diff --git a/packages/kubernetes/data_stream/pod/manifest.yml b/packages/kubernetes/data_stream/pod/manifest.yml
index 4d88085e2aa..6dac979e514 100644
--- a/packages/kubernetes/data_stream/pod/manifest.yml
+++ b/packages/kubernetes/data_stream/pod/manifest.yml
@@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ streams:
           #   deployment: false
     title: Kubernetes Pod metrics
     description: Collect Kubernetes Pod metrics
+elasticsearch:
+  index_template:
+    settings:
+      index.routing_path: "kubernetes.pod.name"
+    data_stream:
+      index_mode: "time_series"