diff --git a/api/v1/checks.go b/api/v1/checks.go
index 153692817..324314593 100644
--- a/api/v1/checks.go
+++ b/api/v1/checks.go
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/flanksource/duty/models"
 	"github.com/flanksource/duty/types"
 	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	k8sTypes "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 )
 
 // List of additional check label keys that should be included in the check metrics.
@@ -976,6 +978,28 @@ type KubernetesResourceCheck struct {
 	WaitFor KubernetesResourceCheckWaitFor `json:"waitFor,omitempty"`
 }
 
+func (c *KubernetesResourceCheck) SetCanaryOwnerReference(id, name string) {
+	canaryOwnerRef := metav1.OwnerReference{
+		APIVersion: "canaries.flanksource.com/v1",
+		Kind:       "Canary",
+		Name:       name,
+		UID:        k8sTypes.UID(id),
+		Controller: lo.ToPtr(true),
+	}
+
+	for i, resource := range c.StaticResources {
+		ownerRefs := resource.GetOwnerReferences()
+		ownerRefs = append(ownerRefs, canaryOwnerRef)
+		c.StaticResources[i].SetOwnerReferences(ownerRefs)
+	}
+
+	for i, resource := range c.Resources {
+		ownerRefs := resource.GetOwnerReferences()
+		ownerRefs = append(ownerRefs, canaryOwnerRef)
+		c.Resources[i].SetOwnerReferences(ownerRefs)
+	}
+}
+
 func (c KubernetesResourceCheck) GetDisplayTemplate() Template {
 	if !c.Templatable.Display.IsEmpty() {
 		return c.Templatable.Display
diff --git a/checks/kubernetes_resource.go b/checks/kubernetes_resource.go
index 658977040..e1556f41c 100644
--- a/checks/kubernetes_resource.go
+++ b/checks/kubernetes_resource.go
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ func (c *KubernetesResourceChecker) Check(ctx context.Context, check v1.Kubernet
 		return results.Failf("validation: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	check.SetCanaryOwnerReference(string(ctx.Canary.GetPersistedID()), ctx.Canary.Name)
+
 	if check.Kubeconfig != nil {
 		var err error
 		ctx, err = ctx.WithKubeconfig(*check.Kubeconfig)