diff --git a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go
index b96b837e4e3a..75f32f66d667 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ func NewWatcher(client kubernetes.Interface, resource Resource, opts WatchOption
 	return NewNamedWatcher("", client, resource, opts, indexers)
 }
 
-// NewNamedWatcher does the same as NewWatcher, but also allows to name the k8s
-// client's workqueue that is used by the watcher, unlike NewWatcher which sets
-// the workqueue name to "". Workqueue name is important for exposing workqueue
+// NewNamedWatcher initializes the watcher client to provide an events handler for
+// resource from the cluster (filtered to the given node) and also allows to name the k8s
+// client's workqueue that is used by the watcher. Workqueue name is important for exposing workqueue
 // metrics, if it is empty, its metrics will not be logged by the k8s client.
 func NewNamedWatcher(name string, client kubernetes.Interface, resource Resource, opts WatchOptions, indexers cache.Indexers) (Watcher, error) {
 	var store cache.Store
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/node.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/node.go
index db63a1cc2abb..29cac3efdb56 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/node.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/node.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewNodeEventer(
 	logger *logp.Logger,
 	client k8s.Interface,
 	scope string) (Eventer, error) {
-	watcher, err := kubernetes.NewWatcher(client, &kubernetes.Node{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
+	watcher, err := kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-node", client, &kubernetes.Node{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
 		SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
 		Node:         cfg.Node,
 		IsUpdated:    isUpdated,
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go
index 735e123b7c0a..3a702b95c0e0 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/pod.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func NewPodEventer(
 	logger *logp.Logger,
 	client k8s.Interface,
 	scope string) (Eventer, error) {
-	watcher, err := kubernetes.NewWatcher(client, &kubernetes.Pod{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
+	watcher, err := kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-pod", client, &kubernetes.Pod{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
 		SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
 		Node:         cfg.Node,
 		Namespace:    cfg.Namespace,
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ func NewPodEventer(
 	if metaConf == nil {
 		metaConf = metadata.GetDefaultResourceMetadataConfig()
 	}
-	nodeWatcher, err := kubernetes.NewWatcher(client, &kubernetes.Node{}, options, nil)
+	nodeWatcher, err := kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-node", client, &kubernetes.Node{}, options, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Errorf("couldn't create watcher for %T due to error %+v", &kubernetes.Node{}, err)
 	}
-	namespaceWatcher, err := kubernetes.NewWatcher(client, &kubernetes.Namespace{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
+	namespaceWatcher, err := kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-namespace", client, &kubernetes.Namespace{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
 		SyncTimeout: cfg.SyncPeriod,
 	}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go
index 40e12bb53ffb..5f6f588fd23b 100644
--- a/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go
+++ b/x-pack/elastic-agent/pkg/composable/providers/kubernetes/service.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func NewServiceEventer(
 	logger *logp.Logger,
 	client k8s.Interface,
 	scope string) (Eventer, error) {
-	watcher, err := kubernetes.NewWatcher(client, &kubernetes.Service{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
+	watcher, err := kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-service", client, &kubernetes.Service{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
 		SyncTimeout:  cfg.SyncPeriod,
 		Node:         cfg.Node,
 		HonorReSyncs: true,
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func NewServiceEventer(
 	}
 
 	metaConf := metadata.GetDefaultResourceMetadataConfig()
-	namespaceWatcher, err := kubernetes.NewWatcher(client, &kubernetes.Namespace{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
+	namespaceWatcher, err := kubernetes.NewNamedWatcher("agent-namespace", client, &kubernetes.Namespace{}, kubernetes.WatchOptions{
 		SyncTimeout: cfg.SyncPeriod,
 		Namespace:   cfg.Namespace,
 	}, nil)