diff --git a/integration/proxy/proxy_helpers.go b/integration/proxy/proxy_helpers.go
index 513417cd44534..eee6649fd9214 100644
--- a/integration/proxy/proxy_helpers.go
+++ b/integration/proxy/proxy_helpers.go
@@ -48,11 +48,13 @@ import (
 	clientcmdapi "k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api"
 
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/breaker"
+	kubeproto "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/gen/proto/go/teleport/kube/v1"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/types"
 	apiutils "github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/api/utils/retryutils"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/integration/helpers"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/auth"
+	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/client"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/defaults"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/fixtures"
 	"github.com/gravitational/teleport/lib/reversetunnel"
@@ -441,23 +443,28 @@ func mustClosePostgresClient(t *testing.T, client *pgconn.PgConn) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
+const (
+	kubeClusterName             = "gke_project_europecentral2a_cluster1"
+	kubeClusterDefaultNamespace = "default"
+	kubePodName                 = "firstcontainer-66b6c48dd-bqmwk"
+)
+
 func k8ClientConfig(serverAddr, sni string) clientcmdapi.Config {
-	const clusterName = "gke_project_europecentral2a_cluster1"
 	return clientcmdapi.Config{
 		Clusters: map[string]*clientcmdapi.Cluster{
-			clusterName: {
+			kubeClusterName: {
 				Server:                serverAddr,
 				InsecureSkipTLSVerify: true,
 				TLSServerName:         sni,
 			},
 		},
 		Contexts: map[string]*clientcmdapi.Context{
-			clusterName: {
-				Cluster:  clusterName,
-				AuthInfo: clusterName,
+			kubeClusterName: {
+				Cluster:  kubeClusterName,
+				AuthInfo: kubeClusterName,
 			},
 		},
-		CurrentContext: clusterName,
+		CurrentContext: kubeClusterName,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -470,7 +477,8 @@ func mkPodList() *v1.PodList {
 		Items: []v1.Pod{
 			{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
-					Name: "firstcontainer-66b6c48dd-bqmwk",
+					Name:      kubePodName,
+					Namespace: kubeClusterDefaultNamespace,
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -781,3 +789,21 @@ func mustRegisterUsingIAMMethod(t *testing.T, proxyAddr utils.NetAddr, token str
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err, trace.DebugReport(err))
 }
+
+func mustFindKubePod(t *testing.T, tc *client.TeleportClient) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	serviceClient, err := tc.NewKubernetesServiceClient(context.Background(), tc.SiteName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	response, err := serviceClient.ListKubernetesResources(context.Background(), &kubeproto.ListKubernetesResourcesRequest{
+		ResourceType:        types.KindKubePod,
+		KubernetesCluster:   kubeClusterName,
+		KubernetesNamespace: kubeClusterDefaultNamespace,
+		TeleportCluster:     tc.SiteName,
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, response.Resources, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, types.KindKubePod, response.Resources[0].Kind)
+	require.Equal(t, kubePodName, response.Resources[0].GetName())
+}
diff --git a/integration/proxy/proxy_test.go b/integration/proxy/proxy_test.go
index d48229cb9edc3..1b1c046d650bb 100644
--- a/integration/proxy/proxy_test.go
+++ b/integration/proxy/proxy_test.go
@@ -1542,3 +1542,75 @@ func TestALPNSNIProxyGRPCInsecure(t *testing.T) {
 		mustRegisterUsingIAMMethod(t, *albAddr, provisionToken.GetName(), nodeCredentials)
 	})
 }
+
+// TestALPNSNIProxyGRPCSecure tests ALPN protocol ProtocolProxyGRPCSecure
+// by creating a KubeServiceClient for pod search.
+func TestALPNSNIProxyGRPCSecure(t *testing.T) {
+	lib.SetInsecureDevMode(true)
+	defer lib.SetInsecureDevMode(false)
+
+	const (
+		localK8SNI = "kube.teleport.cluster.local"
+		k8User     = "alice@example.com"
+		k8RoleName = "kubemaster"
+	)
+
+	kubeAPIMockSvr := startKubeAPIMock(t)
+	kubeConfigPath := mustCreateKubeConfigFile(t, k8ClientConfig(kubeAPIMockSvr.URL, localK8SNI))
+
+	username := helpers.MustGetCurrentUser(t).Username
+	kubeRoleSpec := types.RoleSpecV6{
+		Allow: types.RoleConditions{
+			Logins:           []string{username},
+			KubernetesLabels: types.Labels{types.Wildcard: []string{types.Wildcard}},
+			KubeGroups:       []string{kube.TestImpersonationGroup},
+			KubeUsers:        []string{k8User},
+			KubernetesResources: []types.KubernetesResource{
+				{
+					Kind: types.KindKubePod, Name: types.Wildcard, Namespace: types.Wildcard,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	kubeRole, err := types.NewRole(k8RoleName, kubeRoleSpec)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	suite := newSuite(t,
+		withRootClusterConfig(rootClusterStandardConfig(t), func(config *servicecfg.Config) {
+			config.Proxy.Kube.Enabled = true
+			config.Version = defaults.TeleportConfigVersionV3
+			config.Kube.Enabled = true
+			config.Kube.KubeconfigPath = kubeConfigPath
+			config.Kube.ListenAddr = utils.MustParseAddr(
+				helpers.NewListener(t, service.ListenerKube, &config.FileDescriptors))
+		}),
+		withLeafClusterConfig(leafClusterStandardConfig(t)),
+		withRootAndLeafClusterRoles(kubeRole),
+		withStandardRoleMapping(),
+	)
+
+	t.Run("root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		tc, err := suite.root.NewClient(helpers.ClientConfig{
+			Login:   username,
+			Cluster: suite.root.Secrets.SiteName,
+			Host:    helpers.Loopback,
+			Port:    helpers.Port(t, suite.root.SSH),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		mustFindKubePod(t, tc)
+	})
+	t.Run("ALPN conn upgrade", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Make a mock ALB which points to the Teleport Proxy Service.
+		albProxy := mustStartMockALBProxy(t, suite.root.Config.Proxy.WebAddr.Addr)
+
+		tc, err := suite.root.NewClient(helpers.ClientConfig{
+			Login:   username,
+			Cluster: suite.root.Secrets.SiteName,
+			Host:    helpers.Loopback,
+			Port:    helpers.Port(t, suite.root.SSH),
+			ALBAddr: albProxy.Addr().String(),
+		})
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		mustFindKubePod(t, tc)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/lib/client/api.go b/lib/client/api.go
index dab5328f0384b..1c54c9dc72981 100644
--- a/lib/client/api.go
+++ b/lib/client/api.go
@@ -4738,6 +4738,8 @@ func (tc *TeleportClient) NewKubernetesServiceClient(ctx context.Context, cluste
 		Credentials: []client.Credentials{
 			client.LoadTLS(tlsConfig),
 		},
+		ALPNConnUpgradeRequired:  tc.TLSRoutingConnUpgradeRequired,
+		InsecureAddressDiscovery: tc.InsecureSkipVerify,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, trace.Wrap(err)