diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/cluster_map_types.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/cluster_map_types.go
index 33b13f717..6b954f0a9 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/cluster_map_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/cluster_map_types.go
@@ -37,6 +37,14 @@ type Cluster struct {
 	DynamicKubeConfig bool `json:"dynamicKubeConf,omitempty"`
 	// KubeconfigContext is the context in kubeconfig, default is equals to clusterMap key
 	KubeconfigContext string `json:"kubeconfigContext,omitempty"`
+	// ClusterAPIRef references to Cluster API cluster resources
+	ClusterAPIRef ClusterAPIRef `json:"clusterAPIRef,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ClusterAPIRef will be used to find cluster object in kubernetes parent cluster
+type ClusterAPIRef struct {
+	Name      string
+	Namespace string
 }
 
 // DefaultClusterMap can be used to safely unmarshal ClusterMap object without nil pointers
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 4214e388c..62a48c1d7 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ func (in *Builder) DeepCopy() *Builder {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Cluster) DeepCopyInto(out *Cluster) {
 	*out = *in
+	out.ClusterAPIRef = in.ClusterAPIRef
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Cluster.
@@ -128,6 +129,21 @@ func (in *Cluster) DeepCopy() *Cluster {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ClusterAPIRef) DeepCopyInto(out *ClusterAPIRef) {
+	*out = *in
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ClusterAPIRef.
+func (in *ClusterAPIRef) DeepCopy() *ClusterAPIRef {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ClusterAPIRef)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *ClusterMap) DeepCopyInto(out *ClusterMap) {
 	*out = *in
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map.go b/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map.go
index 3550479b0..f2b135e6c 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import (
 	"opendev.org/airship/airshipctl/pkg/log"
 )
 
+// DefaultClusterAPIObjNamespace is a default namespace used for cluster-api cluster object
+const DefaultClusterAPIObjNamespace = "default"
+
 // ClusterMap interface that allows to list all clusters, find its parent, namespace,
 // check if dynamic kubeconfig is enabled.
 // TODO use typed cluster names
@@ -28,6 +31,7 @@ type ClusterMap interface {
 	DynamicKubeConfig(string) bool
 	ClusterNamespace(string) (string, error)
 	ClusterKubeconfigContext(string) (string, error)
+	ClusterAPIRef(string) (ClusterAPIRef, error)
 }
 
 // clusterMap allows to view clusters and relationship between them
@@ -73,6 +77,36 @@ func (cm clusterMap) AllClusters() []string {
 	return clusters
 }
 
+// ClusterAPIRef helps to find corresponding cluster-api Cluster object in kubernetes cluster
+type ClusterAPIRef struct {
+	Name      string
+	Namespace string
+}
+
+// ClusterAPIRef maps a clusterapi name and namespace for a given cluster
+func (cm clusterMap) ClusterAPIRef(clusterName string) (ClusterAPIRef, error) {
+	clstr, ok := cm.apiMap.Map[clusterName]
+	if !ok {
+		return ClusterAPIRef{}, ErrClusterNotInMap{Child: clusterName, Map: cm.apiMap}
+	}
+
+	name := clstr.ClusterAPIRef.Name
+	namespace := clstr.ClusterAPIRef.Namespace
+
+	if name == "" {
+		name = clusterName
+	}
+
+	if namespace == "" {
+		namespace = DefaultClusterAPIObjNamespace
+	}
+
+	return ClusterAPIRef{
+		Name:      name,
+		Namespace: namespace,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // ClusterNamespace a namespace for given cluster
 // TODO implement how to get namespace for cluster
 func (cm clusterMap) ClusterNamespace(clusterName string) (string, error) {
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map_test.go b/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map_test.go
index 955ba6f2a..90b8e6693 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/clustermap/map_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ func TestClusterMap(t *testing.T) {
 	workloadCluster := "workload"
 	workloadClusterKubeconfigContext := "different-workload-context"
 	workloadClusterNoParent := "workload without parent"
+	workloadClusterAPIRefName := "workload-cluster-api"
+	workloadClusterAPIRefNamespace := "some-namespace"
 	apiMap := &v1alpha1.ClusterMap{
 		Map: map[string]*v1alpha1.Cluster{
 			targetCluster: {
@@ -41,6 +43,10 @@ func TestClusterMap(t *testing.T) {
 				Parent:            targetCluster,
 				DynamicKubeConfig: true,
 				KubeconfigContext: workloadClusterKubeconfigContext,
+				ClusterAPIRef: v1alpha1.ClusterAPIRef{
+					Name:      workloadClusterAPIRefName,
+					Namespace: workloadClusterAPIRefNamespace,
+				},
 			},
 			workloadClusterNoParent: {
 				DynamicKubeConfig: true,
@@ -106,4 +112,23 @@ func TestClusterMap(t *testing.T) {
 		_, err := cMap.ClusterKubeconfigContext("does not exist")
 		assert.Error(t, err)
 	})
+
+	t.Run("ClusterAPI ref name and namespace defaults", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref, err := cMap.ClusterAPIRef(workloadClusterNoParent)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, clustermap.DefaultClusterAPIObjNamespace, ref.Namespace)
+		assert.Equal(t, workloadClusterNoParent, ref.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ClusterAPI ref name and namespace", func(t *testing.T) {
+		ref, err := cMap.ClusterAPIRef(workloadCluster)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, workloadClusterAPIRefNamespace, ref.Namespace)
+		assert.Equal(t, workloadClusterAPIRefName, ref.Name)
+	})
+
+	t.Run("ClusterAPI ref error", func(t *testing.T) {
+		_, err := cMap.ClusterAPIRef("doesn't exist")
+		assert.Error(t, err)
+	})
 }