diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go b/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go
index 4e93e7a8b..3460895b3 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/daemonset.go
@@ -48,5 +48,6 @@ func (d *daemonSet) GetNode() report.Node {
 		DesiredReplicas:      fmt.Sprint(d.Status.DesiredNumberScheduled),
 		Replicas:             fmt.Sprint(d.Status.CurrentNumberScheduled),
 		MisscheduledReplicas: fmt.Sprint(d.Status.NumberMisscheduled),
+		NodeType:             "Daemon Set",
 	})
 }
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go b/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go
index f67553b70..16211f7cd 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/deployment.go
@@ -54,5 +54,6 @@ func (d *deployment) GetNode(probeID string) report.Node {
 		UnavailableReplicas:   fmt.Sprint(d.Status.UnavailableReplicas),
 		Strategy:              string(d.Spec.Strategy.Type),
 		report.ControlProbeID: probeID,
+		NodeType:              "Deployment",
 	}).WithLatestActiveControls(ScaleUp, ScaleDown)
 }
diff --git a/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go b/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go
index 4016e334b..a0db79273 100644
--- a/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go
+++ b/probe/kubernetes/reporter.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 	ObservedGeneration = "kubernetes_observed_generation"
 	Replicas           = "kubernetes_replicas"
 	DesiredReplicas    = "kubernetes_desired_replicas"
+	NodeType           = "kubernetes_node_type"
 )
 
 // Exposed for testing
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ var (
 	ServiceMetricTemplates = PodMetricTemplates
 
 	DeploymentMetadataTemplates = report.MetadataTemplates{
+		NodeType:           {ID: NodeType, Label: "Type", From: report.FromLatest, Priority: 1},
 		Namespace:          {ID: Namespace, Label: "Namespace", From: report.FromLatest, Priority: 2},
 		Created:            {ID: Created, Label: "Created", From: report.FromLatest, Datatype: "datetime", Priority: 3},
 		ObservedGeneration: {ID: ObservedGeneration, Label: "Observed Gen.", From: report.FromLatest, Datatype: "number", Priority: 4},
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ var (
 	ReplicaSetMetricTemplates = PodMetricTemplates
 
 	DaemonSetMetadataTemplates = report.MetadataTemplates{
+		NodeType:        {ID: NodeType, Label: "Type", From: report.FromLatest, Priority: 1},
 		Namespace:       {ID: Namespace, Label: "Namespace", From: report.FromLatest, Priority: 2},
 		Created:         {ID: Created, Label: "Created", From: report.FromLatest, Datatype: "datetime", Priority: 3},
 		DesiredReplicas: {ID: DesiredReplicas, Label: "Desired Replicas", From: report.FromLatest, Datatype: "number", Priority: 4},
diff --git a/render/detailed/summary.go b/render/detailed/summary.go
index 773039a26..5ba4061e3 100644
--- a/render/detailed/summary.go
+++ b/render/detailed/summary.go
@@ -257,13 +257,24 @@ func podNodeSummary(base NodeSummary, n report.Node) (NodeSummary, bool) {
 	return base, true
 }
 
+var podGroupNodeTypeName = map[string]string{
+	report.Deployment: "Deployment",
+	report.DaemonSet:  "Daemon Set",
+	report.ReplicaSet: "Replica Set",
+}
+
 func podGroupNodeSummary(base NodeSummary, n report.Node) (NodeSummary, bool) {
 	base = addKubernetesLabelAndRank(base, n)
 	base.Stack = true
 
 	// NB: pods are the highest aggregation level for which we display
 	// counts.
-	base.LabelMinor = pluralize(n.Counters, report.Pod, "pod", "pods")
+	count := pluralize(n.Counters, report.Pod, "pod", "pods")
+	if typeName, ok := podGroupNodeTypeName[n.Topology]; ok {
+		base.LabelMinor = fmt.Sprintf("%s of %s", typeName, count)
+	} else {
+		base.LabelMinor = count
+	}
 
 	return base, true
 }