diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 28416d78..61ae569d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ require (
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.36.5
 	gopkg.in/evanphx/json-patch.v4 v4.12.0
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250503031400-f7e72be095ee
-	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250503031111-512f488de379
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250506191157-e07849993d77
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1
 	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250318190949-c8a335a9a2ff
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20250502105355-0f33e8f1c979
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index d6eb70aa..0e553f91 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -148,8 +148,8 @@ gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 h1:fxVm/GzAzEWqLHuvctI91KS9hhNmmWOoWu0XTYJS7CA=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250503031400-f7e72be095ee h1:+YExLdNpiASfnQXQfpyLIGIps0RcJPNt7NdiCVH8Bys=
 k8s.io/api v0.0.0-20250503031400-f7e72be095ee/go.mod h1:AsuSCzGYZszSLf5GB+qx8FBGGirk0I/TZUkQJFsPRAQ=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250503031111-512f488de379 h1:SRKtgNyQVTGF7yOs8CXK9AhZMd/1g5h4YlHAkYVXq5Y=
-k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250503031111-512f488de379/go.mod h1:b+h1nads2hmyfwvvorkgHUriRTTaJ2p2mk0l03sESn8=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250506191157-e07849993d77 h1:bwypcAN4gpWZ8VRVrgr0tYmunGNRCD869R3/h5o2Qa4=
+k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0-20250506191157-e07849993d77/go.mod h1:b+h1nads2hmyfwvvorkgHUriRTTaJ2p2mk0l03sESn8=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1 h1:n9Xl7H1Xvksem4KFG4PYbdQCQxqc/tTUyrgXaOhHSzk=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.130.1/go.mod h1:3Jpz1GvMt720eyJH1ckRHK1EDfpxISzJ7I9OYgaDtPE=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20250318190949-c8a335a9a2ff h1:/usPimJzUKKu+m+TE36gUyGcf03XZEP0ZIKgKj35LS4=
diff --git a/openapi/client.go b/openapi/client.go
index 6a430571..d32895a2 100644
--- a/openapi/client.go
+++ b/openapi/client.go
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ func (c *client) Paths() (map[string]GroupVersion, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Calculate the client-side prefix for a "root" request
+	rootPrefix := strings.TrimSuffix(c.restClient.Get().AbsPath("/").URL().Path, "/")
 	// Create GroupVersions for each element of the result
 	result := map[string]GroupVersion{}
 	for k, v := range discoMap.Paths {
+		// Trim off the prefix that will always be added in client-side
+		v.ServerRelativeURL = strings.TrimPrefix(v.ServerRelativeURL, rootPrefix)
 		// If the server returned a URL rooted at /openapi/v3, preserve any additional client-side prefix.
 		// If the server returned a URL not rooted at /openapi/v3, treat it as an actual server-relative URL.
 		// See https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/117463 for details
diff --git a/rest/request.go b/rest/request.go
index 1eb2f9b4..9696d1cb 100644
--- a/rest/request.go
+++ b/rest/request.go
@@ -378,8 +378,9 @@ func (r *Request) NamespaceIfScoped(namespace string, scoped bool) *Request {
 	return r
 }
 
-// AbsPath overwrites an existing path with the segments provided. Trailing slashes are preserved
-// when a single segment is passed.
+// AbsPath overwrites an existing path with the segments provided.
+// Trailing slashes are preserved when a single segment is passed.
+// Any path in the request's REST client's base URL is preserved as a prefix.
 func (r *Request) AbsPath(segments ...string) *Request {
 	if r.err != nil {
 		return r
@@ -392,8 +393,8 @@ func (r *Request) AbsPath(segments ...string) *Request {
 	return r
 }
 
-// RequestURI overwrites existing path and parameters with the value of the provided server relative
-// URI.
+// RequestURI overwrites existing path and parameters with the value of the provided server relative URI.
+// This is equivalent to clearing params, then calling AbsPath() + Param() for each query parameter.
 func (r *Request) RequestURI(uri string) *Request {
 	if r.err != nil {
 		return r
@@ -403,14 +404,17 @@ func (r *Request) RequestURI(uri string) *Request {
 		r.err = err
 		return r
 	}
-	r.pathPrefix = locator.Path
+	// AbsPath handles prepending r.c.base.Path, if set
+	r.AbsPath(locator.Path)
 	if len(locator.Query()) > 0 {
-		if r.params == nil {
-			r.params = make(url.Values)
-		}
+		// clear any existing params
+		r.params = make(url.Values)
 		for k, v := range locator.Query() {
 			r.params[k] = v
 		}
+	} else {
+		// clear any existing params
+		r.params = nil
 	}
 	return r
 }
diff --git a/rest/request_test.go b/rest/request_test.go
index fd64dcb0..ad106169 100644
--- a/rest/request_test.go
+++ b/rest/request_test.go
@@ -292,14 +292,36 @@ func TestRequestError(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestRequestURI(t *testing.T) {
-	r := (&Request{}).Param("foo", "a")
+	r := (&Request{c: &RESTClient{base: &url.URL{Path: "/"}}}).Param("foo", "a").Param("bar", "b")
 	r.Prefix("other")
 	r.RequestURI("/test?foo=b&a=b&c=1&c=2")
 	if r.pathPrefix != "/test" {
 		t.Errorf("path is wrong: %#v", r)
 	}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(r.params, url.Values{"a": []string{"b"}, "foo": []string{"b"}, "c": []string{"1", "2"}}) {
-		t.Errorf("should have set a param: %#v", r)
+		t.Errorf("should have set a param, got: %#v", r.params)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRequestURIContext(t *testing.T) {
+	r := (&Request{c: &RESTClient{base: &url.URL{Path: "/context"}}}).Param("foo", "a").Param("bar", "b")
+	r.Prefix("other")
+	r.RequestURI("/test?foo=b&a=b&c=1&c=2")
+	if r.pathPrefix != "/context/test" {
+		t.Errorf("path is wrong: %#v", r)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(r.params, url.Values{"a": []string{"b"}, "foo": []string{"b"}, "c": []string{"1", "2"}}) {
+		t.Errorf("should have set a param, got: %#v", r.params)
+	}
+
+	r = (&Request{c: &RESTClient{base: &url.URL{Path: "/context"}}}).Param("foo", "a").Param("bar", "b")
+	r.Prefix("other")
+	r.RequestURI("../test?foo=b&a=b&c=1&c=2")
+	if r.pathPrefix != "/test" {
+		t.Errorf("path is wrong: %#v", r)
+	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(r.params, url.Values{"a": []string{"b"}, "foo": []string{"b"}, "c": []string{"1", "2"}}) {
+		t.Errorf("should have set a param, got: %#v", r.params)
 	}
 }