diff --git a/test/validation/k8s.go b/test/validation/k8s.go
index a75c33d1778..479529dbecd 100644
--- a/test/validation/k8s.go
+++ b/test/validation/k8s.go
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ func NewK8sPodForResource(application string, name string) K8sObject {
 			Version:  "v1",
 			Resource: "pods",
 		},
-		Kind:   "Pod",
-		Labels: kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		Kind:         "Pod",
+		Labels:       kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		ResourceName: name,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -94,8 +95,9 @@ func NewK8sHTTPProxyForResource(application string, name string) K8sObject {
 			Version:  "v1",
 			Resource: "httpproxies",
 		},
-		Kind:   "HTTPProxy",
-		Labels: kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		Kind:         "HTTPProxy",
+		Labels:       kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		ResourceName: name,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -107,8 +109,9 @@ func NewK8sServiceForResource(application string, name string) K8sObject {
 			Version:  "v1",
 			Resource: "services",
 		},
-		Kind:   "Service",
-		Labels: kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		Kind:         "Service",
+		Labels:       kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		ResourceName: name,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -120,8 +123,9 @@ func NewK8sSecretForResource(application string, name string) K8sObject {
 			Version:  "v1",
 			Resource: "secrets",
 		},
-		Kind:   "Secret",
-		Labels: kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		Kind:         "Secret",
+		Labels:       kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		ResourceName: name,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -602,7 +606,8 @@ func NewDaprComponent(application string, name string) K8sObject {
 			Version:  "v1alpha1",
 			Resource: "components",
 		},
-		Kind:   "Component",
-		Labels: kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		Kind:         "Component",
+		Labels:       kuberneteskeys.MakeSelectorLabels(application, name),
+		ResourceName: name,
 	}
 }