diff --git a/pkg/sync/common/types.go b/pkg/sync/common/types.go
index bcff45b7a..3aaeb6376 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/common/types.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/common/types.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ const (
 	SyncOptionReplace = "Replace=true"
 	// Sync option that enables use of --server-side flag instead of client-side
 	SyncOptionServerSideApply = "ServerSideApply=true"
+	// Sync option that disables resource deletion
+	SyncOptionDisableDeletion = "Delete=false"
 )
 
 type PermissionValidator func(un *unstructured.Unstructured, res *metav1.APIResource) error