diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example/v1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example/v1/doc.go
index 242d3904dd201..5b6bd5b306f88 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example/v1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example/v1/doc.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +k8s:defaulter-gen=TypeMeta
 // +k8s:conversion-gen=k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example
 // +groupName=example.apiserver.code-generator.k8s.io
 package v1
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example2/v1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example2/v1/doc.go
index 41e271d223ab4..36bd4549cd5cb 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example2/v1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example2/v1/doc.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +k8s:defaulter-gen=TypeMeta
 // +groupName=example.test.apiserver.code-generator.k8s.io
 // +k8s:conversion-gen=k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/apiserver/apis/example2
 // +groupGoName=SecondExample
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example/v1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example/v1/doc.go
index 08f1279fb85b2..e6614c0da665a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example/v1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example/v1/doc.go
@@ -15,5 +15,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +k8s:defaulter-gen=TypeMeta
 // +groupName=example.crd.code-generator.k8s.io
 package v1
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example2/v1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example2/v1/doc.go
index 702b716348a24..6521d83ff3918 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example2/v1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/code-generator/_examples/crd/apis/example2/v1/doc.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 */
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
+// +k8s:defaulter-gen=TypeMeta
 // +groupName=example.test.crd.code-generator.k8s.io
 // +groupGoName=SecondExample
 package v1
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1alpha1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1alpha1/doc.go
index 077120851eaa2..22f06f63c9036 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1alpha1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1alpha1/doc.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
 // +k8s:conversion-gen=k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle
+// +k8s:defaulter-gen=TypeMeta
 
 // Package v1alpha1 is the v1alpha1 version of the API.
 // +groupName=wardle.k8s.io
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1beta1/doc.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1beta1/doc.go
index ca385a2e71160..aa2f7a5b12b9c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1beta1/doc.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle/v1beta1/doc.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen=package
 // +k8s:conversion-gen=k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle
+// +k8s:defaulter-gen=TypeMeta
 
 // Package v1beta1 is the v1beta1 version of the API.
 // +groupName=wardle.k8s.io