diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree.go
index 7bc23e008..2b14da271 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree.go
@@ -74,13 +74,17 @@ type TreeRunner struct {
 	structure       string
 }
 
+func (r *TreeRunner) getMatchFilesGlob() []string {
+	matchFilesGlob := append([]string{ext.KRMFileName()}, kio.DefaultMatch...)
+	return append(matchFilesGlob, "Kustomization")
+}
+
 func (r *TreeRunner) runE(c *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	var input kio.Reader
 	var root = "."
-	matchFilesGlob := append([]string{ext.KRMFileName()}, kio.DefaultMatch...)
 	if len(args) == 1 {
 		root = filepath.Clean(args[0])
-		input = kio.LocalPackageReader{PackagePath: args[0], MatchFilesGlob: matchFilesGlob}
+		input = kio.LocalPackageReader{PackagePath: args[0], MatchFilesGlob: r.getMatchFilesGlob()}
 	} else {
 		input = &kio.ByteReader{Reader: c.InOrStdin()}
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree_test.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree_test.go
index 92bcac173..dc0d21508 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/tree_test.go
@@ -90,6 +90,53 @@ spec:
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTreeCommand_Kustomization(t *testing.T) {
+	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "kustomize-tree-test")
+	defer os.RemoveAll(d)
+	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(d, "f2.yaml"), []byte(`kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: nginx
+  name: bar
+  annotations:
+    app: nginx
+spec:
+  replicas: 3
+`), 0600)
+	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(d, "Kustomization"), []byte(`apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- f2.yaml
+`), 0600)
+	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	// fmt the files
+	b := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	r := commands.GetTreeRunner("")
+	r.Command.SetArgs([]string{d})
+	r.Command.SetOut(b)
+	if !assert.NoError(t, r.Command.Execute()) {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if !assert.Equal(t, fmt.Sprintf(`%s
+├── [Kustomization]  Kustomization 
+└── [f2.yaml]  Deployment bar
+`, d), b.String()) {
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTreeCommand_subpkgs(t *testing.T) {
 	d, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "kustomize-tree-test")
 	defer os.RemoveAll(d)