diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/scale.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/scale.go
index d4901edf9beb..9b98fbb856dc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/scale.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/apps/v1beta2/scale.go
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ type ScaleApplyConfiguration struct {
 // ScaleApplyConfiguration constructs an declarative configuration of the Scale type for use with
 // apply.
 func Scale() *ScaleApplyConfiguration {
-	return &ScaleApplyConfiguration{}
+	b := &ScaleApplyConfiguration{}
+	b.WithKind("Scale")
+	b.WithAPIVersion("apps/v1beta2")
+	return b
 }
 
 // WithKind sets the Kind field in the declarative configuration to the given value
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v1/scale.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v1/scale.go
index 2d2cfeb972fc..27862e9c9ed9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v1/scale.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/autoscaling/v1/scale.go
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ type ScaleApplyConfiguration struct {
 // ScaleApplyConfiguration constructs an declarative configuration of the Scale type for use with
 // apply.
 func Scale() *ScaleApplyConfiguration {
-	return &ScaleApplyConfiguration{}
+	b := &ScaleApplyConfiguration{}
+	b.WithKind("Scale")
+	b.WithAPIVersion("autoscaling/v1")
+	return b
 }
 
 // WithKind sets the Kind field in the declarative configuration to the given value
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/scale.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/scale.go
index 701145825dab..1f774e63f208 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/scale.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/extensions/v1beta1/scale.go
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ type ScaleApplyConfiguration struct {
 // ScaleApplyConfiguration constructs an declarative configuration of the Scale type for use with
 // apply.
 func Scale() *ScaleApplyConfiguration {
-	return &ScaleApplyConfiguration{}
+	b := &ScaleApplyConfiguration{}
+	b.WithKind("Scale")
+	b.WithAPIVersion("extensions/v1beta1")
+	return b
 }
 
 // WithKind sets the Kind field in the declarative configuration to the given value
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/meta/v1/deleteoptions.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/meta/v1/deleteoptions.go
index 289bef43de30..7a1d23114d09 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/meta/v1/deleteoptions.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/meta/v1/deleteoptions.go
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ type DeleteOptionsApplyConfiguration struct {
 // DeleteOptionsApplyConfiguration constructs an declarative configuration of the DeleteOptions type for use with
 // apply.
 func DeleteOptions() *DeleteOptionsApplyConfiguration {
-	return &DeleteOptionsApplyConfiguration{}
+	b := &DeleteOptionsApplyConfiguration{}
+	b.WithKind("DeleteOptions")
+	b.WithAPIVersion("meta.k8s.io/v1")
+	return b
 }
 
 // WithKind sets the Kind field in the declarative configuration to the given value
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
index 1b2d00022550..b91a4619bd91 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/applyconfiguration.go
@@ -105,12 +105,25 @@ func (g *applyConfigurationGenerator) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *type
 			g.generateClientgenExtract(sw, typeParams, !typeParams.Tags.NoStatus)
 		}
 	} else {
-		sw.Do(constructor, typeParams)
+		if hasTypeMetaField(t) {
+			sw.Do(constructorWithTypeMeta, typeParams)
+		} else {
+			sw.Do(constructor, typeParams)
+		}
 	}
 	g.generateWithFuncs(t, typeParams, sw, nil)
 	return sw.Error()
 }
 
+func hasTypeMetaField(t *types.Type) bool {
+	for _, member := range t.Members {
+		if typeMeta.Name == member.Type.Name {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func blocklisted(t *types.Type, member types.Member) bool {
 	if objectMeta.Name == t.Name && member.Name == "ManagedFields" {
 		return true
@@ -309,6 +322,17 @@ func $.ApplyConfig.Type|public$(name string) *$.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|p
 }
 `
 
+var constructorWithTypeMeta = `
+// $.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|public$ constructs an declarative configuration of the $.ApplyConfig.Type|public$ type for use with
+// apply.
+func $.ApplyConfig.Type|public$() *$.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|public$ {
+  b := &$.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|public${}
+  b.WithKind("$.ApplyConfig.Type|singularKind$")
+  b.WithAPIVersion("$.APIVersion$")
+  return b
+}
+`
+
 var constructor = `
 // $.ApplyConfig.ApplyConfiguration|public$ constructs an declarative configuration of the $.ApplyConfig.Type|public$ type for use with
 // apply.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/types.go
index 70ea37cc75a6..66578ae0489b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/cmd/applyconfiguration-gen/generators/types.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import "k8s.io/gengo/types"
 var (
 	applyConfiguration = types.Ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime", "ApplyConfiguration")
 	groupVersionKind   = types.Ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema", "GroupVersionKind")
+	typeMeta           = types.Ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1", "TypeMeta")
 	objectMeta         = types.Ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1", "ObjectMeta")
 	rawExtension       = types.Ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime", "RawExtension")
 	unknown            = types.Ref("k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime", "Unknown")