diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotations.go b/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotations.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..581a127d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotations.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+)
+
+type ApplyAdditionalMapOptions struct {
+	additionalMap map[string]string
+	pathConfigs   []PathConfig
+}
+
+var _ Transformer = &ApplyAdditionalMapOptions{}
+
+func (o *ApplyAdditionalMapOptions) CompleteForLabels(m map[string]string, pathConfigs []PathConfig) {
+	o.additionalMap = m
+	if pathConfigs == nil {
+		pathConfigs = DefaultLabelsPathConfigs
+	}
+	o.pathConfigs = pathConfigs
+}
+
+func (o *ApplyAdditionalMapOptions) CompleteForAnnotations(m map[string]string, pathConfigs []PathConfig) {
+	o.additionalMap = m
+	if pathConfigs == nil {
+		pathConfigs = DefaultAnnotationsPathConfigs
+	}
+	o.pathConfigs = pathConfigs
+}
+
+func (o *ApplyAdditionalMapOptions) Transform(m map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.Unstructured) error {
+	for gvkn := range m {
+		obj := m[gvkn]
+		objMap := obj.UnstructuredContent()
+		for _, path := range o.pathConfigs {
+			if !SelectByGVK(gvkn.gvk, path.GroupVersionKind) {
+				continue
+			}
+			err := mutateField(objMap, path.Path, path.CreateIfNotPresent, o.addMap)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *ApplyAdditionalMapOptions) TransformBytes(in []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	m, err := Decode(in)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	err = o.Transform(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return Encode(m)
+}
+
+func (o *ApplyAdditionalMapOptions) addMap(in interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	m, ok := in.(map[string]interface{})
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%#v is expectd to be %T", in, m)
+	}
+	for k, v := range o.additionalMap {
+		m[k] = v
+	}
+	return m, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotations_test.go b/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotations_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a060b3583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotations_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+var labelsOps = ApplyAdditionalMapOptions{
+	additionalMap: map[string]string{"label-key1": "label-value1", "label-key2": "label-value2"},
+	pathConfigs:   DefaultLabelsPathConfigs,
+}
+
+var annotationsOps = ApplyAdditionalMapOptions{
+	additionalMap: map[string]string{"anno-key1": "anno-value1", "anno-key2": "anno-value2"},
+	pathConfigs:   DefaultAnnotationsPathConfigs,
+}
+
+func getConfigmap() *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	return &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: map[string]interface{}{
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind":       "ConfigMap",
+			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+				"name": "cm1",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func getDeployment() *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	return &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: map[string]interface{}{
+			"group":      "apps",
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind":       "Deployment",
+			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+				"name": "deploy1",
+			},
+			"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+				"template": map[string]interface{}{
+					"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+						"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+							"old-label": "old-value",
+						},
+					},
+					"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+						"containers": []interface{}{
+							map[string]interface{}{
+								"name":  "nginx",
+								"image": "nginx:1.7.9",
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func getService() *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	return &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: map[string]interface{}{
+			"apiVersion": "v1",
+			"kind":       "Service",
+			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+				"name": "svc1",
+			},
+			"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+				"ports": []interface{}{
+					map[string]interface{}{
+						"name": "port1",
+						"port": "12345",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func getTestMap() map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.Unstructured {
+	return map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.Unstructured{
+		{
+			gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"},
+			name: "cm1",
+		}: getConfigmap(),
+		{
+			gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "apps", Version: "v1", Kind: "Deployment"},
+			name: "deploy1",
+		}: getDeployment(),
+		{
+			gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "Service"},
+			name: "svc1",
+		}: getService(),
+	}
+}
+
+var labeledObj1 = unstructured.Unstructured{
+	Object: map[string]interface{}{
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"kind":       "ConfigMap",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": "cm1",
+			"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+				"label-key1": "label-value1",
+				"label-key2": "label-value2",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var labeledObj2 = unstructured.Unstructured{
+	Object: map[string]interface{}{
+		"group":      "apps",
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"kind":       "Deployment",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": "deploy1",
+			"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+				"label-key1": "label-value1",
+				"label-key2": "label-value2",
+			},
+		},
+		"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+			"selector": map[string]interface{}{
+				"matchLabels": map[string]interface{}{
+					"label-key1": "label-value1",
+					"label-key2": "label-value2",
+				},
+			},
+			"template": map[string]interface{}{
+				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+					"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+						"old-label":  "old-value",
+						"label-key1": "label-value1",
+						"label-key2": "label-value2",
+					},
+				},
+				"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+					"containers": []interface{}{
+						map[string]interface{}{
+							"name":  "nginx",
+							"image": "nginx:1.7.9",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var labeledObj3 = unstructured.Unstructured{
+	Object: map[string]interface{}{
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"kind":       "Service",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": "svc1",
+			"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+				"label-key1": "label-value1",
+				"label-key2": "label-value2",
+			},
+		},
+		"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+			"ports": []interface{}{
+				map[string]interface{}{
+					"name": "port1",
+					"port": "12345",
+				},
+			},
+			"selector": map[string]interface{}{
+				"label-key1": "label-value1",
+				"label-key2": "label-value2",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var labeledM = map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.Unstructured{
+	{
+		gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"},
+		name: "cm1",
+	}: &labeledObj1,
+	{
+		gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "apps", Version: "v1", Kind: "Deployment"},
+		name: "deploy1",
+	}: &labeledObj2,
+	{
+		gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "Service"},
+		name: "svc1",
+	}: &labeledObj3,
+}
+
+func TestLabelsRun(t *testing.T) {
+	m := getTestMap()
+	err := labelsOps.Transform(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(m, labeledM) {
+		err = CompareMap(m, labeledM)
+		t.Fatalf("actual doesn't match expected: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+var annotatedObj1 = unstructured.Unstructured{
+	Object: map[string]interface{}{
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"kind":       "ConfigMap",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": "cm1",
+			"annotations": map[string]interface{}{
+				"anno-key1": "anno-value1",
+				"anno-key2": "anno-value2",
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var annotatedObj2 = unstructured.Unstructured{
+	Object: map[string]interface{}{
+		"group":      "apps",
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"kind":       "Deployment",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": "deploy1",
+			"annotations": map[string]interface{}{
+				"anno-key1": "anno-value1",
+				"anno-key2": "anno-value2",
+			},
+		},
+		"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+			"template": map[string]interface{}{
+				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+					"annotations": map[string]interface{}{
+						"anno-key1": "anno-value1",
+						"anno-key2": "anno-value2",
+					},
+					"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+						"old-label": "old-value",
+					},
+				},
+				"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+					"containers": []interface{}{
+						map[string]interface{}{
+							"name":  "nginx",
+							"image": "nginx:1.7.9",
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var annotatedObj3 = unstructured.Unstructured{
+	Object: map[string]interface{}{
+		"apiVersion": "v1",
+		"kind":       "Service",
+		"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+			"name": "svc1",
+			"annotations": map[string]interface{}{
+				"anno-key1": "anno-value1",
+				"anno-key2": "anno-value2",
+			},
+		},
+		"spec": map[string]interface{}{
+			"ports": []interface{}{
+				map[string]interface{}{
+					"name": "port1",
+					"port": "12345",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	},
+}
+
+var annotatedM = map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.Unstructured{
+	{
+		gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ConfigMap"},
+		name: "cm1",
+	}: &annotatedObj1,
+	{
+		gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "apps", Version: "v1", Kind: "Deployment"},
+		name: "deploy1",
+	}: &annotatedObj2,
+	{
+		gvk:  schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "Service"},
+		name: "svc1",
+	}: &annotatedObj3,
+}
+
+func TestAnnotationsRun(t *testing.T) {
+	m := getTestMap()
+	err := annotationsOps.Transform(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(m, annotatedM) {
+		err = CompareMap(m, annotatedM)
+		t.Fatalf("actual doesn't match expected: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotationsconfig.go b/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotationsconfig.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0861cc2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util/labelsandannotationsconfig.go
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package util
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+var DefaultLabelsPathConfigs = []PathConfig{
+	{
+		Path:               []string{"metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "Service"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "selector"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ReplicationController"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "selector"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ReplicationController"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "Deployment"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "selector", "matchLabels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "Deployment"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "ReplicaSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "selector", "matchLabels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "ReplicaSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "DaemonSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "selector", "matchLabels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "DaemonSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "apps", Kind: "StatefulSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "selector", "matchLabels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "apps", Kind: "StatefulSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "Job"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "selector", "matchLabels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "Job"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "CronJob"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "jobTemplate", "spec", "selector", "matchLabels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "CronJob"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "jobTemplate", "spec", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "CronJob"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "jobTemplate", "spec", "template", "metadata", "labels"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+}
+
+var DefaultAnnotationsPathConfigs = []PathConfig{
+	{
+		Path:               []string{"metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Version: "v1", Kind: "ReplicationController"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "Deployment"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "ReplicaSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "DaemonSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "apps", Kind: "StatefulSet"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "Job"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "template", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "CronJob"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "jobTemplate", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+	{
+		GroupVersionKind:   &schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "batch", Kind: "CronJob"},
+		Path:               []string{"spec", "jobTemplate", "spec", "template", "metadata", "annotations"},
+		CreateIfNotPresent: true,
+	},
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util/pathconfig.go b/pkg/kinflate/util/pathconfig.go
index d5c901c60..f50d44d34 100644
--- a/pkg/kinflate/util/pathconfig.go
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util/pathconfig.go
@@ -16,7 +16,17 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 package util
 
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
 type PathConfig struct {
-	Path               []string
+	// If true, it will create the path if it is not found.
 	CreateIfNotPresent bool
+	// The GVK that this path tied to.
+	// If unset, it applied to any GVK
+	// If some fields are set, it applies to all matching GVK.
+	GroupVersionKind *schema.GroupVersionKind
+	// Path to the field that will be munged.
+	Path []string
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util/prefixname.go b/pkg/kinflate/util/prefixname.go
index 9ae7e8e2a..16ef2f80a 100644
--- a/pkg/kinflate/util/prefixname.go
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util/prefixname.go
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ func (o *PrefixNameOptions) Transform(m map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.U
 		obj := m[gvkn]
 		objMap := obj.UnstructuredContent()
 		for _, path := range o.pathConfigs {
+			if !SelectByGVK(gvkn.gvk, path.GroupVersionKind) {
+				continue
+			}
 			err := mutateField(objMap, path.Path, path.CreateIfNotPresent, o.addPrefix)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util/util.go b/pkg/kinflate/util/util.go
index c2f07c130..cc4075d5a 100644
--- a/pkg/kinflate/util/util.go
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util/util.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"reflect"
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/ghodss/yaml"
@@ -111,6 +112,53 @@ func Encode(in map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.Unstructured) ([]byte, err
 	return buf.Bytes(), nil
 }
 
+// SelectByGVK returns true if selector is a superset of in; otherwise, false.
+func SelectByGVK(in schema.GroupVersionKind, selector *schema.GroupVersionKind) bool {
+	if selector == nil {
+		return true
+	}
+	if len(selector.Group) > 0 {
+		if in.Group != selector.Group {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	if len(selector.Version) > 0 {
+		if in.Version != selector.Version {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	if len(selector.Kind) > 0 {
+		if in.Kind != selector.Kind {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func CompareMap(m1, m2 map[GroupVersionKindName]*unstructured.Unstructured) error {
+	if len(m1) != len(m2) {
+		keySet1 := []GroupVersionKindName{}
+		keySet2 := []GroupVersionKindName{}
+		for gvkn := range m1 {
+			keySet1 = append(keySet1, gvkn)
+		}
+		for gvkn := range m1 {
+			keySet2 = append(keySet2, gvkn)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("maps has different number of entries: %#v doesn't equals %#v", keySet1, keySet2)
+	}
+	for gvkn, obj1 := range m1 {
+		obj2, found := m2[gvkn]
+		if !found {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%#v doesn't exist in %#v", gvkn, m2)
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(obj1, obj2) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("%#v doesn't match %#v", obj1, obj2)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type mutateFunc func(interface{}) (interface{}, error)
 
 func mutateField(m map[string]interface{}, pathToField []string, createIfNotPresent bool, fns ...mutateFunc) error {
diff --git a/pkg/kinflate/util/util_test.go b/pkg/kinflate/util/util_test.go
index ed04dec3a..25539473e 100644
--- a/pkg/kinflate/util/util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kinflate/util/util_test.go
@@ -87,3 +87,111 @@ func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("%s doesn't match expected %s", out, encoded)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFilterByGVK(t *testing.T) {
+	type testCase struct {
+		description string
+		in          schema.GroupVersionKind
+		filter      *schema.GroupVersionKind
+		expected    bool
+	}
+	testCases := []testCase{
+		{
+			description: "nil filter",
+			in:          schema.GroupVersionKind{},
+			filter:      nil,
+			expected:    true,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "gvk matches",
+			in: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			filter: &schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "group doesn't matches",
+			in: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			filter: &schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group2",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "version doesn't matches",
+			in: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			filter: &schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version2",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "kind doesn't matches",
+			in: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			filter: &schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind2",
+			},
+			expected: false,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "no version in filter",
+			in: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			filter: &schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			description: "only kind is set in filter",
+			in: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "group1",
+				Version: "version1",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			filter: &schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "",
+				Version: "",
+				Kind:    "kind1",
+			},
+			expected: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		filtered := SelectByGVK(tc.in, tc.filter)
+		if filtered != tc.expected {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected filter result for test case: %v", tc.description)
+		}
+	}
+}