diff --git a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/register.go b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/register.go
index 2fe2ddc9e..2714391d1 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1alpha1/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1alpha1/register.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package v1alpha1
 
 import (
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 )
@@ -34,6 +35,16 @@ const GroupVersion = "v1alpha1"
 // SchemeGroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
 var SchemeGroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: GroupName, Version: GroupVersion}
 
+// Kind takes an unqualified kind and returns a Group qualified GroupKind
+func Kind(kind string) schema.GroupKind {
+	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind(kind).GroupKind()
+}
+
+// Resource takes an unqualified resource and returns a Group qualified GroupResource
+func Resource(resource string) schema.GroupResource {
+	return SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource(resource).GroupResource()
+}
+
 func init() {
 	// We only register manually written functions here. The registration of the
 	// generated functions takes place in the generated files. The separation
@@ -46,5 +57,9 @@ func addKnownTypes(scheme *runtime.Scheme) error {
 	scheme.AddKnownTypes(SchemeGroupVersion,
 		&ReschedulerPolicy{},
 	)
+
+	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, SchemeGroupVersion)
+	scheme.AddKnownTypes(schema.GroupVersion{Version: "v1"}, &metav1.Status{})
+
 	return nil
 }