diff --git a/pkg/client/fake_pods.go b/pkg/client/fake_pods.go
index a5e5e97924d..d39491211af 100644
--- a/pkg/client/fake_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/client/fake_pods.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package client
 import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 )
 
 // FakePods implements PodsInterface. Meant to be embedded into a struct to get a default
@@ -53,6 +54,11 @@ func (c *FakePods) Update(pod *api.Pod) (*api.Pod, error) {
 	return &api.Pod{}, nil
 }
 
+func (c *FakePods) Watch(label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "watch-pods", Value: resourceVersion})
+	return c.Fake.Watch, c.Fake.Err
+}
+
 func (c *FakePods) Bind(bind *api.Binding) error {
 	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "bind-pod", Value: bind.Name})
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/client/pods.go b/pkg/client/pods.go
index 30366081550..14a7a359e06 100644
--- a/pkg/client/pods.go
+++ b/pkg/client/pods.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 )
 
 // PodsNamespacer has methods to work with Pod resources in a namespace
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ type PodInterface interface {
 	Delete(name string) error
 	Create(pod *api.Pod) (*api.Pod, error)
 	Update(pod *api.Pod) (*api.Pod, error)
-
+	Watch(label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error)
 	Bind(binding *api.Binding) error
 }
 
@@ -95,6 +96,18 @@ func (c *pods) Update(pod *api.Pod) (result *api.Pod, err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+// Watch returns a watch.Interface that watches the requested pods.
+func (c *pods) Watch(label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	return c.r.Get().
+		Prefix("watch").
+		Namespace(c.ns).
+		Resource("pods").
+		Param("resourceVersion", resourceVersion).
+		SelectorParam("labels", label).
+		SelectorParam("fields", field).
+		Watch()
+}
+
 // Bind applies the provided binding to the named pod in the current namespace (binding.Namespace is ignored).
 func (c *pods) Bind(binding *api.Binding) error {
 	return c.r.Post().Namespace(c.ns).Resource("pods").Name(binding.Name).SubResource("binding").Body(binding).Do().Error()
diff --git a/test/e2e/pods.go b/test/e2e/pods.go
index 3dca34a6abb..97f3f48025f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/pods.go
+++ b/test/e2e/pods.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
@@ -122,27 +123,70 @@ var _ = Describe("Pods", func() {
 			},
 		}
 
+		By("setting up watch")
+		pods, err := podClient.List(labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"time": value})))
+		if err != nil {
+			Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to query for pods: %v", err))
+		}
+		Expect(len(pods.Items)).To(Equal(0))
+		w, err := podClient.Watch(
+			labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"time": value})), labels.Everything(), pods.ListMeta.ResourceVersion)
+		if err != nil {
+			Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to set up watch: %v", err))
+		}
+
 		By("submitting the pod to kubernetes")
 		// We call defer here in case there is a problem with
 		// the test so we can ensure that we clean up after
 		// ourselves
 		defer podClient.Delete(pod.Name)
-		_, err := podClient.Create(pod)
+		_, err = podClient.Create(pod)
 		if err != nil {
 			Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create pod: %v", err))
 		}
 
 		By("verifying the pod is in kubernetes")
-		pods, err := podClient.List(labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"time": value})))
+		pods, err = podClient.List(labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"time": value})))
 		if err != nil {
 			Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to query for pods: %v", err))
 		}
 		Expect(len(pods.Items)).To(Equal(1))
 
+		By("veryfying pod creation was observed")
+		select {
+		case event, _ := <-w.ResultChan():
+			if event.Type != watch.Added {
+				Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to observe pod creation: %v", event))
+			}
+		case <-time.After(podStartTimeout):
+			Fail("Timeout while waiting for pod creation")
+		}
+
 		By("deleting the pod")
 		podClient.Delete(pod.Name)
 		pods, err = podClient.List(labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"time": value})))
+		if err != nil {
+			Fail(fmt.Sprintf("Failed to delete pod: %v", err))
+		}
 		Expect(len(pods.Items)).To(Equal(0))
+
+		By("veryfying pod deletion was observed")
+		deleted := false
+		timeout := false
+		timer := time.After(podStartTimeout)
+		for !deleted && !timeout {
+			select {
+			case event, _ := <-w.ResultChan():
+				if event.Type == watch.Deleted {
+					deleted = true
+				}
+			case <-timer:
+				timeout = true
+			}
+		}
+		if !deleted {
+			Fail("Failed to observe pod deletion")
+		}
 	})
 
 	It("should be updated", func() {