diff --git a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtils.java b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtils.java
index 30724bfa51..b6477dcd69 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtils.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtils.java
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public class QuarkusUtils {
   private static final String QUARKUS_MAVEN_PLUGIN_ARTIFACTID = "quarkus-maven-plugin";
   private static final int QUARKUS_MAJOR_VERSION_SINCE_PATH_RESOLUTION_CHANGE = 1;
   private static final int QUARKUS_MINOR_VERSION_SINCE_PATH_RESOLUTION_CHANGE = 11;
+  private static final int QUARKUS_MAJOR_VERSION_SINCE_STARTUP_CHANGE = 2;
+  private static final int QUARKUS_MINOR_VERSION_SINCE_STARTUP_CHANGE = 1;
   private static final int QUARKUS2_MAJOR_VERSION = 2;
   private static final int QUARKUS2_MINOR_VERSION = 0;
   private static final String DEFAULT_ROOT_PATH = "/";
@@ -203,6 +205,17 @@ public static String resolveCompleteQuarkusHealthRootPath(JavaProject javaProjec
     return ret;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Check whether given Quarkus version supports startup endpoint or not by checking
+   * Quarkus version is greater than 2.1.
+   *
+   * @param javaProject current project
+   * @return boolean value indicating whether it's supported or not.
+   */
+  public static boolean isStartupEndpointSupported(JavaProject javaProject) {
+    return isVersionAtLeast(QUARKUS_MAJOR_VERSION_SINCE_STARTUP_CHANGE, QUARKUS_MINOR_VERSION_SINCE_STARTUP_CHANGE, findQuarkusVersion(javaProject));
+  }
+
   private static String resolveQuarkusNonApplicationRootPath(String quarkusVersion, Properties quarkusProperties) {
     final String defaultValue = isVersionAtLeast(QUARKUS2_MAJOR_VERSION, QUARKUS2_MINOR_VERSION, quarkusVersion) ?
         DEFAULT_NON_APPLICATION_ROOT_AFTER_2_0 : DEFAULT_NON_APPLICATION_ROOT_BEFORE_2_0;
diff --git a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher.java b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher.java
index deb731766a..5019d99936 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.Configs.asInteger;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.QUARKUS_GROUP_ID;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.concatPath;
+import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.isStartupEndpointSupported;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.resolveCompleteQuarkusHealthRootPath;
 
 /**
@@ -73,8 +74,11 @@ protected Probe getLivenessProbe() {
     
     @Override
     protected Probe getStartupProbe() {
-        return discoverQuarkusHealthCheck(asInteger(getConfig(Config.STARTUP_INITIAL_DELAY, "5")),
+        if (isStartupEndpointSupported(getContext().getProject())) {
+            return discoverQuarkusHealthCheck(asInteger(getConfig(Config.STARTUP_INITIAL_DELAY, "5")),
                 QuarkusUtils::resolveQuarkusStartupPath);
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 
     private Probe discoverQuarkusHealthCheck(int initialDelay, Function<JavaProject, String> pathResolver) {
diff --git a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtilsTest.java b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtilsTest.java
index 291735e47e..f0c6849911 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtilsTest.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/QuarkusUtilsTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.extractPort;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.findQuarkusVersion;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.getQuarkusConfiguration;
+import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.isStartupEndpointSupported;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.resolveCompleteQuarkusHealthRootPath;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.resolveQuarkusLivenessPath;
 import static org.eclipse.jkube.quarkus.QuarkusUtils.resolveQuarkusStartupPath;
@@ -296,6 +297,30 @@ public void resolveQuarkusStartupPath_withStartupPathSet_shouldReturnValidPath()
             .isEqualTo("startup");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void isStartupEndpointSupported_withQuarkusVersionBefore2_1_shouldReturnFalse() {
+    // Given
+    javaProject.setDependencies(quarkusDependencyWithVersion("2.0.3.Final"));
+
+    // When
+    boolean result = isStartupEndpointSupported(javaProject);
+
+    // Then
+    assertThat(result).isFalse();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void isStartupEndpointSupported_withQuarkusVersionAfter2_1_shouldReturnTrue() {
+    // Given
+    javaProject.setDependencies(quarkusDependencyWithVersion("2.9.2.Final"));
+
+    // When
+    boolean result = isStartupEndpointSupported(javaProject);
+
+    // Then
+    assertThat(result).isTrue();
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void concatPath_withEmptyRootAndPrefixed() {
     assertThat(concatPath("/", "/liveness")).isEqualTo("/liveness");
diff --git a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricherTest.java b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricherTest.java
index 8f84642c2f..541170a15d 100644
--- a/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricherTest.java
+++ b/jkube-kit/jkube-kit-quarkus/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/quarkus/enricher/QuarkusHealthCheckEnricherTest.java
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public void create_withCustomPath_shouldReturnCustomPath() {
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/my-custom-path/live", "HTTP", "/my-custom-path/ready", "HTTP", "/my-custom-path/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/my-custom-path/live", "HTTP", "/my-custom-path/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ public void create_withDefaultsAndQuarkus1_shouldReturnDefaults() {
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/live", "HTTP", "/health/ready", "HTTP", "/health/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/live", "HTTP", "/health/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public void create_withDefaultsAndQuarkus2_shouldReturnPrefixedDefaults() {
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/q/health/live", "HTTP", "/q/health/ready", "HTTP", "/q/health/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/q/health/live", "HTTP", "/q/health/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public void create_withQuarkus2AndApplicationProperties_shouldReturnCustomizedPa
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/not-app/health/im-alive", "HTTP", "/not-app/health/im-ready", "HTTP", "/not-app/health/im-started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/not-app/health/im-alive", "HTTP", "/not-app/health/im-ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public void create_withQuarkus2AndCustomRootProperty_shouldReturnCustomizedPaths
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/root/q/health/liveness", "HTTP", "/root/q/health/ready", "HTTP", "/root/q/health/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/root/q/health/liveness", "HTTP", "/root/q/health/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ public void create_withQuarkus1_0AndAbsoluteLivenessPathProperty_shouldIgnoreLea
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/absolute/liveness", "HTTP", "/health/ready", "HTTP", "/health/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/absolute/liveness", "HTTP", "/health/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ public void create_withQuarkus1_0AndAbsoluteReadinessPathProperty_shouldIgnoreLe
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/live", "HTTP", "/health/absolute/readiness", "HTTP", "/health/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/live", "HTTP", "/health/absolute/readiness", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ public void create_withQuarkus2AndAbsoluteHealthPathProperty_shouldReturnCustomi
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/absolute/health/live", "HTTP", "/absolute/health/ready", "HTTP", "/absolute/health/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/absolute/health/live", "HTTP", "/absolute/health/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ public void create_withQuarkus1_0AndAbsoluteHealthPathProperty_shouldIgnoreLeadi
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/not-ignored/absolute/live", "HTTP", "/not-ignored/absolute/ready", "HTTP", "/not-ignored/absolute/started"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/not-ignored/absolute/live", "HTTP", "/not-ignored/absolute/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public void create_withQuarkus1_0AndAbsoluteStartupPathProperty_shouldIgnoreLead
     // When
     new QuarkusHealthCheckEnricher(context).create(PlatformMode.kubernetes, klb);
     // Then
-    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/live", "HTTP", "/health/ready", "HTTP", "/health/absolute/startup"));
+    assertLivenessReadinessStartupProbes(klb, tuple("HTTP", "/health/live", "HTTP", "/health/ready", null, null));
   }
 
   @Test