diff --git a/pkg/daprrp/processors/pubsubbrokers/processor.go b/pkg/daprrp/processors/pubsubbrokers/processor.go
index 597246d2c8..9e8982f8a7 100644
--- a/pkg/daprrp/processors/pubsubbrokers/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/daprrp/processors/pubsubbrokers/processor.go
@@ -62,9 +62,16 @@ func (p *Processor) Process(ctx context.Context, resource *datamodel.DaprPubSubB
 	// If the resource is being provisioned manually then *we* are responsible for creating the Dapr Component.
 	// Let's do this now.
 
-	applicationID, err := resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
-	if err != nil && resource.Properties.Application != "" {
-		return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+	// DaprPubSubBroker resources may or may not be application scoped.
+	// Some Dapr Components can be specific to a single application, they would be application scoped and have
+	// resource.Properties.Application populated, while others could be shared across multiple applications and
+	// would not have resource.Properties.Application populated.
+	var applicationID resources.ID
+	if resource.Properties.Application != "" {
+		applicationID, err = resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+		}
 	}
 
 	component, err := dapr.ConstructDaprGeneric(
@@ -113,9 +120,17 @@ func (p *Processor) Delete(ctx context.Context, resource *datamodel.DaprPubSubBr
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	applicationID, err := resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
-	if err != nil && resource.Properties.Application != "" {
-		return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+	// DaprPubSubBroker resources may or may not be application scoped.
+	// Some Dapr Components can be specific to a single application, they would be application scoped and have
+	// resource.Properties.Application populated, while others could be shared across multiple applications and
+	// would not have resource.Properties.Application populated.
+	var err error
+	var applicationID resources.ID
+	if resource.Properties.Application != "" {
+		applicationID, err = resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	component := unstructured.Unstructured{
diff --git a/pkg/daprrp/processors/secretstores/processor.go b/pkg/daprrp/processors/secretstores/processor.go
index a8ab999816..3a01e7c53a 100644
--- a/pkg/daprrp/processors/secretstores/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/daprrp/processors/secretstores/processor.go
@@ -59,9 +59,16 @@ func (p *Processor) Process(ctx context.Context, resource *datamodel.DaprSecretS
 	// If the resource is being provisioned manually then *we* are responsible for creating the Dapr Component.
 	// Let's do this now.
 
-	applicationID, err := resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
-	if err != nil && resource.Properties.Application != "" {
-		return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+	// DaprSecretStore resources may or may not be application scoped.
+	// Some Dapr Components can be specific to a single application, they would be application scoped and have
+	// resource.Properties.Application populated, while others could be shared across multiple applications and
+	// would not have resource.Properties.Application populated.
+	var applicationID resources.ID
+	if resource.Properties.Application != "" {
+		applicationID, err = resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+		}
 	}
 
 	component, err := dapr.ConstructDaprGeneric(
@@ -110,9 +117,17 @@ func (p *Processor) Delete(ctx context.Context, resource *datamodel.DaprSecretSt
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	applicationID, err := resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
-	if err != nil && resource.Properties.Application != "" {
-		return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+	// DaprSecretStore resources may or may not be application scoped.
+	// Some Dapr Components can be specific to a single application, they would be application scoped and have
+	// resource.Properties.Application populated, while others could be shared across multiple applications and
+	// would not have resource.Properties.Application populated.
+	var err error
+	var applicationID resources.ID
+	if resource.Properties.Application != "" {
+		applicationID, err = resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	component := unstructured.Unstructured{
diff --git a/pkg/daprrp/processors/statestores/processor.go b/pkg/daprrp/processors/statestores/processor.go
index 03fdaf391f..2a053a4694 100644
--- a/pkg/daprrp/processors/statestores/processor.go
+++ b/pkg/daprrp/processors/statestores/processor.go
@@ -62,9 +62,16 @@ func (p *Processor) Process(ctx context.Context, resource *datamodel.DaprStateSt
 	// If the resource is being provisioned manually then *we* are responsible for creating the Dapr Component.
 	// Let's do this now.
 
-	applicationID, err := resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
-	if err != nil && resource.Properties.Application != "" {
-		return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+	// DaprStateStore resources may or may not be application scoped.
+	// Some Dapr Components can be specific to a single application, they would be application scoped and have
+	// resource.Properties.Application populated, while others could be shared across multiple applications and
+	// would not have resource.Properties.Application populated.
+	var applicationID resources.ID
+	if resource.Properties.Application != "" {
+		applicationID, err = resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+		}
 	}
 
 	component, err := dapr.ConstructDaprGeneric(
@@ -113,9 +120,17 @@ func (p *Processor) Delete(ctx context.Context, resource *datamodel.DaprStateSto
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	applicationID, err := resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
-	if err != nil && resource.Properties.Application != "" {
-		return err // This should already be validated by this point.
+	// DaprStateStore resources may or may not be application scoped.
+	// Some Dapr Components can be specific to a single application, they would be application scoped and have
+	// resource.Properties.Application populated, while others could be shared across multiple applications and
+	// would not have resource.Properties.Application populated.
+	var err error
+	var applicationID resources.ID
+	if resource.Properties.Application != "" {
+		applicationID, err = resources.ParseResource(resource.Properties.Application)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	component := unstructured.Unstructured{