diff --git a/pkg/boilerplate/controller/filter.go b/pkg/boilerplate/controller/filter.go
index 90eccd1f..7a2c52fa 100644
--- a/pkg/boilerplate/controller/filter.go
+++ b/pkg/boilerplate/controller/filter.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package controller
 
-import "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+)
 
 type ParentFilter interface {
 	Parent(obj v1.Object) (namespace, name string)
@@ -13,8 +16,10 @@ type Filter interface {
 	Delete(obj v1.Object) bool
 }
 
+type ParentFunc func(obj v1.Object) (namespace, name string)
+
 type FilterFuncs struct {
-	ParentFunc func(obj v1.Object) (namespace, name string)
+	ParentFunc ParentFunc
 	AddFunc    func(obj v1.Object) bool
 	UpdateFunc func(oldObj, newObj v1.Object) bool
 	DeleteFunc func(obj v1.Object) bool
@@ -47,3 +52,18 @@ func (f FilterFuncs) Delete(obj v1.Object) bool {
 	}
 	return f.DeleteFunc(obj)
 }
+
+func FilterByNames(parentFunc ParentFunc, names ...string) ParentFilter {
+	set := sets.NewString(names...)
+	has := func(obj v1.Object) bool {
+		return set.Has(obj.GetName())
+	}
+	return FilterFuncs{
+		ParentFunc: parentFunc,
+		AddFunc:    has,
+		UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj v1.Object) bool {
+			return has(newObj)
+		},
+		DeleteFunc: has,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/boilerplate/operator/filter.go b/pkg/boilerplate/operator/filter.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..172427d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/boilerplate/operator/filter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package operator
+
+import "github.com/openshift/service-serving-cert-signer/pkg/boilerplate/controller"
+
+func FilterByNames(names ...string) controller.Filter {
+	return controller.FilterByNames(nil, names...)
+}