diff --git a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
index 0480d59e246..6fc3100acd8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
+++ b/CHANGELOG.next.asciidoc
@@ -598,6 +598,7 @@ https://github.com/elastic/beats/compare/v7.0.0-alpha2...master[Check the HEAD d
 - Update the baseline version of Sarama (Kafka support library) to 1.27.2. {pull}23595[23595]
 - Add kubernetes.volume.fs.used.pct field. {pull}23564[23564]
 - Add the `enable_krb5_fast` flag to the Kafka output to explicitly opt-in to FAST authentication. {pull}23629[23629]
+- Add deployment name in pod's meta. {pull}23610[23610]
 
 *Auditbeat*
 
diff --git a/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/pod_test.go b/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/pod_test.go
index 1673d295ffb..8217cb4bcda 100644
--- a/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/pod_test.go
+++ b/libbeat/autodiscover/providers/kubernetes/pod_test.go
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ func TestEmitEvent(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 
-			metaGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(common.NewConfig(), nil, nil, nil)
+			metaGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(common.NewConfig(), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 			p := &Provider{
 				config:    defaultConfig(),
 				bus:       bus.New(logp.NewLogger("bus"), "test"),
diff --git a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/metadata.go b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/metadata.go
index 897f6c4bc84..057a3b0caf5 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func GetPodMetaGen(
 	if namespaceWatcher != nil && metaConf.Namespace.Enabled() {
 		namespaceMetaGen = NewNamespaceMetadataGenerator(metaConf.Namespace, namespaceWatcher.Store())
 	}
-	metaGen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(cfg, podWatcher.Store(), nodeMetaGen, namespaceMetaGen)
+	metaGen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(cfg, podWatcher.Store(), podWatcher.Client(), nodeMetaGen, namespaceMetaGen)
 
 	return metaGen
 }
diff --git a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod.go b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod.go
index 9234f54533b..991d946be75 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod.go
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
 package metadata
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	k8s "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/common"
@@ -26,18 +30,25 @@ import (
 
 type pod struct {
 	store     cache.Store
+	client    k8s.Interface
 	node      MetaGen
 	namespace MetaGen
 	resource  *Resource
 }
 
 // NewPodMetadataGenerator creates a metagen for pod resources
-func NewPodMetadataGenerator(cfg *common.Config, pods cache.Store, node MetaGen, namespace MetaGen) MetaGen {
+func NewPodMetadataGenerator(
+	cfg *common.Config,
+	pods cache.Store,
+	client k8s.Interface,
+	node MetaGen,
+	namespace MetaGen) MetaGen {
 	return &pod{
 		resource:  NewResourceMetadataGenerator(cfg),
 		store:     pods,
 		node:      node,
 		namespace: namespace,
+		client:    client,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -50,6 +61,15 @@ func (p *pod) Generate(obj kubernetes.Resource, opts ...FieldOptions) common.Map
 
 	out := p.resource.Generate("pod", obj, opts...)
 
+	// check if Pod is handled by a ReplicaSet which is controlled by a Deployment
+	rsName, _ := out.GetValue("replicaset.name")
+	if rsName, ok := rsName.(string); ok {
+		dep := p.getRSDeployment(rsName, po.GetNamespace())
+		if dep != "" {
+			out.Put("deployment.name", dep)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if p.node != nil {
 		meta := p.node.GenerateFromName(po.Spec.NodeName, WithLabels("node"))
 		if meta != nil {
@@ -89,3 +109,24 @@ func (p *pod) GenerateFromName(name string, opts ...FieldOptions) common.MapStr
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// getRSDeployment return the name of the Deployment object that
+// owns the ReplicaSet with the given name under the given Namespace
+func (p *pod) getRSDeployment(rsName string, ns string) string {
+	if p.client == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	rs, err := p.client.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Get(context.TODO(), rsName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	for _, ref := range rs.GetOwnerReferences() {
+		if ref.Controller != nil && *ref.Controller {
+			switch ref.Kind {
+			case "Deployment":
+				return ref.Name
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod_test.go b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod_test.go
index afc3db487de..52186a8ae72 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod_test.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/metadata/pod_test.go
@@ -18,15 +18,18 @@
 package metadata
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	k8sfake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/common"
@@ -34,10 +37,61 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestPod_Generate(t *testing.T) {
+	client := k8sfake.NewSimpleClientset()
 	uid := "005f3b90-4b9d-12f8-acf0-31020a840133"
 	namespace := "default"
 	name := "obj"
 	boolean := true
+	rs := &appsv1.ReplicaSet{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "nginx-rs",
+			Namespace: namespace,
+			OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+				{
+					APIVersion: "apps",
+					Kind:       "Deployment",
+					Name:       "nginx-deployment",
+					UID:        "005f3b90-4b9d-12f8-acf0-31020a840144",
+					Controller: &boolean,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.ReplicaSetSpec{
+			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+				MatchLabels: map[string]string{
+					"app": "demo",
+				},
+			},
+			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app": "demo",
+					},
+				},
+				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+					Containers: []v1.Container{
+						{
+							Name:  "nginx",
+							Image: "nginx:1.12",
+							Ports: []v1.ContainerPort{
+								{
+									Name:          "http",
+									Protocol:      v1.ProtocolTCP,
+									ContainerPort: 80,
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err := client.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(namespace).Create(context.Background(), rs, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create k8s deployment: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		input  kubernetes.Resource
 		output common.MapStr
@@ -133,6 +187,60 @@ func TestPod_Generate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "test object with owner reference to replicaset",
+			input: &v1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      name,
+					UID:       types.UID(uid),
+					Namespace: namespace,
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"foo": "bar",
+					},
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						"app": "production",
+					},
+					OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{
+						{
+							APIVersion: "apps",
+							Kind:       "ReplicaSet",
+							Name:       "nginx-rs",
+							UID:        "005f3b90-4b9d-12f8-acf0-31020a8409087",
+							Controller: &boolean,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+					Kind:       "Pod",
+					APIVersion: "v1",
+				},
+				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+					NodeName: "testnode",
+				},
+			},
+			output: common.MapStr{
+				"pod": common.MapStr{
+					"name": "obj",
+					"uid":  uid,
+				},
+				"namespace": "default",
+				"deployment": common.MapStr{
+					"name": "nginx-deployment",
+				},
+				"replicaset": common.MapStr{
+					"name": "nginx-rs",
+				},
+				"node": common.MapStr{
+					"name": "testnode",
+				},
+				"labels": common.MapStr{
+					"foo": "bar",
+				},
+				"annotations": common.MapStr{
+					"app": "production",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	config, err := common.NewConfigFrom(map[string]interface{}{
@@ -140,7 +248,7 @@ func TestPod_Generate(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	metagen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, nil, nil, nil)
+	metagen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, nil, client, nil, nil)
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, test.output, metagen.Generate(test.input))
@@ -257,7 +365,7 @@ func TestPod_GenerateFromName(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		pods := cache.NewStore(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc)
 		pods.Add(test.input)
-		metagen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, pods, nil, nil)
+		metagen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, pods, nil, nil, nil)
 
 		accessor, err := meta.Accessor(test.input)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -376,7 +484,7 @@ func TestPod_GenerateWithNodeNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 		namespaces.Add(test.namespace)
 		nsMeta := NewNamespaceMetadataGenerator(config, namespaces)
 
-		metagen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, pods, nodeMeta, nsMeta)
+		metagen := NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, pods, nil, nodeMeta, nsMeta)
 		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			assert.Equal(t, test.output, metagen.Generate(test.input))
 		})
diff --git a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go
index f72a98de0a7..a7e2a631977 100644
--- a/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go
+++ b/libbeat/common/kubernetes/watcher.go
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ type Watcher interface {
 
 	// Store returns the store object for the watcher
 	Store() cache.Store
+
+	// Client returns the kubernetes client object used by the watcher
+	Client() kubernetes.Interface
 }
 
 // WatchOptions controls watch behaviors
@@ -165,6 +168,11 @@ func (w *watcher) Store() cache.Store {
 	return w.store
 }
 
+// Client returns the kubernetes client object used by the watcher
+func (w *watcher) Client() kubernetes.Interface {
+	return w.client
+}
+
 // Start watching pods
 func (w *watcher) Start() error {
 	go w.informer.Run(w.ctx.Done())
diff --git a/libbeat/processors/add_kubernetes_metadata/indexers_test.go b/libbeat/processors/add_kubernetes_metadata/indexers_test.go
index e1d33f1a401..e1510568613 100644
--- a/libbeat/processors/add_kubernetes_metadata/indexers_test.go
+++ b/libbeat/processors/add_kubernetes_metadata/indexers_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/common/kubernetes"
 )
 
-var metagen = metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(common.NewConfig(), nil, nil, nil)
+var metagen = metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(common.NewConfig(), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 func TestPodIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 	var testConfig = common.NewConfig()
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestPodIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPodUIDIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 	var testConfig = common.NewConfig()
 
-	metaGenWithPodUID := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(common.NewConfig(), nil, nil, nil)
+	metaGenWithPodUID := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(common.NewConfig(), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	podUIDIndexer, err := NewPodUIDIndexer(*testConfig, metaGenWithPodUID)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func TestFilteredGenMeta(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	filteredGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, nil, nil, nil)
+	filteredGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	podIndexer, err = NewPodNameIndexer(*testConfig, filteredGen)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func TestFilteredGenMetaExclusion(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 
-	filteredGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, nil, nil, nil)
+	filteredGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(config, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 
 	podIndexer, err := NewPodNameIndexer(*testConfig, filteredGen)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes.go b/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes.go
index 7f8317daa35..c0c180ca5af 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes.go
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func NewResourceMetadataEnricher(
 	cfg, _ := common.NewConfigFrom(&metaConfig)
 
 	metaGen := metadata.NewResourceMetadataGenerator(cfg)
-	podMetaGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(cfg, nil, nil, nil)
+	podMetaGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(cfg, nil, watcher.Client(), nil, nil)
 	enricher := buildMetadataEnricher(watcher,
 		// update
 		func(m map[string]common.MapStr, r kubernetes.Resource) {
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func NewContainerMetadataEnricher(
 
 	cfg, _ := common.NewConfigFrom(&metaConfig)
 
-	metaGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(cfg, nil, nil, nil)
+	metaGen := metadata.NewPodMetadataGenerator(cfg, nil, watcher.Client(), nil, nil)
 	enricher := buildMetadataEnricher(watcher,
 		// update
 		func(m map[string]common.MapStr, r kubernetes.Resource) {
diff --git a/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes_test.go b/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes_test.go
index bab34ef6cd3..27ea47f9b21 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/metricbeat/module/kubernetes/util/kubernetes_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ package util
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	k8s "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -157,3 +158,7 @@ func (m *mockWatcher) AddEventHandler(r kubernetes.ResourceEventHandler) {
 func (m *mockWatcher) Store() cache.Store {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (m *mockWatcher) Client() k8s.Interface {
+	return nil
+}