diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/deployment/KubernetesResourceBuildStep.java b/extensions/kubernetes-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/deployment/KubernetesResourceBuildStep.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..da13f1ea08b23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes-client/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/deployment/KubernetesResourceBuildStep.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.deployment;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.ServiceLoader;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import jakarta.inject.Singleton;
+
+import org.jboss.jandex.AnnotationInstance;
+import org.jboss.jandex.DotName;
+import org.jboss.jandex.Type;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.KubernetesResource;
+import io.quarkus.arc.deployment.AdditionalBeanBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.arc.deployment.SyntheticBeanBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.bootstrap.classloading.QuarkusClassLoader;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildProducer;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.BuildStep;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.ExecutionTime;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.annotations.Record;
+import io.quarkus.deployment.builditem.nativeimage.ServiceProviderBuildItem;
+import io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.KubernetesResources;
+import io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.runtime.KubernetesSerializationRecorder;
+import io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.spi.KubernetesResourcesBuildItem;
+
+public class KubernetesResourceBuildStep {
+    @BuildStep
+    void scanKubernetesResourceClasses(
+            BuildProducer<ServiceProviderBuildItem> serviceProviderProducer,
+            BuildProducer<KubernetesResourcesBuildItem> kubernetesResourcesBuildItemBuildProducer) {
+        serviceProviderProducer.produce(ServiceProviderBuildItem.allProvidersFromClassPath(KubernetesResource.class.getName()));
+        final Set<String> resourceClasses = new HashSet<>();
+        final var serviceLoader = ServiceLoader.load(KubernetesResource.class);
+        for (var kr : serviceLoader) {
+            final var className = kr.getClass().getName();
+            // Filter build-time only available classes from those that are really available at runtime
+            // e.g. The Kubernetes extension provides KubernetesResource classes only for deployment purposes (not prod code)
+            if (QuarkusClassLoader.isClassPresentAtRuntime(className)) {
+                resourceClasses.add(className);
+            }
+        }
+        kubernetesResourcesBuildItemBuildProducer.produce(
+                new KubernetesResourcesBuildItem(resourceClasses.toArray(String[]::new)));
+    }
+
+    @BuildStep
+    @Record(ExecutionTime.STATIC_INIT)
+    SyntheticBeanBuildItem kubernetesResourceClasses(
+            KubernetesSerializationRecorder recorder,
+            KubernetesResourcesBuildItem kubernetesResourcesBuildItem,
+            BuildProducer<AdditionalBeanBuildItem> additionalBeans) {
+        additionalBeans.produce(AdditionalBeanBuildItem.unremovableOf(KubernetesResources.class));
+        final var classArray = Type.create(DotName.createSimple(Class[].class.getName()), Type.Kind.ARRAY);
+        return SyntheticBeanBuildItem
+                .configure(Object.class).providerType(classArray).addType(classArray)
+                .scope(Singleton.class)
+                .qualifiers(AnnotationInstance.builder(KubernetesResources.class).build())
+                .runtimeValue(recorder.initKubernetesResources(kubernetesResourcesBuildItem.getResourceClasses()))
+                .done();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime-internal/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/KubernetesSerializationRecorder.java b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime-internal/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/KubernetesSerializationRecorder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8b8a37b7c3330
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime-internal/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/KubernetesSerializationRecorder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.runtime;
+
+import java.util.HashSet;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.KubernetesResource;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.RuntimeValue;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.Recorder;
+
+@Recorder
+public class KubernetesSerializationRecorder {
+
+    public RuntimeValue<Class<? extends KubernetesResource>[]> initKubernetesResources(String[] resourceClassNames) {
+        final Set<Class<?>> resourceClasses = new HashSet<>();
+        for (var resourceClassName : resourceClassNames) {
+            try {
+                resourceClasses.add(
+                        Class.forName(resourceClassName, false, KubernetesSerializationRecorder.class.getClassLoader()));
+            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            }
+        }
+        return new RuntimeValue<>(resourceClasses.toArray(Class[]::new));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/KubernetesResources.java b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/KubernetesResources.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..0d7e8ca56c168
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/KubernetesResources.java
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+package io.quarkus.kubernetes.client;
+
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import jakarta.inject.Qualifier;
+
+@Qualifier
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+@Target({ METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER, TYPE })
+public @interface KubernetesResources {
+}
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/KubernetesSerializationProducer.java b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/KubernetesSerializationProducer.java
index e1b7690c92c92..a822ab09da0a8 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/KubernetesSerializationProducer.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes-client/runtime/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/runtime/KubernetesSerializationProducer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.utils.KubernetesSerialization;
 import io.quarkus.arc.DefaultBean;
 import io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientObjectMapper;
+import io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.KubernetesResources;
 
 @Singleton
 public class KubernetesSerializationProducer {
@@ -15,9 +16,13 @@ public class KubernetesSerializationProducer {
     @DefaultBean
     @Singleton
     @Produces
-    public KubernetesSerialization kubernetesSerialization(@KubernetesClientObjectMapper ObjectMapper objectMapper) {
+    public KubernetesSerialization kubernetesSerialization(
+            @KubernetesClientObjectMapper ObjectMapper objectMapper,
+            @KubernetesResources Class[] kubernetesResources) {
         final var kubernetesSerialization = new KubernetesSerialization(objectMapper, false);
-        KubernetesClientUtils.scanKubernetesResources().forEach(kubernetesSerialization::registerKubernetesResource);
+        for (var kubernetesResource : kubernetesResources) {
+            kubernetesSerialization.registerKubernetesResource(kubernetesResource);
+        }
         return kubernetesSerialization;
     }
 }
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes-client/spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/spi/KubernetesResourcesBuildItem.java b/extensions/kubernetes-client/spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/spi/KubernetesResourcesBuildItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3b9af8e88951b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes-client/spi/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/client/spi/KubernetesResourcesBuildItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package io.quarkus.kubernetes.client.spi;
+
+import io.quarkus.builder.item.SimpleBuildItem;
+
+public final class KubernetesResourcesBuildItem extends SimpleBuildItem {
+
+    private final String[] resourceClasses;
+
+    public KubernetesResourcesBuildItem(String[] resourceClasses) {
+        this.resourceClasses = resourceClasses;
+    }
+
+    public String[] getResourceClasses() {
+        return resourceClasses;
+    }
+}