diff --git a/apis/v1alpha3/vspherevm_types.go b/apis/v1alpha3/vspherevm_types.go
index f1d7cce670..1d18e2edbe 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha3/vspherevm_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha3/vspherevm_types.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ type VSphereVMStatus struct {
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
-// +kubebuilder:resource:path=vspherevms,scope=Namespaced
+// +kubebuilder:resource:path=vspherevms,scope=Namespaced,categories=cluster-api
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 
 // VSphereVM is the Schema for the vspherevms API
diff --git a/apis/v1alpha4/vspherevm_types.go b/apis/v1alpha4/vspherevm_types.go
index d260f80734..8d624d4c0f 100644
--- a/apis/v1alpha4/vspherevm_types.go
+++ b/apis/v1alpha4/vspherevm_types.go
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ type VSphereVMStatus struct {
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
-// +kubebuilder:resource:path=vspherevms,scope=Namespaced
+// +kubebuilder:resource:path=vspherevms,scope=Namespaced,categories=cluster-api
 // +kubebuilder:subresource:status
 
 // VSphereVM is the Schema for the vspherevms API