diff --git a/apis/duck/v1alpha1/condition_set_test.go b/apis/duck/v1alpha1/condition_set_test.go
index 2bf1c404d1..4155a1d60a 100644
--- a/apis/duck/v1alpha1/condition_set_test.go
+++ b/apis/duck/v1alpha1/condition_set_test.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func TestNewBatchConditionSet(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestNonTerminalCondition(t *testing.T) {
 	set := NewLivingConditionSet("Foo")
-	status := &KResourceStatus{}
+	status := &Status{}
 
 	manager := set.Manage(status)
 	manager.InitializeConditions()
diff --git a/apis/duck/v1alpha1/conditions_types.go b/apis/duck/v1alpha1/conditions_types.go
index b2fac23d6f..016cd026a9 100644
--- a/apis/duck/v1alpha1/conditions_types.go
+++ b/apis/duck/v1alpha1/conditions_types.go
@@ -129,26 +129,21 @@ type KResource struct {
 	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
 	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
 
-	Status KResourceStatus `json:"status"`
+	Status Status `json:"status"`
 }
 
-// KResourceStatus shows how we expect folks to embed Conditions in
+// Status shows how we expect folks to embed Conditions in
 // their Status field.
-type KResourceStatus struct {
-	Conditions Conditions `json:"conditions,omitempty"`
-}
-
-func (krs *KResourceStatus) GetConditions() Conditions {
-	return krs.Conditions
-}
+type Status struct {
+	// ObservedGeneration is the 'Generation' of the Service that
+	// was last processed by the controller.
+	// +optional
+	ObservedGeneration int64 `json:"observedGeneration,omitempty"`
 
-func (krs *KResourceStatus) SetConditions(conditions Conditions) {
-	krs.Conditions = conditions
+	// +optional
+	Conditions Conditions `json:"conditions,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// Ensure KResourceStatus satisfies ConditionsAccessor
-var _ ConditionsAccessor = (*KResourceStatus)(nil)
-
 // In order for Conditions to be Implementable, KResource must be Populatable.
 var _ duck.Populatable = (*KResource)(nil)
 
@@ -162,6 +157,7 @@ func (_ *Conditions) GetFullType() duck.Populatable {
 
 // Populate implements duck.Populatable
 func (t *KResource) Populate() {
+	t.Status.ObservedGeneration = 42
 	t.Status.Conditions = Conditions{{
 		// Populate ALL fields
 		Type:               "Birthday",
diff --git a/apis/duck/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/duck/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 45f285d7ea..6750c0cc57 100644
--- a/apis/duck/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/duck/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -220,29 +220,6 @@ func (in *KResourceList) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
-func (in *KResourceStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *KResourceStatus) {
-	*out = *in
-	if in.Conditions != nil {
-		in, out := &in.Conditions, &out.Conditions
-		*out = make(Conditions, len(*in))
-		for i := range *in {
-			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
-		}
-	}
-	return
-}
-
-// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new KResourceStatus.
-func (in *KResourceStatus) DeepCopy() *KResourceStatus {
-	if in == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := new(KResourceStatus)
-	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
-	return out
-}
-
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *LegacyTarget) DeepCopyInto(out *LegacyTarget) {
 	*out = *in
@@ -319,6 +296,29 @@ func (in *LegacyTargetable) DeepCopy() *LegacyTargetable {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Status) DeepCopyInto(out *Status) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Conditions != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Conditions, &out.Conditions
+		*out = make(Conditions, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Status.
+func (in *Status) DeepCopy() *Status {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Status)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Target) DeepCopyInto(out *Target) {
 	*out = *in