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Abstract Metabolic rate is a trait that may evolve in response to the direct and indirect effects of predator‐induced mortality. Predators may indirectly alter selection by lowering prey densities and increasing resource availability or by intensifying resource limitation through changes in prey behavior (e.g., use of less productive areas). In the current study, we quantify the evolution of metabolic rate in the zooplanktonDaphnia pulicariafollowing an invasive event by the predatorBythotrephes longimanusin Lake Mendota, Wisconsin, US. This invasion has been shown to dramatically impactD.pulicaria, causing a ~60% decline in their biomass. Using a resurrection ecology approach, we compared the metabolic rate ofD.pulicariaclones originating prior to theBythotrephesinvasion with that of clones having evolved in the presence ofBythotrephes. We observed a 7.4% reduction in metabolic rate among post‐invasive clones compared to pre‐invasive clones and discuss the potential roles of direct and indirect selection in driving this change.