diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/apis/example/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/apis/example/v1/types.go
index 8543ad26c26..d92582569c7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/apis/example/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/apis/example/v1/types.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package v1
 import metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 
 // +genclient
+// +genclient:method=GetClusterTestType,verb=get
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 
 // TestType is a top-level type. A client is created for it.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_testtype.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_testtype.go
index 17485b99d0b..c1be6f22caa 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_testtype.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/fake/fake_testtype.go
@@ -195,3 +195,14 @@ func (c *FakeTestTypes) ApplyStatus(ctx context.Context, testType *examplev1.Tes
 	}
 	return obj.(*v1.TestType), err
 }
+
+// GetClusterTestType takes name of the testType, and returns the corresponding testType object, and an error if there is any.
+func (c *FakeTestTypes) GetClusterTestType(ctx context.Context, name string, options metav1.GetOptions) (result *v1.TestType, err error) {
+	obj, err := c.Fake.
+		Invokes(testing.NewGetAction(testtypesResource, c.ns, name), &v1.TestType{})
+
+	if obj == nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return obj.(*v1.TestType), err
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/testtype.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/testtype.go
index e6c1e13f062..5adf7dca781 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/testtype.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/examples/crd/clientset/versioned/typed/example/v1/testtype.go
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ type TestTypeInterface interface {
 	Patch(ctx context.Context, name string, pt types.PatchType, data []byte, opts metav1.PatchOptions, subresources ...string) (result *v1.TestType, err error)
 	Apply(ctx context.Context, testType *examplev1.TestTypeApplyConfiguration, opts metav1.ApplyOptions) (result *v1.TestType, err error)
 	ApplyStatus(ctx context.Context, testType *examplev1.TestTypeApplyConfiguration, opts metav1.ApplyOptions) (result *v1.TestType, err error)
+	GetClusterTestType(ctx context.Context, name string, opts metav1.GetOptions) (*v1.TestType, error)
+
 	TestTypeExpansion
 }