync v0.8.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.23.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/term v0.23.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/text v0.17.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.24.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.24.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api v0.0.0-20240528184218-531527333157 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc v0.0.0-20240701130421-f6361c86f094 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 411f5514249222ea5ae677c1344f7183034f8848..9deed6bea46bda7e25a5045beceb31b3a587d4c9 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 h1:PV8peI4a0ysnczrg+LtxykD8LfKY9ML6u2jnxaEnr
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12/go.mod h1:e30LSqwooZae/UwlEbR2852Gd8hjQvJoHmT4TnhNGBo=
 github.com/kisielk/errcheck v1.5.0/go.mod h1:pFxgyoBC7bSaBwPgfKdkLd5X25qrDl4LWUI2bnpBCr8=
 github.com/kisielk/gotool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:XhKaO+MFFWcvkIS/tQcRk01m1F5IRFswLeQ+oQHNcck=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9 h1:6KIumPrER1LHsvBVuDa0r5xaG0Es51mhhB9BQB2qeMA=
+github.com/klauspost/compress v1.17.9/go.mod h1:Di0epgTjJY877eYKx5yC51cX2A2Vl2ibi7bDH9ttBbw=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.0/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.2.1/go.mod h1:ipq/a2n7PKx3OHsz4KJII5eveXtPO4qwEXGdVfWzfnI=
 github.com/kr/pretty v0.3.1 h1:flRD4NNwYAUpkphVc1HcthR4KEIFJ65n8Mw5qdRn3LE=
@@ -120,6 +122,10 @@ github.com/kr/pty v1.1.1/go.mod h1:pFQYn66WHrOpPYNljwOMqo10TkYh1fy3cYio2l3bCsQ=
 github.com/kr/text v0.1.0/go.mod h1:4Jbv+DJW3UT/LiOwJeYQe1efqtUx/iVham/4vfdArNI=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0 h1:5Nx0Ya0ZqY2ygV366QzturHI13Jq95ApcVaJBhpS+AY=
 github.com/kr/text v0.2.0/go.mod h1:eLer722TekiGuMkidMxC/pM04lWEeraHUUmBw8l2grE=
+github.com/kubereboot/kured v0.0.0-20241022191328-c77090d5fdd3 h1:RSZdBiSSvHYHOouL39wfEY1M/rmohcZwKtbXXMVn/GQ=
+github.com/kubereboot/kured v0.0.0-20241022191328-c77090d5fdd3/go.mod h1:p+N3H/+P5wIFG2ogglMjjhTvRC+aAt3saVrp8IA782U=
+github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 h1:RPNrshWIDI6G2gRW9EHilWtl7Z6Sb1BR0xunSBf0SNc=
+github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0/go.mod h1:9/0rRGxNHcop5bhtWyNeEfOS8JIWk580+fNqagV/RAw=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 h1:UGYAvKxe3sBsEDzO8ZeWOSlIQfWFlxbzLZe7hwFURr0=
 github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7/go.mod h1:xzfreul335JAWq5oZzymOObrkdz5UnU4kGfJJLY9Nlc=
 github.com/moby/spdystream v0.4.0 h1:Vy79D6mHeJJjiPdFEL2yku1kl0chZpJfZcPpb16BRl8=
@@ -144,12 +150,12 @@ github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1/go.mod h1:bwawxfHBFNV+L2hUp1rHADufV3IMtnDRdf1r5NINE
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2 h1:Jamvg5psRIccs7FGNTlIRMkT8wgtp5eCXdBlqhYGL6U=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.1-0.20181226105442-5d4384ee4fb2/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1 h1:wZWJDwK+NameRJuPGDhlnFgx8e8HN3XHQeLaYJFJBOE=
-github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.1/go.mod h1:mP78NwGzrVks5S2H6ab8+ZZGJLZUq1hoULYBAYBw1Ho=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5 h1:cxppBPuYhUnsO6yo/aoRol4L7q7UFfdm+bR9r+8l63Y=
+github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.20.5/go.mod h1:PIEt8X02hGcP8JWbeHyeZ53Y/jReSnHgO035n//V5WE=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1 h1:ZKSh/rekM+n3CeS952MLRAdFwIKqeY8b62p8ais2e9E=
 github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.6.1/go.mod h1:OrxVMOVHjw3lKMa8+x6HeMGkHMQyHDk9E3jmP2AmGiY=
-github.com/prometheus/common v0.55.0 h1:KEi6DK7lXW/m7Ig5i47x0vRzuBsHuvJdi5ee6Y3G1dc=
-github.com/prometheus/common v0.55.0/go.mod h1:2SECS4xJG1kd8XF9IcM1gMX6510RAEL65zxzNImwdc8=
+github.com/prometheus/common v0.60.0 h1:+V9PAREWNvJMAuJ1x1BaWl9dewMW4YrHZQbx0sJNllA=
+github.com/prometheus/common v0.60.0/go.mod h1:h0LYf1R1deLSKtD4Vdg8gy4RuOvENW2J/h19V5NADQw=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 h1:YagwOFzUgYfKKHX6Dr+sHT7km/hxC76UB0learggepc=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1/go.mod h1:fB45yRUv8NstnjriLhBQLuOUt+WW4BsoGhij/e3PBqk=
 github.com/rancher/lasso v0.0.0-20240805175815-a40054127062 h1:5bnfZ50IoWO25tjbPy8OFbs3TaGDm/9vZJzTba++t94=
@@ -236,8 +242,8 @@ go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0/go.mod h1:dtElttAiwGvoJ/vj4IwHBS/gXsEu/pZ50mUIRWuG0so=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20190308221718-c2843e01d9a2/go.mod h1:djNgcEr1/C05ACkg1iLfiJU5Ep61QUkGW8qpdssI0+w=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20191011191535-87dc89f01550/go.mod h1:yigFU9vqHzYiE8UmvKecakEJjdnWj3jj499lnFckfCI=
 golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9/go.mod h1:LzIPMQfyMNhhGPhUkYOs5KpL4U8rLKemX1yGLhDgUto=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.26.0 h1:RrRspgV4mU+YwB4FYnuBoKsUapNIL5cohGAmSH3azsw=
-golang.org/x/crypto v0.26.0/go.mod h1:GY7jblb9wI+FOo5y8/S2oY4zWP07AkOJ4+jxCqdqn54=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0 h1:GXm2NjJrPaiv/h1tb2UH8QfgC/hOf/+z0p6PT8o1w7A=
+golang.org/x/crypto v0.27.0/go.mod h1:1Xngt8kV6Dvbssa53Ziq6Eqn0HqbZi5Z6R0ZpwQzt70=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56 h1:2dVuKD2vS7b0QIHQbpyTISPd0LeHDbnYEryqj5Q1ug8=
 golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20240719175910-8a7402abbf56/go.mod h1:M4RDyNAINzryxdtnbRXRL/OHtkFuWGRjvuhBJpk2IlY=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.2.0/go.mod h1:s0Qsj1ACt9ePp/hMypM3fl4fZqREWJwdYDEqhRiZZUA=
@@ -248,10 +254,10 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190404232315-eb5bcb51f2a3/go.mod h1:t9HGtf8HONx5eT2rtn
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20190620200207-3b0461eec859/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200226121028-0de0cce0169b/go.mod h1:z5CRVTTTmAJ677TzLLGU+0bjPO0LkuOLi4/5GtJWs/s=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20201021035429-f5854403a974/go.mod h1:sp8m0HH+o8qH0wwXwYZr8TS3Oi6o0r6Gce1SSxlDquU=
-golang.org/x/net v0.28.0 h1:a9JDOJc5GMUJ0+UDqmLT86WiEy7iWyIhz8gz8E4e5hE=
-golang.org/x/net v0.28.0/go.mod h1:yqtgsTWOOnlGLG9GFRrK3++bGOUEkNBoHZc8MEDWPNg=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.21.0 h1:tsimM75w1tF/uws5rbeHzIWxEqElMehnc+iW793zsZs=
-golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.21.0/go.mod h1:XYTD2NtWslqkgxebSiOHnXEap4TF09sJSc7H1sXbhtI=
+golang.org/x/net v0.29.0 h1:5ORfpBpCs4HzDYoodCDBbwHzdR5UrLBZ3sOnUJmFoHo=
+golang.org/x/net v0.29.0/go.mod h1:gLkgy8jTGERgjzMic6DS9+SP0ajcu6Xu3Orq/SpETg0=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.23.0 h1:PbgcYx2W7i4LvjJWEbf0ngHV6qJYr86PkAV3bXdLEbs=
+golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.23.0/go.mod h1:XYTD2NtWslqkgxebSiOHnXEap4TF09sJSc7H1sXbhtI=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20201020160332-67f06af15bc9/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
@@ -261,16 +267,16 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5h
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200930185726-fdedc70b468f/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.23.0 h1:YfKFowiIMvtgl1UERQoTPPToxltDeZfbj4H7dVUCwmM=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.23.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
-golang.org/x/term v0.23.0 h1:F6D4vR+EHoL9/sWAWgAR1H2DcHr4PareCbAaCo1RpuU=
-golang.org/x/term v0.23.0/go.mod h1:DgV24QBUrK6jhZXl+20l6UWznPlwAHm1Q1mGHtydmSk=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0 h1:r+8e+loiHxRqhXVl6ML1nO3l1+oFoWbnlu2Ehimmi34=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.25.0/go.mod h1:/VUhepiaJMQUp4+oa/7Zr1D23ma6VTLIYjOOTFZPUcA=
+golang.org/x/term v0.24.0 h1:Mh5cbb+Zk2hqqXNO7S1iTjEphVL+jb8ZWaqh/g+JWkM=
+golang.org/x/term v0.24.0/go.mod h1:lOBK/LVxemqiMij05LGJ0tzNr8xlmwBRJ81PX6wVLH8=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.3/go.mod h1:5Zoc/QRtKVWzQhOtBMvqHzDpF6irO9z98xDceosuGiQ=
-golang.org/x/text v0.17.0 h1:XtiM5bkSOt+ewxlOE/aE/AKEHibwj/6gvWMl9Rsh0Qc=
-golang.org/x/text v0.17.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
-golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 h1:rg5rLMjNzMS1RkNLzCG38eapWhnYLFYXDXj2gOlr8j4=
-golang.org/x/time v0.3.0/go.mod h1:tRJNPiyCQ0inRvYxbN9jk5I+vvW/OXSQhTDSoE431IQ=
+golang.org/x/text v0.18.0 h1:XvMDiNzPAl0jr17s6W9lcaIhGUfUORdGCNsuLmPG224=
+golang.org/x/text v0.18.0/go.mod h1:BuEKDfySbSR4drPmRPG/7iBdf8hvFMuRexcpahXilzY=
+golang.org/x/time v0.5.0 h1:o7cqy6amK/52YcAKIPlM3a+Fpj35zvRj2TP+e1xFSfk=
+golang.org/x/time v0.5.0/go.mod h1:3BpzKBy/shNhVucY/MWOyx10tF3SFh9QdLuxbVysPQM=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20180917221912-90fa682c2a6e/go.mod h1:n7NCudcB/nEzxVGmLbDWY5pfWTLqBcC2KZ6jyYvM4mQ=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20191119224855-298f0cb1881e/go.mod h1:b+2E5dAYhXwXZwtnZ6UAqBI28+e2cm9otk0dWdXHAEo=
 golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20200505023115-26f46d2f7ef8/go.mod h1:EkVYQZoAsY45+roYkvgYkIh4xh/qjgUK9TdY2XT94GE=
diff --git a/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/types.go b/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/types.go
index 1a19898c21bdc3183a909804dcaa5befccb6afb0..f3c26c0fa2ad37b126bbe425e8b3350911ab9e2b 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/types.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package v1
 import (
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/kubereboot/kured/pkg/timewindow"
 	"github.com/rancher/system-upgrade-controller/pkg/apis/condition"
 	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/v3/pkg/genericcondition"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ type PlanSpec struct {
 
 	Exclusive bool `json:"exclusive,omitempty"`
 
+	Window           *TimeWindowSpec               `json:"window,omitempty"`
 	Prepare          *ContainerSpec                `json:"prepare,omitempty"`
 	Cordon           bool                          `json:"cordon,omitempty"`
 	Drain            *DrainSpec                    `json:"drain,omitempty"`
@@ -99,3 +101,19 @@ type SecretSpec struct {
 	Path          string `json:"path,omitempty"`
 	IgnoreUpdates bool   `json:"ignoreUpdates,omitempty"`
 }
+
+// TimeWindowSpec describes a time window in which a Plan should be processed.
+type TimeWindowSpec struct {
+	Days      []string `json:"days,omitempty"`
+	StartTime string   `json:"startTime,omitempty"`
+	EndTime   string   `json:"endTime,omitempty"`
+	TimeZone  string   `json:"timeZone,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (tws *TimeWindowSpec) Contains(t time.Time) bool {
+	tw, err := timewindow.New(tws.Days, tws.StartTime, tws.EndTime, tws.TimeZone)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return tw.Contains(t)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/zz_generated_deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/zz_generated_deepcopy.go
index 11c70cb7d6ce2e46af4837e569dfa6b1af9f422e..7cfe7e713751325e25f71e760d9e29e4b9ae7756 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/zz_generated_deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1/zz_generated_deepcopy.go
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ func (in *PlanSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *PlanSpec) {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
+	if in.Window != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Window, &out.Window
+		*out = new(TimeWindowSpec)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 	if in.Prepare != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Prepare, &out.Prepare
 		*out = new(ContainerSpec)
@@ -282,6 +287,27 @@ func (in *SecretSpec) DeepCopy() *SecretSpec {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *TimeWindowSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *TimeWindowSpec) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Days != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Days, &out.Days
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new TimeWindowSpec.
+func (in *TimeWindowSpec) DeepCopy() *TimeWindowSpec {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(TimeWindowSpec)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *VolumeSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *VolumeSpec) {
 	*out = *in
diff --git a/pkg/upgrade/controller.go b/pkg/upgrade/controller.go
index 77987e5b7d9f6822dbab9113b2079d96006953ce..08d4aca9937c100bb39586eacc3396a4edeb7c3a 100644
--- a/pkg/upgrade/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/upgrade/controller.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	ErrPlanNotReady                = errors.New("plan is not valid and resolved")
+	ErrOutsideWindow               = errors.New("current time is not within configured window")
 	ErrControllerNameRequired      = errors.New("controller name is required")
 	ErrControllerNamespaceRequired = errors.New("controller namespace is required")
 )
diff --git a/pkg/upgrade/handle_upgrade.go b/pkg/upgrade/handle_upgrade.go
index 841db0eee920d5a40b3f94713e95a33650686a70..810544d649b14b426e99191276ec7e1a118f3c13 100644
--- a/pkg/upgrade/handle_upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/upgrade/handle_upgrade.go
@@ -144,6 +144,20 @@ func (ctl *Controller) handlePlans(ctx context.Context) error {
 			}
 
 			if len(concurrentNodeNames) > 0 {
+				// Don't start creating Jobs for the Plan if we're outside the window; just
+				// enqueue the plan to check again in a minute to see if we're within the window yet.
+				// The Plan is allowed to continue processing as long as there are nodes in progress.
+				if window := obj.Spec.Window; window != nil {
+					if len(obj.Status.Applying) == 0 && !window.Contains(time.Now()) {
+						if complete.GetReason(obj) != "Waiting" {
+							recorder.Eventf(obj, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "Waiting", "Waiting for start of Spec.Window to sync Jobs for version %s. Hash: %s", obj.Status.LatestVersion, obj.Status.LatestHash)
+						}
+						plans.EnqueueAfter(obj.Namespace, obj.Name, time.Minute)
+						complete.SetError(obj, "Waiting", ErrOutsideWindow)
+						return nil, status, nil
+					}
+				}
+
 				// If the node list has changed, update Applying status with new node list and emit an event
 				if !slices.Equal(obj.Status.Applying, concurrentNodeNames) {
 					recorder.Eventf(obj, corev1.EventTypeNormal, "SyncJob", "Jobs synced for version %s on Nodes %s. Hash: %s",
diff --git a/pkg/upgrade/plan/plan.go b/pkg/upgrade/plan/plan.go
index 32aeb8bcde2eedfc14944743eff7ca043d433599..9dd8249c5d54337e97840f018d79525cdbdc9e55 100644
--- a/pkg/upgrade/plan/plan.go
+++ b/pkg/upgrade/plan/plan.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/kubereboot/kured/pkg/timewindow"
 	upgradeapi "github.com/rancher/system-upgrade-controller/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io"
 	upgradeapiv1 "github.com/rancher/system-upgrade-controller/pkg/apis/upgrade.cattle.io/v1"
 	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/v3/pkg/crd"
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ const (
 var (
 	ErrDrainDeleteConflict           = fmt.Errorf("spec.drain cannot specify both deleteEmptydirData and deleteLocalData")
 	ErrDrainPodSelectorNotSelectable = fmt.Errorf("spec.drain.podSelector is not selectable")
+	ErrInvalidWindow                 = fmt.Errorf("spec.window is invalid")
 
 	PollingInterval = func(defaultValue time.Duration) time.Duration {
 		if str, ok := os.LookupEnv("SYSTEM_UPGRADE_PLAN_POLLING_INTERVAL"); ok {
@@ -250,5 +252,10 @@ func Validate(plan *upgradeapiv1.Plan) error {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	if windowSpec := plan.Spec.Window; windowSpec != nil {
+		if _, err := timewindow.New(windowSpec.Days, windowSpec.StartTime, windowSpec.EndTime, windowSpec.TimeZone); err != nil {
+			return ErrInvalidWindow
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }