diff --git a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_resource_op.py b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_resource_op.py
index 4007c3c311e..cbf689d685e 100644
--- a/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_resource_op.py
+++ b/sdk/python/kfp/dsl/_resource_op.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class Resource(object):
       "merge_strategy": "str",
       "success_condition": "str",
       "failure_condition": "str",
+      "set_owner_reference": "bool",
       "manifest": "str",
       "flags": "list[str]"
   }
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class Resource(object):
       "merge_strategy": "str",
       "success_condition": "str",
       "failure_condition": "str",
+      "set_owner_reference": "bool",
       "manifest": "str",
       "flags": "list[str]"
   }
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ class Resource(object):
       "merge_strategy": "mergeStrategy",
       "success_condition": "successCondition",
       "failure_condition": "failureCondition",
+      "set_owner_reference": "setOwnerReference",
       "manifest": "manifest",
       "flags": "flags"
   }
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                merge_strategy: str = None,
                success_condition: str = None,
                failure_condition: str = None,
+               set_owner_reference: bool = None,
                manifest: str = None,
                flags: Optional[List[str]] = None):
     """Create a new instance of Resource"""
@@ -63,6 +67,7 @@ def __init__(self,
     self.merge_strategy = merge_strategy
     self.success_condition = success_condition
     self.failure_condition = failure_condition
+    self.set_owner_reference = set_owner_reference
     self.manifest = manifest
     self.flags = flags
 
@@ -98,6 +103,7 @@ def __init__(self,
                merge_strategy: str = None,
                success_condition: str = None,
                failure_condition: str = None,
+               set_owner_reference: bool = None,
                attribute_outputs: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = None,
                flags: Optional[List[str]] = None,
                **kwargs):
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ def __init__(self,
         "merge_strategy": merge_strategy,
         "success_condition": success_condition,
         "failure_condition": failure_condition,
+        "set_owner_reference": set_owner_reference,
         "flags": flags
     }
     # `resource` prop in `io.argoproj.workflow.v1alpha1.Template`
diff --git a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py
index 863052f281f..c10b58f377a 100644
--- a/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py
+++ b/sdk/python/tests/compiler/compiler_tests.py
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ def my_pipeline(msg1, json, kind, msg2='value2'):
             name="resource"
           )
         ),
-        attribute_outputs={"out": json}
+        attribute_outputs={"out": json},
+        set_owner_reference=True
       )
       golden_output = {
         'container': {
@@ -147,7 +148,8 @@ def my_pipeline(msg1, json, kind, msg2='value2'):
             "kind: '{{inputs.parameters.kind}}'\n"
             "metadata:\n"
             "  name: resource\n"
-          )
+          ),
+          'setOwnerReference': True
         }
       }