diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/meta.go b/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
index 449c500c4e3..12d9ce3c044 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ func NewSelfLinker() runtime.SelfLinker {
 type Accessor interface {
 	Name() string
 	SetName(name string)
+	UID() string
+	SetUID(uid string)
 	APIVersion() string
 	SetAPIVersion(version string)
 	Kind() string
@@ -120,6 +122,7 @@ type Accessor interface {
 
 type genericTypeMeta struct {
 	name            *string
+	uid             *string
 	apiVersion      *string
 	kind            *string
 	resourceVersion *string
@@ -134,6 +137,14 @@ func (g genericTypeMeta) SetName(name string) {
 	*g.name = name
 }
 
+func (g genericTypeMeta) UID() string {
+	return *g.uid
+}
+
+func (g genericTypeMeta) SetUID(uid string) {
+	*g.uid = uid
+}
+
 func (g genericTypeMeta) APIVersion() string {
 	return *g.apiVersion
 }
@@ -199,6 +210,9 @@ func newGenericTypeMeta(v reflect.Value) (genericTypeMeta, error) {
 	if err := fieldPtr(v, "Name", &g.name); err != nil {
 		return g, err
 	}
+	if err := fieldPtr(v, "UID", &g.uid); err != nil {
+		return g, err
+	}
 	if err := fieldPtr(v, "APIVersion", &g.apiVersion); err != nil {
 		return g, err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go b/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
index daf6d471246..1acb7ebf65f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func TestGenericTypeMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	type TypeMeta struct {
 		Kind              string    `json:"kind,omitempty" yaml:"kind,omitempty"`
 		Name              string    `json:"name,omitempty" yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+		UID               string    `json:"uid,omitempty" yaml:"uid,omitempty"`
 		CreationTimestamp util.Time `json:"creationTimestamp,omitempty" yaml:"creationTimestamp,omitempty"`
 		SelfLink          string    `json:"selfLink,omitempty" yaml:"selfLink,omitempty"`
 		ResourceVersion   string    `json:"resourceVersion,omitempty" yaml:"resourceVersion,omitempty"`
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ func TestGenericTypeMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	j := TypeMeta{
 		Name:            "foo",
+		UID:             "uid",
 		APIVersion:      "a",
 		Kind:            "b",
 		ResourceVersion: "1",
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ func TestGenericTypeMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	if e, a := "foo", jbi.Name(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
 	}
+	if e, a := "uid", jbi.UID(); e != a {
+		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
+	}
 	if e, a := "a", jbi.APIVersion(); e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
 	}
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ func TestGenericTypeMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	jbi.SetName("bar")
+	jbi.SetUID("other")
 	jbi.SetAPIVersion("c")
 	jbi.SetKind("d")
 	jbi.SetResourceVersion("2")
@@ -72,6 +78,9 @@ func TestGenericTypeMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	if e, a := "bar", j.Name; e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
 	}
+	if e, a := "other", j.UID; e != a {
+		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
+	}
 	if e, a := "c", j.APIVersion; e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/ref.go b/pkg/api/ref.go
index 2e56d3aa5be..200fa34b557 100644
--- a/pkg/api/ref.go
+++ b/pkg/api/ref.go
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func GetReference(obj runtime.Object) (*ObjectReference, error) {
 		APIVersion: version[1],
 		// TODO: correct Name and UID when TypeMeta makes a distinction
 		Name:            accessor.Name(),
-		UID:             accessor.Name(),
+		UID:             accessor.UID(),
 		ResourceVersion: accessor.ResourceVersion(),
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/ref_test.go b/pkg/api/ref_test.go
index 14be5bb1600..fefb668c8a5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/ref_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/ref_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func TestGetReference(t *testing.T) {
 			obj: &Pod{
 				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
 					Name:            "foo",
+					UID:             "bar",
 					ResourceVersion: "42",
 					SelfLink:        "/api/v1beta1/pods/foo",
 				},
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func TestGetReference(t *testing.T) {
 				Kind:            "Pod",
 				APIVersion:      "v1beta1",
 				Name:            "foo",
-				UID:             "foo",
+				UID:             "bar",
 				ResourceVersion: "42",
 			},
 		},
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ func TestGetReference(t *testing.T) {
 			obj: &ServiceList{
 				TypeMeta: TypeMeta{
 					Name:            "foo",
+					UID:             "bar",
 					ResourceVersion: "42",
 					SelfLink:        "/api/v1beta2/services",
 				},
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ func TestGetReference(t *testing.T) {
 				Kind:            "ServiceList",
 				APIVersion:      "v1beta2",
 				Name:            "foo",
-				UID:             "foo",
+				UID:             "bar",
 				ResourceVersion: "42",
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/client/record/event_test.go b/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
index 9c58b23ec18..d515d28d0bf 100644
--- a/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/record/event_test.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func TestEventf(t *testing.T) {
 				TypeMeta: api.TypeMeta{
 					SelfLink: "/api/v1beta1/pods/foo",
 					Name:     "foo",
+					UID:      "bar",
 				},
 			},
 			fieldPath:  "desiredState.manifest.containers[2]",
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func TestEventf(t *testing.T) {
 				InvolvedObject: api.ObjectReference{
 					Kind:       "Pod",
 					Name:       "foo",
-					UID:        "foo",
+					UID:        "bar",
 					APIVersion: "v1beta1",
 					FieldPath:  "desiredState.manifest.containers[2]",
 				},
@@ -77,7 +78,7 @@ func TestEventf(t *testing.T) {
 				Message: "some verbose message: 1",
 				Source:  "eventTest",
 			},
-			expectLog: `Event(api.ObjectReference{Kind:"Pod", Namespace:"", Name:"foo", UID:"foo", APIVersion:"v1beta1", ResourceVersion:"", FieldPath:"desiredState.manifest.containers[2]"}): status: 'running', reason: 'started' some verbose message: 1`,
+			expectLog: `Event(api.ObjectReference{Kind:"Pod", Namespace:"", Name:"foo", UID:"bar", APIVersion:"v1beta1", ResourceVersion:"", FieldPath:"desiredState.manifest.containers[2]"}): status: 'running', reason: 'started' some verbose message: 1`,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/runtime/types.go b/pkg/runtime/types.go
index 7475444166b..c20c6a9df74 100644
--- a/pkg/runtime/types.go
+++ b/pkg/runtime/types.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type TypeMeta struct {
 	Kind       string `json:"kind,omitempty" yaml:"kind,omitempty"`
 
 	Name              string    `json:"name,omitempty" yaml:"name,omitempty"`
+	UID               string    `json:"uid,omitempty" yaml:"uid,omitempty"`
 	CreationTimestamp util.Time `json:"creationTimestamp,omitempty" yaml:"creationTimestamp,omitempty"`
 	SelfLink          string    `json:"selfLink,omitempty" yaml:"selfLink,omitempty"`
 	ResourceVersion   string    `json:"resourceVersion,omitempty" yaml:"resourceVersion,omitempty"`