diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index b68c739709f..6c473339eee 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/examples/client-go/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client versioned.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 9ccfd710c9c..90319bd215a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client clientset.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers/factory.go
index 7dd0ae6353c..9fc86441a19 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/informers/factory.go
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client kubernetes.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -202,6 +211,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 8697f881b21..17c25f261a9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/HyphenGroup/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client versioned.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 6aeb773e82e..9cefe3d0cc0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/MixedCase/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client versioned.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 9ffb4c31b76..47bdaeb6027 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/apiserver/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -82,6 +83,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client versioned.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -186,6 +195,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 11fa9bed813..77e5c720e88 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -81,6 +82,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client versioned.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -185,6 +194,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index 3acb60f0b5a..3cf42a74bd9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/client/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client clientset.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index b138f621c97..52c8c24219c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client versioned.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
index a8f616c7b14..ccdfc8a8ff1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-controller/pkg/generated/informers/externalversions/factory.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type sharedInformerFactory struct {
 	lock             sync.Mutex
 	defaultResync    time.Duration
 	customResync     map[reflect.Type]time.Duration
+	transform        cache.TransformFunc
 
 	informers map[reflect.Type]cache.SharedIndexInformer
 	// startedInformers is used for tracking which informers have been started.
@@ -80,6 +81,14 @@ func WithNamespace(namespace string) SharedInformerOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithTransform sets a transform on all informers.
+func WithTransform(transform cache.TransformFunc) SharedInformerOption {
+	return func(factory *sharedInformerFactory) *sharedInformerFactory {
+		factory.transform = transform
+		return factory
+	}
+}
+
 // NewSharedInformerFactory constructs a new instance of sharedInformerFactory for all namespaces.
 func NewSharedInformerFactory(client versioned.Interface, defaultResync time.Duration) SharedInformerFactory {
 	return NewSharedInformerFactoryWithOptions(client, defaultResync)
@@ -184,6 +193,7 @@ func (f *sharedInformerFactory) InformerFor(obj runtime.Object, newFunc internal
 	}
 
 	informer = newFunc(f.client, resyncPeriod)
+	informer.SetTransform(f.transform)
 	f.informers[informerType] = informer
 
 	return informer