diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverrider.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverrider.java
index 2a2f6964c1..5879383464 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverrider.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/config/ConfigurationServiceOverrider.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.monitoring.Metrics;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.DependentResourceFactory;
 
 @SuppressWarnings("unused")
 public class ConfigurationServiceOverrider {
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ public class ConfigurationServiceOverrider {
   private Set<Class<? extends HasMetadata>> defaultNonSSAResource;
   private Boolean previousAnnotationForDependentResources;
   private Boolean parseResourceVersions;
+  private DependentResourceFactory dependentResourceFactory;
 
   ConfigurationServiceOverrider(ConfigurationService original) {
     this.original = original;
@@ -77,6 +79,12 @@ public ConfigurationServiceOverrider withMinConcurrentWorkflowExecutorThreads(in
     return this;
   }
 
+  public ConfigurationServiceOverrider withDependentResourceFactory(
+      DependentResourceFactory dependentResourceFactory) {
+    this.dependentResourceFactory = dependentResourceFactory;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public ConfigurationServiceOverrider withResourceCloner(Cloner cloner) {
     this.cloner = cloner;
     return this;
@@ -184,6 +192,12 @@ public boolean checkCRDAndValidateLocalModel() {
         return checkCR != null ? checkCR : original.checkCRDAndValidateLocalModel();
       }
 
+      @Override
+      public DependentResourceFactory dependentResourceFactory() {
+        return dependentResourceFactory != null ? dependentResourceFactory
+            : DependentResourceFactory.DEFAULT;
+      }
+
       @Override
       public int concurrentReconciliationThreads() {
         return Utils.ensureValid(