diff --git a/controllers/k8s_scan/container_image/resources.go b/controllers/k8s_scan/container_image/resources.go
index b111f2c3b..b23a19d72 100644
--- a/controllers/k8s_scan/container_image/resources.go
+++ b/controllers/k8s_scan/container_image/resources.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/api/v1alpha2"
 	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/controllers/scanapi"
+	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/pkg/feature_flags"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ func CronJob(image, integrationMrn string, m v1alpha2.MondooAuditConfig) *batchv
 											ReadOnly:  true,
 										},
 									},
+									Env: feature_flags.AllFeatureFlagsAsEnv(),
 								},
 							},
 							Volumes: []corev1.Volume{
diff --git a/controllers/k8s_scan/resources.go b/controllers/k8s_scan/resources.go
index 41e72cf2c..3062f0005 100644
--- a/controllers/k8s_scan/resources.go
+++ b/controllers/k8s_scan/resources.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/api/v1alpha2"
 	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/controllers/scanapi"
+	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/pkg/feature_flags"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -95,6 +96,7 @@ func CronJob(image, integrationMrn string, m v1alpha2.MondooAuditConfig) *batchv
 											ReadOnly:  true,
 										},
 									},
+									Env: feature_flags.AllFeatureFlagsAsEnv(),
 								},
 							},
 							Volumes: []corev1.Volume{
diff --git a/pkg/feature_flags/feature_flags.go b/pkg/feature_flags/feature_flags.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..589d90a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/feature_flags/feature_flags.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package feature_flags
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+const FeatureFlagPrefix = "FEATURE_"
+
+var (
+	enablePodDiscovery bool
+	allFeatureFlags    = make(map[string]string)
+)
+
+func init() {
+	envs := os.Environ()
+	for _, e := range envs {
+		// If it has the feature flag prefix, then parse the env var.
+		if strings.HasPrefix(e, FeatureFlagPrefix) {
+			val := strings.Split(e, "=")
+			allFeatureFlags[val[0]] = val[1]
+			setGlobalFlags(val[0], val[1])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func AllFeatureFlags() map[string]string {
+	return allFeatureFlags
+}
+
+func AllFeatureFlagsAsEnv() []corev1.EnvVar {
+	var env []corev1.EnvVar
+	for k, v := range allFeatureFlags {
+		env = append(env, corev1.EnvVar{Name: k, Value: v})
+	}
+	return env
+}
+
+func GetEnablePodDiscovery() bool {
+	return enablePodDiscovery
+}
+
+func setGlobalFlags(k, v string) {
+	switch k {
+	case "FEATURE_DISCOVER_PODS":
+		enablePodDiscovery = true
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/mondooclient/client.go b/pkg/mondooclient/client.go
index 86b9bd616..c8424d80b 100644
--- a/pkg/mondooclient/client.go
+++ b/pkg/mondooclient/client.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/pkg/constants"
+	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/pkg/feature_flags"
 	"go.mondoo.com/mondoo-operator/pkg/inventory"
 )
 
@@ -269,10 +270,18 @@ func (s *mondooClient) ScanKubernetesResources(ctx context.Context, integrationM
 		scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Labels[constants.MondooAssetsIntegrationLabel] = integrationMrn
 	}
 
-	if scanContainerImages {
-		scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Connections[0].Discover.Targets = []string{"container-images"}
+	if scanContainerImages || feature_flags.GetEnablePodDiscovery() {
 		scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Connections[0].Options = make(map[string]string)
 		scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Connections[0].Options["all-namespaces"] = "true"
+
+	}
+
+	if scanContainerImages {
+		scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Connections[0].Discover.Targets = append(scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Connections[0].Discover.Targets, "container-images")
+	}
+
+	if feature_flags.GetEnablePodDiscovery() {
+		scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Connections[0].Discover.Targets = append(scanJob.Inventory.Spec.Assets[0].Connections[0].Discover.Targets, "pods")
 	}
 
 	reqBodyBytes, err := json.Marshal(scanJob)