diff --git a/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go b/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
index ae4e140ed00..b58f3b18927 100644
--- a/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
+++ b/pkg/plugin/v3/scaffolds/internal/templates/makefile.go
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ manager: generate fmt vet
 run: generate fmt vet manifests
 	go run ./main.go
 
+# Run with Delve for development purposes against the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kube/config
+# Delve is a debugger for the Go programming language. More info: https://github.com/go-delve/delve
+run-delve: generate fmt vet manifests
+	go build -gcflags "all=-trimpath=$(shell go env GOPATH)" -o bin/manager main.go
+	dlv --listen=:2345 --headless=true --api-version=2 --accept-multiclient exec ./bin/manager
+
 # Install CRDs into a cluster
 install: manifests kustomize
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
index 514e029eedd..98db61be101 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ manager: generate fmt vet
 run: generate fmt vet manifests
 	go run ./main.go
 
+# Run with Delve for development purposes against the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kube/config
+# Delve is a debugger for the Go programming language. More info: https://github.com/go-delve/delve
+run-delve: generate fmt vet manifests
+	go build -gcflags "all=-trimpath=$(shell go env GOPATH)" -o bin/manager main.go
+	dlv --listen=:2345 --headless=true --api-version=2 --accept-multiclient exec ./bin/manager
+
 # Install CRDs into a cluster
 install: manifests kustomize
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
index 514e029eedd..98db61be101 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-multigroup/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ manager: generate fmt vet
 run: generate fmt vet manifests
 	go run ./main.go
 
+# Run with Delve for development purposes against the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kube/config
+# Delve is a debugger for the Go programming language. More info: https://github.com/go-delve/delve
+run-delve: generate fmt vet manifests
+	go build -gcflags "all=-trimpath=$(shell go env GOPATH)" -o bin/manager main.go
+	dlv --listen=:2345 --headless=true --api-version=2 --accept-multiclient exec ./bin/manager
+
 # Install CRDs into a cluster
 install: manifests kustomize
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/Makefile b/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
index 514e029eedd..98db61be101 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ manager: generate fmt vet
 run: generate fmt vet manifests
 	go run ./main.go
 
+# Run with Delve for development purposes against the configured Kubernetes cluster in ~/.kube/config
+# Delve is a debugger for the Go programming language. More info: https://github.com/go-delve/delve
+run-delve: generate fmt vet manifests
+	go build -gcflags "all=-trimpath=$(shell go env GOPATH)" -o bin/manager main.go
+	dlv --listen=:2345 --headless=true --api-version=2 --accept-multiclient exec ./bin/manager
+
 # Install CRDs into a cluster
 install: manifests kustomize
 	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | kubectl apply -f -