diff --git a/kopf/_cogs/helpers/thirdparty.py b/kopf/_cogs/helpers/thirdparty.py
index 25dab70f..a4ccc26c 100644
--- a/kopf/_cogs/helpers/thirdparty.py
+++ b/kopf/_cogs/helpers/thirdparty.py
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ def __subclasshook__(cls, subcls: Any) -> Any:  # suppress types in this hack
         if cls is KubernetesModel:
             if any(C.__module__.startswith('kubernetes.client.models.') for C in subcls.__mro__):
                 return True
+            if any(C.__module__.startswith('kubernetes_asyncio.client.models.') for C in subcls.__mro__):
+                return True
         return NotImplemented
 
     @property