diff --git a/embed/config.go b/embed/config.go
index 2f4e9189c..b5ffbb13d 100644
--- a/embed/config.go
+++ b/embed/config.go
@@ -234,6 +234,13 @@ type Config struct {
 	ExperimentalInitialCorruptCheck bool          `json:"experimental-initial-corrupt-check"`
 	ExperimentalCorruptCheckTime    time.Duration `json:"experimental-corrupt-check-time"`
 	ExperimentalEnableV2V3          string        `json:"experimental-enable-v2v3"`
+
+	// ExperimentalPreVote is true to enable Raft Pre-Vote.
+	// If enabled, Raft runs an additional election phase
+	// to check whether it would get enough votes to win
+	// an election, thus minimizing disruptions.
+	// TODO: change to "pre-vote" and enable by default in 3.5.
+	ExperimentalPreVote bool `json:"experimental-pre-vote"`
 }
 
 // configYAML holds the config suitable for yaml parsing
@@ -293,6 +300,7 @@ func NewConfig() *Config {
 		EnableV2:              DefaultEnableV2,
 		HostWhitelist:         defaultHostWhitelist,
 		AuthToken:             "simple",
+		ExperimentalPreVote:   false, // TODO: enable by default in v3.5
 	}
 	cfg.InitialCluster = cfg.InitialClusterFromName(cfg.Name)
 	return cfg
diff --git a/embed/etcd.go b/embed/etcd.go
index a034e04cc..78fbca461 100644
--- a/embed/etcd.go
+++ b/embed/etcd.go
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ func StartEtcd(inCfg *Config) (e *Etcd, err error) {
 		AuthToken:               cfg.AuthToken,
 		InitialCorruptCheck:     cfg.ExperimentalInitialCorruptCheck,
 		CorruptCheckTime:        cfg.ExperimentalCorruptCheckTime,
+		PreVote:                 cfg.ExperimentalPreVote,
 		Debug:                   cfg.Debug,
 	}