diff --git a/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go b/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go
index 78ebb2d27..010606c8e 100644
--- a/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go
+++ b/cmd/config/internal/commands/cmdcreatesetter.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ func NewCreateSetterRunner(parent string) *CreateSetterRunner {
 		"create a partial setter for only part of the field value.")
 	fixDocs(parent, set)
 	set.MarkFlagRequired("type")
-	set.MarkFlagRequired("field")
 	r.Command = set
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go b/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go
index 0a70fa84a..18fb7918d 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters/addyaml.go
@@ -55,8 +55,9 @@ func (m *customFieldSetter) Filter(object *yaml.RNode) (*yaml.RNode, error) {
 			return node.PipeE(m)
 		})
 	case yaml.ScalarNode:
-		// only create the setter for fields with the given name
-		if m.currentFieldName != m.Field {
+		// if filed is empty, create the setter for all fields with given value
+		// else only create the setter for given field and value combination, with given name
+		if m.Field != "" && m.currentFieldName != m.Field {
 			return object, nil
 		}
 		if err := m.create(object); err != nil {