diff --git a/testing/actions.go b/testing/actions.go
index 6f1c3a89..0210b678 100644
--- a/testing/actions.go
+++ b/testing/actions.go
@@ -324,6 +324,10 @@ type Action interface {
 	GetResource() schema.GroupVersionResource
 	GetSubresource() string
 	Matches(verb, resource string) bool
+
+	// DeepCopy is used to copy an action to avoid any risk of accidental mutation.  Most people never need to call this
+	// because the invocation logic deep copies before calls to storage and reactors.
+	DeepCopy() Action
 }
 
 type GenericAction interface {
@@ -404,6 +408,10 @@ func (a ActionImpl) Matches(verb, resource string) bool {
 	return strings.ToLower(verb) == strings.ToLower(a.Verb) &&
 		strings.ToLower(resource) == strings.ToLower(a.Resource.Resource)
 }
+func (a ActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	ret := a
+	return ret
+}
 
 type GenericActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
@@ -414,6 +422,14 @@ func (a GenericActionImpl) GetValue() interface{} {
 	return a.Value
 }
 
+func (a GenericActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return GenericActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		// TODO this is wrong, but no worse than before
+		Value: a.Value,
+	}
+}
+
 type GetActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	Name string
@@ -423,6 +439,13 @@ func (a GetActionImpl) GetName() string {
 	return a.Name
 }
 
+func (a GetActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return GetActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		Name:       a.Name,
+	}
+}
+
 type ListActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	Kind             schema.GroupVersionKind
@@ -438,6 +461,18 @@ func (a ListActionImpl) GetListRestrictions() ListRestrictions {
 	return a.ListRestrictions
 }
 
+func (a ListActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return ListActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		Kind:       a.Kind,
+		Name:       a.Name,
+		ListRestrictions: ListRestrictions{
+			Labels: a.ListRestrictions.Labels.DeepCopySelector(),
+			Fields: a.ListRestrictions.Fields.DeepCopySelector(),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 type CreateActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	Name   string
@@ -448,6 +483,14 @@ func (a CreateActionImpl) GetObject() runtime.Object {
 	return a.Object
 }
 
+func (a CreateActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return CreateActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		Name:       a.Name,
+		Object:     a.Object.DeepCopyObject(),
+	}
+}
+
 type UpdateActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	Object runtime.Object
@@ -457,6 +500,13 @@ func (a UpdateActionImpl) GetObject() runtime.Object {
 	return a.Object
 }
 
+func (a UpdateActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return UpdateActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		Object:     a.Object.DeepCopyObject(),
+	}
+}
+
 type PatchActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	Name  string
@@ -471,6 +521,16 @@ func (a PatchActionImpl) GetPatch() []byte {
 	return a.Patch
 }
 
+func (a PatchActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	patch := make([]byte, len(a.Patch))
+	copy(patch, a.Patch)
+	return PatchActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		Name:       a.Name,
+		Patch:      patch,
+	}
+}
+
 type DeleteActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	Name string
@@ -480,6 +540,13 @@ func (a DeleteActionImpl) GetName() string {
 	return a.Name
 }
 
+func (a DeleteActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return DeleteActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		Name:       a.Name,
+	}
+}
+
 type DeleteCollectionActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	ListRestrictions ListRestrictions
@@ -489,6 +556,16 @@ func (a DeleteCollectionActionImpl) GetListRestrictions() ListRestrictions {
 	return a.ListRestrictions
 }
 
+func (a DeleteCollectionActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return DeleteCollectionActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		ListRestrictions: ListRestrictions{
+			Labels: a.ListRestrictions.Labels.DeepCopySelector(),
+			Fields: a.ListRestrictions.Fields.DeepCopySelector(),
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 type WatchActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	WatchRestrictions WatchRestrictions
@@ -498,6 +575,17 @@ func (a WatchActionImpl) GetWatchRestrictions() WatchRestrictions {
 	return a.WatchRestrictions
 }
 
+func (a WatchActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	return WatchActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		WatchRestrictions: WatchRestrictions{
+			Labels:          a.WatchRestrictions.Labels.DeepCopySelector(),
+			Fields:          a.WatchRestrictions.Fields.DeepCopySelector(),
+			ResourceVersion: a.WatchRestrictions.ResourceVersion,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 type ProxyGetActionImpl struct {
 	ActionImpl
 	Scheme string
@@ -526,3 +614,18 @@ func (a ProxyGetActionImpl) GetPath() string {
 func (a ProxyGetActionImpl) GetParams() map[string]string {
 	return a.Params
 }
+
+func (a ProxyGetActionImpl) DeepCopy() Action {
+	params := map[string]string{}
+	for k, v := range a.Params {
+		params[k] = v
+	}
+	return ProxyGetActionImpl{
+		ActionImpl: a.ActionImpl.DeepCopy().(ActionImpl),
+		Scheme:     a.Scheme,
+		Name:       a.Name,
+		Port:       a.Port,
+		Path:       a.Path,
+		Params:     params,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/testing/fake.go b/testing/fake.go
index 900c2636..8b3f31ea 100644
--- a/testing/fake.go
+++ b/testing/fake.go
@@ -131,13 +131,13 @@ func (c *Fake) Invokes(action Action, defaultReturnObj runtime.Object) (runtime.
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
-	c.actions = append(c.actions, action)
+	c.actions = append(c.actions, action.DeepCopy())
 	for _, reactor := range c.ReactionChain {
 		if !reactor.Handles(action) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		handled, ret, err := reactor.React(action)
+		handled, ret, err := reactor.React(action.DeepCopy())
 		if !handled {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ func (c *Fake) InvokesWatch(action Action) (watch.Interface, error) {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
-	c.actions = append(c.actions, action)
+	c.actions = append(c.actions, action.DeepCopy())
 	for _, reactor := range c.WatchReactionChain {
 		if !reactor.Handles(action) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		handled, ret, err := reactor.React(action)
+		handled, ret, err := reactor.React(action.DeepCopy())
 		if !handled {
 			continue
 		}
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ func (c *Fake) InvokesProxy(action Action) restclient.ResponseWrapper {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
 
-	c.actions = append(c.actions, action)
+	c.actions = append(c.actions, action.DeepCopy())
 	for _, reactor := range c.ProxyReactionChain {
 		if !reactor.Handles(action) {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		handled, ret, err := reactor.React(action)
+		handled, ret, err := reactor.React(action.DeepCopy())
 		if !handled || err != nil {
 			continue
 		}