diff --git a/changelog/v0.34.10/fix-skip-template.yaml b/changelog/v0.34.10/fix-skip-template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..302704a25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/v0.34.10/fix-skip-template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+changelog:
+  - type: FIX
+    issueLink: https://github.com/solo-io/skv2/issues/514
+    description: Respect the SkipCRDManifest and SkipTemplatedCRDManifest flags on Groups.
diff --git a/codegen/render/manifests_renderer.go b/codegen/render/manifests_renderer.go
index 62f949356..97397b1c3 100644
--- a/codegen/render/manifests_renderer.go
+++ b/codegen/render/manifests_renderer.go
@@ -111,7 +111,8 @@ func (r ManifestsRenderer) RenderManifests(grps []*Group, protoOpts protoutil.Op
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		if !r.skipCrdsManifest {
+		// only render crd manifest if neither the options nor the group has the skip flag set to true
+		if !r.skipCrdsManifest && !shouldSkipCRDManifest[groupName] {
 			out, err := r.renderCRDManifest(r.AppName, groupName, crds)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
@@ -119,11 +120,13 @@ func (r ManifestsRenderer) RenderManifests(grps []*Group, protoOpts protoutil.Op
 			renderedFiles = append(renderedFiles, out)
 		}
 
-		out, err := r.renderTemplatedCRDManifest(r.AppName, groupName, crds, grandfatheredGroups)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
+		if !shouldSkipTemplatedCRDManifest[groupName] {
+			out, err := r.renderTemplatedCRDManifest(r.AppName, groupName, crds, grandfatheredGroups)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			renderedFiles = append(renderedFiles, out)
 		}
-		renderedFiles = append(renderedFiles, out)
 	}
 
 	return renderedFiles, nil
diff --git a/codegen/render/manifests_renderer_test.go b/codegen/render/manifests_renderer_test.go
index 5cd6eaf1e..cafa65190 100644
--- a/codegen/render/manifests_renderer_test.go
+++ b/codegen/render/manifests_renderer_test.go
@@ -55,6 +55,156 @@ var _ = Describe("ManifestsRenderer", func() {
 		Expect(obj).To(Equal(expectedObj))
 	})
 
+	Describe("should respect skip manifest flags", func() {
+		It("skips crd manifest if options.SkipCrdsManifest is true", func() {
+			grps := []*model.Group{{
+				GroupVersion: schema.GroupVersion{
+					Group:   "things.test.io",
+					Version: "v1",
+				},
+				RenderManifests: true,
+				AddChartVersion: "1.0.0",
+				Resources: []model.Resource{
+					{
+						Kind: "kind",
+						Spec: model.Field{
+							Type: model.Type{
+								Name:    "test",
+								Message: &v1.AcrylicType{},
+							},
+						},
+						Stored: false,
+					},
+				}},
+			}
+			for i := range grps {
+				grps[i].Init()
+			}
+
+			outFiles, err := render.RenderManifests(render.RenderOptions{
+				AppName:          "appName",
+				ManifestRoot:     "manifestDir",
+				ProtoDir:         "protoDir",
+				Groups:           grps,
+				SkipCrdsManifest: true,
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(outFiles).To(HaveLen(1)) // should only contain template manifest
+			Expect(outFiles[0].Path).To(Equal("manifestDir/templates/things.test.io_crds.yaml"))
+		})
+
+		It("skips crd manifest if group.SkipCRDManifest is true", func() {
+			grps := []*model.Group{{
+				SkipCRDManifest: true,
+				GroupVersion: schema.GroupVersion{
+					Group:   "things.test.io",
+					Version: "v1",
+				},
+				RenderManifests: true,
+				AddChartVersion: "1.0.0",
+				Resources: []model.Resource{
+					{
+						Kind: "kind",
+						Spec: model.Field{
+							Type: model.Type{
+								Name:    "test",
+								Message: &v1.AcrylicType{},
+							},
+						},
+						Stored: false,
+					},
+				}},
+			}
+			for i := range grps {
+				grps[i].Init()
+			}
+
+			outFiles, err := render.RenderManifests(render.RenderOptions{
+				AppName:      "appName",
+				ManifestRoot: "manifestDir",
+				ProtoDir:     "protoDir",
+				Groups:       grps,
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(outFiles).To(HaveLen(1)) // should only contain template manifest
+			Expect(outFiles[0].Path).To(Equal("manifestDir/templates/things.test.io_crds.yaml"))
+		})
+
+		It("skips templated crd manifest if group.SkipTemplatedCRDManifest is true", func() {
+			grps := []*model.Group{{
+				SkipTemplatedCRDManifest: true,
+				GroupVersion: schema.GroupVersion{
+					Group:   "things.test.io",
+					Version: "v1",
+				},
+				RenderManifests: true,
+				AddChartVersion: "1.0.0",
+				Resources: []model.Resource{
+					{
+						Kind: "kind",
+						Spec: model.Field{
+							Type: model.Type{
+								Name:    "test",
+								Message: &v1.AcrylicType{},
+							},
+						},
+						Stored: false,
+					},
+				}},
+			}
+			for i := range grps {
+				grps[i].Init()
+			}
+
+			outFiles, err := render.RenderManifests(render.RenderOptions{
+				AppName:      "appName",
+				ManifestRoot: "manifestDir",
+				ProtoDir:     "protoDir",
+				Groups:       grps,
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(outFiles).To(HaveLen(1)) // should only contain crd manifest
+			Expect(outFiles[0].Path).To(Equal("manifestDir/crds/things.test.io_crds.yaml"))
+		})
+
+		It("skips both manifests if both skip flags are true", func() {
+			grps := []*model.Group{{
+				SkipCRDManifest:          true,
+				SkipTemplatedCRDManifest: true,
+				GroupVersion: schema.GroupVersion{
+					Group:   "things.test.io",
+					Version: "v1",
+				},
+				RenderManifests: true,
+				AddChartVersion: "1.0.0",
+				Resources: []model.Resource{
+					{
+						Kind: "kind",
+						Spec: model.Field{
+							Type: model.Type{
+								Name:    "test",
+								Message: &v1.AcrylicType{},
+							},
+						},
+						Stored: false,
+					},
+				}},
+			}
+			for i := range grps {
+				grps[i].Init()
+			}
+
+			outFiles, err := render.RenderManifests(render.RenderOptions{
+				AppName:      "appName",
+				ManifestRoot: "manifestDir",
+				ProtoDir:     "protoDir",
+				Groups:       grps,
+			})
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(outFiles).To(HaveLen(0))
+		})
+	})
+
 	Describe("Generate non-alpha versioned CRD", func() {
 		var (
 			grps []*model.Group
@@ -81,7 +231,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ManifestsRenderer", func() {
 				grps[i].Init()
 			}
 		})
-		It("Renderse manifests with chart and spec hash", func() {
+		It("Renders manifests with chart and spec hash", func() {
 
 			// get api-level code gen options from descriptors
 			outFiles, err := render.RenderManifests(render.RenderOptions{
@@ -267,7 +417,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ManifestsRenderer", func() {
 				grps[i].Init()
 			}
 		})
-		It("Renderse manifests with chart and spec hash", func() {
+		It("Renders manifests with chart and spec hash", func() {
 
 			// get api-level code gen options from descriptors
 			outFiles, err := render.RenderManifests(render.RenderOptions{
@@ -356,7 +506,7 @@ var _ = Describe("ManifestsRenderer", func() {
 				grps[i].Init()
 			}
 		})
-		It("Renderse manifests with chart and spec hash", func() {
+		It("Renders manifests with chart and spec hash", func() {
 
 			// get api-level code gen options from descriptors
 			outFiles, err := render.RenderManifests(render.RenderOptions{