diff --git a/pkg/events/cache.go b/pkg/events/cache.go
index 006d031c1..1f493e362 100644
--- a/pkg/events/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/events/cache.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package events
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"sync"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -94,19 +95,19 @@ func (c *cache) handleEvent(evt eventType, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	}})
 }
 
-func (c *cache) Create(evt event.CreateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (c *cache) Create(ctx context.Context, evt event.CreateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	c.handleEvent(createEvent(evt), q)
 }
 
-func (c *cache) Update(evt event.UpdateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (c *cache) Update(ctx context.Context, evt event.UpdateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	c.handleEvent(updateEvent(evt), q)
 }
 
-func (c *cache) Delete(evt event.DeleteEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (c *cache) Delete(ctx context.Context, evt event.DeleteEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	c.handleEvent(deleteEvent(evt), q)
 }
 
-func (c *cache) Generic(evt event.GenericEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (c *cache) Generic(ctx context.Context, evt event.GenericEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	c.handleEvent(genericEvent(evt), q)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/events/watcher.go b/pkg/events/watcher.go
index 4fdb51fdb..067ef41f7 100644
--- a/pkg/events/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/events/watcher.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (w *watcher) Watch(ctx context.Context, eventHandler EventHandler, predicat
 	}
 
 	// create a source for the resource type
-	src := &source.Kind{Type: w.resource}
+	src := source.Kind(w.mgr.GetCache(), w.resource)
 
 	// send watch events to the Cache
 	if err := ctl.Watch(src, reconciler.events, predicates...); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/handler/enqueue_static_handler.go b/pkg/handler/enqueue_static_handler.go
index 1154ffd1f..e22fa2a77 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/enqueue_static_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/enqueue_static_handler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package handler
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/solo-io/skv2/pkg/request"
 	skqueue "github.com/solo-io/skv2/pkg/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
@@ -27,8 +29,11 @@ type BroadcastRequests struct {
 	WorkQueues *skqueue.MultiClusterQueues
 }
 
+// TODO: (sam-heilbron)
+// How should the context be propagated?
+
 // Create implements EventHandler
-func (e *BroadcastRequests) Create(evt event.CreateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (e *BroadcastRequests) Create(ctx context.Context, evt event.CreateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	if evt.Object == nil {
 		enqueueMultiClusterLog.Error(nil, "CreateEvent received with no metadata", "event", evt)
 		return
@@ -37,7 +42,7 @@ func (e *BroadcastRequests) Create(evt event.CreateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimiti
 }
 
 // Update implements EventHandler
-func (e *BroadcastRequests) Update(evt event.UpdateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (e *BroadcastRequests) Update(ctx context.Context, evt event.UpdateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	if evt.ObjectOld != nil {
 		e.enqueueRequestsAllClusters()
 	} else {
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ func (e *BroadcastRequests) Update(evt event.UpdateEvent, q workqueue.RateLimiti
 }
 
 // Delete implements EventHandler
-func (e *BroadcastRequests) Delete(evt event.DeleteEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (e *BroadcastRequests) Delete(ctx context.Context, evt event.DeleteEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	if evt.Object == nil {
 		enqueueMultiClusterLog.Error(nil, "DeleteEvent received with no metadata", "event", evt)
 		return
@@ -61,7 +66,7 @@ func (e *BroadcastRequests) Delete(evt event.DeleteEvent, q workqueue.RateLimiti
 }
 
 // Generic implements EventHandler
-func (e *BroadcastRequests) Generic(evt event.GenericEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (e *BroadcastRequests) Generic(ctx context.Context, evt event.GenericEvent, q workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	if evt.Object == nil {
 		enqueueMultiClusterLog.Error(nil, "GenericEvent received with no metadata", "event", evt)
 		return
diff --git a/pkg/handler/multi_handler.go b/pkg/handler/multi_handler.go
index dbf2e8016..335eceee3 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/multi_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/multi_handler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package handler
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/handler"
@@ -11,26 +13,26 @@ type MultiHandler struct {
 	Handlers []handler.EventHandler
 }
 
-func (h *MultiHandler) Create(evt event.CreateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (h *MultiHandler) Create(ctx context.Context, evt event.CreateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	for _, hl := range h.Handlers {
-		hl.Create(evt, queue)
+		hl.Create(ctx, evt, queue)
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *MultiHandler) Update(evt event.UpdateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (h *MultiHandler) Update(ctx context.Context, evt event.UpdateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	for _, hl := range h.Handlers {
-		hl.Update(evt, queue)
+		hl.Update(ctx, evt, queue)
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *MultiHandler) Delete(evt event.DeleteEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (h *MultiHandler) Delete(ctx context.Context, evt event.DeleteEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	for _, hl := range h.Handlers {
-		hl.Delete(evt, queue)
+		hl.Delete(ctx, evt, queue)
 	}
 }
 
-func (h *MultiHandler) Generic(evt event.GenericEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (h *MultiHandler) Generic(ctx context.Context, evt event.GenericEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	for _, hl := range h.Handlers {
-		hl.Generic(evt, queue)
+		hl.Generic(ctx, evt, queue)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/handler/predicate_request_tracking.go b/pkg/handler/predicate_request_tracking.go
index 2a9f4723f..382484926 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/predicate_request_tracking.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/predicate_request_tracking.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package handler
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"github.com/solo-io/skv2/pkg/request"
 	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
@@ -20,17 +22,19 @@ type MultiClusterRequestTracker struct {
 	Requests *request.MultiClusterRequests
 }
 
-func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Create(evt event.CreateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Create(ctx context.Context, evt event.CreateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	h.Requests.Append(h.Cluster, RequestForObject(evt.Object))
 }
 
-func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Delete(evt event.DeleteEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Delete(ctx context.Context, evt event.DeleteEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 	h.Requests.Remove(h.Cluster, RequestForObject(evt.Object))
 }
 
-func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Update(event.UpdateEvent, workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {}
+func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Update(context.Context, event.UpdateEvent, workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+}
 
-func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Generic(event.GenericEvent, workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {}
+func (h *MultiClusterRequestTracker) Generic(context.Context, event.GenericEvent, workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+}
 
 func RequestForObject(meta v1.Object) reconcile.Request {
 	return reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
diff --git a/pkg/handler/register_queue_handler.go b/pkg/handler/register_queue_handler.go
index c272f56b8..5017fe90b 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/register_queue_handler.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/register_queue_handler.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package handler
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"sync"
 
 	apqueue "github.com/solo-io/skv2/pkg/workqueue"
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 func QueueRegisteringHandler(cluster string, queues *apqueue.MultiClusterQueues) handler.EventHandler {
 	do := &sync.Once{}
 	return &handler.Funcs{
-		CreateFunc: func(_ event.CreateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
+		CreateFunc: func(ctx context.Context, _ event.CreateEvent, queue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface) {
 			do.Do(func() {
 				queues.Set(cluster, queue)
 			})
diff --git a/pkg/reconcile/runner.go b/pkg/reconcile/runner.go
index cd3acbe25..0117311b0 100644
--- a/pkg/reconcile/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/reconcile/runner.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (r *runner) RunReconciler(ctx context.Context, reconciler Reconciler, predi
 	}
 
 	// send us watch events
-	if err := ctl.Watch(&source.Kind{Type: r.resource}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}, predicates...); err != nil {
+	if err := ctl.Watch(source.Kind(r.mgr.GetCache(), r.resource), &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}, predicates...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/reconcile/v2/runner.go b/pkg/reconcile/v2/runner.go
index 3434b0e85..4ac5cb2f2 100644
--- a/pkg/reconcile/v2/runner.go
+++ b/pkg/reconcile/v2/runner.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (r *runner[T]) RunReconciler(
 	}
 
 	// send us watch events
-	if err := ctl.Watch(&source.Kind{Type: obj}, &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}, predicates...); err != nil {
+	if err := ctl.Watch(source.Kind(r.mgr.GetCache(), obj), &handler.EnqueueRequestForObject{}, predicates...); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}