diff --git a/apis/test/pub/v1alpha1/bar_types.go b/apis/test/pub/v1alpha1/bar_types.go
index 40221487b6..2eefcd87a7 100644
--- a/apis/test/pub/v1alpha1/bar_types.go
+++ b/apis/test/pub/v1alpha1/bar_types.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 // +genclient
-// +genreconciler
+// +genreconciler:class=example.com/filter.class
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
 
 // Bar is for testing.
diff --git a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/packages.go b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/packages.go
index 55a890e8e6..f65bc2ba7f 100644
--- a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/packages.go
+++ b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/packages.go
@@ -165,13 +165,31 @@ func MustParseClientGenTags(lines []string) Tags {
 	}
 
 	values := types.ExtractCommentTags("+", lines)
-	// log.Printf("GOT values %v", values)
+
 	_, ret.GenerateDuck = values["genduck"]
-	_, ret.GenerateReconciler = values["genreconciler"]
+
+	_, genRec := values["genreconciler"]
+	_, genRecClass := values["genreconciler:class"]
+	// Generate Reconciler code if genreconciler OR genreconciler:class exist.
+	if genRec || genRecClass {
+		ret.GenerateReconciler = true
+	}
 
 	return ret
 }
 
+func extractReconcilerClassTag(t *types.Type) (string, bool) {
+	comments := append(append([]string{}, t.SecondClosestCommentLines...), t.CommentLines...)
+	values := types.ExtractCommentTags("+", comments)["genreconciler:class"]
+	for _, v := range values {
+		if len(v) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		return v, true
+	}
+	return "", false
+}
+
 // isInternal returns true if the tags for a member do not contain a json tag
 func isInternal(m types.Member) bool {
 	return !strings.Contains(m.Tags, "json")
@@ -387,6 +405,8 @@ func reconcilerPackages(basePackage string, groupPkgName string, gv clientgentyp
 		// Fix for golang iterator bug.
 		t := t
 
+		reconcilerClass, hasReconcilerClass := extractReconcilerClassTag(t)
+
 		packagePath := filepath.Join(packagePath, strings.ToLower(t.Name.Name))
 
 		clientPackagePath := filepath.Join(basePackage, "client")
@@ -412,6 +432,8 @@ func reconcilerPackages(basePackage string, groupPkgName string, gv clientgentyp
 					clientPkg:           clientPackagePath,
 					informerPackagePath: informerPackagePath,
 					schemePkg:           filepath.Join(customArgs.VersionedClientSetPackage, "scheme"),
+					reconcilerClass:     reconcilerClass,
+					hasReconcilerClass:  hasReconcilerClass,
 				})
 
 				return generators
@@ -438,6 +460,8 @@ func reconcilerPackages(basePackage string, groupPkgName string, gv clientgentyp
 					outputPackage:       filepath.Join(packagePath, "stub"),
 					imports:             generator.NewImportTracker(),
 					informerPackagePath: informerPackagePath,
+					reconcilerClass:     reconcilerClass,
+					hasReconcilerClass:  hasReconcilerClass,
 				})
 
 				return generators
@@ -459,14 +483,16 @@ func reconcilerPackages(basePackage string, groupPkgName string, gv clientgentyp
 					DefaultGen: generator.DefaultGen{
 						OptionalName: "reconciler",
 					},
-					typeToGenerate: t,
-					outputPackage:  packagePath,
-					imports:        generator.NewImportTracker(),
-					clientsetPkg:   customArgs.VersionedClientSetPackage,
-					listerName:     t.Name.Name + "Lister",
-					listerPkg:      listerPackagePath,
-					groupGoName:    groupGoName,
-					groupVersion:   gv,
+					typeToGenerate:     t,
+					outputPackage:      packagePath,
+					imports:            generator.NewImportTracker(),
+					clientsetPkg:       customArgs.VersionedClientSetPackage,
+					listerName:         t.Name.Name + "Lister",
+					listerPkg:          listerPackagePath,
+					groupGoName:        groupGoName,
+					groupVersion:       gv,
+					reconcilerClass:    reconcilerClass,
+					hasReconcilerClass: hasReconcilerClass,
 				})
 
 				return generators
diff --git a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller.go b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller.go
index 125d090fbf..05db6d6d75 100644
--- a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller.go
+++ b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ type reconcilerControllerGenerator struct {
 	clientPkg           string
 	schemePkg           string
 	informerPackagePath string
+
+	reconcilerClass    string
+	hasReconcilerClass bool
 }
 
 var _ generator.Generator = (*reconcilerControllerGenerator)(nil)
@@ -63,8 +66,10 @@ func (g *reconcilerControllerGenerator) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *ty
 	klog.V(5).Infof("processing type %v", t)
 
 	m := map[string]interface{}{
-		"type":  t,
-		"group": g.groupName,
+		"type":     t,
+		"group":    g.groupName,
+		"class":    g.reconcilerClass,
+		"hasClass": g.hasReconcilerClass,
 		"controllerImpl": c.Universe.Type(types.Name{
 			Package: "knative.dev/pkg/controller",
 			Name:    "Impl",
@@ -149,13 +154,14 @@ const (
 	defaultControllerAgentName = "{{.type|lowercaseSingular}}-controller"
 	defaultFinalizerName       = "{{.type|allLowercasePlural}}.{{.group}}"
 	defaultQueueName           = "{{.type|allLowercasePlural}}"
+	{{if .hasClass}}classAnnotationKey = "{{ .class }}"{{end}}
 )
 
 // NewImpl returns a {{.controllerImpl|raw}} that handles queuing and feeding work from
 // the queue through an implementation of {{.controllerReconciler|raw}}, delegating to
 // the provided Interface and optional Finalizer methods. OptionsFn is used to return
 // {{.controllerOptions|raw}} to be used but the internal reconciler.
-func NewImpl(ctx {{.contextContext|raw}}, r Interface, optionsFns ...{{.controllerOptionsFn|raw}}) *{{.controllerImpl|raw}} {
+func NewImpl(ctx {{.contextContext|raw}}, r Interface{{if .hasClass}}, classValue string{{end}}, optionsFns ...{{.controllerOptionsFn|raw}}) *{{.controllerImpl|raw}} {
 	logger := {{.loggingFromContext|raw}}(ctx)
 
 	// Check the options function input. It should be 0 or 1.
@@ -189,6 +195,7 @@ func NewImpl(ctx {{.contextContext|raw}}, r Interface, optionsFns ...{{.controll
 		Lister:  {{.type|lowercaseSingular}}Informer.Lister(),
 		Recorder: recorder,
 		reconciler:    r,
+		{{if .hasClass}}classValue: classValue,{{end}}
 	}
 	impl := {{.controllerNewImpl|raw}}(rec, logger, defaultQueueName)
 
diff --git a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller_stub.go b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller_stub.go
index e7a1428b4f..594a688126 100644
--- a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller_stub.go
+++ b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_controller_stub.go
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ type reconcilerControllerStubGenerator struct {
 
 	reconcilerPkg       string
 	informerPackagePath string
+	reconcilerClass     string
+	hasReconcilerClass  bool
 }
 
 var _ generator.Generator = (*reconcilerControllerStubGenerator)(nil)
@@ -61,7 +63,9 @@ func (g *reconcilerControllerStubGenerator) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t
 	klog.V(5).Infof("processing type %v", t)
 
 	m := map[string]interface{}{
-		"type": t,
+		"type":     t,
+		"class":    g.reconcilerClass,
+		"hasClass": g.hasReconcilerClass,
 		"informerGet": c.Universe.Function(types.Name{
 			Package: g.informerPackagePath,
 			Name:    "Get",
@@ -103,9 +107,10 @@ func NewController(
 	{{.type|lowercaseSingular}}Informer := {{.informerGet|raw}}(ctx)
 
 	// TODO: setup additional informers here.
+	{{if .hasClass}}// TODO: pass in the expected value for the class annotation filter.{{end}}
 
 	r := &Reconciler{}
-	impl := {{.reconcilerNewImpl|raw}}(ctx, r)
+	impl := {{.reconcilerNewImpl|raw}}(ctx, r{{if .hasClass}}, "default"{{end}})
 
 	logger.Info("Setting up event handlers.")
 
diff --git a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_reconciler.go b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_reconciler.go
index 7330f71c57..9bf3b7cfc5 100644
--- a/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_reconciler.go
+++ b/codegen/cmd/injection-gen/generators/reconciler_reconciler.go
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ type reconcilerReconcilerGenerator struct {
 	listerName     string
 	listerPkg      string
 
+	reconcilerClass    string
+	hasReconcilerClass bool
+
 	groupGoName  string
 	groupVersion clientgentypes.GroupVersion
 }
@@ -65,9 +68,11 @@ func (g *reconcilerReconcilerGenerator) GenerateType(c *generator.Context, t *ty
 	klog.V(5).Infof("processing type %v", t)
 
 	m := map[string]interface{}{
-		"type":    t,
-		"group":   namer.IC(g.groupGoName),
-		"version": namer.IC(g.groupVersion.Version.String()),
+		"type":     t,
+		"group":    namer.IC(g.groupGoName),
+		"version":  namer.IC(g.groupVersion.Version.String()),
+		"class":    g.reconcilerClass,
+		"hasClass": g.hasReconcilerClass,
 		"controllerImpl": c.Universe.Type(types.Name{
 			Package: "knative.dev/pkg/controller",
 			Name:    "Impl",
@@ -191,6 +196,11 @@ type reconcilerImpl struct {
 
 	// reconciler is the implementation of the business logic of the resource.
 	reconciler Interface
+
+	{{if .hasClass}}
+	// classValue is the resource annotation[{{ .class }}] instance value this reconciler instance filters on.
+	classValue string
+	{{end}}
 }
 
 // Check that our Reconciler implements controller.Reconciler
@@ -199,7 +209,7 @@ var _ controller.Reconciler = (*reconcilerImpl)(nil)
 `
 
 var reconcilerNewReconciler = `
-func NewReconciler(ctx {{.contextContext|raw}}, logger *{{.zapSugaredLogger|raw}}, client {{.clientsetInterface|raw}}, lister {{.resourceLister|raw}}, recorder {{.recordEventRecorder|raw}}, r Interface, options ...{{.controllerOptions|raw}} ) {{.controllerReconciler|raw}} {
+func NewReconciler(ctx {{.contextContext|raw}}, logger *{{.zapSugaredLogger|raw}}, client {{.clientsetInterface|raw}}, lister {{.resourceLister|raw}}, recorder {{.recordEventRecorder|raw}}, r Interface{{if .hasClass}}, classValue string{{end}}, options ...{{.controllerOptions|raw}} ) {{.controllerReconciler|raw}} {
 	// Check the options function input. It should be 0 or 1.
 	if len(options) > 1 {
 		logger.Fatalf("up to one options struct is supported, found %d", len(options))
@@ -210,6 +220,7 @@ func NewReconciler(ctx {{.contextContext|raw}}, logger *{{.zapSugaredLogger|raw}
 		Lister: lister,
 		Recorder: recorder,
 		reconciler:    r,
+		{{if .hasClass}}classValue: classValue,{{end}}
 	}
 
 	for _, opts := range options {
@@ -251,6 +262,15 @@ func (r *reconcilerImpl) Reconcile(ctx {{.contextContext|raw}}, key string) erro
 	} else if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	{{if .hasClass}}
+	if classValue, found := original.GetAnnotations()[classAnnotationKey]; !found || classValue != r.classValue {
+		logger.Debugw("Skip reconciling resource, class annotation value does not match reconciler instance value.",
+			zap.String("classKey", classAnnotationKey),
+			zap.String("issue", classValue+"!="+r.classValue))
+		return nil
+	}
+	{{end}}
+
 	// Don't modify the informers copy.
 	resource := original.DeepCopy()
 
diff --git a/injection/README.md b/injection/README.md
index fb57eafa27..77b0877b3c 100644
--- a/injection/README.md
+++ b/injection/README.md
@@ -423,6 +423,35 @@ var _ addressableservicereconciler.Interface = (*Reconciler)(nil)
 var _ addressableservicereconciler.Finalizer = (*Reconciler)(nil)
 ```
 
+#### Annotation based class filters
+
+Sometimes a reconciler only wants to reconcile a class of resource identified by
+a special annotation on the Custom Resource.
+
+This behavior can be enabled in the generators by adding the annotation class
+key to the type struct:
+
+```go
+// +genreconciler:class=example.com/filter.class
+```
+
+The `genreconciler` generator code will now have the addition of
+`classValue string` to `NewImpl` and `NewReconciler` (for tests):
+
+```go
+NewImpl(ctx context.Context, r Interface, classValue string, optionsFns ...controller.OptionsFn) *controller.Impl
+```
+
+```go
+NewReconciler(ctx context.Context, logger *zap.SugaredLogger, client versioned.Interface, lister pubv1alpha1.BarLister, recorder record.EventRecorder, r Interface, classValue string, options ...controller.Options) controller.Reconciler
+```
+
+`ReconcileKind` and `FinalizeKind` will NOT be called for resources that DO NOT
+have the provided `+genreconciler:class=<key>` key annotation. Additionally the
+value of the `<key>` annotation on a resource must match the value provided to
+`NewImpl` (or `NewReconcile`) for `ReconcileKind` or `FinalizeKind` to be called
+for that resource.
+
 #### Stubs
 
 To get started, or to use as reference. It is intended to be copied out of the