diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/controller/expected/cronjob/kubernetes.yml b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/controller/expected/cronjob/kubernetes.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f98e256362
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/controller/expected/cronjob/kubernetes.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: List
+items:
+  - apiVersion: batch/v1
+    kind: CronJob
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: controller
+        provider: jkube
+        version: "@ignore@"
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      name: controller
+    spec:
+      jobTemplate:
+        spec:
+          template:
+            metadata:
+              labels:
+                app: controller
+                provider: jkube
+                version: "@ignore@"
+                group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+            spec:
+              containers:
+                - name: repository-controller
+                  image: repository/controller:latest
+                  imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+                  securityContext:
+                    privileged: false
+                  env:
+                    - name: KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
+                      valueFrom:
+                        fieldRef:
+                          fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+                    - name: HOSTNAME
+                      valueFrom:
+                        fieldRef:
+                          fieldPath: metadata.name
+              restartPolicy: OnFailure
+      schedule: '*/2 * * * *'
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/controller/expected/cronjob/openshift.yml b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/controller/expected/cronjob/openshift.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c59b6ee2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/it/controller/expected/cronjob/openshift.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: List
+items:
+  - apiVersion: batch/v1
+    kind: CronJob
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: controller
+        provider: jkube
+        version: "@ignore@"
+        group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+      name: controller
+    spec:
+      jobTemplate:
+        spec:
+          template:
+            metadata:
+              labels:
+                app: controller
+                provider: jkube
+                version: "@ignore@"
+                group: org.eclipse.jkube.integration.tests.gradle
+            spec:
+              containers:
+                - name: repository-controller
+                  image: repository/controller:latest
+                  imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+                  securityContext:
+                    privileged: false
+                  env:
+                    - name: KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
+                      valueFrom:
+                        fieldRef:
+                          fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+              restartPolicy: OnFailure
+      schedule: '*/2 * * * *'
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/KubernetesConfiguredControllerIT.java b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/KubernetesConfiguredControllerIT.java
index 24ddf6932c..9545c859e8 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/KubernetesConfiguredControllerIT.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/KubernetesConfiguredControllerIT.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import net.minidev.json.parser.ParseException;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.ResourceVerify;
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.BuildResult;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
@@ -45,4 +46,23 @@ void k8sResourceTask_whenRunWithConfiguredControllerType_generatesK8sManifestWit
         .contains("Adding revision history limit to 2")
         .contains("validating");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void k8sResourceTask_whenRunWithCronJobController_generatesK8sManifestWithCronJobController() throws IOException, ParseException {
+    // When
+    final BuildResult result = gradleRunner.withITProject("controller")
+        .withArguments("-Pjkube.enricher.jkube-controller.type=CronJob",
+            "-Pjkube.enricher.jkube-controller.schedule=*/2 * * * *", "k8sResource")
+        .build();
+    // Then
+    ResourceVerify.verifyResourceDescriptors(gradleRunner.resolveDefaultKubernetesResourceFile(),
+        gradleRunner.resolveFile("expected", "cronjob", "kubernetes.yml"));
+    assertThat(result).extracting(BuildResult::getOutput).asString()
+        .contains(
+            "Using resource templates from",
+            "Adding a default CronJob",
+            "Adding revision history limit to 2",
+            "validating"
+        );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/OpenShiftConfiguredControllerIT.java b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/OpenShiftConfiguredControllerIT.java
index 9adc3532d6..c87576fe30 100644
--- a/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/OpenShiftConfiguredControllerIT.java
+++ b/gradle-plugin/it/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jkube/gradle/plugin/tests/OpenShiftConfiguredControllerIT.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 import net.minidev.json.parser.ParseException;
 import org.eclipse.jkube.kit.common.ResourceVerify;
 import org.gradle.testkit.runner.BuildResult;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.RegisterExtension;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
@@ -45,4 +46,23 @@ void ocResourceTask_whenRunWithConfiguredControllerType_generatesOpenShiftManife
         .contains("Adding revision history limit to 2")
         .contains("validating");
   }
+
+  @Test
+  void ocResourceTask_whenRunWithCronJobController_generatesOpenShiftManifestWithCronJobController() throws IOException, ParseException {
+    // When
+    final BuildResult result = gradleRunner.withITProject("controller")
+        .withArguments("-Pjkube.enricher.jkube-controller.type=CronJob",
+            "-Pjkube.enricher.jkube-controller.schedule=*/2 * * * *", "ocResource", "--stacktrace")
+        .build();
+    // Then
+    ResourceVerify.verifyResourceDescriptors(gradleRunner.resolveDefaultOpenShiftResourceFile(),
+        gradleRunner.resolveFile("expected", "cronjob", "openshift.yml"));
+    assertThat(result).extracting(BuildResult::getOutput).asString()
+        .contains(
+            "Using resource templates from",
+            "Adding a default CronJob",
+            "Adding revision history limit to 2",
+            "validating"
+        );
+  }
 }