diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
index 7fcc9836a3..23163d1004 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {
   FetchResponseWrapper,
   ObjectToFetch,
   CustomResource,
-  CustomResourceMatcher,
   CustomResourcesByEntity,
   KubernetesObjectsByEntity,
 } from '../types/types';
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   ObjectsByEntityResponse,
   PodFetchResponse,
   KubernetesRequestAuth,
+  CustomResourceMatcher,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 import {
   ContainerStatus,
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
index 33fde70b24..5ddfe7367d 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
 import type { JsonObject } from '@backstage/types';
 import type {
+  CustomResourceMatcher,
   FetchResponse,
   KubernetesFetchError,
   KubernetesRequestAuth,
@@ -86,12 +87,6 @@ export interface CustomResource extends ObjectToFetch {
   objectType: 'customresources';
 }
 
-/**
- *
- * @alpha
- */
-export type CustomResourceMatcher = Omit<ObjectToFetch, 'objectType'>;
-
 /**
  *
  * @alpha
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts
index 830c32c32c..07378ae688 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-common/src/types.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ export interface KubernetesRequestAuth {
   };
 }
 
+/** @public */
+export interface CustomResourceMatcher {
+  group: string;
+  apiVersion: string;
+  plural: string;
+}
+
 /** @public */
 export interface KubernetesRequestBody {
   auth?: KubernetesRequestAuth;
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/KubernetesBackendClient.ts b/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/KubernetesBackendClient.ts
index 209f5f950d..04f4624b24 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/KubernetesBackendClient.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/KubernetesBackendClient.ts
@@ -16,10 +16,13 @@
 
 import { KubernetesApi } from './types';
 import {
+  KubernetesRequestAuth,
   KubernetesRequestBody,
   ObjectsByEntityResponse,
+  CustomResourceMatcher,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 import { DiscoveryApi, IdentityApi } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { Entity, stringifyEntityRef } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 export class KubernetesBackendClient implements KubernetesApi {
   private readonly discoveryApi: DiscoveryApi;
@@ -51,10 +54,7 @@ export class KubernetesBackendClient implements KubernetesApi {
     return await response.json();
   }
 
-  private async postRequired(
-    path: string,
-    requestBody: KubernetesRequestBody,
-  ): Promise<any> {
+  private async postRequired(path: string, requestBody: any): Promise<any> {
     const url = `${await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('kubernetes')}${path}`;
     const { token: idToken } = await this.identityApi.getCredentials();
     const response = await fetch(url, {
@@ -78,6 +78,28 @@ export class KubernetesBackendClient implements KubernetesApi {
     );
   }
 
+  async getWorkloadsByEntity(
+    auth: KubernetesRequestAuth,
+    entity: Entity,
+  ): Promise<ObjectsByEntityResponse> {
+    return await this.postRequired('/resources/workloads/query', {
+      auth,
+      entityRef: stringifyEntityRef(entity),
+    });
+  }
+
+  async getCustomObjectsByEntity(
+    auth: KubernetesRequestAuth,
+    customResources: CustomResourceMatcher[],
+    entity: Entity,
+  ): Promise<ObjectsByEntityResponse> {
+    return await this.postRequired(`/resources/custom/query`, {
+      entityRef: stringifyEntityRef(entity),
+      auth,
+      customResources,
+    });
+  }
+
   async getClusters(): Promise<{ name: string; authProvider: string }[]> {
     const { token: idToken } = await this.identityApi.getCredentials();
     const url = `${await this.discoveryApi.getBaseUrl('kubernetes')}/clusters`;
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts b/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts
index 7c5943a6eb..b7e3f9fd49 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes/src/api/types.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,13 @@
  */
 
 import {
+  KubernetesRequestAuth,
   KubernetesRequestBody,
   ObjectsByEntityResponse,
+  CustomResourceMatcher,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 import { createApiRef } from '@backstage/core-plugin-api';
+import { Entity } from '@backstage/catalog-model';
 
 export const kubernetesApiRef = createApiRef<KubernetesApi>({
   id: 'plugin.kubernetes.service',
@@ -35,4 +38,13 @@ export interface KubernetesApi {
       oidcTokenProvider?: string | undefined;
     }[]
   >;
+  getWorkloadsByEntity(
+    auth: KubernetesRequestAuth,
+    entity: Entity,
+  ): Promise<ObjectsByEntityResponse>;
+  getCustomObjectsByEntity(
+    auth: KubernetesRequestAuth,
+    customResources: CustomResourceMatcher[],
+    entity: Entity,
+  ): Promise<ObjectsByEntityResponse>;
 }