diff --git a/cmd/kubebuilder/v1/api.go b/cmd/kubebuilder/v1/api.go
index 77482de312..342d0101b6 100644
--- a/cmd/kubebuilder/v1/api.go
+++ b/cmd/kubebuilder/v1/api.go
@@ -172,5 +172,6 @@ func ResourceForFlags(f *flag.FlagSet) *resource.Resource {
 	f.StringVar(&r.Kind, "kind", "", "resource Kind")
 	f.StringVar(&r.Group, "group", "", "resource Group")
 	f.StringVar(&r.Version, "version", "", "resource Version")
+	f.BoolVar(&r.Namespaced, "namespaced", true, "resource is namespaced")
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/testv1.sh b/testv1.sh
index ed2174bf48..dc669ee0cd 100755
--- a/testv1.sh
+++ b/testv1.sh
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ function test_init_project_manual_dep_ensure {
 
 function test_create_api_controller {
   header_text "performing creating api and controller"
-  kubebuilder create api --group insect --version v1beta1 --kind Bee <<EOF
+  kubebuilder create api --group insect --version v1beta1 --kind Bee --namespaced false <<EOF
+y
+y
+EOF
+}
+
+function test_create_namespaced_api_controller {
+  header_text "performing creating namespaced api and controller"
+  kubebuilder create api --group insect --version v1beta1 --kind Bee --namespaced true <<EOF
 y
 y
 EOF
@@ -42,7 +50,15 @@ EOF
 
 function test_create_api_only {
   header_text "performing creating api only"
-  kubebuilder create api --group insect --version v1beta1 --kind Bee <<EOF
+  kubebuilder create api --group insect --version v1beta1 --kind Bee --namespaced false <<EOF
+y
+n
+EOF
+}
+
+function test_create_namespaced_api_only {
+  header_text "performing creating api only"
+  kubebuilder create api --group insect --version v1beta1 --kind Bee --namespaced true <<EOF
 y
 n
 EOF
@@ -58,7 +74,15 @@ EOF
 
 function test_create_coretype_controller {
   header_text "performing creating coretype controller"
-  kubebuilder create api --group apps --version v1 --kind Deployment <<EOF
+  kubebuilder create api --group apps --version v1 --kind Deployment --namespaced false <<EOF
+n
+y
+EOF
+}
+
+function test_create_namespaced_coretype_controller {
+  header_text "performing creating coretype controller"
+  kubebuilder create api --group apps --version v1 --kind Deployment --namespaced true <<EOF
 n
 y
 EOF
@@ -80,13 +104,24 @@ prepare_testdir_under_gopath
 test_init_project
 test_create_api_controller
 
+prepare_testdir_under_gopath
+test_init_project
+test_create_namespaced_api_controller
+
 prepare_testdir_under_gopath
 test_init_project
 test_create_api_only
 
-# enable this test case after fixing it
-#prepare_testdir_under_gopath
-#test_init_project
-#test_create_coretype_controller
+prepare_testdir_under_gopath
+test_init_project
+test_create_namespaced_api_only
+
+prepare_testdir_under_gopath
+test_init_project
+test_create_coretype_controller
+
+prepare_testdir_under_gopath
+test_init_project
+test_create_namespaced_coretype_controller
 
 exit $rc