diff --git a/awx/api/filters.py b/awx/api/filters.py
index d01bded7f9..afce3dfe57 100644
--- a/awx/api/filters.py
+++ b/awx/api/filters.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ class V1CredentialFilterBackend(BaseFilterBackend):
         from awx.api.versioning import get_request_version
         if get_request_version(request) == 1:
             queryset = queryset.filter(credential_type__managed_by_tower=True)
-            queryset = queryset.filter(~Q(credential_type__kind='insights'))
         return queryset
 
 
diff --git a/awx/main/models/credential.py b/awx/main/models/credential.py
index e608f7072e..2797abdab4 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/credential.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/credential.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ class V1Credential(object):
         ('azure', 'Microsoft Azure Classic (deprecated)'),
         ('azure_rm', 'Microsoft Azure Resource Manager'),
         ('openstack', 'OpenStack'),
+        ('insights', 'Insights'),
     ]
     FIELDS = {
         'kind': models.CharField(
@@ -480,7 +481,7 @@ class CredentialType(CommonModelNameNotUnique):
                 requirements['kind'] = 'vault'
             else:
                 requirements['kind'] = 'ssh'
-        elif kind in ('net', 'scm'):
+        elif kind in ('net', 'scm', 'insights'):
             requirements['kind'] = kind
         elif kind in kind_choices:
             requirements.update(dict(
diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_credential.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_credential.py
index 204b44e03c..4a95223c21 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_credential.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/api/test_credential.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def test_filter_by_v1_kind_with_vault(get, admin, organization):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db
-def test_insights_credentials_not_in_v1_api_list(get, admin, organization):
+def test_insights_credentials_in_v1_api_list(get, admin, organization):
     credential_type = CredentialType.defaults['insights']()
     credential_type.save()
     cred = Credential(
@@ -87,7 +87,34 @@ def test_insights_credentials_not_in_v1_api_list(get, admin, organization):
         admin
     )
     assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert response.data['count'] == 0
+    assert response.data['count'] == 1
+    cred = response.data['results'][0]
+    assert cred['kind'] == 'insights'
+    assert cred['username'] == 'joe'
+    assert cred['password'] == '$encrypted$'
+
+
+@pytest.mark.django_db
+def test_create_insights_credentials_in_v1(get, post, admin, organization):
+    credential_type = CredentialType.defaults['insights']()
+    credential_type.save()
+
+    response = post(
+        reverse('api:credential_list', kwargs={'version': 'v1'}),
+        {
+            'name': 'Best Credential Ever',
+            'organization': organization.id,
+            'kind': 'insights',
+            'username': 'joe',
+            'password': 'secret'
+        },
+        admin
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 201
+    cred = Credential.objects.get(pk=response.data['id'])
+    assert cred.username == 'joe'
+    assert decrypt_field(cred, 'password') == 'secret'
+    assert cred.credential_type == credential_type
 
 
 @pytest.mark.django_db