diff --git a/.changeset/tame-buttons-smell.md b/.changeset/tame-buttons-smell.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7e51738e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tame-buttons-smell.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Fixed wrong `pluginID` in the `kubernetes` alpha backend support, that made the `kubernetes` plugin fail with the new experimental backend.
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts
index a62d852937..2c98519a5e 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/plugin.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import { KubernetesBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
  * @alpha
  */
 export const kubernetesPlugin = createBackendPlugin({
-  pluginId: 'kubernetes-backend',
+  pluginId: 'kubernetes',
   register(env) {
     env.registerInit({
       deps: {