diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
index 2e4fb98e6f..031b930775 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.managed.ManagedDependentResourceContext;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.EventSourceRetriever;
@@ -29,4 +30,6 @@ <R> Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(Class<R> expectedType,
   ManagedDependentResourceContext managedDependentResourceContext();
 
   EventSourceRetriever<P> eventSourceRetriever();
+
+  KubernetesClient getClient();
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
index c95d5e3d03..8e17b09fc6 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.managed.DefaultManagedDependentResourceContext;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.managed.ManagedDependentResourceContext;
@@ -69,6 +70,11 @@ public EventSourceRetriever<P> eventSourceRetriever() {
     return controller.getEventSourceManager();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public KubernetesClient getClient() {
+    return controller.getClient();
+  }
+
   public DefaultContext<P> setRetryInfo(RetryInfo retryInfo) {
     this.retryInfo = retryInfo;
     return this;