diff --git a/api/konfig/general.go b/api/konfig/general.go
index 712bfe7894..c465492451 100644
--- a/api/konfig/general.go
+++ b/api/konfig/general.go
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 
 package konfig
 
+import (
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kyaml/kio/filters"
+)
+
 // RecognizedKustomizationFileNames is a list of file names
 // that kustomize recognizes.
 // To avoid ambiguity, a kustomization directory may not
@@ -19,6 +24,17 @@ func DefaultKustomizationFileName() string {
 	return RecognizedKustomizationFileNames()[0]
 }
 
+func DefaultKustomizationMetadata() *types.ObjectMeta {
+	configAnnotation := map[string]string{
+		filters.LocalConfigAnnotation: "true",
+	}
+	defaultMetadata := &types.ObjectMeta{
+		Annotations: configAnnotation,
+	}
+
+	return defaultMetadata
+}
+
 const (
 	// An environment variable to consult for kustomization
 	// configuration data.  See:
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/create/create.go b/kustomize/commands/create/create.go
index 6b867c9089..1683d64af8 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/create/create.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/create/create.go
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ func runCreate(opts createFlags, fSys filesys.FileSystem, rf *resource.Factory)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	m.MetaData = konfig.DefaultKustomizationMetadata()
 	m.Resources = resources
 	m.Namespace = opts.namespace
 	m.NamePrefix = opts.prefix
diff --git a/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go b/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go
index adcf56f691..5f58f421a5 100644
--- a/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go
+++ b/kustomize/commands/create/create_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/konfig"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/provider"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/api/types"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5/commands/internal/kustfile"
@@ -134,6 +135,22 @@ func TestCreateWithNameSuffix(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCreateHasDefaultMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	fSys := filesys.MakeEmptyDirInMemory()
+	fSys.WriteFile("foo.yaml", []byte(""))
+	fSys.WriteFile("bar.yaml", []byte(""))
+	opts := createFlags{resources: "foo.yaml,bar.yaml"}
+	err := runCreate(opts, fSys, factory)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected cmd error: %v", err)
+	}
+	m := readKustomizationFS(t, fSys)
+	expected := konfig.DefaultKustomizationMetadata()
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(m.MetaData, expected) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected %+v but got %+v", expected, m.Resources)
+	}
+}
+
 func writeDetectContent(fSys filesys.FileSystem) {
 	fSys.WriteFile("/test.yaml", []byte(`
 apiVersion: v1