diff --git a/pkg/k8s/client/client.go b/pkg/k8s/client/client.go
index 1325b685e..dd397524d 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/client/client.go
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ package client
 import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
+	apix "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/environment"
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/k8s/kubectl"
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 type Interface interface {
 	ClientSet() kubernetes.Interface
 	DynamicClient() dynamic.Interface
+	ApiextensionsClientSet() apix.Interface
 
 	Kubectl() kubectl.Interface
 }
@@ -42,6 +45,7 @@ type Interface interface {
 type Client struct {
 	clientSet     kubernetes.Interface
 	dynamicClient dynamic.Interface
+	apixClient    apix.Interface
 
 	kubectl kubectl.Interface
 }
@@ -70,6 +74,17 @@ func NewClient(settings *environment.AirshipCTLSettings) (Interface, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// kubectl factories can't create CRD clients...
+	config, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags("", settings.KubeConfigPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	client.apixClient, err = apix.NewForConfig(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return client, nil
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +108,16 @@ func (c *Client) SetDynamicClient(dynamicClient dynamic.Interface) {
 	c.dynamicClient = dynamicClient
 }
 
+// ApiextensionsV1 getter for ApiextensionsV1 interface
+func (c *Client) ApiextensionsClientSet() apix.Interface {
+	return c.apixClient
+}
+
+// SetApiextensionsV1 setter for ApiextensionsV1 interface
+func (c *Client) SetApiextensionsClientSet(apixClient apix.Interface) {
+	c.apixClient = apixClient
+}
+
 // Kubectl getter for Kubectl interface
 func (c *Client) Kubectl() kubectl.Interface {
 	return c.kubectl
diff --git a/pkg/k8s/client/fake/fake.go b/pkg/k8s/client/fake/fake.go
index 760e56f12..92d477b13 100644
--- a/pkg/k8s/client/fake/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/k8s/client/fake/fake.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package fake
 
 import (
+	apix "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 
@@ -27,9 +28,10 @@ import (
 // per test. Examples of implementations can be found with each interface
 // method.
 type Client struct {
-	MockClientSet     func() kubernetes.Interface
-	MockDynamicClient func() dynamic.Interface
-	MockKubectl       func() kubectl.Interface
+	MockClientSet              func() kubernetes.Interface
+	MockDynamicClient          func() dynamic.Interface
+	MockApiextensionsClientSet func() apix.Interface
+	MockKubectl                func() kubectl.Interface
 }
 
 var _ client.Interface = &Client{}
@@ -66,6 +68,22 @@ func (c Client) DynamicClient() dynamic.Interface {
 	return c.MockDynamicClient()
 }
 
+// ApiextensionsClientSet is used to get a mocked implementation of an
+// Apiextensions clientset.  To initialize the mocked client to be returned,
+// the MockApiextensionsClientSet method must be implemented, ideally returning a
+// k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/client/clientset/clientset/fake.ClientSet.
+//
+// Example:
+//
+// testClient := fake.Client {
+// 	MockApiextensionsClientSet: func() apix.Interface {
+// 		return apix_fake.NewSimpleClientset()
+// 	},
+// }
+func (c Client) ApiextensionsClientSet() apix.Interface {
+	return c.MockApiextensionsClientSet()
+}
+
 // Kubectl is used to get a mocked implementation of a Kubectl client.
 // To initialize the mocked client to be returned, the MockKubectl method
 // must be implemented.