diff --git a/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend.py b/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend.py
index 542ff9c71..059e69858 100644
--- a/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend.py
+++ b/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
 import uuid
 
 from kubeflow_trainer_api import models
-from kubernetes import client, config, watch
+from kubernetes import client, config
 
 import kubeflow.common.constants as common_constants
 from kubeflow.common.types import KubernetesBackendConfig
@@ -606,16 +606,21 @@ def _read_pod_logs(self, pod_name: str, container_name: str, follow: bool) -> It
         """Read logs from a pod container."""
         try:
             if follow:
-                log_stream = watch.Watch().stream(
-                    self.core_api.read_namespaced_pod_log,
+                # Stream logs using response.stream() after calling read_namespaced_pod_log
+                # with _preload_content=False to get a streaming response.
+                response = self.core_api.read_namespaced_pod_log(
                     name=pod_name,
                     namespace=self.namespace,
                     container=container_name,
                     follow=True,
+                    _preload_content=False,
                 )
 
-                # Stream logs incrementally.
-                yield from log_stream  # type: ignore
+                # Stream logs incrementally using response.stream().
+                for line in response.stream():
+                    if line:
+                        # Decode bytes to string and yield each line.
+                        yield line.decode("utf-8").rstrip("\n")
             else:
                 logs = self.core_api.read_namespaced_pod_log(
                     name=pod_name,
diff --git a/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend_test.py b/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend_test.py
index 5fcbeb735..ec4b7f1eb 100644
--- a/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend_test.py
+++ b/kubeflow/trainer/backends/kubernetes/backend_test.py
@@ -452,6 +452,20 @@ def mock_read_namespaced_pod_log(*args, **kwargs):
     """Simulate log retrieval from a pod."""
     if kwargs.get("namespace") == FAIL_LOGS:
         raise Exception("Failed to read logs")
+
+    # Handle streaming case: when _preload_content=False and follow=True
+    if kwargs.get("_preload_content") is False and kwargs.get("follow") is True:
+        # Return a mock response object with a stream() method
+        mock_response = Mock()
+
+        def mock_stream():
+            """Mock stream generator that yields log lines as bytes."""
+            yield b"test log content"
+
+        mock_response.stream = mock_stream
+        return mock_response
+
+    # Non-streaming case: return plain text logs
     return "test log content"
 
 
@@ -1418,6 +1432,12 @@ def test_list_jobs(kubernetes_backend, test_case):
             config={"name": BASIC_TRAIN_JOB_NAME, "namespace": FAIL_LOGS},
             expected_error=RuntimeError,
         ),
+        TestCase(
+            name="valid flow with follow=True for streaming logs",
+            expected_status=SUCCESS,
+            config={"name": BASIC_TRAIN_JOB_NAME, "follow": True},
+            expected_output=["test log content"],
+        ),
     ],
 )
 def test_get_job_logs(kubernetes_backend, test_case):
@@ -1425,7 +1445,8 @@ def test_get_job_logs(kubernetes_backend, test_case):
     print("Executing test:", test_case.name)
     try:
         kubernetes_backend.namespace = test_case.config.get("namespace", DEFAULT_NAMESPACE)
-        logs = kubernetes_backend.get_job_logs(test_case.config.get("name"))
+        follow = test_case.config.get("follow", False)
+        logs = kubernetes_backend.get_job_logs(test_case.config.get("name"), follow=follow)
         # Convert iterator to list for comparison.
         logs_list = list(logs)
         assert test_case.expected_status == SUCCESS