diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
index 6cb55af7014..7311a7e7881 100644
--- a/cmd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/cli"
 	cfgv2 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/config/v2"
 	cfgv3 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/config/v3"
-	declarativev1 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1"
+	declarativev1 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1"
 	pluginv2 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/golang/v2"
 	pluginv3 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/golang/v3"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/domain.go b/pkg/plugins/domain.go
index 3df0f742d10..8e3f06d2d12 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/domain.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/domain.go
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ limitations under the License.
 package plugins
 
 // DefaultNameQualifier is the suffix appended to all kubebuilder plugin names.
-const DefaultNameQualifier = ".kubebuilder.io"
+const DefaultNameQualifier = "kubebuilder.io"
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/api.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/api.go
similarity index 98%
rename from pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/api.go
rename to pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/api.go
index 48e9727ae74..5421c4398ab 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/api.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/api.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/model/resource"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugin"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugin/util"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates"
 	goPluginV3 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/golang/v3"
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/channel.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/channel.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/channel.go
rename to pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/channel.go
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/controller.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/controller.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/controller.go
rename to pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/controller.go
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/manifest.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/manifest.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/manifest.go
rename to pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/manifest.go
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/types.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/types.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/internal/templates/types.go
rename to pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/internal/templates/types.go
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/plugin.go
similarity index 94%
rename from pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/plugin.go
rename to pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/plugin.go
index fdd291aca80..c4d0d327c79 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/declarative/v1/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/declarative/v1/plugin.go
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import (
 	cfgv3 "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/config/v3"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/model/resource"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugin"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins/golang"
 )
 
-const pluginName = "declarative" + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
+const pluginName = "declarative." + golang.DefaultGoNameQualifier
 
 var (
 	pluginVersion            = plugin.Version{Number: 1}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/domain.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/domain.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fd4075465c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/domain.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Kubernetes Authors.
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package golang
+
+import "sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins"
+
+// DefaultGoNameQualifier is the suffix appended to all kubebuilder plugin names for Golang operators.
+const DefaultGoNameQualifier = "go." + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v2/plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v2/plugin.go
index dd38b95ddda..fd1d7779416 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v2/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v2/plugin.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins"
 )
 
-const pluginName = "go" + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
+const pluginName = "go." + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
 
 var (
 	pluginVersion            = plugin.Version{Number: 2}
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/plugin.go b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/plugin.go
index 1d6a2c381cb..e54b3841473 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/plugin.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/golang/v3/plugin.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kubebuilder/v3/pkg/plugins"
 )
 
-const pluginName = "go" + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
+const pluginName = "go." + plugins.DefaultNameQualifier
 
 var (
 	pluginVersion            = plugin.Version{Number: 3}
diff --git a/testdata/project-v2-addon/PROJECT b/testdata/project-v2-addon/PROJECT
index c8b327dcca8..6db875d62c8 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v2-addon/PROJECT
+++ b/testdata/project-v2-addon/PROJECT
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 domain: testproject.org
 layout:
 - go.kubebuilder.io/v2
-- declarative.kubebuilder.io/v1
+- declarative.go.kubebuilder.io/v1
 plugins:
-  declarative.kubebuilder.io/v1:
+  declarative.go.kubebuilder.io/v1:
     resources:
     - domain: testproject.org
       group: crew
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-addon/PROJECT b/testdata/project-v3-addon/PROJECT
index 8dc17cbd77c..ed2c6fab956 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-addon/PROJECT
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-addon/PROJECT
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 domain: testproject.org
 layout:
 - go.kubebuilder.io/v3
-- declarative.kubebuilder.io/v1
+- declarative.go.kubebuilder.io/v1
 plugins:
-  declarative.kubebuilder.io/v1:
+  declarative.go.kubebuilder.io/v1:
     resources:
     - domain: testproject.org
       group: crew
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3-config/PROJECT b/testdata/project-v3-config/PROJECT
index a16b39f303d..c9729112b31 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3-config/PROJECT
+++ b/testdata/project-v3-config/PROJECT
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ domain: testproject.org
 layout:
 - go.kubebuilder.io/v3
 plugins:
-  declarative.kubebuilder.io/v1:
+  declarative.go.kubebuilder.io/v1:
     resources:
     - domain: testproject.org
       group: crew
diff --git a/testdata/project-v3/PROJECT b/testdata/project-v3/PROJECT
index 5767a104d67..b0d353872f7 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v3/PROJECT
+++ b/testdata/project-v3/PROJECT
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ domain: testproject.org
 layout:
 - go.kubebuilder.io/v3
 plugins:
-  declarative.kubebuilder.io/v1:
+  declarative.go.kubebuilder.io/v1:
     resources:
     - domain: testproject.org
       group: crew