diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go b/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
index cfc0a4cfa97..f3494abfecd 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type RESTMapping struct {
 	// APIVersion represents the APIVersion that represents the resource as presented. It is provided
 	// for convenience for passing around a consistent mapping.
 	APIVersion string
+	Kind       string
 
 	runtime.Codec
 	MetadataAccessor
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
index 11541b61ecf..92d1278555a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
@@ -157,8 +157,10 @@ func (m *DefaultRESTMapper) RESTMapping(version, kind string) (*RESTMapping, err
 	}
 
 	return &RESTMapping{
-		Resource:         resource,
-		APIVersion:       version,
+		Resource:   resource,
+		APIVersion: version,
+		Kind:       kind,
+
 		Codec:            interfaces.Codec,
 		MetadataAccessor: interfaces.MetadataAccessor,
 	}, nil