In the present work, the generation and properties of Brønsted acidic bridging OH groups (Si(OH)Al) in Rh-, Ir-, Pd-, and Ptcontaining zeolites Y were quantitatively investigated by multinuclear solidstate NMR spectroscopy. The number of Si(OH)Al groups formed per noble metal atom upon their reduction was found to be 0.3 to 1.3 instead of the theoretically expected values of 2 (Pd 2+ , Pt 2+ ) or 3 (Rh 3+ , Ir 3+ ). For zeolites Y with low noble metal loadings, a significantly lower acid strength of Si(OH)Al groups in comparison with those of H,Na−Y zeolites occurred. Interestingly, noble metal-containing zeolites Y with lower acid strength have a significant content of not completely reduced noble metal atoms with partially cationic character. The spatial distribution of Si(OH)Al groups in noble metal-containing zeolites Y was found to differ significantly from that in H,Na−Y zeolites. This effect is explained by the migration of a significant content of noble metal atoms into the sodalite cages of zeolites Y already upon calcination of their noble metal complexes. Therefore, a much higher content of Si(OH)Al groups generated by the reduction of noble metal species in zeolites Y are located in sodalite cages compared to those in H,Na−Y zeolites.