diff --git a/acto/runner/runner.py b/acto/runner/runner.py
index 181baa537e..fbd911bb8f 100644
--- a/acto/runner/runner.py
+++ b/acto/runner/runner.py
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ def collect_system_state(self) -> dict:
             if resource == 'pod':
                 # put pods managed by deployment / replicasets into an array
                 all_pods = self.__get_all_objects(method)
-                resources['deployment_pods'], resources['pod'] = group_pods(all_pods)
+                resources['deployment_pods'], resources['daemonset_pods'], resources['pod'] = group_pods(
+                    all_pods)
             elif resource == 'secret':
                 resources[resource] = decode_secret_data(resources[resource])
 
@@ -465,15 +466,16 @@ def decode_secret_data(secrets: dict) -> dict:
     return secrets
 
 
-def group_pods(all_pods: dict) -> Tuple[dict, dict]:
-    '''Groups pods into deployment pods and other pods
+def group_pods(all_pods: dict) -> Tuple[dict, dict, dict]:
+    '''Groups pods into deployment pods, daemonset pods, and other pods
 
     For deployment pods, they are further grouped by their owner reference
 
     Return:
-        Tuple of (deployment_pods, other_pods)
+        Tuple of (deployment_pods, daemonset_pods, other_pods)
     '''
     deployment_pods = {}
+    daemonset_pods = {}
     other_pods = {}
     for name, pod in all_pods.items():
         if 'acto/tag' in pod['metadata']['labels'] and pod['metadata']['labels'][
@@ -491,12 +493,18 @@ def group_pods(all_pods: dict) -> Tuple[dict, dict]:
                     deployment_pods[owner_name] = [pod]
                 else:
                     deployment_pods[owner_name].append(pod)
+            elif owner_reference['kind'] == 'DaemonSet':
+                owner_name = owner_reference['name']
+                if owner_name not in daemonset_pods:
+                    daemonset_pods[owner_name] = [pod]
+                else:
+                    daemonset_pods[owner_name].append(pod)
             else:
                 other_pods[name] = pod
         else:
             other_pods[name] = pod
 
-    return deployment_pods, other_pods
+    return deployment_pods, daemonset_pods, other_pods
 
 
 # standalone runner for acto