diff --git a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/configmap.go b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
index 11feb5c69..25272c141 100644
--- a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
+++ b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ func newCmdAddConfigMap(
 		"from-env-file",
 		"",
 		"Specify the path to a file to read lines of key=val pairs to create a configmap (i.e. a Docker .env file).")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(
+		&flags.DisableNameSuffixHash,
+		"disableNameSuffixHash",
+		false,
+		"Disable the name suffix for the configmap")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -126,4 +131,9 @@ func mergeFlagsIntoCmArgs(args *types.ConfigMapArgs, flags flagsAndArgs) {
 		args.EnvSources = append(
 			args.EnvSources, flags.EnvFileSource)
 	}
+	if flags.DisableNameSuffixHash {
+		args.Options = &types.GeneratorOptions{
+			DisableNameSuffixHash: true,
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/flagsandargs.go b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/flagsandargs.go
index d17088ab5..5f24fe6bf 100644
--- a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/flagsandargs.go
+++ b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/flagsandargs.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ type flagsAndArgs struct {
 	Type string
 	// Namespace of secret
 	Namespace string
+	// Disable name suffix
+	DisableNameSuffixHash bool
 }
 
 // Validate validates required fields are set to support structured generation.
diff --git a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret.go b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret.go
index 39d96f41c..4a87080d7 100644
--- a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret.go
+++ b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret.go
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ func newCmdAddSecret(
 		"namespace",
 		"",
 		"Specify the namespace of the secret")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(
+		&flags.DisableNameSuffixHash,
+		"disableNameSuffixHash",
+		false,
+		"Disable the name suffix for the secret")
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -139,4 +144,9 @@ func mergeFlagsIntoGeneratorArgs(args *types.GeneratorArgs, flags flagsAndArgs)
 		args.EnvSources = append(
 			args.EnvSources, flags.EnvFileSource)
 	}
+	if flags.DisableNameSuffixHash {
+		args.Options = &types.GeneratorOptions{
+			DisableNameSuffixHash: true,
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret_test.go b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret_test.go
index 30fc1dd27..6d89914aa 100644
--- a/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/internal/commands/edit/add/secret_test.go
@@ -114,3 +114,14 @@ func TestMergeFlagsIntoSecretArgs_EnvSource(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected env2")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestMergeFlagsIntoSecretArgs_DisableNameSuffixHash(t *testing.T) {
+	k := &types.Kustomization{}
+	args := findOrMakeSecretArgs(k, "foo", "bar", "forbidden")
+	mergeFlagsIntoGeneratorArgs(
+		&args.GeneratorArgs,
+		flagsAndArgs{DisableNameSuffixHash: true})
+	if k.SecretGenerator[0].Options.DisableNameSuffixHash != true {
+		t.Fatalf("expected true")
+	}
+}