| Official Name: | Podstene pri Kostelu |
| Other Name: | Podstene (until 1955) |
| Pushpin Map: | Slovenia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Traditional region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Carniola |
| Subdivision Type2: | Statistical region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Southeast Slovenia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kostel |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.64 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 |
| Population Total: | 4 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Coordinates: | 45.5237°N 14.8869°W |
| Elevation M: | 356.9 |
| Postal Code: | 1336 |
| Footnotes: | [1] |
Podstene pri Kostelu (in Slovenian pronounced as /pɔdˈsteːnɛ pɾi kɔˈsteːlu/) is a small village in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Southeast Slovenia Statistical Region.[2]
The name of the settlement was changed from Podstene to Podstene pri Kostelu in 1955.[3]
The local church is dedicated to the Holy Spirit and belongs to the Parish of Banja Loka. It dates to the late 16th or early 17th century with some 19th-century additions.[4]