diff --git a/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types.go b/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types.go
index 53373d1b7..b3746b42a 100644
--- a/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types.go
+++ b/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types.go
@@ -45,12 +45,13 @@ type GarbageCollectPolicyRule struct {
 }
 
 // GarbageCollectPolicyRuleSelector select the targets of the rule
-// if both traitTypes and componentTypes are specified, combination logic is OR
+// if both traitTypes, oamTypes and componentTypes are specified, combination logic is OR
 // if one resource is specified with conflict strategies, strategy as component go first.
 type GarbageCollectPolicyRuleSelector struct {
-	CompNames  []string `json:"componentNames"`
-	CompTypes  []string `json:"componentTypes"`
-	TraitTypes []string `json:"traitTypes"`
+	CompNames        []string `json:"componentNames"`
+	CompTypes        []string `json:"componentTypes"`
+	OAMResourceTypes []string `json:"oamTypes"`
+	TraitTypes       []string `json:"traitTypes"`
 }
 
 // GarbageCollectStrategy the strategy for target resource to recycle
@@ -69,10 +70,11 @@ const (
 // FindStrategy find gc strategy for target resource
 func (in GarbageCollectPolicySpec) FindStrategy(manifest *unstructured.Unstructured) *GarbageCollectStrategy {
 	for _, rule := range in.Rules {
-		var compName, compType, traitType string
+		var compName, compType, oamType, traitType string
 		if labels := manifest.GetLabels(); labels != nil {
 			compName = labels[oam.LabelAppComponent]
 			compType = labels[oam.WorkloadTypeLabel]
+			oamType = labels[oam.LabelOAMResourceType]
 			traitType = labels[oam.TraitTypeLabel]
 		}
 		match := func(src []string, val string) (found bool) {
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ func (in GarbageCollectPolicySpec) FindStrategy(manifest *unstructured.Unstructu
 		}
 		if match(rule.Selector.CompNames, compName) ||
 			match(rule.Selector.CompTypes, compType) ||
+			match(rule.Selector.OAMResourceTypes, oamType) ||
 			match(rule.Selector.TraitTypes, traitType) {
 			return &rule.Strategy
 		}
diff --git a/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types_test.go b/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types_test.go
index 5e4dfd9e3..9c2a939cb 100644
--- a/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types_test.go
+++ b/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/garbagecollect_types_test.go
@@ -109,6 +109,18 @@ func TestGarbageCollectPolicySpec_FindStrategy(t *testing.T) {
 			}},
 			expectStrategy: GarbageCollectStrategyNever,
 		},
+		"resource type rule match": {
+			rules: []GarbageCollectPolicyRule{{
+				Selector: GarbageCollectPolicyRuleSelector{OAMResourceTypes: []string{"TRAIT"}},
+				Strategy: GarbageCollectStrategyNever,
+			}},
+			input: &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: map[string]interface{}{
+				"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+					"labels": map[string]interface{}{oam.LabelOAMResourceType: "TRAIT"},
+				},
+			}},
+			expectStrategy: GarbageCollectStrategyNever,
+		},
 	}
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 517295c47..176130123 100644
--- a/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/core.oam.dev/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -291,6 +291,11 @@ func (in *GarbageCollectPolicyRuleSelector) DeepCopyInto(out *GarbageCollectPoli
 		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
+	if in.OAMResourceTypes != nil {
+		in, out := &in.OAMResourceTypes, &out.OAMResourceTypes
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
 	if in.TraitTypes != nil {
 		in, out := &in.TraitTypes, &out.TraitTypes
 		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
diff --git a/docs/examples/app-with-policy/gc-policy/persist-resources.md b/docs/examples/app-with-policy/gc-policy/persist-resources.md
index 323ea284c..daaea5d20 100644
--- a/docs/examples/app-with-policy/gc-policy/persist-resources.md
+++ b/docs/examples/app-with-policy/gc-policy/persist-resources.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 By leveraging the garbage-collect policy, users can persist some resources, which skip the normal garbage-collect process when application is updated.
 
+### traitTypes
+
 Take the following app as an example, in the garbage-collect policy, a rule is added which marks all the resources created by the `expose` trait to use the `onAppDelete` strategy. This will keep those services until application is deleted.
 ```shell
 $ cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
@@ -78,6 +80,8 @@ hello-world       ClusterIP   10.96.160.208   <none>        8000/TCP   5m56s
 hello-world-new   ClusterIP   10.96.20.4      <none>        8000/TCP   13s
 ```
 
+### componentTypes
+
 Users can also keep component if they are deploying job-like components. Resources dispatched by `job-like-component` type component will be kept after application is deleted.
 
 ```yaml
@@ -100,6 +104,8 @@ spec:
             strategy: never
 ```
 
+### componentNames
+
 A more straightforward way is to specify `compNames` to match specified components.
 ```yaml
 apiVersion: core.oam.dev/v1beta1
@@ -124,3 +130,74 @@ spec:
                 - example-addon-namespace
             strategy: never
 ```
+
+### oamTypes
+
+Users can also persist resources using `oamTypes`, where the values of `oamTypes` can be `TRAIT` and `WORKLOAD`.
+
+```shell
+$ cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+apiVersion: core.oam.dev/v1beta1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: garbage-collect-app
+spec:
+  components:
+    - name: hello-world
+      type: webservice
+      properties:
+        image: crccheck/hello-world
+      traits:
+        - type: expose
+          properties:
+            port: [8000]
+  policies:
+    - name: garbage-collect
+      type: garbage-collect
+      properties:
+        rules:
+          - selector:
+              oamTypes:
+                - TRAIT
+            strategy: onAppDelete
+EOF
+```
+
+And then, let's modify the component name.
+
+```shell
+$ cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
+apiVersion: core.oam.dev/v1beta1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: garbage-collect-app
+spec:
+  components:
+    - name: hello-world-new
+      type: webservice
+      properties:
+        image: crccheck/hello-world
+      traits:
+        - type: expose
+          properties:
+            port: [8000]
+  policies:
+    - name: garbage-collect
+      type: garbage-collect
+      properties:
+        rules:
+          - selector:
+              oamTypes:
+                - TRAIT
+            strategy: onAppDelete
+EOF
+```
+
+List the service in cluster, you will find:
+
+```shell
+$ kubectl get service
+NAME              TYPE        CLUSTER-IP     EXTERNAL-IP   PORT(S)    AGE
+hello-world       ClusterIP   10.96.31.209   <none>        8000/TCP   31s
+hello-world-new   ClusterIP   10.96.17.103   <none>        8000/TCP   5s
+```