diff --git a/apis/kustomize/kustomize_types.go b/apis/kustomize/kustomize_types.go
index 1718ba88..1c929845 100644
--- a/apis/kustomize/kustomize_types.go
+++ b/apis/kustomize/kustomize_types.go
@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ type Selector struct {
 	LabelSelector string `json:"labelSelector,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// Patch contains either a StrategicMerge or a JSON6902 patch, either a file or inline,
+// and the target the patch should be applied to.
+type Patch struct {
+	// Patch contains the JSON6902 patch document with an array of
+	// operation objects.
+	// +required
+	Patch string `json:"patch,omitempty"`
+
+	// Target points to the resources that the patch document should
+	// be applied to.
+	// +optional
+	Target Selector `json:"target,omitempty"`
+}
+
 // JSON6902 is a JSON6902 operation object.
 // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6902#section-4
 type JSON6902 struct {
diff --git a/apis/kustomize/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/kustomize/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index a65f9075..0ad952f8 100644
--- a/apis/kustomize/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/kustomize/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -82,6 +82,22 @@ func (in *JSON6902Patch) DeepCopy() *JSON6902Patch {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Patch) DeepCopyInto(out *Patch) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.Target = in.Target
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Patch.
+func (in *Patch) DeepCopy() *Patch {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Patch)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Selector) DeepCopyInto(out *Selector) {
 	*out = *in