diff --git a/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/generate/k8s.go b/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/generate/k8s.go
index 5d61f60fde2..503d600b583 100644
--- a/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/generate/k8s.go
+++ b/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/generate/k8s.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	k8sGenerated = "./tmp/codegen/update-generated.sh"
+	// dot represents current dir.
+	dot = "."
 )
 
 func NewGenerateK8SCmd() *cobra.Command {
@@ -44,8 +46,14 @@ func k8sFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 	if len(args) != 0 {
 		cmdError.ExitWithError(cmdError.ExitBadArgs, errors.New("k8s command doesn't accept any arguments."))
 	}
+	K8sCodegen(dot)
+}
 
+// K8sCodegen performs code-generation for custom resources of this project given the projectDir.
+func K8sCodegen(projectDir string) {
+	fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "Run code-generation for custom resources")
 	kcmd := exec.Command(k8sGenerated)
+	kcmd.Dir = projectDir
 	o, err := kcmd.CombinedOutput()
 	if err != nil {
 		cmdError.ExitWithError(cmdError.ExitError, fmt.Errorf("failed to perform code-generation for CustomResources: (%v)", string(o)))
diff --git a/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/new.go b/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/new.go
index 6a40043e893..d30f1cb6269 100644
--- a/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/new.go
+++ b/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/new.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
+	"github.com/coreos/operator-sdk/commands/operator-sdk/cmd/generate"
 	cmdError "github.com/coreos/operator-sdk/commands/operator-sdk/error"
 	"github.com/coreos/operator-sdk/pkg/generator"
 
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func newFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		cmdError.ExitWithError(cmdError.ExitError, fmt.Errorf("failed to create project %v: %v", projectName, err))
 	}
 	pullDep()
+	generate.K8sCodegen(projectName)
 }
 
 func parse(args []string) {