diff --git a/plugin/plugin.go b/plugin/plugin.go
index a720d024..7e1b3b8b 100644
--- a/plugin/plugin.go
+++ b/plugin/plugin.go
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/clienthelper"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/hook"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/log"
@@ -11,19 +16,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/syncer"
 	synccontext "github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/syncer/context"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/translate"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/translate/util"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
-	"net"
-	"os"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cache"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/cluster"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -572,6 +574,10 @@ func (m *manager) start() error {
 	m.context.PhysicalManager.GetCache().WaitForCacheSync(m.context.Context)
 	m.context.VirtualManager.GetCache().WaitForCacheSync(m.context.Context)
 
+	err = util.FindOwner(m.context)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error in setting owner reference %v", err)
+	}
 	// start syncers
 	for _, v := range m.syncers {
 		// fake syncer?
diff --git a/translate/translate.go b/translate/translate.go
index 33673f3f..97775cd6 100644
--- a/translate/translate.go
+++ b/translate/translate.go
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ func IsManaged(obj runtime.Object) bool {
 }
 
 func GetOwnerReference() []metav1.OwnerReference {
-	if Owner == nil {
+	if Owner == nil || Owner.GetName() == "" || Owner.GetUID() == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	typeAccessor, err := meta.TypeAccessor(Owner)
-	if err != nil {
+	if err != nil || typeAccessor.GetAPIVersion() == "" || typeAccessor.GetKind() == "" {
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/translate/util/util.go b/translate/util/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a08e2356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/translate/util/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/syncer/context"
+	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster-sdk/translate"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
+)
+
+// FindOwner finds the owner of the synced resources and sets it, unless SetOwner is set to false
+func FindOwner(ctx *context.RegisterContext) error {
+	if ctx.CurrentNamespace != ctx.Options.TargetNamespace {
+		if ctx.Options.SetOwner {
+			klog.Warningf("Skip setting owner, because current namespace %s != target namespace %s", ctx.CurrentNamespace, ctx.Options.TargetNamespace)
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if ctx.Options.SetOwner {
+		service := &corev1.Service{}
+		err := ctx.CurrentNamespaceClient.Get(ctx.Context, types.NamespacedName{Namespace: ctx.CurrentNamespace, Name: ctx.Options.ServiceName}, service)
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "get vcluster service")
+		}
+
+		translate.Owner = service
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}