diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/jobs/sync/worker.go b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/jobs/sync/worker.go
index 170fe9cd833..5d51f1f1e67 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/jobs/sync/worker.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/jobs/sync/worker.go
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ func (r *syncJob) client(kind string) (dynamic.ResourceInterface, error) {
 	switch kind {
 	case dashboard.GROUP, dashboard.DASHBOARD_RESOURCE, "Dashboard":
 		return r.dashboards, nil
+	case folders.GROUP, folders.RESOURCE, "Folder":
+		return r.folders.Client(), nil
 	}
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported resource: %s", kind)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/resources/folders.go b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/resources/folders.go
index d519e30273c..9574f097956 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/resources/folders.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/apis/provisioning/resources/folders.go
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ func NewFolderManager(repo repository.Repository, client dynamic.ResourceInterfa
 	}
 }
 
+func (fm *FolderManager) Client() dynamic.ResourceInterface {
+	return fm.client
+}
+
 // EnsureFoldersExist creates the folder structure in the cluster.
 func (fm *FolderManager) EnsureFolderPathExist(ctx context.Context, filePath string) (parent string, err error) {
 	if filePath == "" || filePath == "/" || filePath == "." || filePath == "./" {