diff --git a/coremain/run.go b/coremain/run.go
index 6604a4edc7f5..c3b607f29ece 100644
--- a/coremain/run.go
+++ b/coremain/run.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&dnsserver.Port, serverType+".port", dnsserver.DefaultPort, "Default port")
 	flag.StringVar(&dnsserver.Port, "p", dnsserver.DefaultPort, "Default port")
 
-	caddy.AppName = coreName
+	caddy.AppName = CoreName
 	caddy.AppVersion = CoreVersion
 }
 
diff --git a/coremain/version.go b/coremain/version.go
index d48f06973210..74c9c14801ee 100644
--- a/coremain/version.go
+++ b/coremain/version.go
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ package coremain
 // Various CoreDNS constants.
 const (
 	CoreVersion = "1.11.2"
-	coreName    = "CoreDNS"
+	CoreName    = "CoreDNS"
 	serverType  = "dns"
 )
diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index cea23d860faa..5e065b616956 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/coredns/coredns/coremain"
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin"
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/etcd/msg"
 	"github.com/coredns/coredns/plugin/kubernetes/object"
@@ -192,6 +194,7 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) getClientConfig() (*rest.Config, error) {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		cc.ContentType = "application/vnd.kubernetes.protobuf"
+		cc.UserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s git_commit:%s (%s/%s)", coremain.CoreName, coremain.CoreVersion, coremain.GitCommit, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 		return cc, err
 	}
 
@@ -218,6 +221,7 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) getClientConfig() (*rest.Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	cc.ContentType = "application/vnd.kubernetes.protobuf"
+	cc.UserAgent = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s git_commit:%s (%s/%s)", coremain.CoreName, coremain.CoreVersion, coremain.GitCommit, runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)
 	return cc, err
 }