diff --git a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go
index c00cb139bd..f1cce87c85 100644
--- a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile.go
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ package reconcile
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"reflect"
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
 // Result contains the result of a Reconciler invocation.
@@ -110,6 +112,36 @@ var _ Reconciler = Func(nil)
 // Reconcile implements Reconciler.
 func (r Func) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, o Request) (Result, error) { return r(ctx, o) }
 
+// ObjectReconciler is a specialized version of Reconciler that acts on instances of client.Object. Each reconciliation
+// event gets the associated object from Kubernetes before passing it to Reconcile. An ObjectReconciler can be used in
+// Builder.Complete by calling AsReconciler. See Reconciler for more details.
+type ObjectReconciler[T client.Object] interface {
+	Reconcile(context.Context, T) (Result, error)
+}
+
+// AsReconciler creates a Reconciler based on the given ObjectReconciler.
+func AsReconciler[T client.Object](client client.Client, rec ObjectReconciler[T]) Reconciler {
+	return &objectReconcilerAdapter[T]{
+		objReconciler: rec,
+		client:        client,
+	}
+}
+
+type objectReconcilerAdapter[T client.Object] struct {
+	objReconciler ObjectReconciler[T]
+	client        client.Client
+}
+
+// Reconcile implements Reconciler.
+func (a *objectReconcilerAdapter[T]) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req Request) (Result, error) {
+	o := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(*new(T)).Elem()).Interface().(T)
+	if err := a.client.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, o); err != nil {
+		return Result{}, client.IgnoreNotFound(err)
+	}
+
+	return a.objReconciler.Reconcile(ctx, o)
+}
+
 // TerminalError is an error that will not be retried but still be logged
 // and recorded in metrics.
 func TerminalError(wrapped error) error {
diff --git a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go
index 9373d5ed5c..fb6a88220a 100644
--- a/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconcile/reconcile_test.go
@@ -23,11 +23,23 @@ import (
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 )
 
+type mockObjectReconciler struct {
+	reconcileFunc func(context.Context, *corev1.ConfigMap) (reconcile.Result, error)
+}
+
+func (r *mockObjectReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, cm *corev1.ConfigMap) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+	return r.reconcileFunc(ctx, cm)
+}
+
 var _ = Describe("reconcile", func() {
 	Describe("Result", func() {
 		It("IsZero should return true if empty", func() {
@@ -102,4 +114,75 @@ var _ = Describe("reconcile", func() {
 			Expect(err.Error()).To(Equal("nil terminal error"))
 		})
 	})
+
+	Describe("AsReconciler", func() {
+		var testenv *envtest.Environment
+		var testClient client.Client
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			testenv = &envtest.Environment{}
+
+			cfg, err := testenv.Start()
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			testClient, err = client.New(cfg, client.Options{})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		})
+
+		AfterEach(func() {
+			Expect(testenv.Stop()).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		})
+
+		Context("with an existing object", func() {
+			var key client.ObjectKey
+
+			BeforeEach(func() {
+				cm := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Namespace: "default",
+						Name:      "test",
+					},
+				}
+				key = client.ObjectKeyFromObject(cm)
+
+				err := testClient.Create(context.Background(), cm)
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			})
+
+			It("should Get the object and call the ObjectReconciler", func() {
+				var actual *corev1.ConfigMap
+				reconciler := reconcile.AsReconciler(testClient, &mockObjectReconciler{
+					reconcileFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cm *corev1.ConfigMap) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+						actual = cm
+						return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+					},
+				})
+
+				res, err := reconciler.Reconcile(context.Background(), reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: key})
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(res).To(BeZero())
+				Expect(actual).NotTo(BeNil())
+				Expect(actual.ObjectMeta.Name).To(Equal(key.Name))
+				Expect(actual.ObjectMeta.Namespace).To(Equal(key.Namespace))
+			})
+		})
+
+		Context("with an object that doesn't exist", func() {
+			It("should not call the ObjectReconciler", func() {
+				called := false
+				reconciler := reconcile.AsReconciler(testClient, &mockObjectReconciler{
+					reconcileFunc: func(ctx context.Context, cm *corev1.ConfigMap) (reconcile.Result, error) {
+						called = true
+						return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+					},
+				})
+
+				key := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "default", Name: "fake-obj"}
+				res, err := reconciler.Reconcile(context.Background(), reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: key})
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(res).To(BeZero())
+				Expect(called).To(BeFalse())
+			})
+		})
+	})
 })