diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
index 512194577f..8634e222ac 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/kube-object.store.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ export type KubeApiDataFrom<K extends KubeObject, A> = A extends KubeApi<K, infe
     : never
   : never;
 
+export type JsonPatch = Patch;
+
 export abstract class KubeObjectStore<
   K extends KubeObject = KubeObject,
   A extends KubeApi<K, D> = KubeApi<K, KubeJsonApiDataFor<K>>,
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ export abstract class KubeObjectStore<
     return newItem;
   }
 
-  async patch(item: K, patch: Patch): Promise<K> {
+  async patch(item: K, patch: JsonPatch): Promise<K> {
     const rawItem = await this.api.patch(
       {
         name: item.getName(), namespace: item.getNs(),
diff --git a/src/extensions/common-api/k8s-api.ts b/src/extensions/common-api/k8s-api.ts
index b79f4c92f4..9a63e892fc 100644
--- a/src/extensions/common-api/k8s-api.ts
+++ b/src/extensions/common-api/k8s-api.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ export {
   KubeObject,
   KubeStatus,
   type KubeObjectMetadata,
+  type NamespaceScopedMetadata,
+  type ClusterScopedMetadata,
   type BaseKubeJsonApiObjectMetadata,
   type KubeJsonApiObjectMetadata,
   type KubeStatusData,
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ export {
 
 export {
   KubeObjectStore,
+  type JsonPatch,
   type KubeObjectStoreLoadAllParams,
   type KubeObjectStoreLoadingParams,
   type KubeObjectStoreSubscribeParams,