diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
index b8162068b..5721c3c98 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
@@ -437,6 +437,11 @@ func (e *Store) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation
 	if e.Decorator != nil {
 		e.Decorator(out)
 	}
+	if dryrun.IsDryRun(options.DryRun) {
+		if err := dryrun.ResetMetadata(obj, out); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
 	return out, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/util/dryrun/dryrun.go b/pkg/util/dryrun/dryrun.go
index 3e28c2934..f94542b65 100644
--- a/pkg/util/dryrun/dryrun.go
+++ b/pkg/util/dryrun/dryrun.go
@@ -16,7 +16,41 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package dryrun
 
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
 // IsDryRun returns true if the DryRun flag is an actual dry-run.
 func IsDryRun(flag []string) bool {
 	return len(flag) > 0
 }
+
+// ResetMetadata resets metadata fields that are not allowed to be set by dry-run.
+func ResetMetadata(originalObj, newObj runtime.Object) error {
+	originalObjMeta, err := meta.Accessor(originalObj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.NewInternalError(err)
+	}
+	newObjMeta, err := meta.Accessor(newObj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.NewInternalError(err)
+	}
+	// If a resource is created with dry-run enabled where generateName is set, the
+	// store will set the name to the generated name. We need to reset the name and restore
+	// the generateName metadata fields in order for the returned object to match the intent
+	// of the original template.
+	if originalObjMeta.GetGenerateName() != "" {
+		newObjMeta.SetName("")
+	}
+	newObjMeta.SetGenerateName(originalObjMeta.GetGenerateName())
+	// If UID is set in the dry-run output then that output cannot be used to create a resource. Reset
+	// the UID to allow the output to be used to create resources.
+	newObjMeta.SetUID("")
+	// If the resourceVersion is set in the dry-run output then that output cannot be used to create
+	// a resource. Reset the resourceVersion to allow the output to be used to create resources.
+	newObjMeta.SetResourceVersion("")
+
+	return nil
+}