diff --git a/.changeset/stupid-crabs-wash.md b/.changeset/stupid-crabs-wash.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9e7f317df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stupid-crabs-wash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Support fetch pod metrics with custom resources
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.test.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.test.ts
index 3491268d39..ac6a59a7c4 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.test.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import {
   registerMswTestHooks,
 } from '@backstage/backend-test-utils';
 import {
+  CustomResourceFetchResponse,
   FetchResponse,
   KubernetesRequestAuth,
   ObjectsByEntityResponse,
@@ -1428,5 +1429,78 @@ describe('KubernetesFanOutHandler', () => {
         }),
       );
     });
+    it('fetch pod metrics when pods used', async () => {
+      getClustersByEntity.mockImplementation(() =>
+        Promise.resolve({
+          clusters: [
+            {
+              name: 'test-cluster',
+              title: 'cluster-title',
+              url: '',
+              authMetadata: {},
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      );
+
+      sut = getKubernetesFanOutHandler([]);
+
+      const resources: CustomResourceFetchResponse[] = [
+        {
+          type: 'customresources',
+          resources: [
+            {
+              apiVersion: 'v1',
+              kind: 'Pod',
+              metadata: {
+                namespace: `ns-test-component-test-cluster`,
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+      ];
+
+      fetchObjectsForService.mockImplementation(async () => ({
+        responses: resources,
+        errors: [],
+      }));
+
+      const result = await sut.getCustomResourcesByEntity(
+        {
+          entity,
+          auth: {},
+          customResources: [
+            {
+              group: '',
+              apiVersion: 'v1',
+              plural: 'pods',
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        { credentials: mockCredentials },
+      );
+
+      expect(fetchObjectsForService).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(fetchPodMetricsByNamespaces).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(fetchPodMetricsByNamespaces).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        expect.anything(),
+        { type: 'anonymous' },
+        new Set(['ns-test-component-test-cluster']),
+        expect.anything(),
+      );
+      expect(result).toStrictEqual<ObjectsByEntityResponse>({
+        items: [
+          {
+            cluster: {
+              name: 'test-cluster',
+              title: 'cluster-title',
+            },
+            errors: [],
+            podMetrics: [POD_METRICS_FIXTURE],
+            resources,
+          },
+        ],
+      });
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
index 54a038fffd..31c0c91807 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ export interface KubernetesFanOutHandlerOptions
 export interface KubernetesRequestBody extends ObjectsByEntityRequest {}
 
 const isPodFetchResponse = (fr: FetchResponse): fr is PodFetchResponse =>
-  fr.type === 'pods';
+  fr.type === 'pods' ||
+  (fr.type === 'customresources' &&
+    fr.resources.length > 0 &&
+    fr.resources[0].apiVersion === 'v1' &&
+    fr.resources[0].kind === 'Pod');
 const isString = (str: string | undefined): str is string => str !== undefined;
 
 const numberOrBigIntToNumberOrString = (