diff --git a/pkg/core/xds/resource.go b/pkg/core/xds/resource.go
index c79be9cdf22a..836738058a82 100644
--- a/pkg/core/xds/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/core/xds/resource.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package xds
 
 import (
+	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes"
 
 	envoy "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/api/v2"
@@ -35,3 +36,50 @@ func (rs ResourceList) ToDeltaDiscoveryResponse() *envoy.DeltaDiscoveryResponse
 	}
 	return resp
 }
+
+// ResourceSet represents a set of generic xDS resources.
+type ResourceSet struct {
+	// we want to keep resources in the order they were added
+	resources []*Resource
+	// we want to prevent duplicates
+	typeToNamesIndex map[string]map[string]bool
+}
+
+func (s *ResourceSet) Contains(name string, resource ResourcePayload) bool {
+	names, ok := s.typeToNamesIndex[s.typeName(resource)]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, ok = names[name]
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (s *ResourceSet) Add(resources ...*Resource) *ResourceSet {
+	for _, resource := range resources {
+		if s.Contains(resource.Name, resource.Resource) {
+			continue
+		}
+		s.resources = append(s.resources, resource)
+		s.index(resource)
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *ResourceSet) typeName(resource ResourcePayload) string {
+	return proto.MessageName(resource)
+}
+
+func (s *ResourceSet) index(resource *Resource) {
+	if s.typeToNamesIndex == nil {
+		s.typeToNamesIndex = map[string]map[string]bool{}
+	}
+	typeName := s.typeName(resource.Resource)
+	if s.typeToNamesIndex[typeName] == nil {
+		s.typeToNamesIndex[typeName] = map[string]bool{}
+	}
+	s.typeToNamesIndex[typeName][resource.Name] = true
+}
+
+func (s *ResourceSet) List() []*Resource {
+	return s.resources
+}
diff --git a/pkg/xds/generator/resource_generator_test.go b/pkg/core/xds/resource_test.go
similarity index 85%
rename from pkg/xds/generator/resource_generator_test.go
rename to pkg/core/xds/resource_test.go
index 640724fac100..ca8268e6a4db 100644
--- a/pkg/xds/generator/resource_generator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/xds/resource_test.go
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
-package generator_test
+package xds_test
 
 import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 
-	. "github.com/Kong/kuma/pkg/xds/generator"
-
-	core_xds "github.com/Kong/kuma/pkg/core/xds"
+	. "github.com/Kong/kuma/pkg/core/xds"
 
 	envoy "github.com/envoyproxy/go-control-plane/envoy/api/v2"
 )
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ResourceSet", func() {
 
 	It("set of 1 element should return a list of 1 element", func() {
 		// given
-		resource := &core_xds.Resource{
+		resource := &Resource{
 			Name:    "backend",
 			Version: "v1",
 			Resource: &envoy.Cluster{
@@ -40,14 +38,14 @@ var _ = Describe("ResourceSet", func() {
 
 	It("set of 2 elements should return a list of 2 elements", func() {
 		// given
-		resource1 := &core_xds.Resource{
+		resource1 := &Resource{
 			Name:    "backend",
 			Version: "v1",
 			Resource: &envoy.Cluster{
 				Name: "backend",
 			},
 		}
-		resource2 := &core_xds.Resource{
+		resource2 := &Resource{
 			Name:    "outbound:127.0.0.1:8080",
 			Version: "v2",
 			Resource: &envoy.Listener{
@@ -68,14 +66,14 @@ var _ = Describe("ResourceSet", func() {
 
 	It("should not be possible to add 2 resources with same name and type", func() {
 		// given
-		resource1 := &core_xds.Resource{
+		resource1 := &Resource{
 			Name:    "backend",
 			Version: "v1",
 			Resource: &envoy.Cluster{
 				Name: "backend",
 			},
 		}
-		resource2 := &core_xds.Resource{
+		resource2 := &Resource{
 			Name:    "backend",
 			Version: "v2",
 			Resource: &envoy.Cluster{
@@ -96,14 +94,14 @@ var _ = Describe("ResourceSet", func() {
 
 	It("should be possible to add 2 resources with same name but different types", func() {
 		// given
-		resource1 := &core_xds.Resource{
+		resource1 := &Resource{
 			Name:    "backend",
 			Version: "v1",
 			Resource: &envoy.Cluster{
 				Name: "backend",
 			},
 		}
-		resource2 := &core_xds.Resource{
+		resource2 := &Resource{
 			Name:    "backend",
 			Version: "v2",
 			Resource: &envoy.Listener{
diff --git a/pkg/xds/generator/proxy_template.go b/pkg/xds/generator/proxy_template.go
index d7f120be4c2f..c03a1b847553 100644
--- a/pkg/xds/generator/proxy_template.go
+++ b/pkg/xds/generator/proxy_template.go
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func (_ InboundProxyGenerator) Generate(ctx xds_context.Context, proxy *model.Pr
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	virtual := proxy.Dataplane.Spec.Networking.GetTransparentProxying().GetRedirectPort() != 0
-	resources := &ResourceSet{}
+	resources := &model.ResourceSet{}
 	for _, endpoint := range endpoints {
 		// generate CDS resource
 		localClusterName := localClusterName(endpoint.WorkloadPort)
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (g OutboundProxyGenerator) Generate(ctx xds_context.Context, proxy *model.P
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 	virtual := proxy.Dataplane.Spec.Networking.GetTransparentProxying().GetRedirectPort() != 0
-	resources := &ResourceSet{}
+	resources := &model.ResourceSet{}
 	sourceService := proxy.Dataplane.Spec.GetIdentifyingService()
 	for i, oface := range ofaces {
 		endpoint, err := kuma_mesh.ParseOutboundInterface(oface.Interface)
diff --git a/pkg/xds/generator/resource_generator.go b/pkg/xds/generator/resource_generator.go
index 6838c26682ea..419abb20f15a 100644
--- a/pkg/xds/generator/resource_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/xds/generator/resource_generator.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package generator
 
 import (
-	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
-
 	model "github.com/Kong/kuma/pkg/core/xds"
 	xds_context "github.com/Kong/kuma/pkg/xds/context"
 )
@@ -24,49 +22,3 @@ func (c CompositeResourceGenerator) Generate(ctx xds_context.Context, proxy *mod
 	}
 	return resources, nil
 }
-
-type ResourceSet struct {
-	// we want to keep resources in the order they were added
-	resources []*model.Resource
-	// we want to prevent duplicates
-	typeToNamesIndex map[string]map[string]bool
-}
-
-func (s *ResourceSet) Contains(name string, resource model.ResourcePayload) bool {
-	names, ok := s.typeToNamesIndex[s.typeName(resource)]
-	if !ok {
-		return false
-	}
-	_, ok = names[name]
-	return ok
-}
-
-func (s *ResourceSet) Add(resources ...*model.Resource) *ResourceSet {
-	for _, resource := range resources {
-		if s.Contains(resource.Name, resource.Resource) {
-			continue
-		}
-		s.resources = append(s.resources, resource)
-		s.index(resource)
-	}
-	return s
-}
-
-func (s *ResourceSet) typeName(resource model.ResourcePayload) string {
-	return proto.MessageName(resource)
-}
-
-func (s *ResourceSet) index(resource *model.Resource) {
-	if s.typeToNamesIndex == nil {
-		s.typeToNamesIndex = map[string]map[string]bool{}
-	}
-	typeName := s.typeName(resource.Resource)
-	if s.typeToNamesIndex[typeName] == nil {
-		s.typeToNamesIndex[typeName] = map[string]bool{}
-	}
-	s.typeToNamesIndex[typeName][resource.Name] = true
-}
-
-func (s *ResourceSet) List() []*model.Resource {
-	return s.resources
-}