diff --git a/controller/cache/cluster.go b/controller/cache/cluster.go
index c887e8c75b..08ee377782 100644
--- a/controller/cache/cluster.go
+++ b/controller/cache/cluster.go
@@ -87,6 +87,14 @@ func (c *clusterInfo) replaceResourceCache(gk schema.GroupKind, resourceVersion
 
 func (c *clusterInfo) createObjInfo(un *unstructured.Unstructured, appInstanceLabel string) *node {
 	ownerRefs := un.GetOwnerReferences()
+	// Special case for endpoint. Remove after https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/28483 is fixed
+	if un.GroupVersionKind().Group == "" && un.GetKind() == kube.EndpointsKind && len(un.GetOwnerReferences()) == 0 {
+		ownerRefs = append(ownerRefs, metav1.OwnerReference{
+			Name:       un.GetName(),
+			Kind:       kube.ServiceKind,
+			APIVersion: "v1",
+		})
+	}
 	nodeInfo := &node{
 		resourceVersion: un.GetResourceVersion(),
 		ref:             kube.GetObjectRef(un),
diff --git a/controller/cache/cluster_test.go b/controller/cache/cluster_test.go
index f9bed600e6..122d1fe5b2 100644
--- a/controller/cache/cluster_test.go
+++ b/controller/cache/cluster_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ var (
     name: helm-guestbook
     namespace: default
     resourceVersion: "123"
+    uid: "4"
   spec:
     selector:
       app: guestbook
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ var (
   metadata:
     name: helm-guestbook
     namespace: default
+    uid: "4"
   spec:
     backend:
       serviceName: not-found-service
diff --git a/controller/cache/node.go b/controller/cache/node.go
index 56b709cfc4..3998143454 100644
--- a/controller/cache/node.go
+++ b/controller/cache/node.go
@@ -35,12 +35,15 @@ func (n *node) resourceKey() kube.ResourceKey {
 }
 
 func (n *node) isParentOf(child *node) bool {
-	// Special case for endpoint. Remove after https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/28483 is fixed
-	if len(child.ownerRefs) == 0 && child.ref.APIVersion == "v1" && child.ref.Kind == kube.EndpointsKind && n.ref.APIVersion == "v1" && n.ref.Kind == kube.ServiceKind && n.ref.Name == child.ref.Name {
-		child.ownerRefs = []metav1.OwnerReference{{Name: n.ref.Name, Kind: n.ref.Kind, APIVersion: n.ref.APIVersion, UID: n.ref.UID}}
-	}
+	for i, ownerRef := range child.ownerRefs {
+
+		// backfill UID of inferred owner child references
+		if ownerRef.UID == "" && n.ref.Kind == ownerRef.Kind && n.ref.APIVersion == ownerRef.APIVersion && n.ref.Name == ownerRef.Name {
+			ownerRef.UID = n.ref.UID
+			child.ownerRefs[i] = ownerRef
+			return true
+		}
 
-	for _, ownerRef := range child.ownerRefs {
 		if n.ref.UID == ownerRef.UID {
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/controller/cache/node_test.go b/controller/cache/node_test.go
index 67a6d268eb..a38781f5a8 100644
--- a/controller/cache/node_test.go
+++ b/controller/cache/node_test.go
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ metadata:
 	parent := c.createObjInfo(testService, "")
 
 	assert.True(t, parent.isParentOf(matchingNameEndPoint))
+	assert.Equal(t, parent.ref.UID, matchingNameEndPoint.ownerRefs[0].UID)
 	assert.False(t, parent.isParentOf(nonMatchingNameEndPoint))
 }