diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh
index 223423b6646..a511ef17284 100755
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/generate-groups.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ "$#" -lt 4 ] || [ "${1}" == "--help" ]; then
   cat <<EOF
 Usage: $(basename "$0") <generators> <output-package> <apis-package> <groups-versions> ...
 
-  <generators>        the generators comma separated to run (deepcopy,defaulter,client,lister,informer) or "all".
+  <generators>        the generators comma separated to run (deepcopy,defaulter,applyconfiguration,client,lister,informer) or "all".
   <output-package>    the output package name (e.g. github.com/example/project/pkg/generated).
   <apis-package>      the external types dir (e.g. github.com/example/api or github.com/example/project/pkg/apis).
   <groups-versions>   the groups and their versions in the format "groupA:v1,v2 groupB:v1 groupC:v2", relative
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ shift 4
   # To support running this script from anywhere, first cd into this directory,
   # and then install with forced module mode on and fully qualified name.
   cd "$(dirname "${0}")"
-  GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/{defaulter-gen,client-gen,lister-gen,informer-gen,deepcopy-gen}
+  GO111MODULE=on go install k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/{applyconfiguration-gen,defaulter-gen,client-gen,lister-gen,informer-gen,deepcopy-gen}
 )
 # Go installs the above commands to get installed in $GOBIN if defined, and $GOPATH/bin otherwise:
 GOBIN="$(go env GOBIN)"
@@ -77,13 +77,25 @@ if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "deepcopy" <<<"${GENS}"; then
       "$@"
 fi
 
+if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "applyconfiguration" <<<"${GENS}"; then
+  echo "Generating apply configuration for ${GROUPS_WITH_VERSIONS} at ${OUTPUT_PKG}/${APPLYCONFIGURATION_PKG_NAME:-applyconfiguration}"
+  "${gobin}/applyconfiguration-gen" \
+      --input-dirs "$(codegen::join , "${FQ_APIS[@]}")" \
+      --output-package "${OUTPUT_PKG}/${APPLYCONFIGURATION_PKG_NAME:-applyconfiguration}" \
+      "$@"
+fi
+
 if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "client" <<<"${GENS}"; then
   echo "Generating clientset for ${GROUPS_WITH_VERSIONS} at ${OUTPUT_PKG}/${CLIENTSET_PKG_NAME:-clientset}"
+  if [ "${GENS}" = "all" ] || grep -qw "applyconfiguration" <<<"${GENS}"; then
+    APPLY_CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE="${OUTPUT_PKG}/${APPLYCONFIGURATION_PKG_NAME:-applyconfiguration}"
+  fi
   "${gobin}/client-gen" \
       --clientset-name "${CLIENTSET_NAME_VERSIONED:-versioned}" \
       --input-base "" \
       --input "$(codegen::join , "${FQ_APIS[@]}")" \
       --output-package "${OUTPUT_PKG}/${CLIENTSET_PKG_NAME:-clientset}" \
+      --apply-configuration-package "${APPLY_CONFIGURATION_PACKAGE:-}" \
       "$@"
 fi