diff --git a/.changeset/dull-peaches-approve.md b/.changeset/dull-peaches-approve.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2edcc9e11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/dull-peaches-approve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common': patch
+---
+
+Added `DaemonSets` to the default kubernetes resources.
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md
index 03ecefa79d..d98d80ddb1 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md
@@ -227,7 +227,8 @@ export type KubernetesObjectTypes =
   | 'cronjobs'
   | 'ingresses'
   | 'customresources'
-  | 'statefulsets';
+  | 'statefulsets'
+  | 'daemonsets';
 
 // @alpha
 export interface KubernetesServiceLocator {
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
index 3b96dc783f..7fcc9836a3 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ export const DEFAULT_OBJECTS: ObjectToFetch[] = [
     plural: 'statefulsets',
     objectType: 'statefulsets',
   },
+  {
+    group: 'apps',
+    apiVersion: 'v1',
+    plural: 'daemonsets',
+    objectType: 'daemonsets',
+  },
 ];
 
 export interface KubernetesFanOutHandlerOptions
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
index 6bdcfc24da..33fde70b24 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ export type KubernetesObjectTypes =
   | 'cronjobs'
   | 'ingresses'
   | 'customresources'
-  | 'statefulsets';
+  | 'statefulsets'
+  | 'daemonsets';
 
 /**
  * Used to load cluster details from different sources
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-common/api-report.md b/plugins/kubernetes-common/api-report.md
index 2ca33d1a97..f8a8c6b460 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-common/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-common/api-report.md
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import type { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import { V1ConfigMap } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 import { V1CronJob } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
+import { V1DaemonSet } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 import { V1Deployment } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 import { V1HorizontalPodAutoscaler } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
 import { V1Ingress } from '@kubernetes/client-node';
@@ -114,6 +115,16 @@ export interface CustomResourceFetchResponse {
   type: 'customresources';
 }
 
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "DaemonSetsFetchResponse" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export interface DaemonSetsFetchResponse {
+  // (undocumented)
+  resources: Array<V1DaemonSet>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  type: 'daemonsets';
+}
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "DeploymentFetchResponse" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -139,7 +150,8 @@ export type FetchResponse =
   | CronJobsFetchResponse
   | IngressesFetchResponse
   | CustomResourceFetchResponse
-  | StatefulSetsFetchResponse;
+  | StatefulSetsFetchResponse
+  | DaemonSetsFetchResponse;
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "HorizontalPodAutoscalersFetchResponse" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts
index 9b8b790c79..53f6a5a640 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import type { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import {
   V1ConfigMap,
   V1CronJob,
+  V1DaemonSet,
   V1Deployment,
   V1HorizontalPodAutoscaler,
   V1Ingress,
@@ -105,7 +106,8 @@ export type FetchResponse =
   | CronJobsFetchResponse
   | IngressesFetchResponse
   | CustomResourceFetchResponse
-  | StatefulSetsFetchResponse;
+  | StatefulSetsFetchResponse
+  | DaemonSetsFetchResponse;
 
 export interface PodFetchResponse {
   type: 'pods';
@@ -167,6 +169,11 @@ export interface StatefulSetsFetchResponse {
   resources: Array<V1StatefulSet>;
 }
 
+export interface DaemonSetsFetchResponse {
+  type: 'daemonsets';
+  resources: Array<V1DaemonSet>;
+}
+
 export interface KubernetesFetchError {
   errorType: KubernetesErrorTypes;
   statusCode?: number;