diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD
index 451e3c27114..bf587b2dcd9 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/BUILD
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/cli/flag:go_default_library",
diff --git a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/core.go b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/core.go
index 02a6ef773ed..683095c5577 100644
--- a/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/core.go
+++ b/cmd/cloud-controller-manager/app/core.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	cloudprovider "k8s.io/cloud-provider"
+	cloudnodecontroller "k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node"
 	routecontroller "k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route"
 	servicecontroller "k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ const (
 
 func startCloudNodeController(ctx *cloudcontrollerconfig.CompletedConfig, cloud cloudprovider.Interface, stopCh <-chan struct{}) (http.Handler, bool, error) {
 	// Start the CloudNodeController
-	nodeController, err := cloudcontrollers.NewCloudNodeController(
+	nodeController, err := cloudnodecontroller.NewCloudNodeController(
 		ctx.SharedInformers.Core().V1().Nodes(),
 		// cloud node controller uses existing cluster role from node-controller
 		ctx.ClientBuilder.ClientOrDie("node-controller"),
diff --git a/hack/.golint_failures b/hack/.golint_failures
index f29b5cf9e76..34dc257aad8 100644
--- a/hack/.golint_failures
+++ b/hack/.golint_failures
@@ -423,6 +423,7 @@ staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry
 staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/testing
 staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue
 staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider
+staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node
 staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route
 staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/args
 staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/client-gen/generators/fake
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD b/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD
index 9d4022022d3..28e78388446 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/controller/cloud/BUILD
@@ -2,15 +2,11 @@ load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
 
 go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = [
-        "node_controller.go",
-        "node_lifecycle_controller.go",
-    ],
+    srcs = ["node_lifecycle_controller.go"],
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/cloud",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
@@ -21,9 +17,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/api:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/node/helpers:go_default_library",
@@ -33,10 +27,7 @@ go_library(
 
 go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
-    srcs = [
-        "node_controller_test.go",
-        "node_lifecycle_controller_test.go",
-    ],
+    srcs = ["node_lifecycle_controller_test.go"],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
@@ -48,11 +39,7 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider:go_default_library",
-        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/api:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/fake:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/BUILD
index daacba2dbc1..3569ea55184 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/BUILD
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/api:all-srcs",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/route:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/service:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/fake:all-srcs",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62684aa1d96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["node_controller.go"],
+    importmap = "k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/retry:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/api:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/node/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+go_test(
+    name = "go_default_test",
+    srcs = ["node_controller_test.go"],
+    embed = [":go_default_library"],
+    deps = [
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/record:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/api:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/fake:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/klog/v2:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node/node_controller.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node/node_controller.go
diff --git a/pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node/node_controller_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/controller/cloud/node_controller_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/cloud-provider/controllers/node/node_controller_test.go