diff --git a/scripts/create_cloud_secrets.sh b/scripts/create_cloud_secrets.sh
index b00ae9b2d17..15ca798d1ee 100755
--- a/scripts/create_cloud_secrets.sh
+++ b/scripts/create_cloud_secrets.sh
@@ -91,6 +91,20 @@ kubectl create secret generic -n "${namespace}" \
   --from-file=server.crt=./server.crt \
   --from-file=server.key=./server.key
 
+kubectl create secret generic -n "${namespace}" \
+  service-tls-server-certs \
+  --type=kubernetes.io/tls \
+  --from-file=tls.crt=./server.crt \
+  --from-file=tls.key=./server.key \
+  --from-file=ca.crt=./ca.crt
+
+kubectl create secret generic -n "${namespace}" \
+  service-tls-client-certs \
+  --type=kubernetes.io/tls \
+  --from-file=tls.crt=./client.crt \
+  --from-file=tls.key=./client.key \
+  --from-file=ca.crt=./ca.crt
+
 popd || exit 1
 
 PROXY_TLS_CERTS="$(mktemp -d)"
diff --git a/src/operator/controllers/monitor.go b/src/operator/controllers/monitor.go
index 8d509066e06..23f3efc55b1 100644
--- a/src/operator/controllers/monitor.go
+++ b/src/operator/controllers/monitor.go
@@ -250,12 +250,30 @@ func (m *VizierMonitor) watchCerts() {
 	}()
 }
 
+// getServerTLSCerts returns the server certificate and CA certificate PEM bytes for
+// Vizier's TLS material. It prefers the kubernetes.io/tls typed service-tls-server-certs
+// secret (which is also the shape produced by cert-manager), falling back to the legacy
+// service-tls-certs secret so existing clusters that have not regenerated certs keep working.
+func (m *VizierMonitor) getServerTLSCerts() ([]byte, []byte, error) {
+	tlsSecret, err := m.clientset.CoreV1().Secrets(m.namespace).Get(context.Background(), "service-tls-server-certs", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err == nil {
+		return tlsSecret.Data["tls.crt"], tlsSecret.Data["ca.crt"], nil
+	}
+
+	legacySecret, legacyErr := m.clientset.CoreV1().Secrets(m.namespace).Get(context.Background(), "service-tls-certs", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if legacyErr != nil {
+		// Return the original error referencing the preferred secret.
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	return legacySecret.Data["server.crt"], legacySecret.Data["ca.crt"], nil
+}
+
 func (m *VizierMonitor) checkCerts() error {
-	tlsSecret, err := m.clientset.CoreV1().Secrets(m.namespace).Get(context.Background(), "service-tls-certs", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	serverCert, _, err := m.getServerTLSCerts()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	cert, _ := pem.Decode(tlsSecret.Data["server.crt"])
+	cert, _ := pem.Decode(serverCert)
 	x509cert, err := x509.ParseCertificate(cert.Bytes)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("failed to parse cert")
@@ -273,14 +291,14 @@ func (m *VizierMonitor) getTLSConfig() *tls.Config {
 	// This is used as a fallback incase we somehow fail to get the CA for the vizier.
 	fallbackInsecureConfig := &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: true} // lgtm [go/disabled-certificate-check]
 
-	tlsSecret, err := m.clientset.CoreV1().Secrets(m.namespace).Get(context.Background(), "service-tls-certs", metav1.GetOptions{})
+	_, caCert, err := m.getServerTLSCerts()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("failed to get certs secret, monitor will use insecure tls to check /statusz")
 		return fallbackInsecureConfig
 	}
 
 	certPool := x509.NewCertPool()
-	if ok := certPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(tlsSecret.Data["ca.crt"]); !ok {
+	if ok := certPool.AppendCertsFromPEM(caCert); !ok {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("failed add CA to pool, monitor will use insecure tls to check /statusz")
 		return fallbackInsecureConfig
 	}
diff --git a/src/utils/shared/certs/BUILD.bazel b/src/utils/shared/certs/BUILD.bazel
index 86437973612..3d33dc6b482 100644
--- a/src/utils/shared/certs/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/src/utils/shared/certs/BUILD.bazel
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ go_library(
     srcs = ["certs.go"],
     importpath = "px.dev/pixie/src/utils/shared/certs",
     visibility = ["//src:__subpackages__"],
-    deps = ["//src/utils/shared/k8s"],
+    deps = [
+        "//src/utils/shared/k8s",
+        "@io_k8s_api//core/v1:core",
+    ],
 )
diff --git a/src/utils/shared/certs/certs.go b/src/utils/shared/certs/certs.go
index 530e9f12e28..7481dbfdf80 100644
--- a/src/utils/shared/certs/certs.go
+++ b/src/utils/shared/certs/certs.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
 	"px.dev/pixie/src/utils/shared/k8s"
 )
 
@@ -172,12 +174,46 @@ func GenerateCloudCertYAMLs(namespace string) (string, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
-	yaml, err := k8s.ConvertResourceToYAML(tlsCert)
+
+	var yamls []string
+
+	tcYaml, err := k8s.ConvertResourceToYAML(tlsCert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	yamls = append(yamls, tcYaml)
+
+	serverTLSCert, err := k8s.CreateGenericSecretFromLiterals(namespace, "service-tls-server-certs", map[string]string{
+		"tls.crt": string(serverCert),
+		"tls.key": string(serverKey),
+		"ca.crt":  string(caCert),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	serverTLSCert.Type = v1.SecretTypeTLS
+	stYaml, err := k8s.ConvertResourceToYAML(serverTLSCert)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
+	yamls = append(yamls, stYaml)
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("---\n%s\n", yaml), nil
+	clientTLSCert, err := k8s.CreateGenericSecretFromLiterals(namespace, "service-tls-client-certs", map[string]string{
+		"tls.crt": string(clientCert),
+		"tls.key": string(clientKey),
+		"ca.crt":  string(caCert),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	clientTLSCert.Type = v1.SecretTypeTLS
+	ctYaml, err := k8s.ConvertResourceToYAML(clientTLSCert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	yamls = append(yamls, ctYaml)
+
+	return "---\n" + strings.Join(yamls, "\n---\n"), nil
 }
 
 // GenerateVizierCertYAMLs generates the yamls for vizier certs.
@@ -231,6 +267,41 @@ func GenerateVizierCertYAMLs(namespace string) (string, error) {
 	}
 	yamls = append(yamls, tcYaml)
 
+	// service-tls-server-certs and service-tls-client-certs mirror the data in
+	// service-tls-certs, but are kubernetes.io/tls typed secrets. This matches the
+	// shape produced by cert-manager Certificate resources, allowing workloads to
+	// consume TLS material via a projected volume regardless of whether the certs
+	// are generated by Pixie or provisioned externally by cert-manager.
+	serverTLSCert, err := k8s.CreateGenericSecretFromLiterals(namespace, "service-tls-server-certs", map[string]string{
+		"tls.crt": string(serverCert),
+		"tls.key": string(serverKey),
+		"ca.crt":  string(caCert),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	serverTLSCert.Type = v1.SecretTypeTLS
+	stYaml, err := k8s.ConvertResourceToYAML(serverTLSCert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	yamls = append(yamls, stYaml)
+
+	clientTLSCert, err := k8s.CreateGenericSecretFromLiterals(namespace, "service-tls-client-certs", map[string]string{
+		"tls.crt": string(clientCert),
+		"tls.key": string(clientKey),
+		"ca.crt":  string(caCert),
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	clientTLSCert.Type = v1.SecretTypeTLS
+	ctYaml, err := k8s.ConvertResourceToYAML(clientTLSCert)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	yamls = append(yamls, ctYaml)
+
 	etcdPeerCert, err := k8s.CreateGenericSecretFromLiterals(namespace, "etcd-peer-tls-certs", map[string]string{
 		"peer.key":    string(serverKey),
 		"peer.crt":    string(serverCert),