diff --git a/krm-functions/applier/image/main.go b/krm-functions/applier/image/main.go
index 0368fc872..e887f6f82 100644
--- a/krm-functions/applier/image/main.go
+++ b/krm-functions/applier/image/main.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/flagutils"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/cmd/printers"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/apply"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cli-utils/pkg/common"
@@ -136,12 +137,18 @@ func (c *Config) toCliOptions() apply.Options {
 		emitStatusEvents = true
 	}
 
+	inventoryPolicy, err := flagutils.ConvertInventoryPolicy(c.InventoryPolicy)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.V(2).Infof("%s or force-adopt, using the default one (strict)", err.Error())
+	}
+
 	return apply.Options{
 		DryRunStrategy:   dryRunStrategy,
 		NoPrune:          !c.PruneOptions.Prune,
 		EmitStatusEvents: emitStatusEvents,
 		ReconcileTimeout: timeout,
 		PollInterval:     pollInterval,
+		InventoryPolicy:  inventoryPolicy,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/krm-functions/applier/image/types/types.go b/krm-functions/applier/image/types/types.go
index e1e68f10e..5aa3e3f96 100755
--- a/krm-functions/applier/image/types/types.go
+++ b/krm-functions/applier/image/types/types.go
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ import (
 
 // ApplyConfig provides instructions on how to apply resources to kubernetes cluster
 type ApplyConfig struct {
-	WaitOptions  ApplyWaitOptions  `json:"waitOptions,omitempty"`
-	PruneOptions ApplyPruneOptions `json:"pruneOptions,omitempty"`
-	Kubeconfig   string            `json:"kubeconfig,omitempty"`
-	Context      string            `json:"context,omitempty"`
-	DryRun       bool              `json:"druRun,omitempty"`
-	Debug        bool              `json:"debug,omitempty"`
-	PhaseName    string            `json:"phaseName,omitempty"`
+	WaitOptions     ApplyWaitOptions  `json:"waitOptions,omitempty"`
+	PruneOptions    ApplyPruneOptions `json:"pruneOptions,omitempty"`
+	Kubeconfig      string            `json:"kubeconfig,omitempty"`
+	Context         string            `json:"context,omitempty"`
+	DryRun          bool              `json:"druRun,omitempty"`
+	Debug           bool              `json:"debug,omitempty"`
+	PhaseName       string            `json:"phaseName,omitempty"`
+	InventoryPolicy string            `json:"inventoryPolicy,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ApplyWaitOptions provides instructions how to wait for kubernetes resources
diff --git a/manifests/function/airshipctl-schemas/airshipit.org_kubernetesapplies.yaml b/manifests/function/airshipctl-schemas/airshipit.org_kubernetesapplies.yaml
index 1655679c6..f6ace77c6 100644
--- a/manifests/function/airshipctl-schemas/airshipit.org_kubernetesapplies.yaml
+++ b/manifests/function/airshipctl-schemas/airshipit.org_kubernetesapplies.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ spec:
                 type: boolean
               druRun:
                 type: boolean
+              inventoryPolicy:
+                description: 'InventoryPolicy defines if an inventory object can take
+                  over objects that belong to another inventory object or don''t belong
+                  to any inventory object. Possible values are: "strict", "adopt"
+                  or "force-adopt"'
+                type: string
               kubeconfig:
                 type: string
               phaseName:
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kubernetes_apply_types.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kubernetes_apply_types.go
index f54e1533e..c5a7dfd09 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kubernetes_apply_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/kubernetes_apply_types.go
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ type ApplyConfig struct {
 	DryRun       bool              `json:"druRun,omitempty"`
 	Debug        bool              `json:"debug,omitempty"`
 	PhaseName    string            `json:"phaseName,omitempty"`
+
+	// InventoryPolicy defines if an inventory object can take over objects that belong to another
+	// inventory object or don't belong to any inventory object. Possible values are:
+	// "strict", "adopt" or "force-adopt"
+	InventoryPolicy string `json:"inventoryPolicy,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ApplyWaitOptions provides instructions how to wait for kubernetes resources