diff --git a/infra/k8s/network-policies/api-gateway.yaml b/infra/k8s/network-policies/api-gateway.yaml
index 0135feed0..68e2aed65 100644
--- a/infra/k8s/network-policies/api-gateway.yaml
+++ b/infra/k8s/network-policies/api-gateway.yaml
@@ -102,3 +102,16 @@ spec:
       ports:
         - protocol: TCP
           port: 9000
+    # Kubernetes API (pod listing for Pods cockpit)
+    - to:
+        - ipBlock:
+            cidr: 10.32.0.0/12
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 443
+    - to:
+        - ipBlock:
+            cidr: 172.16.0.0/16
+      ports:
+        - protocol: TCP
+          port: 6443