diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
index 9b0672594e0..9ddb225e209 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
@@ -458,8 +458,11 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 			lastMapping = mapping
 		}
 
+		// try to convert before apply filter func
+		decodedObj, _ := kubectl.DecodeUnknownObject(original)
+
 		// filter objects if filter has been defined for current object
-		if isFiltered, err := filterFuncs.Filter(original, filterOpts); isFiltered {
+		if isFiltered, err := filterFuncs.Filter(decodedObj, filterOpts); isFiltered {
 			if err == nil {
 				filteredResourceCount++
 				continue
@@ -489,7 +492,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 				resourcePrinter.EnsurePrintWithKind(resourceName)
 			}
 
-			if err := printer.PrintObj(original, w); err != nil {
+			if err := printer.PrintObj(decodedObj, w); err != nil {
 				if !errs.Has(err.Error()) {
 					errs.Insert(err.Error())
 					allErrs = append(allErrs, err)
@@ -497,7 +500,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 			}
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := printer.PrintObj(original, w); err != nil {
+		if err := printer.PrintObj(decodedObj, w); err != nil {
 			if !errs.Has(err.Error()) {
 				errs.Insert(err.Error())
 				allErrs = append(allErrs, err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go
index e8a278fdb8a..b5491bb695d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get_test.go
@@ -257,13 +257,23 @@ func TestGetSortedObjects(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func verifyObjects(t *testing.T, expected, actual []runtime.Object) {
+	var actualObj runtime.Object
+	var err error
+
 	if len(actual) != len(expected) {
 		t.Fatal(actual)
 	}
 	for i, obj := range actual {
-		actualObj, err := runtime.Decode(
-			api.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(),
-			[]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(), obj)))
+		switch obj.(type) {
+		case runtime.Unstructured, *runtime.Unknown:
+			actualObj, err = runtime.Decode(
+				api.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(),
+				[]byte(runtime.EncodeOrDie(api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(), obj)))
+		default:
+			actualObj = obj
+			err = nil
+		}
+
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_filter.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_filter.go
index fc7434225d1..287443b3cfe 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_filter.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_filter.go
@@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ func filterPods(obj runtime.Object, options PrintOptions) bool {
 func (f Filters) Filter(obj runtime.Object, opts *PrintOptions) (bool, error) {
 	// check if the object is unstructured. If so, let's attempt to convert it to a type we can understand
 	// before apply filter func.
+	obj, _ = DecodeUnknownObject(obj)
+
+	for _, filter := range f {
+		if ok := filter(obj, *opts); ok {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+// check if the object is unstructured. If so, let's attempt to convert it to a type we can understand.
+func DecodeUnknownObject(obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object, error) {
+	var err error
+
 	switch obj.(type) {
 	case runtime.Unstructured, *runtime.Unknown:
 		if objBytes, err := runtime.Encode(api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(), obj); err == nil {
@@ -69,10 +83,5 @@ func (f Filters) Filter(obj runtime.Object, opts *PrintOptions) (bool, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	for _, filter := range f {
-		if ok := filter(obj, *opts); ok {
-			return true, nil
-		}
-	}
-	return false, nil
+	return obj, err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
index 2a3621f3717..4c54a633a28 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
@@ -2394,14 +2394,7 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, output io.Writer) er
 
 	// check if the object is unstructured.  If so, let's attempt to convert it to a type we can understand before
 	// trying to print, since the printers are keyed by type.  This is extremely expensive.
-	switch obj.(type) {
-	case runtime.Unstructured, *runtime.Unknown:
-		if objBytes, err := runtime.Encode(api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(), obj); err == nil {
-			if decodedObj, err := runtime.Decode(api.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(), objBytes); err == nil {
-				obj = decodedObj
-			}
-		}
-	}
+	obj, _ = DecodeUnknownObject(obj)
 
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
 	if handler := h.handlerMap[t]; handler != nil {