diff --git a/config/types/clientconfig_types.go b/config/types/clientconfig_types.go
index e5dbf1eb0..1bbfe17aa 100644
--- a/config/types/clientconfig_types.go
+++ b/config/types/clientconfig_types.go
@@ -260,6 +260,8 @@ type KubernetesDiscovery struct {
 	Path string `json:"path,omitempty" yaml:"path,omitempty"`
 	// The context to use (if required), defaults to current.
 	Context string `json:"context,omitempty" yaml:"context,omitempty"`
+	// The bytes with the entire kube configuration
+	KubeConfigBytes []byte `json:"kubeConfigBytes,omitempty" yaml:"kubeConfigBytes,omitempty"`
 	// Version of the CLIPlugins API to query.
 	// E.g., v1alpha1
 	Version string `json:"version,omitempty" yaml:"version,omitempty"`