diff --git a/pkg/mappings/resources/services.go b/pkg/mappings/resources/services.go
index 16be9bb39..f75734cc0 100644
--- a/pkg/mappings/resources/services.go
+++ b/pkg/mappings/resources/services.go
@@ -1,29 +1,76 @@
 package resources
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/mappings/generic"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/syncer/synccontext"
 	"github.com/loft-sh/vcluster/pkg/util/translate"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 )
 
 func CreateServiceMapper(ctx *synccontext.RegisterContext) (synccontext.Mapper, error) {
-	mapper, err := generic.NewMapper(ctx, &corev1.Service{}, translate.Default.HostName)
+	mapper, err := generic.NewMapperWithoutRecorder(ctx, &corev1.Service{}, func(ctx *synccontext.SyncContext, vName, vNamespace string, _ client.Object) types.NamespacedName {
+		return translate.Default.HostName(ctx, vName, vNamespace)
+	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return &servicesMapper{
+	return generic.WithRecorder(&servicesMapper{
 		Mapper: mapper,
-	}, nil
+	}), nil
 }
 
 type servicesMapper struct {
 	synccontext.Mapper
 }
 
+func (s *servicesMapper) Migrate(ctx *synccontext.RegisterContext, _ synccontext.Mapper) error {
+	vObj := synccontext.Object{
+		GroupVersionKind: s.GroupVersionKind(),
+		NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{
+			Namespace: "default",
+			Name:      "kubernetes",
+		},
+	}
+	expectedHostName := types.NamespacedName{
+		Name:      translate.VClusterName,
+		Namespace: ctx.CurrentNamespace,
+	}
+
+	// check if there is an existing mapping already
+	existingHostName, ok := ctx.Mappings.Store().VirtualToHostName(ctx, vObj)
+	if ok && existingHostName.String() != expectedHostName.String() {
+		klog.FromContext(ctx).Info("Fix default/kubernetes mapping", "before", existingHostName, "now", expectedHostName)
+
+		// delete existing mapping & references
+		existingMapping := vObj.WithHostName(existingHostName)
+		err := ctx.Mappings.Store().DeleteMapping(ctx, existingMapping)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		for _, reference := range ctx.Mappings.Store().ReferencesTo(ctx, vObj) {
+			err = ctx.Mappings.Store().DeleteReferenceAndSave(ctx, existingMapping, reference)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("delete reference: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// add new mapping
+		expectedMapping := vObj.WithHostName(expectedHostName)
+		err = ctx.Mappings.Store().AddReferenceAndSave(ctx, expectedMapping, expectedMapping)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("add mapping: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (s *servicesMapper) VirtualToHost(ctx *synccontext.SyncContext, req types.NamespacedName, vObj client.Object) types.NamespacedName {
 	if req.Name == "kubernetes" && req.Namespace == "default" {
 		return types.NamespacedName{
@@ -43,5 +90,10 @@ func (s *servicesMapper) HostToVirtual(ctx *synccontext.SyncContext, req types.N
 		}
 	}
 
-	return s.Mapper.HostToVirtual(ctx, req, pObj)
+	namespaceName := s.Mapper.HostToVirtual(ctx, req, pObj)
+	if namespaceName.Name == "kubernetes" && req.Namespace == "default" {
+		return types.NamespacedName{}
+	}
+
+	return namespaceName
 }
diff --git a/pkg/syncer/synccontext/mapper.go b/pkg/syncer/synccontext/mapper.go
index 473e83008..84904e335 100644
--- a/pkg/syncer/synccontext/mapper.go
+++ b/pkg/syncer/synccontext/mapper.go
@@ -103,6 +103,22 @@ type Object struct {
 	types.NamespacedName
 }
 
+func (o Object) WithVirtualName(vName types.NamespacedName) NameMapping {
+	return NameMapping{
+		GroupVersionKind: o.GroupVersionKind,
+		VirtualName:      vName,
+		HostName:         o.NamespacedName,
+	}
+}
+
+func (o Object) WithHostName(pName types.NamespacedName) NameMapping {
+	return NameMapping{
+		GroupVersionKind: o.GroupVersionKind,
+		VirtualName:      o.NamespacedName,
+		HostName:         pName,
+	}
+}
+
 func (o Object) Equals(other Object) bool {
 	return o.String() == other.String()
 }