diff --git a/src/controllers/cluster.rs b/src/controllers/cluster.rs
index cd37b63..f5ee22b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/cluster.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/cluster.rs
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ use kube::{api::ResourceExt, runtime::controller::Action, Resource};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 use super::cluster_class::CLUSTER_CLASS_LABEL;
-use super::controller::{get_or_create, Context, FleetBundle, FleetController};
-use super::SyncError;
+use super::controller::{get_or_create, patch, Context, FleetBundle, FleetController};
+use super::{ClusterSyncError, SyncError};
 
 pub static CONTROLPLANE_READY_CONDITION: &str = "ControlPlaneReady";
 
 pub struct FleetClusterBundle {
     fleet: fleet_cluster::Cluster,
-    config: FleetAddonConfig
+    config: FleetAddonConfig,
 }
 
 impl From<&Cluster> for fleet_cluster::Cluster {
@@ -60,10 +60,19 @@ impl From<&Cluster> for fleet_cluster::Cluster {
 
 impl FleetBundle for FleetClusterBundle {
     async fn sync(&self, ctx: Arc<Context>) -> Result<Action> {
-        get_or_create(ctx, self.fleet.clone())
+        get_or_create(ctx.clone(), self.fleet.clone())
             .await
-            .map_err(SyncError::ClusterSync)
-            .map_err(Into::into)
+            .map_err(Into::<ClusterSyncError>::into)
+            .map_err(Into::<SyncError>::into)?;
+
+        if let Some(true) = self.config.spec.patch_resource {
+            patch(ctx, self.fleet.clone())
+                .await
+                .map_err(Into::<ClusterSyncError>::into)
+                .map_err(Into::<SyncError>::into)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(Action::await_change())
     }
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +100,7 @@ impl FleetController for Cluster {
             fleet.metadata.owner_references = None
         }
 
-        Ok(FleetClusterBundle{
+        Ok(FleetClusterBundle {
             fleet,
             config: config.clone(),
         })
diff --git a/src/controllers/cluster_class.rs b/src/controllers/cluster_class.rs
index f845cf8..088e8a4 100644
--- a/src/controllers/cluster_class.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/cluster_class.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use kube::{api::ResourceExt, runtime::controller::Action, Resource};
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
-use super::controller::{get_or_create, Context, FleetBundle, FleetController};
-use super::SyncError;
+use super::controller::{get_or_create, patch, Context, FleetBundle, FleetController};
+use super::{GroupSyncError, SyncError};
 
 pub static CLUSTER_CLASS_LABEL: &str = "clusterclass-name.fleet.addons.cluster.x-k8s.io";
 
@@ -54,10 +54,19 @@ impl From<&ClusterClass> for ClusterGroup {
 
 impl FleetBundle for FleetClusterClassBundle {
     async fn sync(&self, ctx: Arc<Context>) -> Result<Action> {
-        get_or_create(ctx, self.fleet_group.clone())
+        get_or_create(ctx.clone(), self.fleet_group.clone())
             .await
-            .map_err(SyncError::GroupSync)
-            .map_err(Into::into)
+            .map_err(Into::<GroupSyncError>::into)
+            .map_err(Into::<SyncError>::into)?;
+
+        if let Some(true) = self.config.spec.patch_resource {
+            patch(ctx, self.fleet_group.clone())
+                .await
+                .map_err(Into::<GroupSyncError>::into)
+                .map_err(Into::<SyncError>::into)?;
+        }
+
+        Ok(Action::await_change())
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/controllers/controller.rs b/src/controllers/controller.rs
index 39f8099..6682536 100644
--- a/src/controllers/controller.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/controller.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use crate::api::fleet_addon_config::FleetAddonConfig;
+use crate::controllers::PatchError;
 use crate::metrics::Diagnostics;
 use crate::{telemetry, Error, Metrics};
 use chrono::Utc;
 
 use k8s_openapi::NamespaceResourceScope;
 
-use kube::api::PostParams;
+use kube::api::{Patch, PatchParams, PostParams};
 
 use kube::runtime::events::{Event, EventType};
 use kube::runtime::finalizer;
@@ -84,6 +85,51 @@ where
     Ok(Action::await_change())
 }
 
+pub(crate) async fn patch<R>(ctx: Arc<Context>, res: R) -> Result<Action, PatchError>
+where
+    R: std::fmt::Debug,
+    R: Clone + Serialize + DeserializeOwned,
+    R: kube::Resource<DynamicType = (), Scope = NamespaceResourceScope>,
+    R: kube::ResourceExt,
+{
+    let ns = res
+        .meta()
+        .namespace
+        .clone()
+        .unwrap_or(String::from("default"));
+    let api: Api<R> = Api::namespaced(ctx.client.clone(), &ns);
+
+    api.patch(
+        &res.name_any(),
+        &PatchParams::apply("addon-provider-fleet"),
+        &Patch::Apply(res.clone()),
+    )
+    .await
+    .map_err(PatchError::Patch)?;
+
+    info!("Updated fleet object");
+    ctx.diagnostics
+        .read()
+        .await
+        .recorder(ctx.client.clone(), &res)
+        // Record object creation
+        .publish(Event {
+            type_: EventType::Normal,
+            reason: "Updated".into(),
+            note: Some(format!(
+                "Updated fleet object `{}` in `{}`",
+                res.name_any(),
+                res.namespace().unwrap_or_default()
+            )),
+            action: "Creating".into(),
+            secondary: None,
+        })
+        .await
+        .map_err(PatchError::Event)?;
+
+    Ok(Action::await_change())
+}
+
 pub(crate) trait FleetBundle {
     async fn sync(&self, ctx: Arc<Context>) -> crate::Result<Action>;
 }
diff --git a/src/controllers/mod.rs b/src/controllers/mod.rs
index a933d22..5be3adf 100644
--- a/src/controllers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/controllers/mod.rs
@@ -2,16 +2,34 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum SyncError {
-    #[error("Cluster sync error: {0}")]
-    ClusterSync(#[source] GetOrCreateError),
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    ClusterSync(#[from] ClusterSyncError),
 
-    #[error("Cluster group sync error: {0}")]
-    GroupSync(#[source] GetOrCreateError),
+    #[error("{0}")]
+    GroupSync(#[from] GroupSyncError),
 
     #[error("Return early")]
     EarlyReturn,
 }
 
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum ClusterSyncError {
+    #[error("Cluster create error: {0}")]
+    GetOrCreateError(#[from] GetOrCreateError),
+
+    #[error("Cluster update error: {0}")]
+    PatchError(#[from] PatchError),
+}
+
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum GroupSyncError {
+    #[error("Cluster group create error: {0}")]
+    GetOrCreateError(#[from] GetOrCreateError),
+
+    #[error("Cluster group update error: {0}")]
+    PatchError(#[from] PatchError),
+}
+
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum GetOrCreateError {
     #[error("Lookup error: {0}")]
@@ -24,6 +42,15 @@ pub enum GetOrCreateError {
     Event(#[from] kube::Error),
 }
 
+#[derive(Error, Debug)]
+pub enum PatchError {
+    #[error("Patch error: {0}")]
+    Patch(#[source] kube::Error),
+
+    #[error("Diagnostics error: {0}")]
+    Event(#[from] kube::Error),
+}
+
 pub mod cluster;
 pub mod cluster_class;
 pub mod controller;