diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go
index 4dc9c5641..78ebb2d27 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ func NewCreateSetterRunner(parent string) *CreateSetterRunner {
 		"kind of the Resource on which to create the setter.")
 	set.Flags().StringVar(&r.Set.SetPartialField.Type, "type", "",
 		"valid OpenAPI field type -- e.g. integer,boolean,string.")
+	set.Flags().BoolVar(&r.Set.SetPartialField.Partial, "partial", false,
+		"create a partial setter for only part of the field value.")
 	fixDocs(parent, set)
 	set.MarkFlagRequired("type")
 	set.MarkFlagRequired("field")
diff --git a/kyaml/fieldmeta/fieldmeta.go b/kyaml/fieldmeta/fieldmeta.go
index 3a9742654..3ed5fc73c 100644
--- a/kyaml/fieldmeta/fieldmeta.go
+++ b/kyaml/fieldmeta/fieldmeta.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ type FieldMeta struct {
 
 type XKustomize struct {
 	SetBy               string               `yaml:"setBy,omitempty" json:"setBy,omitempty"`
-	PartialFieldSetters []PartialFieldSetter `yaml:"partialFieldSetters" json:"partialFieldSetters"`
+	PartialFieldSetters []PartialFieldSetter `yaml:"partialSetters,omitempty" json:"partialSetters,omitempty"`
+	FieldSetter         *PartialFieldSetter  `yaml:"setter,omitempty" json:"setter,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // PartialFieldSetter defines how to set part of a field rather than the full field
diff --git a/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go b/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go
index 22aec3696..0a70fa84a 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ type customFieldSetter struct {
 
 	Type string
 
+	// Partial will create a partial setter if set to true
+	Partial bool
+
 	// currentFieldName is the name of the current field being processed
 	currentFieldName string
 }
@@ -66,11 +69,6 @@ func (m *customFieldSetter) Filter(object *yaml.RNode) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
 }
 
 func (m *customFieldSetter) create(field *yaml.RNode) error {
-	// doesn't match the supplied value
-	if !strings.Contains(field.YNode().Value, m.Setter.Value) {
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	fm := fieldmeta.FieldMeta{}
 	if err := fm.Read(field); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err)
@@ -83,20 +81,35 @@ func (m *customFieldSetter) create(field *yaml.RNode) error {
 	fm.Extensions.SetBy = m.SetBy
 	fm.Schema.Type = []string{m.Type}
 
-	found := false
-	for i := range fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters {
-		s := fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i]
-		if s.Name == m.Setter.Name {
-			// update the setter if we find it
-			found = true
-			fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i] = m.Setter
-			break
+	if !m.Partial {
+		// doesn't match the supplied value
+		if field.YNode().Value != m.Setter.Value {
+			return nil
+		}
+		// full setter
+		fm.Extensions.FieldSetter = &m.Setter
+		fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters = nil
+	} else {
+		// doesn't match the supplied value
+		if !strings.Contains(field.YNode().Value, m.Setter.Value) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		found := false
+		for i := range fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters {
+			s := fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i]
+			if s.Name == m.Setter.Name {
+				// update the setter if we find it
+				found = true
+				fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i] = m.Setter
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		if !found {
+			// add the setter if it wasn't found
+			fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters = append(fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters, m.Setter)
 		}
 	}
-	if !found {
-		// add the setter if it wasn't found
-		fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters = append(fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters, m.Setter)
-	}
+
 	if err := fm.Write(field); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err)
 	}
diff --git a/kyaml/setters/dokio.go b/kyaml/setters/dokio.go
index 182a73122..32b9a8f9d 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters/dokio.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters/dokio.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ type PerformSetters struct {
 
 func (s *PerformSetters) Filter(input []*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error) {
 	for i := range input {
-		p := &partialFieldSetter{
+		p := &fieldSetter{
 			Name:        s.Name,
 			Value:       s.Value,
 			Description: s.Description,
diff --git a/kyaml/setters/doyaml.go b/kyaml/setters/doyaml.go
index 69d64acc2..dd35fea61 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters/doyaml.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters/doyaml.go
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/yaml"
 )
 
-var _ yaml.Filter = &partialFieldSetter{}
+var _ yaml.Filter = &fieldSetter{}
 
-// partialFieldSetter sets part of a field value.
-type partialFieldSetter struct {
+// fieldSetter sets part or all of a field value.
+type fieldSetter struct {
 	// Name is the name of the setter to perform.
 	Name string
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type partialFieldSetter struct {
 }
 
 // Filter implements yaml.Filter
-func (fs *partialFieldSetter) Filter(object *yaml.RNode) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
+func (fs *fieldSetter) Filter(object *yaml.RNode) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
 	switch object.YNode().Kind {
 	case yaml.DocumentNode:
 		// Document is the root of the object and always contains 1 node
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (fs *partialFieldSetter) Filter(object *yaml.RNode) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
 		})
 	case yaml.ScalarNode:
 		// Check if there is a setter matching the name
-		s, f, err := fs.findPartialSetter(object)
+		s, f, partial, err := fs.findSetter(object)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -58,19 +58,19 @@ func (fs *partialFieldSetter) Filter(object *yaml.RNode) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
 			return object, nil
 		}
 		// set the field value
-		return object, fs.set(object, s, f)
+		return object, fs.set(object, s, f, partial)
 	default:
 		return object, nil
 	}
 }
 
 // findPartialSetter finds the setter matching the name if one exists
-func (fs *partialFieldSetter) findPartialSetter(field *yaml.RNode) (
-	*fieldmeta.PartialFieldSetter, *fieldmeta.FieldMeta, error) {
+func (fs *fieldSetter) findSetter(field *yaml.RNode) (
+	*fieldmeta.PartialFieldSetter, *fieldmeta.FieldMeta, bool, error) {
 	// check if there are any substitutions for this field
 	var fm = &fieldmeta.FieldMeta{}
 	if err := fm.Read(field); err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, err
+		return nil, nil, false, err
 	}
 	if fs.SetBy != "" {
 		fm.Extensions.SetBy = fs.SetBy
@@ -79,18 +79,23 @@ func (fs *partialFieldSetter) findPartialSetter(field *yaml.RNode) (
 		fm.Schema.Description = fs.Description
 	}
 
+	if fm.Extensions.FieldSetter != nil && fm.Extensions.FieldSetter.Name == fs.Name {
+		return fm.Extensions.FieldSetter, fm, false, nil
+	}
+
 	// check if there is a matching substitution
 	for i := range fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters {
 		if fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i].Name == fs.Name {
-			return &fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i], fm, nil
+			return &fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i], fm, true, nil
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, nil, nil
+	return nil, nil, false, nil
 }
 
 // set performs the substitution for the given field, substitution, and metadata
-func (fs *partialFieldSetter) set(
-	field *yaml.RNode, s *fieldmeta.PartialFieldSetter, f *fieldmeta.FieldMeta) error {
+func (fs *fieldSetter) set(
+	field *yaml.RNode, s *fieldmeta.PartialFieldSetter,
+	f *fieldmeta.FieldMeta, partial bool) error {
 	if s.Value == fs.Value || !strings.Contains(field.YNode().Value, s.Value) {
 		// no substitutions necessary -- already substituted or doesn't have the set value
 		// which acts as a marker
@@ -100,8 +105,13 @@ func (fs *partialFieldSetter) set(
 	// record that the config has been modified
 	fs.Count++
 
-	// replace the current value with the new value
-	field.YNode().Value = strings.ReplaceAll(field.YNode().Value, s.Value, fs.Value)
+	if !partial {
+		// full setter
+		field.YNode().Value = fs.Value
+	} else {
+		// replace the current value with the new value
+		field.YNode().Value = strings.ReplaceAll(field.YNode().Value, s.Value, fs.Value)
+	}
 
 	// be sure to set the tag to the matching type so the yaml doesn't incorrectly quote
 	//integers or booleans as strings
diff --git a/kyaml/setters/lookupyaml.go b/kyaml/setters/lookupyaml.go
index 425b58a62..ecc5923ce 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters/lookupyaml.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters/lookupyaml.go
@@ -54,6 +54,22 @@ func (ls *lookupSetters) lookup(field *yaml.RNode) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if fm.Extensions.FieldSetter != nil {
+		if ls.Name != "" && ls.Name != fm.Extensions.FieldSetter.Name {
+			// skip this setter, it doesn't match the specified setter
+			return nil
+		}
+		// full setter
+		ls.Setters = append(ls.Setters, setter{
+			PartialFieldSetter: *fm.Extensions.FieldSetter,
+			Description:        fm.Schema.Description,
+			Type:               fm.Schema.Type[0],
+			SetBy:              fm.Extensions.SetBy,
+		})
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// partial setters
 	for i := range fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters {
 		if ls.Name != "" && ls.Name != fm.Extensions.PartialFieldSetters[i].Name {
 			// skip this setter