diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v2/controller.go b/pkg/scaffold/v2/controller.go
index 2bae97f8186..03a649e5889 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v2/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/v2/controller.go
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ import (
 type {{ .Resource.Kind }}Reconciler struct {
 	client.Client
 	Log logr.Logger
+	Scheme *runtime.Scheme
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups={{.GroupDomain}},resources={{ .Plural }},verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go b/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go
index cb2ab69ab3f..df1913ae491 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/v2/main.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ func (m *Main) Update(opts *MainUpdateOptions) error {
 	reconcilerSetupCodeFragment := fmt.Sprintf(`if err = (&controllers.%sReconciler{
 	 	Client: mgr.GetClient(),
         Log: ctrl.Log.WithName("controllers").WithName("%s"),
+        Scheme: mgr.GetScheme(),  
 	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
 	 	setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "%s")
 	 	os.Exit(1)