diff --git a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory_test.go b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory_test.go
index 15f86c6aa..b3914f5ad 100644
--- a/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory_test.go
+++ b/k8sdeps/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory_test.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestConstructConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "construct config map from env",
 			input: types.ConfigMapArgs{
-				Name: "envConfigMap",
+				GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "envConfigMap"},
 				DataSources: types.DataSources{
 					EnvSource: "configmap/app.env",
 				},
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func TestConstructConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "construct config map from file",
 			input: types.ConfigMapArgs{
-				Name: "fileConfigMap",
+				GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "fileConfigMap"},
 				DataSources: types.DataSources{
 					FileSources: []string{"configmap/app-init.ini"},
 				},
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestConstructConfigMap(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "construct config map from literal",
 			input: types.ConfigMapArgs{
-				Name: "literalConfigMap",
+				GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "literalConfigMap"},
 				DataSources: types.DataSources{
 					LiteralSources: []string{"a=x", "b=y", "c=\"Hello World\"", "d='true'"},
 				},
diff --git a/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go b/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
index 6a5ace43a..7fc93518f 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func makeConfigMapArgs(m *types.Kustomization, name string) *types.ConfigMapArgs
 		}
 	}
 	// config map not found, create new one and add it to the kustomization file.
-	cm := &types.ConfigMapArgs{Name: name}
+	cm := &types.ConfigMapArgs{GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: name}}
 	m.ConfigMapGenerator = append(m.ConfigMapGenerator, *cm)
 	return &m.ConfigMapGenerator[len(m.ConfigMapGenerator)-1]
 }
diff --git a/pkg/resmap/factory_test.go b/pkg/resmap/factory_test.go
index 36805c017..5d41548eb 100644
--- a/pkg/resmap/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/resmap/factory_test.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestNewFromConfigMaps(t *testing.T) {
 			description: "construct config map from env",
 			input: []types.ConfigMapArgs{
 				{
-					Name: "envConfigMap",
+					GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "envConfigMap"},
 					DataSources: types.DataSources{
 						EnvSource: "app.env",
 					},
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func TestNewFromConfigMaps(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "construct config map from file",
 			input: []types.ConfigMapArgs{{
-				Name: "fileConfigMap",
+				GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "fileConfigMap"},
 				DataSources: types.DataSources{
 					FileSources: []string{"app-init.ini"},
 				},
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ BAR=baz
 			description: "construct config map from literal",
 			input: []types.ConfigMapArgs{
 				{
-					Name: "literalConfigMap",
+					GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "literalConfigMap"},
 					DataSources: types.DataSources{
 						LiteralSources: []string{"a=x", "b=y", "c=\"Good Morning\"", "d=\"false\""},
 					},
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ var secret = gvk.Gvk{Version: "v1", Kind: "Secret"}
 func TestNewResMapFromSecretArgs(t *testing.T) {
 	secrets := []types.SecretArgs{
 		{
-			Name: "apple",
+			GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "apple"},
 			CommandSources: types.CommandSources{
 				Commands: map[string]string{
 					"DB_USERNAME": "printf admin",
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestNewResMapFromSecretArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			Type: ifc.SecretTypeOpaque,
 		},
 		{
-			Name: "peanuts",
+			GeneratorArgs: types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "peanuts"},
 			CommandSources: types.CommandSources{
 				EnvCommand: "printf \"DB_USERNAME=admin\nDB_PASSWORD=somepw\"",
 			},
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ func TestSecretTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 	timeout := int64(1)
 	secrets := []types.SecretArgs{
 		{
-			Name:           "slow",
+			GeneratorArgs:  types.GeneratorArgs{Name: "slow"},
 			TimeoutSeconds: &timeout,
 			CommandSources: types.CommandSources{
 				Commands: map[string]string{
diff --git a/pkg/types/kustomization.go b/pkg/types/kustomization.go
index 8591ced4f..e1badbc6d 100644
--- a/pkg/types/kustomization.go
+++ b/pkg/types/kustomization.go
@@ -146,21 +146,27 @@ func (k *Kustomization) DealWithDeprecatedFields() {
 	}
 }
 
-// ConfigMapArgs contains the metadata of how to generate a configmap.
-type ConfigMapArgs struct {
-	// Name of the configmap.
-	// The full name should be Kustomization.NamePrefix + Configmap.Name +
-	// hash(content of configmap).
-	Name string `json:"name,omitempty" yaml:"name,omitempty"`
-
+// GeneratorArgs contains arguments common to generators.
+type GeneratorArgs struct {
 	// Namespace for the configmap, optional
 	Namespace string `json:"namespace,omitempty" yaml:"namespace,omitempty"`
 
-	// behavior of configmap, must be one of create, merge and replace
-	// 'create': create a new one;
-	// 'replace': replace the existing one;
-	// 'merge': merge the existing one.
+	// Name - actually the partial name - of the generated resource.
+	// The full name ends up being something like
+	// NamePrefix + this.Name + hash(content of generated resource).
+	Name string `json:"name,omitempty" yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+
+	// Behavior of generated resource, must be one of:
+	//   'create': create a new one
+	//   'replace': replace the existing one
+	//   'merge': merge with the existing one
 	Behavior string `json:"behavior,omitempty" yaml:"behavior,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ConfigMapArgs contains the metadata of how to generate a configmap.
+type ConfigMapArgs struct {
+	// GeneratorArgs for the configmap.
+	GeneratorArgs `json:",inline,omitempty" yaml:",inline,omitempty"`
 
 	// DataSources for configmap.
 	DataSources `json:",inline,omitempty" yaml:",inline,omitempty"`
@@ -168,19 +174,8 @@ type ConfigMapArgs struct {
 
 // SecretArgs contains the metadata of how to generate a secret.
 type SecretArgs struct {
-	// Name of the secret.
-	// The full name should be Kustomization.NamePrefix + SecretGenerator.Name +
-	// hash(content of secret).
-	Name string `json:"name,omitempty" yaml:"name,omitempty"`
-
-	// Namespace for the secret, optional
-	Namespace string `json:"namespace,omitempty" yaml:"namespace,omitempty"`
-
-	// behavior of secretGenerator, must be one of create, merge and replace
-	// 'create': create a new one;
-	// 'replace': replace the existing one;
-	// 'merge': merge the existing one.
-	Behavior string `json:"behavior,omitempty" yaml:"behavior,omitempty"`
+	// GeneratorArgs for the secret.
+	GeneratorArgs `json:",inline,omitempty" yaml:",inline,omitempty"`
 
 	// Type of the secret.
 	//