diff --git a/generator/controller_template.go b/generator/controller_template.go
index 12326ef4..a57cbe50 100644
--- a/generator/controller_template.go
+++ b/generator/controller_template.go
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ func (s *{{.schema.ID}}Client) Watch(opts metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface,
 }
 
 // Patch applies the patch and returns the patched deployment.
-func (s *{{.schema.ID}}Client) Patch(o *{{.prefix}}{{.schema.CodeName}}, data []byte, subresources ...string) (*{{.prefix}}{{.schema.CodeName}}, error) {
-	obj, err := s.objectClient.Patch(o.Name, o, data, subresources...)
+func (s *{{.schema.ID}}Client) Patch(o *{{.prefix}}{{.schema.CodeName}}, patchType types.PatchType, data []byte, subresources ...string) (*{{.prefix}}{{.schema.CodeName}}, error) {
+	obj, err := s.objectClient.Patch(o.Name, o, patchType, data, subresources...)
 	return obj.(*{{.prefix}}{{.schema.CodeName}}), err
 }
 
diff --git a/objectclient/object_client.go b/objectclient/object_client.go
index d75896a2..01d1b930 100644
--- a/objectclient/object_client.go
+++ b/objectclient/object_client.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type GenericClient interface {
 	List(opts metav1.ListOptions) (runtime.Object, error)
 	Watch(opts metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error)
 	DeleteCollection(deleteOptions *metav1.DeleteOptions, listOptions metav1.ListOptions) error
-	Patch(name string, o runtime.Object, data []byte, subresources ...string) (runtime.Object, error)
+	Patch(name string, o runtime.Object, patchType types.PatchType, data []byte, subresources ...string) (runtime.Object, error)
 	ObjectFactory() ObjectFactory
 }
 
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ func (p *ObjectClient) DeleteCollection(deleteOptions *metav1.DeleteOptions, lis
 		Error()
 }
 
-func (p *ObjectClient) Patch(name string, o runtime.Object, data []byte, subresources ...string) (runtime.Object, error) {
+func (p *ObjectClient) Patch(name string, o runtime.Object, patchType types.PatchType, data []byte, subresources ...string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	ns := p.ns
 	if obj, ok := o.(metav1.Object); ok && obj.GetNamespace() != "" {
 		ns = obj.GetNamespace()
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func (p *ObjectClient) Patch(name string, o runtime.Object, data []byte, subreso
 	if len(name) == 0 {
 		return result, errors.New("object missing name")
 	}
-	err := p.restClient.Patch(types.StrategicMergePatchType).
+	err := p.restClient.Patch(patchType).
 		Prefix(p.getAPIPrefix(), p.gvk.Group, p.gvk.Version).
 		NamespaceIfScoped(ns, p.resource.Namespaced).
 		Resource(p.resource.Name).