diff --git a/plugins/addon/type.go b/plugins/addon/type.go
index 84d1ecb33d3..94d3ef5e459 100644
--- a/plugins/addon/type.go
+++ b/plugins/addon/type.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type {{.Resource.Kind}}Status struct {
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+{{ if not .Resource.Namespaced }} // +kubebuilder:resource:scope=Cluster {{ end }}
 
 // {{.Resource.Kind}} is the Schema for the {{ .Resource.Resource }} API
 type {{.Resource.Kind}} struct {
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ func (o *{{.Resource.Kind}}) SetCommonStatus(s addonv1alpha1.CommonStatus) {
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
+{{ if not .Resource.Namespaced }} // +kubebuilder:resource:scope=Cluster {{ end }}
 
 // {{.Resource.Kind}}List contains a list of {{.Resource.Kind}}
 type {{.Resource.Kind}}List struct {