diff --git a/kyaml/openapi/openapi.go b/kyaml/openapi/openapi.go
index 6401a3360..2eb53f081 100644
--- a/kyaml/openapi/openapi.go
+++ b/kyaml/openapi/openapi.go
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ func SchemaForResourceType(t yaml.TypeMeta) *ResourceSchema {
 // supplementary OpenAPI definitions.
 const SupplementaryOpenAPIFieldName = "openAPI"
 
+const Definitions = "definitions"
+
 // AddSchemaFromFile reads the file at path and parses the OpenAPI definitions
 // from the field "openAPI"
 func AddSchemaFromFile(path string) error {
@@ -70,39 +72,42 @@ func AddSchemaFromFile(path string) error {
 
 // DeleteSchemaInFile reads the file at path and removes all the openAPI definitions
 // present in file from global schema
-func DeleteSchemaInFile(path string) error {
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	object, err := yaml.Parse(string(b))
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	definitions, err := object.Pipe(yaml.Lookup(SupplementaryOpenAPIFieldName, "definitions"))
-	if definitions == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	fields, err := definitions.Fields()
+func DeleteSchemaInFile(openAPIPath string) error {
+	fields, err := DefinitionRefs(openAPIPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	for _, field := range fields {
-		_, ok := globalSchema.schema.Definitions[field]
-		if ok {
-			delete(globalSchema.schema.Definitions, field)
-		}
+		delete(globalSchema.schema.Definitions, field)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DefinitionRefs returns the list of openAPI definition references present in the
+// input openAPIPath
+func DefinitionRefs(openAPIPath string) ([]string, error) {
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(openAPIPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	object, err := yaml.Parse(string(b))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	definitions, err := object.Pipe(yaml.Lookup(SupplementaryOpenAPIFieldName, Definitions))
+	if definitions == nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return definitions.Fields()
+}
+
 // AddSchemaFromFileUsingField reads the file at path and parses the OpenAPI definitions
 // from the specified field.  If field is the empty string, use the whole document as
 // OpenAPI.
diff --git a/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter.go b/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter.go
index 6efafed41..79d273b34 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package settersutil
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/kio"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/openapi"
@@ -99,16 +100,24 @@ func (fs FieldSetter) Set() (int, error) {
 	return s.Count, err
 }
 
-// SetAllSetterDefinitions reads all the Setter Definitions from the OpenAPI
-// file and sets all values in the provided directories.
-func SetAllSetterDefinitions(openAPIPath string, dirs ...string) error {
+// SetAllSetterDefinitions reads all the Setter Definitions from the input OpenAPI
+// file and sets all values for the resource configs in the provided destination directories.
+// If syncOpenAPI is true, the openAPI files in destination directories are also
+// updated with the setter values in the input openAPI file
+func SetAllSetterDefinitions(syncOpenAPI bool, openAPIPath string, dirs ...string) error {
 	if err := openapi.AddSchemaFromFile(openAPIPath); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	for _, dir := range dirs {
+	for _, destDir := range dirs {
+		if syncOpenAPI {
+			openAPIFileName := filepath.Base(openAPIPath)
+			err := syncOpenAPIValuesWithSchema(filepath.Join(destDir, openAPIFileName))
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		rw := &kio.LocalPackageReadWriter{
-			PackagePath: dir,
+			PackagePath: destDir,
 			// set output won't include resources from files which
 			//weren't modified.  make sure we don't delete them.
 			NoDeleteFiles: true,
@@ -127,3 +136,30 @@ func SetAllSetterDefinitions(openAPIPath string, dirs ...string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// syncOpenAPIValuesWithSchema syncs the setter values in global openAPI schema
+// with the ones in openAPIPath and writes them back
+func syncOpenAPIValuesWithSchema(openAPIPath string) error {
+	refs, err := openapi.DefinitionRefs(openAPIPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, ref := range refs {
+		sch := openapi.Schema().Definitions[ref]
+		cliExt, err := setters2.GetExtFromSchema(&sch)
+		if cliExt == nil || cliExt.Setter == nil || err != nil {
+			// if the ref doesn't exist in global schema or if it is not a setter
+			// continue, as there might be setters which are not present global schema
+			continue
+		}
+		soa := setters2.SetOpenAPI{
+			Name:       cliExt.Setter.Name,
+			Value:      cliExt.Setter.Value,
+			ListValues: cliExt.Setter.ListValues,
+		}
+		if err := soa.UpdateFile(openAPIPath); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter_test.go b/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter_test.go
index 22de33ece..5933271b4 100644
--- a/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter_test.go
+++ b/kyaml/setters2/settersutil/fieldsetter_test.go
@@ -6,14 +6,26 @@ package settersutil
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"strings"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestSetAllSetterDefinitions(t *testing.T) {
-	srcOpenAPIFile := `openAPI:
+	var tests = []struct {
+		name                    string
+		srcOpenAPIFile          string
+		destFile                string
+		destOpenAPI             string
+		expectedDestFile        string
+		expectedDestOpenAPIFile string
+		syncSchema              bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:       "set definitions with syncSchema",
+			syncSchema: true,
+			srcOpenAPIFile: `openAPI:
   definitions:
     io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace:
       x-k8s-cli:
@@ -24,83 +36,163 @@ func TestSetAllSetterDefinitions(t *testing.T) {
       x-k8s-cli:
         setter:
           name: replicas
-          value: "4"`
+          value: "4"`,
 
-	destFile1 := `apiVersion: apps/v1
+			destFile: `apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: nginx-deployment
   namespace: some-other-namespace # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace"}
 spec:
-  replicas: 3 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas"}`
+  replicas: 3 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new"}`,
 
-	destFile2 := `apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: nginx-deployment
-  namespace: some-other-namespace2 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace"}
-spec:
-  replicas: 2 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas"}`
+			destOpenAPI: `openAPI:
+  definitions:
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: namespace
+          value: "some-other-namespace"
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: replicas-new
+          value: "3"`,
 
-	expectedDestFile := `apiVersion: apps/v1
+			expectedDestFile: `apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: nginx-deployment
   namespace: project-namespace # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace"}
 spec:
-  replicas: 4 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas"}`
+  replicas: 3 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new"}
+`,
 
-	srcDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
+			expectedDestOpenAPIFile: `openAPI:
+  definitions:
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: namespace
+          value: "project-namespace"
+          isSet: true
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: replicas-new
+          value: "3"
+`,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "set values only to resources and not the openAPI",
+			syncSchema: false,
+			srcOpenAPIFile: `openAPI:
+  definitions:
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: namespace
+          value: "project-namespace"
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: replicas
+          value: "4"`,
 
-	destDir1, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
+			destFile: `apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  namespace: some-other-namespace # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace"}
+spec:
+  replicas: 3 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new"}`,
 
-	destDir2, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
+			destOpenAPI: `openAPI:
+  definitions:
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: namespace
+          value: "some-other-namespace"
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: replicas-new
+          value: "3"`,
 
-	defer os.RemoveAll(srcDir)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(destDir1)
-	defer os.RemoveAll(destDir2)
+			expectedDestFile: `apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-deployment
+  namespace: project-namespace # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace"}
+spec:
+  replicas: 3 # {"$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new"}
+`,
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(srcDir+"/OpenAPIFile", []byte(srcOpenAPIFile), 0600)
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(destDir1+"/destFile.yaml", []byte(destFile1), 0600)
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
+			expectedDestOpenAPIFile: `openAPI:
+  definitions:
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.namespace:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: namespace
+          value: "some-other-namespace"
+    io.k8s.cli.setters.replicas-new:
+      x-k8s-cli:
+        setter:
+          name: replicas-new
+          value: "3"`,
+		},
 	}
+	for i := range tests {
+		test := tests[i]
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			srcDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(destDir2+"/destFile.yaml", []byte(destFile2), 0600)
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
+			destDir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "")
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
 
-	err = SetAllSetterDefinitions(srcDir+"/OpenAPIFile", destDir1, destDir2)
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
+			defer os.RemoveAll(srcDir)
+			defer os.RemoveAll(destDir)
 
-	actualdestFile1, err := ioutil.ReadFile(destDir1 + "/destFile.yaml")
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-	if !assert.Equal(t, strings.Trim(string(actualdestFile1), "\n"), expectedDestFile) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
+			err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(srcDir, "Krmfile"), []byte(test.srcOpenAPIFile), 0600)
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+			err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(destDir, "destFile.yaml"), []byte(test.destFile), 0600)
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+			err = ioutil.WriteFile(filepath.Join(destDir, "Krmfile"), []byte(test.destOpenAPI), 0600)
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
 
-	actualdestFile2, err := ioutil.ReadFile(destDir2 + "/destFile.yaml")
-	if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
-		t.FailNow()
-	}
-	if !assert.Equal(t, strings.Trim(string(actualdestFile2), "\n"), expectedDestFile) {
-		t.FailNow()
+			err = SetAllSetterDefinitions(test.syncSchema, filepath.Join(srcDir, "Krmfile"), destDir)
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+
+			actualDestFile1, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(destDir, "destFile.yaml"))
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+			if !assert.Equal(t, test.expectedDestFile, string(actualDestFile1)) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+
+			actualDestOpenAPIFile1, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath.Join(destDir, "Krmfile"))
+			if !assert.NoError(t, err) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+
+			if !assert.Equal(t, test.expectedDestOpenAPIFile, string(actualDestOpenAPIFile1)) {
+				t.FailNow()
+			}
+		})
 	}
 }