diff --git a/pkg/tls/tls.go b/pkg/tls/tls.go
index ce1e8c7d..53c159c7 100644
--- a/pkg/tls/tls.go
+++ b/pkg/tls/tls.go
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ var (
 	DefaultTLSCiphers = configv1.TLSProfiles[configv1.TLSProfileIntermediateType].Ciphers //nolint:gochecknoglobals
 	// DefaultMinTLSVersion is the default minimum TLS version for API servers.
 	DefaultMinTLSVersion = configv1.TLSProfiles[configv1.TLSProfileIntermediateType].MinTLSVersion //nolint:gochecknoglobals
+
+	// HTTP2NextProtos are the ALPN protocols advertised when HTTP/2 is enabled,
+	// with HTTP/1.1 fallback.
+	HTTP2NextProtos = []string{"h2", "http/1.1"} //nolint:gochecknoglobals
+
+	// HTTP1NextProtos are the ALPN protocols advertised when HTTP/2 is disabled,
+	// restricting negotiation to HTTP/1.1 only. This provides defense-in-depth
+	// against HTTP/2 Rapid Reset (CVE-2023-44487, CVE-2023-39325) alongside
+	// the primary fixes in Go 1.21.3+ and golang.org/x/net v0.17.0+.
+	HTTP1NextProtos = []string{"http/1.1"} //nolint:gochecknoglobals
 )
 
 // FetchAPIServerTLSProfile fetches the TLS profile spec configured in APIServer.
@@ -131,6 +141,34 @@ func NewTLSConfigFromProfile(profile configv1.TLSProfileSpec) (tlsConfig func(*t
 	}, unsupportedCiphers
 }
 
+// SetNextProtos returns a TLS configuration function that sets the ALPN
+// protocol negotiation list on a tls.Config. Empty strings are silently
+// ignored, which allows conditional protocol inclusion.
+// The returned function is intended to be used with controller-runtime's TLSOpts.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+//	// Disable HTTP/2:
+//	openshifttls.SetNextProtos("http/1.1")
+//
+//	// Enable HTTP/2 with fallback:
+//	openshifttls.SetNextProtos("h2", "http/1.1")
+//
+//	// Using the well-known protocol lists:
+//	openshifttls.SetNextProtos(openshifttls.HTTP1NextProtos...)
+//	openshifttls.SetNextProtos(openshifttls.HTTP2NextProtos...)
+func SetNextProtos(protos ...string) func(*tls.Config) {
+	var p []string
+	for _, proto := range protos {
+		if proto != "" {
+			p = append(p, proto)
+		}
+	}
+	return func(c *tls.Config) {
+		c.NextProtos = p
+	}
+}
+
 // cipherCode returns the TLS cipher code for an OpenSSL or IANA cipher name.
 // Returns 0 if the cipher is not supported.
 func cipherCode(cipher string) uint16 {
diff --git a/pkg/tls/tls_test.go b/pkg/tls/tls_test.go
index 973350e9..5e63375b 100644
--- a/pkg/tls/tls_test.go
+++ b/pkg/tls/tls_test.go
@@ -190,6 +190,94 @@ var _ = Describe("cipherCodes", func() {
 	})
 })
 
+var _ = Describe("SetNextProtos", func() {
+	It("should set NextProtos on tls.Config", func() {
+		fn := SetNextProtos("h2", "http/1.1")
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"h2", "http/1.1"}))
+	})
+
+	It("should handle a single protocol", func() {
+		fn := SetNextProtos("http/1.1")
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"http/1.1"}))
+	})
+
+	It("should handle no protocols by preserving nil semantics", func() {
+		fn := SetNextProtos()
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("should ignore empty strings", func() {
+		fn := SetNextProtos("", "http/1.1")
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"http/1.1"}))
+	})
+
+	It("should return nil when all protocols are empty strings", func() {
+		fn := SetNextProtos("", "")
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(BeNil())
+	})
+
+	It("should not be affected by modification of the original slice", func() {
+		protos := []string{"h2", "http/1.1"}
+		fn := SetNextProtos(protos...)
+		protos[0] = "modified"
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"h2", "http/1.1"}))
+	})
+
+	It("should override any existing NextProtos", func() {
+		fn := SetNextProtos("h2", "http/1.1")
+		c := &tls.Config{NextProtos: []string{"old-proto"}}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"h2", "http/1.1"}))
+	})
+
+	It("should compose with NewTLSConfigFromProfile", func() {
+		profile := *configv1.TLSProfiles[configv1.TLSProfileIntermediateType]
+		tlsConfigFn, _ := NewTLSConfigFromProfile(profile)
+
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		tlsConfigFn(c)
+		SetNextProtos("http/1.1")(c)
+
+		Expect(c.MinVersion).To(Equal(uint16(tls.VersionTLS12)))
+		Expect(c.CipherSuites).NotTo(BeEmpty())
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"http/1.1"}))
+	})
+
+	It("should work with the well-known protocol lists", func() {
+		fn := SetNextProtos(HTTP2NextProtos...)
+		c := &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"h2", "http/1.1"}))
+
+		fn = SetNextProtos(HTTP1NextProtos...)
+		c = &tls.Config{}
+		fn(c)
+		Expect(c.NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"http/1.1"}))
+	})
+})
+
+var _ = Describe("ALPN protocol variables", func() {
+	It("HTTP2NextProtos should contain h2 and http/1.1", func() {
+		Expect(HTTP2NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"h2", "http/1.1"}))
+	})
+
+	It("HTTP1NextProtos should contain only http/1.1", func() {
+		Expect(HTTP1NextProtos).To(Equal([]string{"http/1.1"}))
+	})
+})
+
 var _ = Describe("NewTLSConfigFromProfile", func() {
 	Context("when MinTLSVersion is TLS 1.2", func() {
 		It("should set MinVersion and CipherSuites", func() {