diff --git a/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go b/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go
index 67b2fe2dff..a27c86d0fa 100644
--- a/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go
+++ b/pkg/transformers/config/defaultconfig/namereference.go
@@ -352,5 +352,7 @@ nameReference:
     kind: PersistentVolume
   - path: spec/storageClassName
     kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+  - path: spec/volumeClaimTemplates/spec/storageClassName
+    kind: StatefulSet
 `
 )