diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apis/v1alpha1/test.go b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apis/v1alpha1/test.go
index 19f9e1e059..cd73e257b0 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apis/v1alpha1/test.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/apis/v1alpha1/test.go
@@ -34,4 +34,7 @@ type Test struct {
 
 	// Values are the values to be used in the test
 	Values *ValuesSpec `json:"values,omitempty"`
+
+	// Policy Exceptions are the policy exceptions to be used in the test
+	PolicyExceptions []string `json:"exceptions,omitempty"`
 }
diff --git a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/config/crds/cli.kyverno.io_tests.yaml b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/config/crds/cli.kyverno.io_tests.yaml
index 43e3639148..d5ae056ea1 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/config/crds/cli.kyverno.io_tests.yaml
+++ b/cmd/cli/kubectl-kyverno/config/crds/cli.kyverno.io_tests.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ spec:
               of an object. Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest
               internal value, and may reject unrecognized values. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources'
             type: string
+          exceptions:
+            description: Policy Exceptions are the policy exceptions to be used in
+              the test
+            items:
+              type: string
+            type: array
           kind:
             description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this
               object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client