diff --git a/cmd/init_project.go b/cmd/init_project.go
index 689ca8fd5c9..842b60e25b9 100644
--- a/cmd/init_project.go
+++ b/cmd/init_project.go
@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ func (o *projectOptions) bindCmdlineFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 		"defaults to the go package of the current working directory.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.project.Domain, "domain", "my.domain", "domain for groups")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.project.Version, "project-version", project.Version2, "project version")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.project.ProjectType, "type", project.Go, "project type")
+
+	// hiding type since the kubebuilder just works with go so far.
+	cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("type")
 }
 
 func (o *projectOptions) initializeProject() {
@@ -182,6 +186,16 @@ func (o *projectOptions) validate() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unknown project version %v", o.project.Version)
 	}
 
+	switch o.project.ProjectType {
+	case project.Go:
+	case project.Ansible:
+		return fmt.Errorf("The hybrid Ansible type is not supported by kubebuilder")
+	case project.Helm:
+		return fmt.Errorf("The hybrid Helm type is not supported by kubebuilder")
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown project type %v", o.project.ProjectType)
+	}
+
 	if err := o.scaffolder.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/input/input.go b/pkg/scaffold/input/input.go
index ebb8c940557..a08b5b0611c 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/input/input.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/input/input.go
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ type Input struct {
 	// Repo is the go project package
 	Repo string
 
+	// Type is the type of project to support SDK hybrid
+	ProjectType string
+
 	// ProjectPath is the relative path to the project root
 	ProjectPath string
 }
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@ type ProjectFile struct {
 	// Resources tracks scaffolded resources in the project. This info is
 	// tracked only in project with version 2.
 	Resources []Resource `json:"resources,omitempty"`
+
+	//Define the type of the project to support SDK hybrid
+	ProjectType string  `json:"type,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ResourceGroups returns unique groups of scaffolded resources in the project.
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/project/project.go b/pkg/scaffold/project/project.go
index 4a706bdcc55..df2fd659cc5 100644
--- a/pkg/scaffold/project/project.go
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/project/project.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ var _ input.File = &Project{}
 type Project struct {
 	// Path is the output file location - defaults to PROJECT
 	Path string
-
 	input.ProjectFile
 }
 
@@ -47,6 +46,11 @@ func (c *Project) GetInput() (input.Input, error) {
 	if c.Version == "" {
 		c.Version = Version1
 	}
+
+	if c.ProjectType == "" {
+		c.ProjectType = Go
+	}
+
 	if c.Repo == "" {
 		return input.Input{}, fmt.Errorf("must specify repository")
 	}
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ func (c *Project) GetInput() (input.Input, error) {
 		TemplateBody:   string(out),
 		Repo:           c.Repo,
 		Version:        c.Version,
+		ProjectType:    c.ProjectType,
 		Domain:         c.Domain,
 		IfExistsAction: input.Error,
 	}, nil
diff --git a/pkg/scaffold/project/type.go b/pkg/scaffold/project/type.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7b45c7fe09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/scaffold/project/type.go
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package project
+
+// constants for scaffolding types
+const (
+	Go = "go"
+	Ansible = "Ansible"
+	Helm = "Helm"
+)
+
+type Type struct {
+	Type string
+}
diff --git a/testdata/gopath/src/project/PROJECT b/testdata/gopath/src/project/PROJECT
index 9ee326caba7..77d88d55d06 100644
--- a/testdata/gopath/src/project/PROJECT
+++ b/testdata/gopath/src/project/PROJECT
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 domain: testproject.org
 repo: project
+type: go
 version: "1"
diff --git a/testdata/project-v2/PROJECT b/testdata/project-v2/PROJECT
index 36aacd80d5b..c8dd5bc1c87 100644
--- a/testdata/project-v2/PROJECT
+++ b/testdata/project-v2/PROJECT
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ resources:
 - group: crew
   kind: Admiral
   version: v1
+type: go
 version: "2"