diff --git a/api/filters/annotations/annotations.go b/api/filters/annotations/annotations.go
index 562decca90..4998f5a3e7 100644
--- a/api/filters/annotations/annotations.go
+++ b/api/filters/annotations/annotations.go
@@ -20,22 +20,15 @@ type Filter struct {
 	// FsSlice contains the FieldSpecs to locate the namespace field
 	FsSlice types.FsSlice
 
-	// SetEntryCallback is invoked each time an annotation is applied
-	// Example use cases:
-	//   - Tracking all paths where annotations have been applied
-	SetEntryCallback func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)
+	trackableSetter filtersutil.TrackableSetter
 }
 
 var _ kio.Filter = Filter{}
+var _ kio.TrackableFilter = &Filter{}
 
-func (f Filter) setEntry(key, value, tag string) filtersutil.SetFn {
-	baseSetEntryFunc := filtersutil.SetEntry(key, value, tag)
-	return func(node *yaml.RNode) error {
-		if f.SetEntryCallback != nil {
-			f.SetEntryCallback(key, value, tag, node)
-		}
-		return baseSetEntryFunc(node)
-	}
+// WithMutationTracker registers a callback which will be invoked each time a field is mutated
+func (f *Filter) WithMutationTracker(callback func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)) {
+	f.trackableSetter.WithMutationTracker(callback)
 }
 
 func (f Filter) Filter(nodes []*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error) {
@@ -45,7 +38,7 @@ func (f Filter) Filter(nodes []*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error) {
 			for _, k := range keys {
 				if err := node.PipeE(fsslice.Filter{
 					FsSlice: f.FsSlice,
-					SetValue: f.setEntry(
+					SetValue: f.trackableSetter.SetEntry(
 						k, f.Annotations[k], yaml.NodeTagString),
 					CreateKind: yaml.MappingNode, // Annotations are MappingNodes.
 					CreateTag:  yaml.NodeTagMap,
diff --git a/api/filters/annotations/annotations_test.go b/api/filters/annotations/annotations_test.go
index 32d23229ab..39fd8e2e26 100644
--- a/api/filters/annotations/annotations_test.go
+++ b/api/filters/annotations/annotations_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func TestAnnotations_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedOutput       string
 		filter               Filter
 		fsslice              types.FsSlice
+		setEntryCallback     func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)
 		expectedSetEntryArgs []setEntryArg
 	}{
 		"add": {
@@ -259,8 +260,8 @@ spec:
 					"a": "a1",
 					"b": "b1",
 				},
-				SetEntryCallback: setEntryCallbackStub,
 			},
+			setEntryCallback: setEntryCallbackStub,
 			fsslice: []types.FieldSpec{
 				{
 					Path:               "spec/template/metadata/annotations",
@@ -300,6 +301,7 @@ spec:
 		setEntryArgs = nil
 		t.Run(tn, func(t *testing.T) {
 			filter := tc.filter
+			filter.WithMutationTracker(tc.setEntryCallback)
 			filter.FsSlice = append(annosFs, tc.fsslice...)
 			if !assert.Equal(t,
 				strings.TrimSpace(tc.expectedOutput),
diff --git a/api/filters/filtersutil/setters.go b/api/filters/filtersutil/setters.go
index cc04afe898..fd44f80c59 100644
--- a/api/filters/filtersutil/setters.go
+++ b/api/filters/filtersutil/setters.go
@@ -31,3 +31,39 @@ func SetEntry(key, value, tag string) SetFn {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+type TrackableSetter struct {
+	// SetValueCallback will be invoked each time a field is set
+	setValueCallback func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)
+}
+
+// WithMutationTracker registers a callback which will be invoked each time a field is mutated
+func (s *TrackableSetter) WithMutationTracker(callback func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)) {
+	s.setValueCallback = callback
+}
+
+// SetScalar returns a SetFn to set a scalar value
+// if a mutation tracker has been registered, the tracker will be invoked each
+// time a scalar is set
+func (s TrackableSetter) SetScalar(value string) SetFn {
+	origSetScalar := SetScalar(value)
+	return func(node *yaml.RNode) error {
+		if s.setValueCallback != nil {
+			s.setValueCallback("", value, "", node)
+		}
+		return origSetScalar(node)
+	}
+}
+
+// SetEntry returns a SetFn to set an entry in a map
+// if a mutation tracker has been registered, the tracker will be invoked each
+// time an entry is set
+func (s TrackableSetter) SetEntry(key, value, tag string) SetFn {
+	origSetEntry := SetEntry(key, value, tag)
+	return func(node *yaml.RNode) error {
+		if s.setValueCallback != nil {
+			s.setValueCallback(key, value, tag, node)
+		}
+		return origSetEntry(node)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/api/filters/labels/labels.go b/api/filters/labels/labels.go
index 6b19369d9c..b67d4d4b13 100644
--- a/api/filters/labels/labels.go
+++ b/api/filters/labels/labels.go
@@ -21,22 +21,15 @@ type Filter struct {
 	// FsSlice identifies the label fields.
 	FsSlice types.FsSlice
 
-	// SetEntryCallback is invoked each time a label is applied
-	// Example use cases:
-	//   - Tracking all paths where labels have been applied
-	SetEntryCallback func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)
+	trackableSetter filtersutil.TrackableSetter
 }
 
 var _ kio.Filter = Filter{}
+var _ kio.TrackableFilter = &Filter{}
 
-func (f Filter) setEntry(key, value, tag string) filtersutil.SetFn {
-	baseSetEntryFunc := filtersutil.SetEntry(key, value, tag)
-	return func(node *yaml.RNode) error {
-		if f.SetEntryCallback != nil {
-			f.SetEntryCallback(key, value, tag, node)
-		}
-		return baseSetEntryFunc(node)
-	}
+// WithMutationTracker registers a callback which will be invoked each time a field is mutated
+func (f *Filter) WithMutationTracker(callback func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)) {
+	f.trackableSetter.WithMutationTracker(callback)
 }
 
 func (f Filter) Filter(nodes []*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error) {
@@ -46,7 +39,7 @@ func (f Filter) Filter(nodes []*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error) {
 			for _, k := range keys {
 				if err := node.PipeE(fsslice.Filter{
 					FsSlice: f.FsSlice,
-					SetValue: f.setEntry(
+					SetValue: f.trackableSetter.SetEntry(
 						k, f.Labels[k], yaml.NodeTagString),
 					CreateKind: yaml.MappingNode, // Labels are MappingNodes.
 					CreateTag:  yaml.NodeTagMap,
diff --git a/api/filters/labels/labels_test.go b/api/filters/labels/labels_test.go
index 77eb7e5c1e..45f4eff4e4 100644
--- a/api/filters/labels/labels_test.go
+++ b/api/filters/labels/labels_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ func TestLabels_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 		input                string
 		expectedOutput       string
 		filter               Filter
+		setEntryCallback     func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode)
 		expectedSetEntryArgs []setEntryArg
 	}{
 		"add": {
@@ -456,8 +457,8 @@ a:
 						CreateIfNotPresent: true,
 					},
 				},
-				SetEntryCallback: setEntryCallbackStub,
 			},
+			setEntryCallback: setEntryCallbackStub,
 			expectedSetEntryArgs: []setEntryArg{
 				{
 					Key:      "mage",
@@ -478,6 +479,7 @@ a:
 	for tn, tc := range testCases {
 		setEntryArgs = nil
 		t.Run(tn, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tc.filter.WithMutationTracker(tc.setEntryCallback)
 			if !assert.Equal(t,
 				strings.TrimSpace(tc.expectedOutput),
 				strings.TrimSpace(filtertest_test.RunFilter(t, tc.input, tc.filter))) {
diff --git a/kyaml/kio/kio.go b/kyaml/kio/kio.go
index 10388acd3b..776b6a73aa 100644
--- a/kyaml/kio/kio.go
+++ b/kyaml/kio/kio.go
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ type Filter interface {
 	Filter([]*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error)
 }
 
+// TrackableFilter is an extension of Filter which is also capable of tracking
+// which fields were mutated by the filter.
+type TrackableFilter interface {
+	Filter
+	WithMutationTracker(func(key, value, tag string, node *yaml.RNode))
+}
+
 // FilterFunc implements a Filter as a function.
 type FilterFunc func([]*yaml.RNode) ([]*yaml.RNode, error)