diff --git a/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/remote_cluster/mod.rs b/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/remote_cluster/mod.rs
index bf38ff872c..9b72f83701 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/remote_cluster/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/remote_cluster/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ mod k8;
 
 mod metadata {
 
-    use crate::core::{Spec, Status};
+    use crate::{
+        core::{Spec, Status},
+        extended::{ObjectType, SpecExt},
+    };
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -20,6 +23,10 @@ mod metadata {
         type Owner = Self;
     }
 
+    impl SpecExt for RemoteClusterSpec {
+        const OBJECT_TYPE: ObjectType = ObjectType::RemoteCluster;
+    }
+
     impl Status for RemoteClusterStatus {}
 
     #[cfg(feature = "k8")]
diff --git a/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/upstream_cluster/mod.rs b/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/upstream_cluster/mod.rs
index afbb53ce95..67e6387df9 100644
--- a/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/upstream_cluster/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/fluvio-controlplane-metadata/src/upstream_cluster/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ mod k8;
 
 mod metadata {
 
-    use crate::core::{Spec, Status};
+    use crate::{
+        core::{Spec, Status},
+        extended::{ObjectType, SpecExt},
+    };
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -20,6 +23,10 @@ mod metadata {
         type Owner = Self;
     }
 
+    impl SpecExt for UpstreamClusterSpec {
+        const OBJECT_TYPE: ObjectType = ObjectType::UpstreamCluster;
+    }
+
     impl Status for UpstreamClusterStatus {}
 
     #[cfg(feature = "k8")]