diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 1facb52f92d..b826e0cc7e2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -2694,6 +2694,7 @@ type NamespaceSpec struct {
 	Finalizers []FinalizerName
 }
 
+// FinalizerName is the name identifying a finalizer during namespace lifecycle.
 type FinalizerName string
 
 // These are internal finalizer values to Kubernetes, must be qualified name unless defined here
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 232b734265c..17bbf2a66ba 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -3103,6 +3103,7 @@ type NodeList struct {
 	Items []Node `json:"items" protobuf:"bytes,2,rep,name=items"`
 }
 
+// FinalizerName is the name identifying a finalizer during namespace lifecycle.
 type FinalizerName string
 
 // These are internal finalizer values to Kubernetes, must be qualified name unless defined here