diff --git a/.changeset/nasty-cherries-exercise.md b/.changeset/nasty-cherries-exercise.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb4386e978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/nasty-cherries-exercise.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+fix "undefined" kind for custom resources
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
index 314010f574..1c62384411 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "workspace:^",
+    "@backstage/types": "workspace:^",
     "@google-cloud/container": "^4.0.0",
     "@jest-mock/express": "^2.0.1",
     "@kubernetes/client-node": "0.18.1",
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.test.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.test.ts
index 9800780077..1a603a7a98 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.test.ts
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ describe('KubernetesFetcher', () => {
           res(
             checkToken(req, ctx, 'token'),
             withLabels(req, ctx, {
+              kind: 'PodList',
               items: [{ metadata: { name: 'pod-name' } }],
             }),
           ),
@@ -359,6 +360,7 @@ describe('KubernetesFetcher', () => {
           res(
             checkToken(req, ctx, 'token'),
             withLabels(req, ctx, {
+              kind: 'ServiceList',
               items: [{ metadata: { name: 'service-name' } }],
             }),
           ),
@@ -369,6 +371,7 @@ describe('KubernetesFetcher', () => {
             res(
               checkToken(req, ctx, 'token'),
               withLabels(req, ctx, {
+                kind: 'ThingList',
                 items: [{ metadata: { name: 'something-else' } }],
               }),
             ),
@@ -424,6 +427,7 @@ describe('KubernetesFetcher', () => {
             type: 'customresources',
             resources: [
               {
+                kind: 'Thing',
                 metadata: {
                   name: 'something-else',
                   labels: { 'backstage.io/kubernetes-id': 'some-service' },
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.ts
index b2be199d50..25bade3e97 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFetcher.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import {
 import fetch, { RequestInit, Response } from 'node-fetch';
 import * as https from 'https';
 import fs from 'fs-extra';
+import { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 
 export interface KubernetesClientBasedFetcherOptions {
   logger: Logger;
@@ -104,9 +105,15 @@ export class KubernetesClientBasedFetcher implements KubernetesFetcher {
           (r: Response): Promise<FetchResult> =>
             r.ok
               ? r.json().then(
-                  ({ items }): FetchResponse => ({
+                  ({ kind, items }): FetchResponse => ({
                     type: objectType,
-                    resources: items,
+                    resources:
+                      objectType === 'customresources'
+                        ? items.map((item: JsonObject) => ({
+                            ...item,
+                            kind: kind.replace(/(List)$/, ''),
+                          }))
+                        : items,
                   }),
                 )
               : this.handleUnsuccessfulResponse(params.clusterDetails.name, r),
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 894756af39..23bad4a0ec 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -7434,6 +7434,7 @@ __metadata:
     "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "workspace:^"
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-node": "workspace:^"
+    "@backstage/types": "workspace:^"
     "@google-cloud/container": ^4.0.0
     "@jest-mock/express": ^2.0.1
     "@kubernetes/client-node": 0.18.1