diff --git a/prog/main.go b/prog/main.go
index 9630b816b..d9e51ec68 100644
--- a/prog/main.go
+++ b/prog/main.go
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ type probeFlags struct {
 	criEndpoint string
 
 	kubernetesEnabled      bool
+	kubernetesTagOnly      bool
 	kubernetesNodeName     string
 	kubernetesClientConfig kubernetes.ClientConfig
 	kubernetesKubeletPort  uint
@@ -314,6 +315,7 @@ func setupFlags(flags *flags) {
 
 	// K8s
 	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesEnabled, "probe.kubernetes", false, "collect kubernetes-related attributes for containers")
+	flag.BoolVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesTagOnly, "probe.kubernetes-tag", false, "tag containers with kubernetes parents")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.Server, "probe.kubernetes.api", "", "The address and port of the Kubernetes API server (deprecated in favor of equivalent probe.kubernetes.server)")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.CertificateAuthority, "probe.kubernetes.certificate-authority", "", "Path to a cert. file for the certificate authority")
 	flag.StringVar(&flags.probe.kubernetesClientConfig.ClientCertificate, "probe.kubernetes.client-certificate", "", "Path to a client certificate file for TLS")
diff --git a/prog/probe.go b/prog/probe.go
index abba70502..a45833d17 100644
--- a/prog/probe.go
+++ b/prog/probe.go
@@ -273,13 +273,16 @@ func probeMain(flags probeFlags, targets []appclient.Target) {
 			reporter := kubernetes.NewReporter(client, clients, probeID, hostID, p, handlerRegistry, flags.kubernetesNodeName, flags.kubernetesKubeletPort)
 			defer reporter.Stop()
 			p.AddReporter(reporter)
-			p.AddTagger(&kubernetes.Tagger{})
 		} else {
 			log.Errorf("Kubernetes: failed to start client: %v", err)
 			log.Errorf("Kubernetes: make sure to run Scope inside a POD with a service account or provide valid probe.kubernetes.* flags")
 		}
 	}
 
+	if flags.kubernetesEnabled || flags.kubernetesTagOnly {
+		p.AddTagger(&kubernetes.Tagger{})
+	}
+
 	if flags.ecsEnabled {
 		reporter := awsecs.Make(flags.ecsCacheSize, flags.ecsCacheExpiry, flags.ecsClusterRegion, handlerRegistry, probeID)
 		defer reporter.Stop()