diff --git a/api/types/kustomization.go b/api/types/kustomization.go
index 6caa296644..85c78057d7 100644
--- a/api/types/kustomization.go
+++ b/api/types/kustomization.go
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ const (
 	deprecatedPatchesStrategicMergeMessage     = "# Warning: 'patchesStrategicMerge' is deprecated. Please use 'patches' instead." + " " + deprecatedWarningToRunEditFix
 	deprecatedVarsMessage                      = "# Warning: 'vars' is deprecated. Please use 'replacements' instead." + " " + deprecatedWarningToRunEditFixExperimential
 	deprecatedCommonLabelsWarningMessage       = "# Warning: 'commonLabels' is deprecated. Please use 'labels' instead." + " " + deprecatedWarningToRunEditFix
+	deprecationWarningAPIVersionandKind        = "# Warning: 'apiVersion' and 'kind' fields are required in future releases. Please set it explicitly."
 )
 
 // CheckDeprecatedFields check deprecated field is used or not.
@@ -214,6 +215,9 @@ func (k *Kustomization) CheckDeprecatedFields() *[]string {
 	if k.Vars != nil {
 		warningMessages = append(warningMessages, deprecatedVarsMessage)
 	}
+	if k.APIVersion == "" || k.Kind == "" {
+		warningMessages = append(warningMessages, deprecationWarningAPIVersionandKind)
+	}
 	return &warningMessages
 }
 
diff --git a/api/types/kustomization_test.go b/api/types/kustomization_test.go
index f39455f7ec..e12df528cd 100644
--- a/api/types/kustomization_test.go
+++ b/api/types/kustomization_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "using_bases",
 			k: Kustomization{
+				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+					Kind:       "Kustomization",
+				},
 				Bases: []string{"base"},
 			},
 			want: &[]string{deprecatedBaseWarningMessage},
@@ -32,6 +36,10 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "using_CommonLabels",
 			k: Kustomization{
+				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+					Kind:       "Kustomization",
+				},
 				CommonLabels: map[string]string{},
 			},
 			want: &[]string{deprecatedCommonLabelsWarningMessage},
@@ -39,6 +47,10 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "using_ImageTags",
 			k: Kustomization{
+				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+					Kind:       "Kustomization",
+				},
 				ImageTags: []Image{},
 			},
 			want: &[]string{deprecatedImageTagsWarningMessage},
@@ -46,6 +58,10 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "usingPatchesJson6902",
 			k: Kustomization{
+				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+					Kind:       "Kustomization",
+				},
 				PatchesJson6902: []Patch{},
 			},
 			want: &[]string{deprecatedPatchesJson6902Message},
@@ -53,6 +69,10 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "usingPatchesStrategicMerge",
 			k: Kustomization{
+				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+					Kind:       "Kustomization",
+				},
 				PatchesStrategicMerge: []PatchStrategicMerge{},
 			},
 			want: &[]string{deprecatedPatchesStrategicMergeMessage},
@@ -60,10 +80,21 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			name: "usingVar",
 			k: Kustomization{
+				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
+					APIVersion: "kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1",
+					Kind:       "Kustomization",
+				},
 				Vars: []Var{},
 			},
 			want: &[]string{deprecatedVarsMessage},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "usingAPIVersionandKind",
+			k: Kustomization{
+				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{},
+			},
+			want: &[]string{deprecationWarningAPIVersionandKind},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "usingAll",
 			k: Kustomization{
@@ -73,6 +104,7 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 				PatchesJson6902:       []Patch{},
 				PatchesStrategicMerge: []PatchStrategicMerge{},
 				Vars:                  []Var{},
+				TypeMeta:              TypeMeta{},
 			},
 			want: &[]string{
 				deprecatedBaseWarningMessage,
@@ -81,6 +113,7 @@ func TestKustomization_CheckDeprecatedFields(t *testing.T) {
 				deprecatedPatchesJson6902Message,
 				deprecatedPatchesStrategicMergeMessage,
 				deprecatedVarsMessage,
+				deprecationWarningAPIVersionandKind,
 			},
 		},
 	}