diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics.go b/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics.go
index 0c3932f801e..0a98bd85882 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics.go
@@ -54,7 +54,21 @@ var (
 		metrics.ALPHA,
 		"")
 
-	resouceScrapeResultDesc = metrics.NewDesc("scrape_error",
+	podCPUUsageDesc = metrics.NewDesc("pod_cpu_usage_seconds_total",
+		"Cumulative cpu time consumed by the pod in core-seconds",
+		[]string{"pod", "namespace"},
+		nil,
+		metrics.ALPHA,
+		"")
+
+	podMemoryUsageDesc = metrics.NewDesc("pod_memory_working_set_bytes",
+		"Current working set of the pod in bytes",
+		[]string{"pod", "namespace"},
+		nil,
+		metrics.ALPHA,
+		"")
+
+	resourceScrapeResultDesc = metrics.NewDesc("scrape_error",
 		"1 if there was an error while getting container metrics, 0 otherwise",
 		nil,
 		nil,
@@ -84,7 +98,9 @@ func (rc *resourceMetricsCollector) DescribeWithStability(ch chan<- *metrics.Des
 	ch <- nodeMemoryUsageDesc
 	ch <- containerCPUUsageDesc
 	ch <- containerMemoryUsageDesc
-	ch <- resouceScrapeResultDesc
+	ch <- podCPUUsageDesc
+	ch <- podMemoryUsageDesc
+	ch <- resourceScrapeResultDesc
 }
 
 // CollectWithStability implements metrics.StableCollector
@@ -94,7 +110,7 @@ func (rc *resourceMetricsCollector) DescribeWithStability(ch chan<- *metrics.Des
 func (rc *resourceMetricsCollector) CollectWithStability(ch chan<- metrics.Metric) {
 	var errorCount float64
 	defer func() {
-		ch <- metrics.NewLazyConstMetric(resouceScrapeResultDesc, metrics.GaugeValue, errorCount)
+		ch <- metrics.NewLazyConstMetric(resourceScrapeResultDesc, metrics.GaugeValue, errorCount)
 	}()
 	statsSummary, err := rc.provider.GetCPUAndMemoryStats()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -111,6 +127,8 @@ func (rc *resourceMetricsCollector) CollectWithStability(ch chan<- metrics.Metri
 			rc.collectContainerCPUMetrics(ch, pod, container)
 			rc.collectContainerMemoryMetrics(ch, pod, container)
 		}
+		rc.collectPodCPUMetrics(ch, pod)
+		rc.collectPodMemoryMetrics(ch, pod)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -151,3 +169,23 @@ func (rc *resourceMetricsCollector) collectContainerMemoryMetrics(ch chan<- metr
 		metrics.NewLazyConstMetric(containerMemoryUsageDesc, metrics.GaugeValue,
 			float64(*s.Memory.WorkingSetBytes), s.Name, pod.PodRef.Name, pod.PodRef.Namespace))
 }
+
+func (rc *resourceMetricsCollector) collectPodCPUMetrics(ch chan<- metrics.Metric, pod summary.PodStats) {
+	if pod.CPU == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ch <- metrics.NewLazyMetricWithTimestamp(pod.CPU.Time.Time,
+		metrics.NewLazyConstMetric(podCPUUsageDesc, metrics.CounterValue,
+			float64(*pod.CPU.UsageCoreNanoSeconds)/float64(time.Second), pod.PodRef.Name, pod.PodRef.Namespace))
+}
+
+func (rc *resourceMetricsCollector) collectPodMemoryMetrics(ch chan<- metrics.Metric, pod summary.PodStats) {
+	if pod.Memory == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ch <- metrics.NewLazyMetricWithTimestamp(pod.Memory.Time.Time,
+		metrics.NewLazyConstMetric(podMemoryUsageDesc, metrics.GaugeValue,
+			float64(*pod.Memory.WorkingSetBytes), pod.PodRef.Name, pod.PodRef.Namespace))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics_test.go
index b0a3fb972dc..f98546471e1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/metrics/collectors/resource_metrics_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func TestCollectResourceMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 		"node_memory_working_set_bytes",
 		"container_cpu_usage_seconds_total",
 		"container_memory_working_set_bytes",
+		"pod_cpu_usage_seconds_total",
+		"pod_memory_working_set_bytes",
 	}
 
 	tests := []struct {
@@ -168,6 +170,39 @@ func TestCollectResourceMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 				container_memory_working_set_bytes{container="container_b",namespace="namespace_a",pod="pod_a"} 1000 2000
 			`,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "arbitrary pod metrics",
+			summary: &statsapi.Summary{
+				Pods: []statsapi.PodStats{
+					{
+						PodRef: statsapi.PodReference{
+							Name:      "pod_a",
+							Namespace: "namespace_a",
+						},
+						CPU: &statsapi.CPUStats{
+							Time:                 testTime,
+							UsageCoreNanoSeconds: uint64Ptr(10000000000),
+						},
+						Memory: &statsapi.MemoryStats{
+							Time:            testTime,
+							WorkingSetBytes: uint64Ptr(1000),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			summaryErr: nil,
+			expectedMetrics: `
+				# HELP scrape_error [ALPHA] 1 if there was an error while getting container metrics, 0 otherwise
+				# TYPE scrape_error gauge
+				scrape_error 0
+				# HELP pod_cpu_usage_seconds_total [ALPHA] Cumulative cpu time consumed by the pod in core-seconds
+				# TYPE pod_cpu_usage_seconds_total counter
+				pod_cpu_usage_seconds_total{namespace="namespace_a",pod="pod_a"} 10 2000
+				# HELP pod_memory_working_set_bytes [ALPHA] Current working set of the pod in bytes
+				# TYPE pod_memory_working_set_bytes gauge
+				pod_memory_working_set_bytes{namespace="namespace_a",pod="pod_a"} 1000 2000
+			`,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {
diff --git a/test/e2e_node/resource_metrics_test.go b/test/e2e_node/resource_metrics_test.go
index c1c4b638c0f..f6a076bf66e 100644
--- a/test/e2e_node/resource_metrics_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e_node/resource_metrics_test.go
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("ResourceMetricsAPI [NodeFeature:ResourceMetrics]
 					fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s::%s", f.Namespace.Name, pod0, "busybox-container"): boundedSample(10*e2evolume.Kb, 80*e2evolume.Mb),
 					fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s::%s", f.Namespace.Name, pod1, "busybox-container"): boundedSample(10*e2evolume.Kb, 80*e2evolume.Mb),
 				}),
+
+				"pod_cpu_usage_seconds_total": gstruct.MatchElements(containerID, gstruct.IgnoreExtras, gstruct.Elements{
+					fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", f.Namespace.Name, pod0): boundedSample(0, 100),
+					fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", f.Namespace.Name, pod1): boundedSample(0, 100),
+				}),
+
+				"pod_memory_working_set_bytes": gstruct.MatchAllElements(containerID, gstruct.Elements{
+					fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", f.Namespace.Name, pod0): boundedSample(10*e2evolume.Kb, 80*e2evolume.Mb),
+					fmt.Sprintf("%s::%s", f.Namespace.Name, pod1): boundedSample(10*e2evolume.Kb, 80*e2evolume.Mb),
+				}),
 			})
 			ginkgo.By("Giving pods a minute to start up and produce metrics")
 			gomega.Eventually(getResourceMetrics, 1*time.Minute, 15*time.Second).Should(matchResourceMetrics)