diff --git a/.changeset/blue-pumas-cheer.md b/.changeset/blue-pumas-cheer.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f6cbf180ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/blue-pumas-cheer.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/create-app': patch
+---
+
+Added the Kubernetes plugin to `create-app`
diff --git a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
index 25fd7b7c3c..194ffa21d9 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/src/lib/versions.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ import { version as pluginCatalogBackendModuleLogs } from '../../../../plugins/c
 import { version as pluginCatalogBackendModuleScaffolderEntityModel } from '../../../../plugins/catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model/package.json';
 import { version as pluginCatalogGraph } from '../../../../plugins/catalog-graph/package.json';
 import { version as pluginCatalogImport } from '../../../../plugins/catalog-import/package.json';
+import { version as pluginKubernetes } from '../../../../plugins/kubernetes/package.json';
+import { version as pluginKubernetesBackend } from '../../../../plugins/kubernetes-backend/package.json';
 import { version as pluginOrg } from '../../../../plugins/org/package.json';
 import { version as pluginPermissionBackend } from '../../../../plugins/permission-backend/package.json';
 import { version as pluginPermissionBackendModulePolicyAllowAll } from '../../../../plugins/permission-backend-module-policy-allow-all/package.json';
@@ -118,6 +120,8 @@ export const packageVersions = {
     pluginCatalogBackendModuleScaffolderEntityModel,
   '@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph': pluginCatalogGraph,
   '@backstage/plugin-catalog-import': pluginCatalogImport,
+  '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes': pluginKubernetes,
+  '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': pluginKubernetesBackend,
   '@backstage/plugin-org': pluginOrg,
   '@backstage/plugin-permission-backend': pluginPermissionBackend,
   '@backstage/plugin-permission-backend-module-allow-all-policy':
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
index 248cff137a..a4797d4c41 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/app-config.yaml.hbs
@@ -103,3 +103,6 @@ catalog:
     #   target: https://github.com/backstage/backstage/blob/master/packages/catalog-model/examples/acme-corp.yaml
     #   rules:
     #     - allow: [User, Group]
+
+kubernetes:
+  # see https://backstage.io/docs/features/kubernetes/configuration for kubernetes configuration options
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
index d4db9e5885..08a1d58362 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/package.json.hbs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-graph'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-import": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-import'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-react": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-react'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-org": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-org'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-react": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-permission-react'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-scaffolder": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-scaffolder'}}",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx
index 53b6685c3f..6164c76004 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/app/src/components/catalog/EntityPage.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ import {
 import { TechDocsAddons } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-react';
 import { ReportIssue } from '@backstage/plugin-techdocs-module-addons-contrib';
 
+import {
+  EntityKubernetesContent,
+  isKubernetesAvailable,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes';
+
 const techdocsContent = (
   <EntityTechdocsContent>
     <TechDocsAddons>
@@ -150,6 +155,14 @@ const serviceEntityPage = (
       {cicdContent}
     </EntityLayout.Route>
 
+    <EntityLayout.Route
+      path="/kubernetes"
+      title="Kubernetes"
+      if={isKubernetesAvailable}
+    >
+      <EntityKubernetesContent />
+    </EntityLayout.Route>
+
     <EntityLayout.Route path="/api" title="API">
       <Grid container spacing={3} alignItems="stretch">
         <Grid item md={6}>
@@ -188,6 +201,14 @@ const websiteEntityPage = (
       {cicdContent}
     </EntityLayout.Route>
 
+    <EntityLayout.Route
+      path="/kubernetes"
+      title="Kubernetes"
+      if={isKubernetesAvailable}
+    >
+      <EntityKubernetesContent />
+    </EntityLayout.Route>
+
     <EntityLayout.Route path="/dependencies" title="Dependencies">
       <Grid container spacing={3} alignItems="stretch">
         <Grid item md={6}>
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
index e26c788496..8aad8a4b5d 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/package.json.hbs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-logs": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-logs'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-catalog-backend-module-scaffolder-entity-model'}}",
+    "@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-backend": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-permission-backend'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-backend-module-allow-all-policy": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-permission-backend-module-allow-all-policy'}}",
     "@backstage/plugin-permission-common": "^{{version '@backstage/plugin-permission-common'}}",
diff --git a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index 239269288e..983202caa6 100644
--- a/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/create-app/templates/default-app/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -41,4 +41,7 @@ backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-catalog/alpha'));
 backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-search-backend-module-techdocs/alpha'));
 
+// kubernetes
+backend.add(import('@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend/alpha'));
+
 backend.start();