diff --git a/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedMultiPropertyPathDetector.java b/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedMultiPropertyPathDetector.java
index 387353a7dfa..2907ca31893 100644
--- a/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedMultiPropertyPathDetector.java
+++ b/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedMultiPropertyPathDetector.java
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ public AnnotatedMultiPropertyPathDetector(String prefix, String annotationName,
 
   private boolean excludePropertyProcessing(Property p) {
     return p.getAnnotations().stream()
-      .anyMatch(ann -> ann.getClassRef().getFullyQualifiedName().equals(ANNOTATION_JSON_IGNORE));
+      .anyMatch(ann -> ann.getClassRef().getFullyQualifiedName().equals(ANNOTATION_JSON_IGNORE)) || p.isTransient();
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedPropertyPathDetector.java b/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedPropertyPathDetector.java
index be261ccc447..946cab9d083 100644
--- a/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedPropertyPathDetector.java
+++ b/crd-generator/api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/crd/generator/visitor/AnnotatedPropertyPathDetector.java
@@ -58,12 +58,8 @@ public AnnotatedPropertyPathDetector(String prefix, String annotationName, List<
   }
 
   private static boolean excludePropertyProcessing(Property p) {
-    for (AnnotationRef annotation : p.getAnnotations()) {
-      if (annotation.getClassRef().getFullyQualifiedName().equals(ANNOTATION_JSON_IGNORE)) {
-        return true;
-      }
-    }
-    return false;
+    return p.getAnnotations().stream()
+      .anyMatch(ann -> ann.getClassRef().getFullyQualifiedName().equals(ANNOTATION_JSON_IGNORE)) || p.isTransient();
   }
 
   @Override