diff --git a/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/clusterserviceversion_types.go b/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/clusterserviceversion_types.go
index 9351661b769..25f4272cb4a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/clusterserviceversion_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/clusterserviceversion_types.go
@@ -102,14 +102,23 @@ type APIServiceDefinitions struct {
 	Required []APIServiceDescription `json:"required,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// ClusterServiceVersionSpec declarations tell the OLM how to install an operator
-// that can manage apps for given version and AppType.
+// NativeAPI describes the GVK of a Kubernetes resource that is required by an
+// Operator, but must be provided by the underlying cluster and not an extension.
+type NativeAPI struct {
+	Group   string `json:"group"`
+	Version string `json:"version"`
+	Kind    string `json:"kind"`
+}
+
+// ClusterServiceVersionSpec declarations tell OLM how to install an operator
+// that can manage apps for a given version.
 type ClusterServiceVersionSpec struct {
 	InstallStrategy           NamedInstallStrategy      `json:"install"`
 	Version                   semver.Version            `json:"version,omitempty"`
 	Maturity                  string                    `json:"maturity,omitempty"`
 	CustomResourceDefinitions CustomResourceDefinitions `json:"customresourcedefinitions,omitempty"`
 	APIServiceDefinitions     APIServiceDefinitions     `json:"apiservicedefinitions,omitempty"`
+	NativeAPIs                []NativeAPI               `json:"nativeAPIs,omitempty"`
 	DisplayName               string                    `json:"displayName"`
 	Description               string                    `json:"description,omitempty"`
 	Keywords                  []string                  `json:"keywords,omitempty"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a0bb0784230..048711762b2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/apis/operators/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -402,6 +402,11 @@ func (in *ClusterServiceVersionSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ClusterServiceVersionSpec
 	out.Version = in.Version
 	in.CustomResourceDefinitions.DeepCopyInto(&out.CustomResourceDefinitions)
 	in.APIServiceDefinitions.DeepCopyInto(&out.APIServiceDefinitions)
+	if in.NativeAPIs != nil {
+		in, out := &in.NativeAPIs, &out.NativeAPIs
+		*out = make([]NativeAPI, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
 	if in.Keywords != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Keywords, &out.Keywords
 		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
@@ -757,6 +762,22 @@ func (in *NamedInstallStrategy) DeepCopy() *NamedInstallStrategy {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *NativeAPI) DeepCopyInto(out *NativeAPI) {
+	*out = *in
+	return
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new NativeAPI.
+func (in *NativeAPI) DeepCopy() *NativeAPI {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(NativeAPI)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *RequirementStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *RequirementStatus) {
 	*out = *in
diff --git a/pkg/controller/operators/olm/requirements.go b/pkg/controller/operators/olm/requirements.go
index 4909904205a..7c0e510a11f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operators/olm/requirements.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operators/olm/requirements.go
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (a *Operator) requirementStatus(strategyDetailsDeployment *install.StrategyDetailsDeployment, crdDescs []v1alpha1.CRDDescription,
-	ownedAPIServiceDescs []v1alpha1.APIServiceDescription, requiredAPIServiceDescs []v1alpha1.APIServiceDescription) (met bool, statuses []v1alpha1.RequirementStatus) {
+	ownedAPIServiceDescs []v1alpha1.APIServiceDescription, requiredAPIServiceDescs []v1alpha1.APIServiceDescription,
+	requiredNativeAPIs []v1alpha1.NativeAPI) (met bool, statuses []v1alpha1.RequirementStatus) {
 	met = true
 
 	// Check for CRDs
@@ -125,6 +126,27 @@ func (a *Operator) requirementStatus(strategyDetailsDeployment *install.Strategy
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, r := range requiredNativeAPIs {
+		name := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", r.Version, r.Group)
+		status := v1alpha1.RequirementStatus{
+			Group:   r.Group,
+			Version: r.Version,
+			Kind:    r.Kind,
+			Name:    name,
+		}
+
+		if err := a.isGVKRegistered(r.Group, r.Version, r.Kind); err != nil {
+			status.Status = v1alpha1.RequirementStatusReasonNotPresent
+			met = false
+			statuses = append(statuses, status)
+			continue
+		} else {
+			status.Status = v1alpha1.RequirementStatusReasonPresent
+			statuses = append(statuses, status)
+			continue
+		}
+	}
+
 	return
 }
 
@@ -238,7 +260,7 @@ func (a *Operator) requirementAndPermissionStatus(csv *v1alpha1.ClusterServiceVe
 		return false, nil, fmt.Errorf("could not cast install strategy as type %T", strategyDetailsDeployment)
 	}
 
-	reqMet, reqStatuses := a.requirementStatus(strategyDetailsDeployment, csv.GetAllCRDDescriptions(), csv.GetOwnedAPIServiceDescriptions(), csv.GetRequiredAPIServiceDescriptions())
+	reqMet, reqStatuses := a.requirementStatus(strategyDetailsDeployment, csv.GetAllCRDDescriptions(), csv.GetOwnedAPIServiceDescriptions(), csv.GetRequiredAPIServiceDescriptions(), csv.Spec.NativeAPIs)
 
 	rbacLister := a.lister.RbacV1()
 	roleLister := rbacLister.RoleLister()