diff --git a/pkg/state/conformance/state.go b/pkg/state/conformance/state.go
index 279f9353..a15db970 100644
--- a/pkg/state/conformance/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/conformance/state.go
@@ -180,6 +180,47 @@ func (suite *StateSuite) TestWatchKind() {
 	case <-time.After(time.Second):
 		suite.FailNow("timed out waiting for event")
 	}
+
+	chWithBootstrap := make(chan state.Event)
+
+	suite.Require().NoError(suite.State.WatchKind(ctx, path1.Metadata(), chWithBootstrap, state.WithBootstrapContents(true)))
+
+	resources, err := suite.State.List(ctx, path1.Metadata())
+	suite.Require().NoError(err)
+
+	for _, res := range resources.Items {
+		select {
+		case event := <-chWithBootstrap:
+			suite.Assert().Equal(state.Created, event.Type)
+			suite.Assert().Equal(res.String(), event.Resource.String())
+			suite.Assert().Equal(res.Metadata().Version(), event.Resource.Metadata().Version())
+		case <-time.After(time.Second):
+			suite.FailNow("timed out waiting for event")
+		}
+	}
+
+	oldVersion = path2.Metadata().Version()
+	path2.Metadata().BumpVersion()
+
+	suite.Require().NoError(suite.State.Update(ctx, oldVersion, path2))
+
+	select {
+	case event := <-ch:
+		suite.Assert().Equal(state.Updated, event.Type)
+		suite.Assert().Equal(path2.String(), event.Resource.String())
+		suite.Assert().Equal(path2.Metadata().Version(), event.Resource.Metadata().Version())
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		suite.FailNow("timed out waiting for event")
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case event := <-chWithBootstrap:
+		suite.Assert().Equal(state.Updated, event.Type)
+		suite.Assert().Equal(path2.String(), event.Resource.String())
+		suite.Assert().Equal(path2.Metadata().Version(), event.Resource.Metadata().Version())
+	case <-time.After(time.Second):
+		suite.FailNow("timed out waiting for event")
+	}
 }
 
 // TestConcurrentFinalizers perform concurrent finalizer updates.
diff --git a/pkg/state/impl/inmem/collection.go b/pkg/state/impl/inmem/collection.go
index dd1a4d06..6b247784 100644
--- a/pkg/state/impl/inmem/collection.go
+++ b/pkg/state/impl/inmem/collection.go
@@ -254,13 +254,47 @@ func (collection *ResourceCollection) Watch(ctx context.Context, id resource.ID,
 }
 
 // WatchAll for any resource change stored in this collection.
-func (collection *ResourceCollection) WatchAll(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- state.Event) error {
+func (collection *ResourceCollection) WatchAll(ctx context.Context, ch chan<- state.Event, opts ...state.WatchKindOption) error {
+	var options state.WatchKindOptions
+
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		opt(&options)
+	}
+
 	collection.mu.Lock()
 	defer collection.mu.Unlock()
 
 	pos := collection.writePos
 
+	var bootstrapList []resource.Resource
+
+	if options.BootstrapContents {
+		bootstrapList = make([]resource.Resource, 0, len(collection.storage))
+
+		for _, res := range collection.storage {
+			bootstrapList = append(bootstrapList, res.DeepCopy())
+		}
+
+		sort.Slice(bootstrapList, func(i, j int) bool {
+			return bootstrapList[i].Metadata().ID() < bootstrapList[j].Metadata().ID()
+		})
+	}
+
 	go func() {
+		// send initial contents if they were captured
+		for _, res := range bootstrapList {
+			select {
+			case ch <- state.Event{
+				Type:     state.Created,
+				Resource: res,
+			}:
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+			}
+		}
+
+		bootstrapList = nil
+
 		for {
 			collection.mu.Lock()
 			// while there's no data to consume (pos == e.writePos), wait for Condition variable signal,
diff --git a/pkg/state/impl/inmem/inmem.go b/pkg/state/impl/inmem/inmem.go
index f5bbd114..7d8f2429 100644
--- a/pkg/state/impl/inmem/inmem.go
+++ b/pkg/state/impl/inmem/inmem.go
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ func (state *State) Watch(ctx context.Context, resourcePointer resource.Pointer,
 }
 
 // WatchKind all resources by type.
-func (state *State) WatchKind(ctx context.Context, resourceKind resource.Kind, ch chan<- state.Event) error {
-	return state.getCollection(resourceKind.Type()).WatchAll(ctx, ch)
+func (state *State) WatchKind(ctx context.Context, resourceKind resource.Kind, ch chan<- state.Event, opts ...state.WatchKindOption) error {
+	return state.getCollection(resourceKind.Type()).WatchAll(ctx, ch, opts...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/state/impl/namespaced/namespaced.go b/pkg/state/impl/namespaced/namespaced.go
index 95a11275..857fc30f 100644
--- a/pkg/state/impl/namespaced/namespaced.go
+++ b/pkg/state/impl/namespaced/namespaced.go
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@ func (st *State) Watch(ctx context.Context, ptr resource.Pointer, ch chan<- stat
 }
 
 // WatchKind watches resources of specific kind (namespace and type).
-func (st *State) WatchKind(ctx context.Context, kind resource.Kind, ch chan<- state.Event) error {
-	return st.getNamespace(kind.Namespace()).WatchKind(ctx, kind, ch)
+func (st *State) WatchKind(ctx context.Context, kind resource.Kind, ch chan<- state.Event, opts ...state.WatchKindOption) error {
+	return st.getNamespace(kind.Namespace()).WatchKind(ctx, kind, ch, opts...)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/state/options.go b/pkg/state/options.go
index 872c8f9d..9ff61436 100644
--- a/pkg/state/options.go
+++ b/pkg/state/options.go
@@ -45,3 +45,18 @@ type WatchOptions struct{}
 
 // WatchOption builds WatchOptions.
 type WatchOption func(*WatchOptions)
+
+// WatchKindOptions for the CoreState.WatchKind function.
+type WatchKindOptions struct {
+	BootstrapContents bool
+}
+
+// WatchKindOption builds WatchOptions.
+type WatchKindOption func(*WatchKindOptions)
+
+// WithBootstrapContents enables loading initial list of resources as 'created' events for WatchKind API.
+func WithBootstrapContents(enable bool) WatchKindOption {
+	return func(opts *WatchKindOptions) {
+		opts.BootstrapContents = enable
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 5d799696..ed783389 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ type CoreState interface {
 	Watch(context.Context, resource.Pointer, chan<- Event, ...WatchOption) error
 
 	// WatchKind watches resources of specific kind (namespace and type).
-	WatchKind(context.Context, resource.Kind, chan<- Event) error
+	WatchKind(context.Context, resource.Kind, chan<- Event, ...WatchKindOption) error
 }
 
 // UpdaterFunc is called on resource to update it to the desired state.