diff --git a/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go b/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go
index d6eac80630..cad88da809 100644
--- a/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go
+++ b/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go
@@ -601,10 +601,8 @@ type IncidentList struct {
 	//  The resource type and labels are used for filtering.
 	MonitoredResources []MonitoredResource `json:"monitoredResources,omitempty"`
 
-	// Optional. A list of alert policy names to filter the incident list by.
-	//  Don't include the project ID prefix in the policy name. For
-	//  example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.
-	PolicyNames []string `json:"policyNames,omitempty"`
+	// Optional. A list of alert policies to filter the incident list by.
+	PolicyRefs []refs.MonitoringAlertPolicyRef `json:"policyRefs,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // +kcc:proto=google.api.MonitoredResource
diff --git a/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index c5977df3a9..a1967d43d3 100644
--- a/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -295,9 +295,9 @@ func (in *IncidentList) DeepCopyInto(out *IncidentList) {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
-	if in.PolicyNames != nil {
-		in, out := &in.PolicyNames, &out.PolicyNames
-		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+	if in.PolicyRefs != nil {
+		in, out := &in.PolicyRefs, &out.PolicyRefs
+		*out = make([]refsv1beta1.MonitoringAlertPolicyRef, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/config/crds/resources/apiextensions.k8s.io_v1_customresourcedefinition_monitoringdashboards.monitoring.cnrm.cloud.google.com.yaml b/config/crds/resources/apiextensions.k8s.io_v1_customresourcedefinition_monitoringdashboards.monitoring.cnrm.cloud.google.com.yaml
index e7163375e2..ea37ecab00 100644
--- a/config/crds/resources/apiextensions.k8s.io_v1_customresourcedefinition_monitoringdashboards.monitoring.cnrm.cloud.google.com.yaml
+++ b/config/crds/resources/apiextensions.k8s.io_v1_customresourcedefinition_monitoringdashboards.monitoring.cnrm.cloud.google.com.yaml
@@ -236,13 +236,39 @@ spec:
                                           type: string
                                       type: object
                                     type: array
-                                  policyNames:
-                                    description: Optional. A list of alert policy
-                                      names to filter the incident list by. Don't
-                                      include the project ID prefix in the policy
-                                      name. For example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.
+                                  policyRefs:
+                                    description: Optional. A list of alert policies
+                                      to filter the incident list by.
                                     items:
-                                      type: string
+                                      oneOf:
+                                      - not:
+                                          required:
+                                          - external
+                                        required:
+                                        - name
+                                      - not:
+                                          anyOf:
+                                          - required:
+                                            - name
+                                          - required:
+                                            - namespace
+                                        required:
+                                        - external
+                                      properties:
+                                        external:
+                                          description: The MonitoringAlertPolicy link
+                                            in the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]",
+                                            when not managed by KCC.
+                                          type: string
+                                        name:
+                                          description: The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy`
+                                            resource.
+                                          type: string
+                                        namespace:
+                                          description: The `namespace` field of a
+                                            `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.
+                                          type: string
+                                      type: object
                                     type: array
                                 type: object
                               logsPanel:
@@ -3191,13 +3217,39 @@ spec:
                                     type: string
                                 type: object
                               type: array
-                            policyNames:
-                              description: Optional. A list of alert policy names
-                                to filter the incident list by. Don't include the
-                                project ID prefix in the policy name. For example,
-                                use `alertPolicies/utilization`.
+                            policyRefs:
+                              description: Optional. A list of alert policies to filter
+                                the incident list by.
                               items:
-                                type: string
+                                oneOf:
+                                - not:
+                                    required:
+                                    - external
+                                  required:
+                                  - name
+                                - not:
+                                    anyOf:
+                                    - required:
+                                      - name
+                                    - required:
+                                      - namespace
+                                  required:
+                                  - external
+                                properties:
+                                  external:
+                                    description: The MonitoringAlertPolicy link in
+                                      the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]",
+                                      when not managed by KCC.
+                                    type: string
+                                  name:
+                                    description: The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy`
+                                      resource.
+                                    type: string
+                                  namespace:
+                                    description: The `namespace` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy`
+                                      resource.
+                                    type: string
+                                type: object
                               type: array
                           type: object
                         logsPanel:
@@ -5978,13 +6030,39 @@ spec:
                                         type: string
                                     type: object
                                   type: array
-                                policyNames:
-                                  description: Optional. A list of alert policy names
-                                    to filter the incident list by. Don't include
-                                    the project ID prefix in the policy name. For
-                                    example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.
+                                policyRefs:
+                                  description: Optional. A list of alert policies
+                                    to filter the incident list by.
                                   items:
-                                    type: string
+                                    oneOf:
+                                    - not:
+                                        required:
+                                        - external
+                                      required:
+                                      - name
+                                    - not:
+                                        anyOf:
+                                        - required:
+                                          - name
+                                        - required:
+                                          - namespace
+                                      required:
+                                      - external
+                                    properties:
+                                      external:
+                                        description: The MonitoringAlertPolicy link
+                                          in the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]",
+                                          when not managed by KCC.
+                                        type: string
+                                      name:
+                                        description: The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy`
+                                          resource.
+                                        type: string
+                                      namespace:
+                                        description: The `namespace` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy`
+                                          resource.
+                                        type: string
+                                    type: object
                                   type: array
                               type: object
                             logsPanel:
@@ -8914,13 +8992,39 @@ spec:
                                           type: string
                                       type: object
                                     type: array
-                                  policyNames:
-                                    description: Optional. A list of alert policy
-                                      names to filter the incident list by. Don't
-                                      include the project ID prefix in the policy
-                                      name. For example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.
+                                  policyRefs:
+                                    description: Optional. A list of alert policies
+                                      to filter the incident list by.
                                     items:
-                                      type: string
+                                      oneOf:
+                                      - not:
+                                          required:
+                                          - external
+                                        required:
+                                        - name
+                                      - not:
+                                          anyOf:
+                                          - required:
+                                            - name
+                                          - required:
+                                            - namespace
+                                        required:
+                                        - external
+                                      properties:
+                                        external:
+                                          description: The MonitoringAlertPolicy link
+                                            in the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]",
+                                            when not managed by KCC.
+                                          type: string
+                                        name:
+                                          description: The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy`
+                                            resource.
+                                          type: string
+                                        namespace:
+                                          description: The `namespace` field of a
+                                            `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.
+                                          type: string
+                                      type: object
                                     type: array
                                 type: object
                               logsPanel:
diff --git a/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go b/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go
index 0d94af48bb..d72820a84c 100644
--- a/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go
+++ b/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard_types.go
@@ -228,9 +228,9 @@ type DashboardIncidentList struct {
 	// +optional
 	MonitoredResources []DashboardMonitoredResources `json:"monitoredResources,omitempty"`
 
-	/* Optional. A list of alert policy names to filter the incident list by. Don't include the project ID prefix in the policy name. For example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`. */
+	/* Optional. A list of alert policies to filter the incident list by. */
 	// +optional
-	PolicyNames []string `json:"policyNames,omitempty"`
+	PolicyRefs []v1alpha1.ResourceRef `json:"policyRefs,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type DashboardLogsPanel struct {
diff --git a/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 7420560bdc..6222ef6190 100644
--- a/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/clients/generated/apis/monitoring/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -870,9 +870,9 @@ func (in *DashboardIncidentList) DeepCopyInto(out *DashboardIncidentList) {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
-	if in.PolicyNames != nil {
-		in, out := &in.PolicyNames, &out.PolicyNames
-		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+	if in.PolicyRefs != nil {
+		in, out := &in.PolicyRefs, &out.PolicyRefs
+		*out = make([]v1alpha1.ResourceRef, len(*in))
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
 	return
diff --git a/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_generated.mappings.go b/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_generated.mappings.go
index 26cd484e20..2498767d2e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_generated.mappings.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_generated.mappings.go
@@ -151,24 +151,7 @@ func GridLayout_ToProto(mapCtx *MapContext, in *krm.GridLayout) *pb.GridLayout {
 	out.Widgets = Slice_ToProto(mapCtx, in.Widgets, Widget_ToProto)
 	return out
 }
-func IncidentList_FromProto(mapCtx *MapContext, in *pb.IncidentList) *krm.IncidentList {
-	if in == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := &krm.IncidentList{}
-	out.MonitoredResources = Slice_FromProto(mapCtx, in.MonitoredResources, MonitoredResource_FromProto)
-	out.PolicyNames = in.PolicyNames
-	return out
-}
-func IncidentList_ToProto(mapCtx *MapContext, in *krm.IncidentList) *pb.IncidentList {
-	if in == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	out := &pb.IncidentList{}
-	out.MonitoredResources = Slice_ToProto(mapCtx, in.MonitoredResources, MonitoredResource_ToProto)
-	out.PolicyNames = in.PolicyNames
-	return out
-}
+
 func LogsPanel_FromProto(mapCtx *MapContext, in *pb.LogsPanel) *krm.LogsPanel {
 	if in == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_mappings.go b/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_mappings.go
index 5f4266b8f7..d75e06563e 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_mappings.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/dashboard_mappings.go
@@ -249,3 +249,26 @@ func DashboardFilter_StringValue_ToProto(mapCtx *MapContext, in *string) *pb.Das
 	out.StringValue = *in
 	return out
 }
+
+func IncidentList_FromProto(mapCtx *MapContext, in *pb.IncidentList) *krm.IncidentList {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := &krm.IncidentList{}
+	out.MonitoredResources = Slice_FromProto(mapCtx, in.MonitoredResources, MonitoredResource_FromProto)
+	for _, policyName := range in.PolicyNames {
+		out.PolicyRefs = append(out.PolicyRefs, refs.MonitoringAlertPolicyRef{External: policyName})
+	}
+	return out
+}
+func IncidentList_ToProto(mapCtx *MapContext, in *krm.IncidentList) *pb.IncidentList {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := &pb.IncidentList{}
+	out.MonitoredResources = Slice_ToProto(mapCtx, in.MonitoredResources, MonitoredResource_ToProto)
+	for _, policyRef := range in.PolicyRefs {
+		out.PolicyNames = append(out.PolicyNames, policyRef.External)
+	}
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/refs.go b/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/refs.go
index 81dbc41549..317de60622 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/refs.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/direct/monitoring/refs.go
@@ -196,6 +196,21 @@ func (r *refNormalizer) VisitField(path string, v any) error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if alertChart, ok := v.(*krm.IncidentList); ok {
+		for i, policyRef := range alertChart.PolicyRefs {
+			if ref, err := normalizeMonitoringAlertPolicyRef(r.ctx, r.kube, r.src, r.project, &policyRef); err != nil {
+				return err
+			} else {
+				prefix := fmt.Sprintf("projects/%s/", r.project.ProjectID)
+				if !strings.HasPrefix(ref.External, prefix) {
+					return fmt.Errorf("resolve alertPolicy (%q) in incidentList was not in same project", ref.External)
+				}
+				ref.External = strings.TrimPrefix(ref.External, prefix)
+				alertChart.PolicyRefs[i] = *ref
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	if projectRef, ok := v.(*refs.ProjectRef); ok {
 		if ref, err := normalizeProjectRef(r.ctx, r.kube, r.src, projectRef); err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_export_monitoringdashboardfull.golden b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_export_monitoringdashboardfull.golden
index 98420ae296..72939a72ef 100644
--- a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_export_monitoringdashboardfull.golden
+++ b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_export_monitoringdashboardfull.golden
@@ -122,9 +122,8 @@ spec:
               project_id: my-project
               zone: us-central1-a
             type: gce_instance
-          policyNames:
-          - foo
-          - bar
+          policyRefs:
+          - external: alertPolicies/${alertPolicyID}
         title: IncidentList Widget
   dashboardFilters:
   - filterType: RESOURCE_LABEL
diff --git a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_object_monitoringdashboardfull.golden.yaml b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_object_monitoringdashboardfull.golden.yaml
index df8731e21c..e455072c00 100644
--- a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_object_monitoringdashboardfull.golden.yaml
+++ b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_generated_object_monitoringdashboardfull.golden.yaml
@@ -129,9 +129,8 @@ spec:
               project_id: my-project
               zone: us-central1-a
             type: gce_instance
-          policyNames:
-          - foo
-          - bar
+          policyRefs:
+          - name: monitoringalertpolicy-${uniqueId}
         title: IncidentList Widget
   dashboardFilters:
   - filterType: RESOURCE_LABEL
diff --git a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_http.log b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_http.log
index 4c4d7b0374..04cf8766d3 100644
--- a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_http.log
+++ b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/_http.log
@@ -380,8 +380,7 @@ x-goog-request-params: parent=projects%2F${projectId}
                 }
               ],
               "policyNames": [
-                "foo",
-                "bar"
+                "alertPolicies/${alertPolicyID}"
               ]
             },
             "title": "IncidentList Widget"
@@ -607,8 +606,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
                 }
               ],
               "policyNames": [
-                "foo",
-                "bar"
+                "alertPolicies/${alertPolicyID}"
               ]
             },
             "title": "IncidentList Widget"
@@ -842,8 +840,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
                 }
               ],
               "policyNames": [
-                "foo",
-                "bar"
+                "alertPolicies/${alertPolicyID}"
               ]
             },
             "title": "IncidentList Widget"
@@ -1065,8 +1062,7 @@ x-goog-request-params: dashboard.name=projects%2F${projectId}%2Fdashboards%2Fmon
                 }
               ],
               "policyNames": [
-                "foo",
-                "bar"
+                "alertPolicies/${alertPolicyID}"
               ]
             },
             "title": "IncidentList Widget"
@@ -1293,8 +1289,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
                 }
               ],
               "policyNames": [
-                "foo",
-                "bar"
+                "alertPolicies/${alertPolicyID}"
               ]
             },
             "title": "IncidentList Widget"
@@ -1528,8 +1523,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
                 }
               ],
               "policyNames": [
-                "foo",
-                "bar"
+                "alertPolicies/${alertPolicyID}"
               ]
             },
             "title": "IncidentList Widget"
diff --git a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/create.yaml b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/create.yaml
index 881770349d..3b8719f9bb 100644
--- a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/create.yaml
+++ b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardfull/create.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,5 @@ spec:
               project_id: my-project
               instance_id: "12345678901234"
               zone: "us-central1-a"
-          policyNames:
-          - foo
-          - bar
+          policyRefs:
+          - name: monitoringalertpolicy-${uniqueId}
diff --git a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardmosaiclayout/_http.log b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardmosaiclayout/_http.log
index 914132427c..1355b42646 100644
--- a/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardmosaiclayout/_http.log
+++ b/pkg/test/resourcefixture/testdata/basic/monitoring/v1beta1/monitoringdashboard/monitoringdashboardmosaiclayout/_http.log
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
         "widget": {
           "text": {
             "content": "CollapsibleGroup content",
-            "format": "MARKDOWN",
+            "format": 1,
             "style": {}
           }
         },
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
         "widget": {
           "text": {
             "content": "CollapsibleGroup content",
-            "format": "MARKDOWN",
+            "format": 1,
             "style": {}
           }
         },
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
         "widget": {
           "text": {
             "content": "CollapsibleGroup content",
-            "format": "MARKDOWN",
+            "format": 1,
             "style": {}
           }
         },
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ X-Xss-Protection: 0
         "widget": {
           "text": {
             "content": "CollapsibleGroup content",
-            "format": "MARKDOWN",
+            "format": 1,
             "style": {}
           }
         },
diff --git a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/monitoring/monitoringdashboard.md b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/monitoring/monitoringdashboard.md
index 4ef7636aa5..d80aee1380 100644
--- a/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/monitoring/monitoringdashboard.md
+++ b/scripts/generate-google3-docs/resource-reference/generated/resource-docs/monitoring/monitoringdashboard.md
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ columnLayout:
         - labels:
             string: string
           type: string
-        policyNames:
-        - string
+        policyRefs:
+        - external: string
+          name: string
+          namespace: string
       logsPanel:
         filter: string
         resourceNames:
@@ -417,8 +419,10 @@ gridLayout:
       - labels:
           string: string
         type: string
-      policyNames:
-      - string
+      policyRefs:
+      - external: string
+        name: string
+        namespace: string
     logsPanel:
       filter: string
       resourceNames:
@@ -725,8 +729,10 @@ mosaicLayout:
         - labels:
             string: string
           type: string
-        policyNames:
-        - string
+        policyRefs:
+        - external: string
+          name: string
+          namespace: string
       logsPanel:
         filter: string
         resourceNames:
@@ -1041,8 +1047,10 @@ rowLayout:
         - labels:
             string: string
           type: string
-        policyNames:
-        - string
+        policyRefs:
+        - external: string
+          name: string
+          namespace: string
       logsPanel:
         filter: string
         resourceNames:
@@ -1647,24 +1655,54 @@ rowLayout:
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].incidentList.policyNames</code></p>
+            <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">list (string)</code></p>
-            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policy names to filter the incident list by. Don't include the project ID prefix in the policy name. For example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">list (object)</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policies to filter the incident list by.{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].incidentList.policyNames[]</code></p>
+            <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[]</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">object</code></p>
             <p>{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].external</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The MonitoringAlertPolicy link in the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]", when not managed by KCC.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].name</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].namespace</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `namespace` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
             <p><code>columnLayout.columns[].widgets[].logsPanel</code></p>
@@ -5714,24 +5752,54 @@ rowLayout:
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].incidentList.policyNames</code></p>
+            <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">list (string)</code></p>
-            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policy names to filter the incident list by. Don't include the project ID prefix in the policy name. For example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">list (object)</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policies to filter the incident list by.{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].incidentList.policyNames[]</code></p>
+            <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[]</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">object</code></p>
             <p>{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].external</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The MonitoringAlertPolicy link in the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]", when not managed by KCC.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].name</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].namespace</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `namespace` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
             <p><code>gridLayout.widgets[].logsPanel</code></p>
@@ -9731,24 +9799,54 @@ rowLayout:
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.incidentList.policyNames</code></p>
+            <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.incidentList.policyRefs</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">list (string)</code></p>
-            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policy names to filter the incident list by. Don't include the project ID prefix in the policy name. For example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">list (object)</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policies to filter the incident list by.{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.incidentList.policyNames[]</code></p>
+            <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.incidentList.policyRefs[]</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">object</code></p>
             <p>{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.incidentList.policyRefs[].external</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The MonitoringAlertPolicy link in the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]", when not managed by KCC.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.incidentList.policyRefs[].name</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.incidentList.policyRefs[].namespace</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `namespace` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
             <p><code>mosaicLayout.tiles[].widget.logsPanel</code></p>
@@ -13838,24 +13936,54 @@ rowLayout:
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].incidentList.policyNames</code></p>
+            <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">list (string)</code></p>
-            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policy names to filter the incident list by. Don't include the project ID prefix in the policy name. For example, use `alertPolicies/utilization`.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">list (object)</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}Optional. A list of alert policies to filter the incident list by.{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
-            <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].incidentList.policyNames[]</code></p>
+            <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[]</code></p>
             <p><i>Optional</i></p>
         </td>
         <td>
-            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p><code class="apitype">object</code></p>
             <p>{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].external</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The MonitoringAlertPolicy link in the form "projects/[PROJECT_ID_OR_NUMBER]/alertPolicies/[ALERT_POLICY_ID]", when not managed by KCC.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].name</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `name` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
+    <tr>
+        <td>
+            <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].incidentList.policyRefs[].namespace</code></p>
+            <p><i>Optional</i></p>
+        </td>
+        <td>
+            <p><code class="apitype">string</code></p>
+            <p>{% verbatim %}The `namespace` field of a `MonitoringAlertPolicy` resource.{% endverbatim %}</p>
+        </td>
+    </tr>
     <tr>
         <td>
             <p><code>rowLayout.rows[].widgets[].logsPanel</code></p>
diff --git a/tests/e2e/normalize.go b/tests/e2e/normalize.go
index 26f7db4e4f..4389a0fefc 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/normalize.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/normalize.go
@@ -110,7 +110,19 @@ func normalizeKRMObject(u *unstructured.Unstructured, project testgcp.GCPProject
 	visitor.stringTransforms = append(visitor.stringTransforms, func(path string, s string) string {
 		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".alertChart.alertPolicyRef.external") {
 			tokens := strings.Split(s, "/")
-			if len(tokens) > 2 {
+			if len(tokens) >= 2 {
+				switch tokens[len(tokens)-2] {
+				case "alertPolicies":
+					s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, tokens[len(tokens)-1], "${alertPolicyID}")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return s
+	})
+	visitor.stringTransforms = append(visitor.stringTransforms, func(path string, s string) string {
+		if strings.HasSuffix(path, ".policyRefs[].external") {
+			tokens := strings.Split(s, "/")
+			if len(tokens) >= 2 {
 				switch tokens[len(tokens)-2] {
 				case "alertPolicies":
 					s = strings.ReplaceAll(s, tokens[len(tokens)-1], "${alertPolicyID}")