diff --git a/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go b/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go
index 0b188f867..35d4b7de0 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@ nameReference:
     kind: Ingress
   - path: spec/backend/serviceName
     kind: Ingress
+  - path: spec/service/name
+    kind: APIService
+    group: apiregistration.k8s.io
 
 - kind: Role
   group: rbac.authorization.k8s.io