diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/DependentResourceNode.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/DependentResourceNode.java
index 39a9ba6fe5..4c82ee19f3 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/DependentResourceNode.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/DependentResourceNode.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ public class DependentResourceNode<R, P extends HasMetadata> {
   private Condition<R, P> activationCondition;
   private final DependentResource<R, P> dependentResource;
 
+  DependentResourceNode(String name, DependentResource<R, P> dependentResource) {
+    this(name, null, null, null, null, dependentResource);
+  }
+
   DependentResourceNode(DependentResource<R, P> dependentResource) {
     this(getNameFor(dependentResource), null, null, null, null, dependentResource);
   }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java
index a7729859a8..d65e21659c 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java
@@ -21,10 +21,15 @@ public class WorkflowBuilder<P extends HasMetadata> {
   private boolean isCleaner = false;
 
   public WorkflowBuilder<P> addDependentResource(DependentResource dependentResource) {
-    currentNode = new DependentResourceNode<>(dependentResource);
+    return addDependentResource(dependentResource, null);
+  }
+
+  public WorkflowBuilder<P> addDependentResource(DependentResource dependentResource, String name) {
+    currentNode = name == null ? new DependentResourceNode<>(dependentResource)
+        : new DependentResourceNode<>(name, dependentResource);
     isCleaner = isCleaner || dependentResource.isDeletable();
-    final var name = currentNode.getName();
-    dependentResourceNodes.put(name, currentNode);
+    final var actualName = currentNode.getName();
+    dependentResourceNodes.put(actualName, currentNode);
     return this;
   }