diff --git a/internal/types/resource/resource.go b/internal/types/resource/resource.go
index a21d1cdcce..14106c3bcb 100644
--- a/internal/types/resource/resource.go
+++ b/internal/types/resource/resource.go
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
 
 package resource
 
-import "encoding/json"
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"strings"
+)
 
 // Type defines the types of resources in the system
 type Type uint
@@ -81,6 +84,16 @@ func (r Type) PluralString() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func FromPlural(s string) (Type, bool) {
+	switch s {
+	case "credential-libraries":
+		return CredentialLibrary, true
+	default:
+		t, ok := Map[strings.TrimSuffix(s, "s")]
+		return t, ok
+	}
+}
+
 var Map = map[string]Type{
 	Unknown.String():           Unknown,
 	All.String():               All,