diff --git a/kubernetes/customresourcedefinitions.gen.yaml b/kubernetes/customresourcedefinitions.gen.yaml
index f19b95ee..078358af 100644
--- a/kubernetes/customresourcedefinitions.gen.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/customresourcedefinitions.gen.yaml
@@ -178,9 +178,10 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                    gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                   rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
               targetRefs:
                 description: Optional.
                 items:
@@ -212,9 +213,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
               type:
                 description: |-
@@ -6126,9 +6128,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
               workloadSelector:
                 description: Criteria used to select the specific set of pods/VMs
@@ -14150,9 +14153,10 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                    gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                   rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
               targetRefs:
                 description: Optional.
                 items:
@@ -14184,9 +14188,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
             type: object
           status:
@@ -14495,9 +14500,10 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                    gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                   rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
               targetRefs:
                 description: Optional.
                 items:
@@ -14529,9 +14535,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
             type: object
           status:
@@ -15142,9 +15149,10 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                    gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                   rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
               targetRefs:
                 description: Optional.
                 items:
@@ -15176,9 +15184,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
             type: object
             x-kubernetes-validations:
@@ -15424,9 +15433,10 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                    gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                   rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
               targetRefs:
                 description: Optional.
                 items:
@@ -15458,9 +15468,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
             type: object
             x-kubernetes-validations:
@@ -15785,9 +15796,10 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                    gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                   rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
               targetRefs:
                 description: Optional.
                 items:
@@ -15819,9 +15831,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
               tracing:
                 description: Optional.
@@ -16225,9 +16238,10 @@ spec:
                 - name
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-validations:
-                - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                    gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                   rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                    [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
               targetRefs:
                 description: Optional.
                 items:
@@ -16259,9 +16273,10 @@ spec:
                   - name
                   type: object
                   x-kubernetes-validations:
-                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
+                  - message: Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry,
+                      gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway
                     rule: '[self.group, self.kind] in [[''core'',''Service''], ['''',''Service''],
-                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway'']]'
+                      [''gateway.networking.k8s.io'',''Gateway''], [''networking.istio.io'',''ServiceEntry'']]'
                 type: array
               tracing:
                 description: Optional.
diff --git a/type/v1beta1/selector.pb.go b/type/v1beta1/selector.pb.go
index 80f0711f..d224c588 100644
--- a/type/v1beta1/selector.pb.go
+++ b/type/v1beta1/selector.pb.go
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func (x *PortSelector) GetNumber() uint32 {
 //	      ports: ["8080"]
 //
 // ```
-// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway",rule="[self.group, self.kind] in [['core','Service'], [”,'Service'], ['gateway.networking.k8s.io','Gateway']]"
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry, gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway",rule="[self.group, self.kind] in [['core','Service'], [”,'Service'], ['gateway.networking.k8s.io','Gateway'], ['networking.istio.io','ServiceEntry']]"
 type PolicyTargetReference struct {
 	state         protoimpl.MessageState
 	sizeCache     protoimpl.SizeCache
diff --git a/type/v1beta1/selector.proto b/type/v1beta1/selector.proto
index 8df33103..055e138b 100644
--- a/type/v1beta1/selector.proto
+++ b/type/v1beta1/selector.proto
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ enum WorkloadMode {
 //         methods: ["POST"]
 //         ports: ["8080"]
 // ```
-// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="Support kinds are core/Service and gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway",rule="[self.group, self.kind] in [['core','Service'], ['','Service'], ['gateway.networking.k8s.io','Gateway']]"
+// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:message="Support kinds are core/Service, networking.istio.io/ServiceEntry, gateway.networking.k8s.io/Gateway",rule="[self.group, self.kind] in [['core','Service'], ['','Service'], ['gateway.networking.k8s.io','Gateway'], ['networking.istio.io','ServiceEntry']]"
 message PolicyTargetReference {
   // group is the group of the target resource.
   // +kubebuilder:validation:MaxLength=253