diff --git a/docs/documentation/dependent-resources.md b/docs/documentation/dependent-resources.md
index 06149cf8ba..7678e997e6 100644
--- a/docs/documentation/dependent-resources.md
+++ b/docs/documentation/dependent-resources.md
@@ -483,6 +483,16 @@ also be created, one per dependent resource.
 See [integration test](https://github.com/java-operator-sdk/java-operator-sdk/blob/main/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/ExternalStateBulkIT.java)
 as a sample.
 
+
+## GenericKubernetesResource based Dependent Resources
+
+In rare circumstances resource handling where there is no class representation or just typeless handling might be needed.
+Fabric8 Client provides [GenericKubernetesResource](https://github.com/fabric8io/kubernetes-client/blob/main/doc/CHEATSHEET.md#resource-typeless-api)
+to support that. 
+
+For dependent resource this is supported by [GenericKubernetesDependentResource](https://github.com/java-operator-sdk/java-operator-sdk/blob/main/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/GenericKubernetesDependentResource.java#L8-L8)
+. See samples [here](https://github.com/java-operator-sdk/java-operator-sdk/tree/main/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource).
+
 ## Other Dependent Resource Features
 
 ### Caching and Event Handling in [KubernetesDependentResource](https://github.com/java-operator-sdk/java-operator-sdk/blob/main/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java)
diff --git a/micrometer-support/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/monitoring/micrometer/MicrometerMetrics.java b/micrometer-support/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/monitoring/micrometer/MicrometerMetrics.java
index 61ff1562ee..b819bd0ca3 100644
--- a/micrometer-support/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/monitoring/micrometer/MicrometerMetrics.java
+++ b/micrometer-support/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/monitoring/micrometer/MicrometerMetrics.java
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ private static String getScope(ResourceID resourceID) {
   }
 
   private static void addGVKTags(GroupVersionKind gvk, List<Tag> tags, boolean prefixed) {
-    addTagOmittingOnEmptyValue(GROUP, gvk.group, tags, prefixed);
-    addTag(VERSION, gvk.version, tags, prefixed);
-    addTag(KIND, gvk.kind, tags, prefixed);
+    addTagOmittingOnEmptyValue(GROUP, gvk.getGroup(), tags, prefixed);
+    addTag(VERSION, gvk.getVersion(), tags, prefixed);
+    addTag(KIND, gvk.getKind(), tags, prefixed);
   }
 
   private void incrementCounter(ResourceID id, String counterName, Map<String, Object> metadata,
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java
index 87d8a6cd80..f8ee9f4e84 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/DefaultResourceConfiguration.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.cache.ItemStore;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.ReconcilerUtils;
@@ -28,7 +29,11 @@ protected DefaultResourceConfiguration(Class<R> resourceClass,
       OnUpdateFilter<? super R> onUpdateFilter, GenericFilter<? super R> genericFilter,
       ItemStore<R> itemStore, Long informerListLimit) {
     this.resourceClass = resourceClass;
-    this.resourceTypeName = ReconcilerUtils.getResourceTypeName(resourceClass);
+    this.resourceTypeName = resourceClass.isAssignableFrom(GenericKubernetesResource.class)
+        // in general this is irrelevant now for secondary resources it is used just by controller
+        // where GenericKubernetesResource now does not apply
+        ? GenericKubernetesResource.class.getSimpleName()
+        : ReconcilerUtils.getResourceTypeName(resourceClass);
     this.onAddFilter = onAddFilter;
     this.onUpdateFilter = onUpdateFilter;
     this.genericFilter = genericFilter;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ExecutorServiceManager.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ExecutorServiceManager.java
index 4685fb1d57..62f345426c 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ExecutorServiceManager.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ExecutorServiceManager.java
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public static <T> void executeAndWaitForAllToComplete(Stream<T> stream,
           // to find out any exceptions
           f.get();
         } catch (ExecutionException e) {
-          throw new OperatorException(e.getCause());
+          throw new OperatorException(e);
         } catch (InterruptedException e) {
           log.warn("Interrupted.", e);
           Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
index 4b0007c96e..bca39b189c 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/informer/InformerConfiguration.java
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.cache.ItemStore;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.DefaultResourceConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ResourceConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.Utils;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.EventSourceContext;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.GroupVersionKind;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.PrimaryToSecondaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.SecondaryToPrimaryMapper;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.filter.GenericFilter;
@@ -30,9 +32,11 @@ class DefaultInformerConfiguration<R extends HasMetadata> extends
     private final SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> secondaryToPrimaryMapper;
     private final boolean followControllerNamespaceChanges;
     private final OnDeleteFilter<? super R> onDeleteFilter;
+    private final GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind;
 
     protected DefaultInformerConfiguration(String labelSelector,
         Class<R> resourceClass,
+        GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind,
         PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<?> primaryToSecondaryMapper,
         SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> secondaryToPrimaryMapper,
         Set<String> namespaces, boolean followControllerNamespaceChanges,
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ protected DefaultInformerConfiguration(String labelSelector,
       super(resourceClass, namespaces, labelSelector, onAddFilter, onUpdateFilter, genericFilter,
           itemStore, informerListLimit);
       this.followControllerNamespaceChanges = followControllerNamespaceChanges;
-
+      this.groupVersionKind = groupVersionKind;
       this.primaryToSecondaryMapper = primaryToSecondaryMapper;
       this.secondaryToPrimaryMapper =
           Objects.requireNonNullElse(secondaryToPrimaryMapper,
@@ -72,6 +76,10 @@ public Optional<OnDeleteFilter<? super R>> onDeleteFilter() {
     public <P extends HasMetadata> PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> getPrimaryToSecondaryMapper() {
       return (PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P>) primaryToSecondaryMapper;
     }
+
+    public Optional<GroupVersionKind> getGroupVersionKind() {
+      return Optional.ofNullable(groupVersionKind);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -109,14 +117,17 @@ public <P extends HasMetadata> PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> getPrimaryToSecondary
 
   <P extends HasMetadata> PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<P> getPrimaryToSecondaryMapper();
 
+  Optional<GroupVersionKind> getGroupVersionKind();
+
   @SuppressWarnings("unused")
   class InformerConfigurationBuilder<R extends HasMetadata> {
 
+    private final Class<R> resourceClass;
+    private final GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind;
     private PrimaryToSecondaryMapper<?> primaryToSecondaryMapper;
     private SecondaryToPrimaryMapper<R> secondaryToPrimaryMapper;
     private Set<String> namespaces;
     private String labelSelector;
-    private final Class<R> resourceClass;
     private OnAddFilter<? super R> onAddFilter;
     private OnUpdateFilter<? super R> onUpdateFilter;
     private OnDeleteFilter<? super R> onDeleteFilter;
@@ -127,6 +138,13 @@ class InformerConfigurationBuilder<R extends HasMetadata> {
 
     private InformerConfigurationBuilder(Class<R> resourceClass) {
       this.resourceClass = resourceClass;
+      this.groupVersionKind = null;
+    }
+
+    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+    private InformerConfigurationBuilder(GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind) {
+      this.resourceClass = (Class<R>) GenericKubernetesResource.class;
+      this.groupVersionKind = groupVersionKind;
     }
 
     public <P extends HasMetadata> InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> withPrimaryToSecondaryMapper(
@@ -244,7 +262,7 @@ public InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> withInformerListLimit(Long informerListLi
     }
 
     public InformerConfiguration<R> build() {
-      return new DefaultInformerConfiguration<>(labelSelector, resourceClass,
+      return new DefaultInformerConfiguration<>(labelSelector, resourceClass, groupVersionKind,
           primaryToSecondaryMapper,
           secondaryToPrimaryMapper,
           namespaces, inheritControllerNamespacesOnChange, onAddFilter, onUpdateFilter,
@@ -257,6 +275,14 @@ static <R extends HasMetadata> InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> from(
     return new InformerConfigurationBuilder<>(resourceClass);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * * For the case when want to use {@link GenericKubernetesResource}
+   */
+  static <R extends HasMetadata> InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> from(
+      GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind) {
+    return new InformerConfigurationBuilder<>(groupVersionKind);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Creates a configuration builder that inherits namespaces from the controller and follows
    * namespaces changes.
@@ -272,6 +298,16 @@ static <R extends HasMetadata> InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> from(
         .withNamespacesInheritedFromController(eventSourceContext);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * * For the case when want to use {@link GenericKubernetesResource}
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  static InformerConfigurationBuilder<GenericKubernetesResource> from(
+      GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind, EventSourceContext<?> eventSourceContext) {
+    return new InformerConfigurationBuilder<GenericKubernetesResource>(groupVersionKind)
+        .withNamespacesInheritedFromController(eventSourceContext);
+  }
+
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   @Override
   default Class<R> getResourceClass() {
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/GroupVersionKind.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/GroupVersionKind.java
index 1a8a4b595d..9e5cbea14d 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/GroupVersionKind.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/GroupVersionKind.java
@@ -1,13 +1,27 @@
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 
 public class GroupVersionKind {
-  public final String group;
-  public final String version;
-  public final String kind;
+  private final String group;
+  private final String version;
+  private final String kind;
 
-  GroupVersionKind(String group, String version, String kind) {
+  public GroupVersionKind(String apiVersion, String kind) {
+    this.kind = kind;
+    String[] groupAndVersion = apiVersion.split("/");
+    if (groupAndVersion.length == 1) {
+      this.group = null;
+      this.version = groupAndVersion[0];
+    } else {
+      this.group = groupAndVersion[0];
+      this.version = groupAndVersion[1];
+    }
+  }
+
+  public GroupVersionKind(String group, String version, String kind) {
     this.group = group;
     this.version = version;
     this.kind = kind;
@@ -17,4 +31,45 @@ public static GroupVersionKind gvkFor(Class<? extends HasMetadata> resourceClass
     return new GroupVersionKind(HasMetadata.getGroup(resourceClass),
         HasMetadata.getVersion(resourceClass), HasMetadata.getKind(resourceClass));
   }
+
+  public String getGroup() {
+    return group;
+  }
+
+  public String getVersion() {
+    return version;
+  }
+
+  public String getKind() {
+    return kind;
+  }
+
+  public String apiVersion() {
+    return group == null || group.isBlank() ? version : group + "/" + version;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean equals(Object o) {
+    if (this == o)
+      return true;
+    if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass())
+      return false;
+    GroupVersionKind that = (GroupVersionKind) o;
+    return Objects.equals(group, that.group) && Objects.equals(version, that.version)
+        && Objects.equals(kind, that.kind);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public int hashCode() {
+    return Objects.hash(group, version, kind);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public String toString() {
+    return "GroupVersionKind{" +
+        "group='" + group + '\'' +
+        ", version='" + version + '\'' +
+        ", kind='" + kind + '\'' +
+        '}';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/GenericKubernetesDependentResource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/GenericKubernetesDependentResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98f2346577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/GenericKubernetesDependentResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerConfiguration;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.GroupVersionKind;
+
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentResource<P extends HasMetadata>
+    extends KubernetesDependentResource<GenericKubernetesResource, P> {
+
+  private GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind;
+
+  public GenericKubernetesDependentResource(GroupVersionKind groupVersionKind) {
+    super(GenericKubernetesResource.class);
+    this.groupVersionKind = groupVersionKind;
+  }
+
+  protected InformerConfiguration.InformerConfigurationBuilder<GenericKubernetesResource> informerConfigurationBuilder() {
+    return InformerConfiguration.from(groupVersionKind);
+  }
+
+  public GroupVersionKind getGroupVersionKind() {
+    return groupVersionKind;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
index b587c72327..a4305df502 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/kubernetes/KubernetesDependentResource.java
@@ -67,14 +67,18 @@ private void configureWith(String labelSelector, Set<String> namespaces,
       namespaces = context.getControllerConfiguration().getNamespaces();
     }
 
-    var ic = InformerConfiguration.from(resourceType())
+    var ic = informerConfigurationBuilder()
         .withLabelSelector(labelSelector)
         .withSecondaryToPrimaryMapper(getSecondaryToPrimaryMapper())
         .withNamespaces(namespaces, inheritNamespacesOnChange)
         .build();
 
     configureWith(new InformerEventSource<>(ic, context));
+  }
 
+  // just to seamlessly handle GenericKubernetesDependentResource
+  protected InformerConfiguration.InformerConfigurationBuilder<R> informerConfigurationBuilder() {
+    return InformerConfiguration.from(resourceType());
   }
 
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java
index dfaec7c19e..81d31f7407 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerEventSource.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.MixedOperation;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.ResourceEventHandler;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.EventSourceContext;
@@ -88,7 +89,11 @@ public InformerEventSource(InformerConfiguration<R> configuration, KubernetesCli
 
   public InformerEventSource(InformerConfiguration<R> configuration, KubernetesClient client,
       boolean parseResourceVersions) {
-    super(client.resources(configuration.getResourceClass()), configuration, parseResourceVersions);
+    super(
+        configuration.getGroupVersionKind()
+            .map(gvk -> client.genericKubernetesResources(gvk.apiVersion(), gvk.getKind()))
+            .orElseGet(() -> (MixedOperation) client.resources(configuration.getResourceClass())),
+        configuration, parseResourceVersions);
     // If there is a primary to secondary mapper there is no need for primary to secondary index.
     primaryToSecondaryMapper = configuration.getPrimaryToSecondaryMapper();
     if (primaryToSecondaryMapper == null) {
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerWrapper.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerWrapper.java
index 639eac1a59..28cf33a041 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerWrapper.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/InformerWrapper.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.ExceptionHandler;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.ResourceEventHandler;
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ public void start() throws OperatorException {
 
   private String versionedFullResourceName() {
     final var apiTypeClass = informer.getApiTypeClass();
+    if (apiTypeClass.isAssignableFrom(GenericKubernetesResource.class)) {
+      return GenericKubernetesResource.class.getSimpleName();
+    }
     return ReconcilerUtils.getResourceTypeNameWithVersion(apiTypeClass);
   }
 
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java
index 7a1a6ba310..64d402ada5 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/source/informer/ManagedInformerEventSource.java
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.KubernetesResourceList;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.MixedOperation;
-import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.Resource;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.ResourceEventHandler;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.OperatorException;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ConfigurationService;
@@ -35,15 +33,15 @@ public abstract class ManagedInformerEventSource<R extends HasMetadata, P extend
 
   private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ManagedInformerEventSource.class);
   private InformerManager<R, C> cache;
-  private boolean parseResourceVersions;
+  private final boolean parseResourceVersions;
   private ConfigurationService configurationService;
-  private C configuration;
+  private final C configuration;
   private Map<String, Function<R, List<String>>> indexers = new HashMap<>();
   protected TemporaryResourceCache<R> temporaryResourceCache;
-  protected MixedOperation<R, KubernetesResourceList<R>, Resource<R>> client;
+  protected MixedOperation client;
 
   protected ManagedInformerEventSource(
-      MixedOperation<R, KubernetesResourceList<R>, Resource<R>> client, C configuration,
+      MixedOperation client, C configuration,
       boolean parseResourceVersions) {
     super(configuration.getResourceClass());
     this.parseResourceVersions = parseResourceVersions;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/GroupVersionKindTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/GroupVersionKindTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad69cae800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/GroupVersionKindTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.*;
+
+class GroupVersionKindTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void testInitFromApiVersion() {
+    var gvk = new GroupVersionKind("v1", "ConfigMap");
+    assertThat(gvk.getGroup()).isNull();
+    assertThat(gvk.getVersion()).isEqualTo("v1");
+
+    gvk = new GroupVersionKind("apps/v1", "Deployment");
+    assertThat(gvk.getGroup()).isEqualTo("apps");
+    assertThat(gvk.getVersion()).isEqualTo("v1");
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f06185d402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.junit.LocallyRunOperatorExtension;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.GenericKubernetesDependentSpec;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged.GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged.GenericKubernetesDependentManagedReconciler;
+
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentManagedIT
+    extends GenericKubernetesDependentTestBase<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource> {
+
+  @RegisterExtension
+  LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension =
+      LocallyRunOperatorExtension.builder()
+          .withReconciler(new GenericKubernetesDependentManagedReconciler())
+          .build();
+
+  @Override
+  public LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension() {
+    return extension;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource testResource(String name, String data) {
+    var resource = new GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource();
+    resource.setMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+        .withName(name)
+        .build());
+    resource.setSpec(new GenericKubernetesDependentSpec());
+    resource.getSpec().setValue(INITIAL_DATA);
+    return resource;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..708d2f119c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.junit.LocallyRunOperatorExtension;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.GenericKubernetesDependentSpec;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentstandalone.GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentstandalone.GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneReconciler;
+
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneIT
+    extends GenericKubernetesDependentTestBase<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource> {
+
+  @RegisterExtension
+  LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension =
+      LocallyRunOperatorExtension.builder()
+          .withReconciler(new GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneReconciler())
+          .build();
+
+  @Override
+  public LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension() {
+    return extension;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource testResource(String name, String data) {
+    var resource = new GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource();
+    resource.setMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+        .withName(name)
+        .build());
+    resource.setSpec(new GenericKubernetesDependentSpec());
+    resource.getSpec().setValue(INITIAL_DATA);
+    return resource;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentTestBase.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentTestBase.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fea23b7796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesDependentTestBase.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.junit.LocallyRunOperatorExtension;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.GenericKubernetesDependentSpec;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentstandalone.ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+
+public abstract class GenericKubernetesDependentTestBase<R extends CustomResource<GenericKubernetesDependentSpec, Void>> {
+
+  public static final String INITIAL_DATA = "Initial data";
+  public static final String CHANGED_DATA = "Changed data";
+  public static final String TEST_RESOURCE_NAME = "test1";
+
+  @Test
+  void testReconciliation() {
+    var resource = extension().create(testResource(TEST_RESOURCE_NAME, INITIAL_DATA));
+
+    await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+      var cm = extension().get(ConfigMap.class, TEST_RESOURCE_NAME);
+      assertThat(cm).isNotNull();
+      assertThat(cm.getData()).containsEntry(ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.KEY, INITIAL_DATA);
+    });
+
+    resource.getSpec().setValue(CHANGED_DATA);
+    resource = extension().replace(resource);
+
+    await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+      var cm = extension().get(ConfigMap.class, TEST_RESOURCE_NAME);
+      assertThat(cm.getData()).containsEntry(ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.KEY, CHANGED_DATA);
+    });
+
+    extension().delete(resource);
+
+    await().timeout(Duration.ofSeconds(30)).untilAsserted(() -> {
+      var cm = extension().get(ConfigMap.class, TEST_RESOURCE_NAME);
+      assertThat(cm).isNull();
+    });
+  }
+
+  public abstract LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension();
+
+  abstract R testResource(String name, String data);
+
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3ee935553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.junit.LocallyRunOperatorExtension;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.GenericKubernetesDependentSpec;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesresourcehandling.GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesresourcehandling.GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingReconciler;
+
+public class GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingIT
+    extends GenericKubernetesDependentTestBase<GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource> {
+
+  @RegisterExtension
+  LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension =
+      LocallyRunOperatorExtension.builder()
+          .withReconciler(new GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingReconciler())
+          .build();
+
+  @Override
+  public LocallyRunOperatorExtension extension() {
+    return extension;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource testResource(String name, String data) {
+    var resource = new GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource();
+    resource.setMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+        .withName(name)
+        .build());
+    resource.setSpec(new GenericKubernetesDependentSpec());
+    resource.getSpec().setValue(INITIAL_DATA);
+    return resource;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/GenericKubernetesDependentSpec.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/GenericKubernetesDependentSpec.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..050e0cf520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/GenericKubernetesDependentSpec.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource;
+
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentSpec {
+
+  private String value;
+
+  public String getValue() {
+    return value;
+  }
+
+  public GenericKubernetesDependentSpec setValue(String value) {
+    this.value = value;
+    return this;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5ab470cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Context;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.GarbageCollected;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.GroupVersionKind;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.Creator;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.Updater;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.GenericKubernetesDependentResource;
+
+public class ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent extends
+    GenericKubernetesDependentResource<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource>
+    implements
+    Creator<GenericKubernetesResource, GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource>,
+    Updater<GenericKubernetesResource, GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource>,
+    GarbageCollected<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource> {
+
+  public static final String VERSION = "v1";
+  public static final String KIND = "ConfigMap";
+  public static final String KEY = "key";
+
+  public ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent() {
+    super(new GroupVersionKind("", VERSION, KIND));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected GenericKubernetesResource desired(
+      GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource primary,
+      Context<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource> context) {
+
+    try (InputStream is = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/configmap.yaml")) {
+      var res = context.getClient().genericKubernetesResources(VERSION, KIND).load(is).item();
+      res.getMetadata().setName(primary.getMetadata().getName());
+      res.getMetadata().setNamespace(primary.getMetadata().getNamespace());
+      Map<String, String> data = (Map<String, String>) res.getAdditionalProperties().get("data");
+      data.put(KEY, primary.getSpec().getValue());
+      return res;
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7c44ddab3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Namespaced;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Group;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.ShortNames;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Version;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.GenericKubernetesDependentSpec;
+
+@Group("sample.javaoperatorsdk")
+@Version("v1")
+@ShortNames("gkdm")
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource
+    extends CustomResource<GenericKubernetesDependentSpec, Void>
+    implements Namespaced {
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedReconciler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64651ec23e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged/GenericKubernetesDependentManagedReconciler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentresourcemanaged;
+
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.*;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.Dependent;
+
+@ControllerConfiguration(
+    dependents = {@Dependent(type = ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.class)})
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentManagedReconciler
+    implements Reconciler<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource> {
+
+  @Override
+  public UpdateControl<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource> reconcile(
+      GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource resource,
+      Context<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource> context) {
+
+    return UpdateControl.<GenericKubernetesDependentManagedCustomResource>noUpdate();
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4efc968ef0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentstandalone;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.Context;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.GarbageCollected;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.GroupVersionKind;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.Creator;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.Updater;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.kubernetes.GenericKubernetesDependentResource;
+
+public class ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent extends
+    GenericKubernetesDependentResource<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource>
+    implements
+    Creator<GenericKubernetesResource, GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource>,
+    Updater<GenericKubernetesResource, GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource>,
+    GarbageCollected<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource> {
+
+  public static final String VERSION = "v1";
+  public static final String KIND = "ConfigMap";
+  public static final String KEY = "key";
+
+  public ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent() {
+    super(new GroupVersionKind("", VERSION, KIND));
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected GenericKubernetesResource desired(
+      GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource primary,
+      Context<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource> context) {
+
+    try (InputStream is = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/configmap.yaml")) {
+      var res = context.getClient().genericKubernetesResources(VERSION, KIND).load(is).item();
+      res.getMetadata().setName(primary.getMetadata().getName());
+      res.getMetadata().setNamespace(primary.getMetadata().getNamespace());
+      Map<String, String> data = (Map<String, String>) res.getAdditionalProperties().get("data");
+      data.put(KEY, primary.getSpec().getValue());
+      return res;
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38eaf804e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentstandalone;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Namespaced;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Group;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.ShortNames;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Version;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.GenericKubernetesDependentSpec;
+
+@Group("sample.javaoperatorsdk")
+@Version("v1")
+@ShortNames("gkd")
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource
+    extends CustomResource<GenericKubernetesDependentSpec, Void>
+    implements Namespaced {
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneReconciler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1969ad8f2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesdependentstandalone/GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneReconciler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesdependentstandalone;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.*;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.EventSource;
+
+@ControllerConfiguration
+public class GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneReconciler
+    implements Reconciler<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource>,
+    EventSourceInitializer<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource> {
+
+  private final ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent dependent =
+      new ConfigMapGenericKubernetesDependent();
+
+  public GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneReconciler() {}
+
+  @Override
+  public UpdateControl<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource> reconcile(
+      GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource resource,
+      Context<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource> context) {
+
+    dependent.reconcile(resource, context);
+
+    return UpdateControl.<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource>noUpdate();
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public Map<String, EventSource> prepareEventSources(
+      EventSourceContext<GenericKubernetesDependentStandaloneCustomResource> context) {
+    return EventSourceInitializer.nameEventSources(dependent.eventSource(context).orElseThrow());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesresourcehandling/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesresourcehandling/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47b3a14a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesresourcehandling/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesresourcehandling;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Namespaced;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Group;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.ShortNames;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.model.annotation.Version;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.GenericKubernetesDependentSpec;
+
+@Group("sample.javaoperatorsdk")
+@Version("v1")
+@ShortNames("gkrr")
+public class GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource
+    extends CustomResource<GenericKubernetesDependentSpec, Void>
+    implements Namespaced {
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesresourcehandling/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesresourcehandling/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingReconciler.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45be0281f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/generickubernetesresource/generickubernetesresourcehandling/GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingReconciler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.generickubernetesresource.generickubernetesresourcehandling;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.informer.InformerConfiguration;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.*;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.GroupVersionKind;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.EventSource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.informer.InformerEventSource;
+
+@ControllerConfiguration
+public class GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingReconciler
+    implements Reconciler<GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource>,
+    EventSourceInitializer<GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource> {
+
+
+  public static final String VERSION = "v1";
+  public static final String KIND = "ConfigMap";
+  public static final String KEY = "key";
+
+  @Override
+  public UpdateControl<GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource> reconcile(
+      GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource primary,
+      Context<GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource> context) {
+
+    var secondary = context.getSecondaryResource(GenericKubernetesResource.class);
+
+    secondary.ifPresentOrElse(r -> {
+      var desired = desiredConfigMap(primary, context);
+      if (!matches(r, desired)) {
+        context.getClient().genericKubernetesResources(VERSION, KIND).resource(desired).update();
+      }
+    }, () -> context.getClient().genericKubernetesResources(VERSION, KIND)
+        .resource(desiredConfigMap(primary, context)).create());
+
+    return UpdateControl.noUpdate();
+  }
+
+  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+  private boolean matches(GenericKubernetesResource actual, GenericKubernetesResource desired) {
+    var actualData = (HashMap<String, String>) actual.getAdditionalProperties().get("data");
+    var desiredData = (HashMap<String, String>) desired.getAdditionalProperties().get("data");
+    return actualData.equals(desiredData);
+  }
+
+  GenericKubernetesResource desiredConfigMap(
+      GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource primary,
+      Context<GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource> context) {
+    try (InputStream is = this.getClass().getResourceAsStream("/configmap.yaml")) {
+      var res = context.getClient().genericKubernetesResources(VERSION, KIND).load(is).item();
+      res.getMetadata().setName(primary.getMetadata().getName());
+      res.getMetadata().setNamespace(primary.getMetadata().getNamespace());
+      Map<String, String> data = (Map<String, String>) res.getAdditionalProperties().get("data");
+      data.put(KEY, primary.getSpec().getValue());
+      res.addOwnerReference(primary);
+      return res;
+    } catch (IOException e) {
+      throw new IllegalStateException(e);
+    }
+  }
+
+
+  @Override
+  public Map<String, EventSource> prepareEventSources(
+      EventSourceContext<GenericKubernetesResourceHandlingCustomResource> context) {
+
+    var informerEventSource = new InformerEventSource<>(InformerConfiguration.from(
+        new GroupVersionKind("", VERSION, KIND), context).build(),
+        context);
+
+    return EventSourceInitializer.nameEventSources(informerEventSource);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/resources/configmap.yaml b/operator-framework/src/test/resources/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3245e257ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/resources/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: ""
+data:
+  key: ""
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