diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go
index c6fa59e0fa2..8395b3c4fa6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager.go
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ func (m *managerImpl) reclaimNodeLevelResources(resourceToReclaim api.ResourceNa
 				glog.Errorf("eviction manager: unable to find value associated with signal %v", signal)
 				continue
 			}
-			value.Add(*reclaimed)
+			value.available.Add(*reclaimed)
 
 			// evaluate all current thresholds to see if with adjusted observations, we think we have met min reclaim goals
 			if len(thresholdsMet(m.thresholdsMet, observations, true)) == 0 {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager_test.go
index 9870a654f19..1eb3716c63d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/eviction_manager_test.go
@@ -79,10 +79,12 @@ func TestMemoryPressure(t *testing.T) {
 	summaryStatsMaker := func(nodeAvailableBytes string, podStats map[*api.Pod]statsapi.PodStats) *statsapi.Summary {
 		val := resource.MustParse(nodeAvailableBytes)
 		availableBytes := uint64(val.Value())
+		WorkingSetBytes := uint64(val.Value())
 		result := &statsapi.Summary{
 			Node: statsapi.NodeStats{
 				Memory: &statsapi.MemoryStats{
-					AvailableBytes: &availableBytes,
+					AvailableBytes:  &availableBytes,
+					WorkingSetBytes: &WorkingSetBytes,
 				},
 			},
 			Pods: []statsapi.PodStats{},
@@ -129,12 +131,16 @@ func TestMemoryPressure(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
 				Operator: OpLessThan,
-				Value:    quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				Value: ThresholdValue{
+					Quantity: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				},
 			},
 			{
-				Signal:      SignalMemoryAvailable,
-				Operator:    OpLessThan,
-				Value:       quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+				Operator: OpLessThan,
+				Value: ThresholdValue{
+					Quantity: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				},
 				GracePeriod: time.Minute * 2,
 			},
 		},
@@ -317,16 +323,20 @@ func TestDiskPressureNodeFs(t *testing.T) {
 	summaryStatsMaker := func(rootFsAvailableBytes, imageFsAvailableBytes string, podStats map[*api.Pod]statsapi.PodStats) *statsapi.Summary {
 		rootFsVal := resource.MustParse(rootFsAvailableBytes)
 		rootFsBytes := uint64(rootFsVal.Value())
+		rootFsCapacityBytes := uint64(rootFsVal.Value() * 2)
 		imageFsVal := resource.MustParse(imageFsAvailableBytes)
 		imageFsBytes := uint64(imageFsVal.Value())
+		imageFsCapacityBytes := uint64(imageFsVal.Value() * 2)
 		result := &statsapi.Summary{
 			Node: statsapi.NodeStats{
 				Fs: &statsapi.FsStats{
 					AvailableBytes: &rootFsBytes,
+					CapacityBytes:  &rootFsCapacityBytes,
 				},
 				Runtime: &statsapi.RuntimeStats{
 					ImageFs: &statsapi.FsStats{
 						AvailableBytes: &imageFsBytes,
+						CapacityBytes:  &imageFsCapacityBytes,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -376,12 +386,16 @@ func TestDiskPressureNodeFs(t *testing.T) {
 			{
 				Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
 				Operator: OpLessThan,
-				Value:    quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				Value: ThresholdValue{
+					Quantity: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				},
 			},
 			{
-				Signal:      SignalNodeFsAvailable,
-				Operator:    OpLessThan,
-				Value:       quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
+				Operator: OpLessThan,
+				Value: ThresholdValue{
+					Quantity: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				},
 				GracePeriod: time.Minute * 2,
 			},
 		},
@@ -544,10 +558,12 @@ func TestMinReclaim(t *testing.T) {
 	summaryStatsMaker := func(nodeAvailableBytes string, podStats map[*api.Pod]statsapi.PodStats) *statsapi.Summary {
 		val := resource.MustParse(nodeAvailableBytes)
 		availableBytes := uint64(val.Value())
+		WorkingSetBytes := uint64(val.Value())
 		result := &statsapi.Summary{
 			Node: statsapi.NodeStats{
 				Memory: &statsapi.MemoryStats{
-					AvailableBytes: &availableBytes,
+					AvailableBytes:  &availableBytes,
+					WorkingSetBytes: &WorkingSetBytes,
 				},
 			},
 			Pods: []statsapi.PodStats{},
@@ -592,9 +608,11 @@ func TestMinReclaim(t *testing.T) {
 		PressureTransitionPeriod: time.Minute * 5,
 		Thresholds: []Threshold{
 			{
-				Signal:     SignalMemoryAvailable,
-				Operator:   OpLessThan,
-				Value:      quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+				Operator: OpLessThan,
+				Value: ThresholdValue{
+					Quantity: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				},
 				MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("500Mi"),
 			},
 		},
@@ -703,16 +721,20 @@ func TestNodeReclaimFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 	summaryStatsMaker := func(rootFsAvailableBytes, imageFsAvailableBytes string, podStats map[*api.Pod]statsapi.PodStats) *statsapi.Summary {
 		rootFsVal := resource.MustParse(rootFsAvailableBytes)
 		rootFsBytes := uint64(rootFsVal.Value())
+		rootFsCapacityBytes := uint64(rootFsVal.Value() * 2)
 		imageFsVal := resource.MustParse(imageFsAvailableBytes)
 		imageFsBytes := uint64(imageFsVal.Value())
+		imageFsCapacityBytes := uint64(imageFsVal.Value() * 2)
 		result := &statsapi.Summary{
 			Node: statsapi.NodeStats{
 				Fs: &statsapi.FsStats{
 					AvailableBytes: &rootFsBytes,
+					CapacityBytes:  &rootFsCapacityBytes,
 				},
 				Runtime: &statsapi.RuntimeStats{
 					ImageFs: &statsapi.FsStats{
 						AvailableBytes: &imageFsBytes,
+						CapacityBytes:  &imageFsCapacityBytes,
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -761,9 +783,11 @@ func TestNodeReclaimFuncs(t *testing.T) {
 		PressureTransitionPeriod: time.Minute * 5,
 		Thresholds: []Threshold{
 			{
-				Signal:     SignalNodeFsAvailable,
-				Operator:   OpLessThan,
-				Value:      quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
+				Operator: OpLessThan,
+				Value: ThresholdValue{
+					Quantity: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				},
 				MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("500Mi"),
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers.go b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers.go
index 6f04d600a8c..c2025f44ae7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers.go
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ package eviction
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
-
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
 	statsapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/api/v1alpha1/stats"
@@ -169,18 +169,47 @@ func parseThresholdStatement(statement string) (Threshold, error) {
 		return Threshold{}, fmt.Errorf(unsupportedEvictionSignal, signal)
 	}
 
-	quantity, err := resource.ParseQuantity(parts[1])
+	quantityValue := parts[1]
+	if strings.HasSuffix(quantityValue, "%") {
+		percentage, err := parsePercentage(quantityValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Threshold{}, err
+		}
+		if percentage <= 0 {
+			return Threshold{}, fmt.Errorf("eviction percentage threshold %v must be positive: %s", signal, quantityValue)
+		}
+		return Threshold{
+			Signal:   signal,
+			Operator: operator,
+			Value: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: percentage,
+			},
+		}, nil
+	} else {
+		quantity, err := resource.ParseQuantity(quantityValue)
+		if err != nil {
+			return Threshold{}, err
+		}
+		if quantity.Sign() < 0 || quantity.IsZero() {
+			return Threshold{}, fmt.Errorf("eviction threshold %v must be positive: %s", signal, &quantity)
+		}
+		return Threshold{
+			Signal:   signal,
+			Operator: operator,
+			Value: ThresholdValue{
+				Quantity: &quantity,
+			},
+		}, nil
+	}
+}
+
+// parsePercentage parses a string representing a percentage value
+func parsePercentage(input string) (float32, error) {
+	value, err := strconv.ParseFloat(strings.TrimRight(input, "%"), 32)
 	if err != nil {
-		return Threshold{}, err
+		return 0, err
 	}
-	if quantity.Sign() < 0 {
-		return Threshold{}, fmt.Errorf("eviction threshold %v cannot be negative: %s", signal, &quantity)
-	}
-	return Threshold{
-		Signal:   signal,
-		Operator: operator,
-		Value:    &quantity,
-	}, nil
+	return float32(value) / 100, nil
 }
 
 // parseGracePeriods parses the grace period statements
@@ -329,7 +358,15 @@ func podMemoryUsage(podStats statsapi.PodStats) (api.ResourceList, error) {
 
 // formatThreshold formats a threshold for logging.
 func formatThreshold(threshold Threshold) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("threshold(signal=%v, operator=%v, value=%v, gracePeriod=%v)", threshold.Signal, threshold.Value.String(), threshold.Operator, threshold.GracePeriod)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("threshold(signal=%v, operator=%v, value=%v, gracePeriod=%v)", threshold.Signal, formatThresholdValue(threshold.Value), threshold.Operator, threshold.GracePeriod)
+}
+
+// formatThresholdValue formats a thresholdValue for logging.
+func formatThresholdValue(value ThresholdValue) string {
+	if value.Quantity != nil {
+		return value.Quantity.String()
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%f%%", value.Percentage*float32(100))
 }
 
 // cachedStatsFunc returns a statsFunc based on the provided pod stats.
@@ -532,15 +569,24 @@ func makeSignalObservations(summaryProvider stats.SummaryProvider) (signalObserv
 	// build an evaluation context for current eviction signals
 	result := signalObservations{}
 
-	if memory := summary.Node.Memory; memory != nil && memory.AvailableBytes != nil {
-		result[SignalMemoryAvailable] = resource.NewQuantity(int64(*memory.AvailableBytes), resource.BinarySI)
+	if memory := summary.Node.Memory; memory != nil && memory.AvailableBytes != nil && memory.WorkingSetBytes != nil {
+		result[SignalMemoryAvailable] = signalObservation{
+			available: resource.NewQuantity(int64(*memory.AvailableBytes), resource.BinarySI),
+			capacity:  resource.NewQuantity(int64(*memory.AvailableBytes+*memory.WorkingSetBytes), resource.BinarySI),
+		}
 	}
-	if nodeFs := summary.Node.Fs; nodeFs != nil && nodeFs.AvailableBytes != nil {
-		result[SignalNodeFsAvailable] = resource.NewQuantity(int64(*nodeFs.AvailableBytes), resource.BinarySI)
+	if nodeFs := summary.Node.Fs; nodeFs != nil && nodeFs.AvailableBytes != nil && nodeFs.CapacityBytes != nil {
+		result[SignalNodeFsAvailable] = signalObservation{
+			available: resource.NewQuantity(int64(*nodeFs.AvailableBytes), resource.BinarySI),
+			capacity:  resource.NewQuantity(int64(*nodeFs.CapacityBytes), resource.BinarySI),
+		}
 	}
 	if summary.Node.Runtime != nil {
-		if imageFs := summary.Node.Runtime.ImageFs; imageFs != nil && imageFs.AvailableBytes != nil {
-			result[SignalImageFsAvailable] = resource.NewQuantity(int64(*imageFs.AvailableBytes), resource.BinarySI)
+		if imageFs := summary.Node.Runtime.ImageFs; imageFs != nil && imageFs.AvailableBytes != nil && imageFs.CapacityBytes != nil {
+			result[SignalImageFsAvailable] = signalObservation{
+				available: resource.NewQuantity(int64(*imageFs.AvailableBytes), resource.BinarySI),
+				capacity:  resource.NewQuantity(int64(*imageFs.CapacityBytes), resource.BinarySI),
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return result, statsFunc, nil
@@ -558,12 +604,12 @@ func thresholdsMet(thresholds []Threshold, observations signalObservations, enfo
 		}
 		// determine if we have met the specified threshold
 		thresholdMet := false
-		quantity := threshold.Value.Copy()
+		quantity := getThresholdQuantity(threshold.Value, observed.capacity)
 		// if enforceMinReclaim is specified, we compare relative to value - minreclaim
 		if enforceMinReclaim && threshold.MinReclaim != nil {
 			quantity.Add(*threshold.MinReclaim)
 		}
-		thresholdResult := quantity.Cmp(*observed)
+		thresholdResult := quantity.Cmp(*observed.available)
 		switch threshold.Operator {
 		case OpLessThan:
 			thresholdMet = thresholdResult > 0
@@ -575,6 +621,14 @@ func thresholdsMet(thresholds []Threshold, observations signalObservations, enfo
 	return results
 }
 
+// getThresholdQuantity returns the expected quantity value for a thresholdValue
+func getThresholdQuantity(value ThresholdValue, capacity *resource.Quantity) *resource.Quantity {
+	if value.Quantity != nil {
+		return value.Quantity.Copy()
+	}
+	return resource.NewQuantity(int64(float64(capacity.Value())*float64(value.Percentage)), resource.BinarySI)
+}
+
 // thresholdsFirstObservedAt merges the input set of thresholds with the previous observation to determine when active set of thresholds were initially met.
 func thresholdsFirstObservedAt(thresholds []Threshold, lastObservedAt thresholdsObservedAt, now time.Time) thresholdsObservedAt {
 	results := thresholdsObservedAt{}
@@ -678,13 +732,27 @@ func mergeThresholds(inputsA []Threshold, inputsB []Threshold) []Threshold {
 // hasThreshold returns true if the threshold is in the input list
 func hasThreshold(inputs []Threshold, item Threshold) bool {
 	for _, input := range inputs {
-		if input.GracePeriod == item.GracePeriod && input.Operator == item.Operator && input.Signal == item.Signal && input.Value.Cmp(*item.Value) == 0 {
+		if input.GracePeriod == item.GracePeriod && input.Operator == item.Operator && input.Signal == item.Signal && compareThresholdValue(input.Value, item.Value) {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
 	return false
 }
 
+// compareThresholdValue returns true if the two thresholdValue objects are logically the same
+func compareThresholdValue(a ThresholdValue, b ThresholdValue) bool {
+	if a.Quantity != nil {
+		if b.Quantity == nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		return a.Quantity.Cmp(*b.Quantity) == 0
+	}
+	if b.Quantity != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return a.Percentage == b.Percentage
+}
+
 // getStarvedResources returns the set of resources that are starved based on thresholds met.
 func getStarvedResources(thresholds []Threshold) []api.ResourceName {
 	results := []api.ResourceName{}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers_test.go
index aeb6cd0ea09..fa2fbd418ea 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/helpers_test.go
@@ -61,15 +61,45 @@ func TestParseThresholdConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErr:               false,
 			expectThresholds: []Threshold{
 				{
-					Signal:     SignalMemoryAvailable,
-					Operator:   OpLessThan,
-					Value:      quantityMustParse("150Mi"),
+					Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Quantity: quantityMustParse("150Mi"),
+					},
 					MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("0"),
 				},
 				{
-					Signal:      SignalMemoryAvailable,
-					Operator:    OpLessThan,
-					Value:       quantityMustParse("300Mi"),
+					Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Quantity: quantityMustParse("300Mi"),
+					},
+					GracePeriod: gracePeriod,
+					MinReclaim:  quantityMustParse("0"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"all flag values in percentages": {
+			evictionHard:            "memory.available<10%",
+			evictionSoft:            "memory.available<30%",
+			evictionSoftGracePeriod: "memory.available=30s",
+			evictionMinReclaim:      "memory.available=0",
+			expectErr:               false,
+			expectThresholds: []Threshold{
+				{
+					Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Percentage: 0.1,
+					},
+					MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("0"),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Percentage: 0.3,
+					},
 					GracePeriod: gracePeriod,
 					MinReclaim:  quantityMustParse("0"),
 				},
@@ -83,28 +113,79 @@ func TestParseThresholdConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErr:               false,
 			expectThresholds: []Threshold{
 				{
-					Signal:     SignalImageFsAvailable,
-					Operator:   OpLessThan,
-					Value:      quantityMustParse("150Mi"),
+					Signal:   SignalImageFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Quantity: quantityMustParse("150Mi"),
+					},
 					MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
 				},
 				{
-					Signal:     SignalNodeFsAvailable,
-					Operator:   OpLessThan,
-					Value:      quantityMustParse("100Mi"),
+					Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Quantity: quantityMustParse("100Mi"),
+					},
 					MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
 				},
 				{
-					Signal:      SignalImageFsAvailable,
-					Operator:    OpLessThan,
-					Value:       quantityMustParse("300Mi"),
+					Signal:   SignalImageFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Quantity: quantityMustParse("300Mi"),
+					},
 					GracePeriod: gracePeriod,
 					MinReclaim:  quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
 				},
 				{
-					Signal:      SignalNodeFsAvailable,
-					Operator:    OpLessThan,
-					Value:       quantityMustParse("200Mi"),
+					Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Quantity: quantityMustParse("200Mi"),
+					},
+					GracePeriod: gracePeriod,
+					MinReclaim:  quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"disk flag values in percentages": {
+			evictionHard:            "imagefs.available<15%,nodefs.available<10.5%",
+			evictionSoft:            "imagefs.available<30%,nodefs.available<20.5%",
+			evictionSoftGracePeriod: "imagefs.available=30s,nodefs.available=30s",
+			evictionMinReclaim:      "imagefs.available=2Gi,nodefs.available=1Gi",
+			expectErr:               false,
+			expectThresholds: []Threshold{
+				{
+					Signal:   SignalImageFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Percentage: 0.15,
+					},
+					MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Percentage: 0.105,
+					},
+					MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:   SignalImageFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Percentage: 0.3,
+					},
+					GracePeriod: gracePeriod,
+					MinReclaim:  quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				},
+				{
+					Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
+					Operator: OpLessThan,
+					Value: ThresholdValue{
+						Percentage: 0.205,
+					},
 					GracePeriod: gracePeriod,
 					MinReclaim:  quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
 				},
@@ -126,6 +207,14 @@ func TestParseThresholdConfig(t *testing.T) {
 			expectErr:               true,
 			expectThresholds:        []Threshold{},
 		},
+		"hard-signal-negative-percentage": {
+			evictionHard:            "memory.available<-15%",
+			evictionSoft:            "",
+			evictionSoftGracePeriod: "",
+			evictionMinReclaim:      "",
+			expectErr:               true,
+			expectThresholds:        []Threshold{},
+		},
 		"soft-signal-negative": {
 			evictionHard:            "",
 			evictionSoft:            "memory.available<-150Mi",
@@ -227,8 +316,8 @@ func thresholdEqual(a Threshold, b Threshold) bool {
 	return a.GracePeriod == b.GracePeriod &&
 		a.Operator == b.Operator &&
 		a.Signal == b.Signal &&
-		a.Value.Cmp(*b.Value) == 0 &&
-		a.MinReclaim.Cmp(*b.MinReclaim) == 0
+		a.MinReclaim.Cmp(*b.MinReclaim) == 0 &&
+		compareThresholdValue(a.Value, b.Value)
 }
 
 // TestOrderedByQoS ensures we order BestEffort < Burstable < Guaranteed
@@ -514,20 +603,26 @@ func TestMakeSignalObservations(t *testing.T) {
 		return pod
 	}
 	nodeAvailableBytes := uint64(1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+	nodeWorkingSetBytes := uint64(1024 * 1024 * 1024)
 	imageFsAvailableBytes := uint64(1024 * 1024)
+	imageFsCapacityBytes := uint64(1024 * 1024 * 2)
 	nodeFsAvailableBytes := uint64(1024)
+	nodeFsCapacityBytes := uint64(1024 * 2)
 	fakeStats := &statsapi.Summary{
 		Node: statsapi.NodeStats{
 			Memory: &statsapi.MemoryStats{
-				AvailableBytes: &nodeAvailableBytes,
+				AvailableBytes:  &nodeAvailableBytes,
+				WorkingSetBytes: &nodeWorkingSetBytes,
 			},
 			Runtime: &statsapi.RuntimeStats{
 				ImageFs: &statsapi.FsStats{
 					AvailableBytes: &imageFsAvailableBytes,
+					CapacityBytes:  &imageFsCapacityBytes,
 				},
 			},
 			Fs: &statsapi.FsStats{
 				AvailableBytes: &nodeFsAvailableBytes,
+				CapacityBytes:  &nodeFsCapacityBytes,
 			},
 		},
 		Pods: []statsapi.PodStats{},
@@ -545,6 +640,7 @@ func TestMakeSignalObservations(t *testing.T) {
 		fakeStats.Pods = append(fakeStats.Pods, newPodStats(pod, containerWorkingSetBytes))
 	}
 	actualObservations, statsFunc, err := makeSignalObservations(provider)
+
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected err: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -552,22 +648,31 @@ func TestMakeSignalObservations(t *testing.T) {
 	if !found {
 		t.Errorf("Expected available memory observation: %v", err)
 	}
-	if expectedBytes := int64(nodeAvailableBytes); memQuantity.Value() != expectedBytes {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, memQuantity.Value())
+	if expectedBytes := int64(nodeAvailableBytes); memQuantity.available.Value() != expectedBytes {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, memQuantity.available.Value())
+	}
+	if expectedBytes := int64(nodeWorkingSetBytes + nodeAvailableBytes); memQuantity.capacity.Value() != expectedBytes {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, memQuantity.capacity.Value())
 	}
 	nodeFsQuantity, found := actualObservations[SignalNodeFsAvailable]
 	if !found {
 		t.Errorf("Expected available nodefs observation: %v", err)
 	}
-	if expectedBytes := int64(nodeFsAvailableBytes); nodeFsQuantity.Value() != expectedBytes {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, nodeFsQuantity.Value())
+	if expectedBytes := int64(nodeFsAvailableBytes); nodeFsQuantity.available.Value() != expectedBytes {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, nodeFsQuantity.available.Value())
+	}
+	if expectedBytes := int64(nodeFsCapacityBytes); nodeFsQuantity.capacity.Value() != expectedBytes {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, nodeFsQuantity.capacity.Value())
 	}
 	imageFsQuantity, found := actualObservations[SignalImageFsAvailable]
 	if !found {
 		t.Errorf("Expected available imagefs observation: %v", err)
 	}
-	if expectedBytes := int64(imageFsAvailableBytes); imageFsQuantity.Value() != expectedBytes {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, imageFsQuantity.Value())
+	if expectedBytes := int64(imageFsAvailableBytes); imageFsQuantity.available.Value() != expectedBytes {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, imageFsQuantity.available.Value())
+	}
+	if expectedBytes := int64(imageFsCapacityBytes); imageFsQuantity.capacity.Value() != expectedBytes {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %v, actual: %v", expectedBytes, imageFsQuantity.capacity.Value())
 	}
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		podStats, found := statsFunc(pod)
@@ -585,9 +690,11 @@ func TestMakeSignalObservations(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestThresholdsMet(t *testing.T) {
 	hardThreshold := Threshold{
-		Signal:     SignalMemoryAvailable,
-		Operator:   OpLessThan,
-		Value:      quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+		Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+		Operator: OpLessThan,
+		Value: ThresholdValue{
+			Quantity: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+		},
 		MinReclaim: quantityMustParse("500Mi"),
 	}
 	testCases := map[string]struct {
@@ -602,11 +709,13 @@ func TestThresholdsMet(t *testing.T) {
 			observations:      signalObservations{},
 			result:            []Threshold{},
 		},
-		"threshold-met": {
+		"threshold-met-memory": {
 			enforceMinReclaim: false,
 			thresholds:        []Threshold{hardThreshold},
 			observations: signalObservations{
-				SignalMemoryAvailable: quantityMustParse("500Mi"),
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("500Mi"),
+				},
 			},
 			result: []Threshold{hardThreshold},
 		},
@@ -614,7 +723,9 @@ func TestThresholdsMet(t *testing.T) {
 			enforceMinReclaim: false,
 			thresholds:        []Threshold{hardThreshold},
 			observations: signalObservations{
-				SignalMemoryAvailable: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				},
 			},
 			result: []Threshold{},
 		},
@@ -622,7 +733,9 @@ func TestThresholdsMet(t *testing.T) {
 			enforceMinReclaim: true,
 			thresholds:        []Threshold{hardThreshold},
 			observations: signalObservations{
-				SignalMemoryAvailable: quantityMustParse("1.05Gi"),
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("1.05Gi"),
+				},
 			},
 			result: []Threshold{hardThreshold},
 		},
@@ -630,7 +743,9 @@ func TestThresholdsMet(t *testing.T) {
 			enforceMinReclaim: true,
 			thresholds:        []Threshold{hardThreshold},
 			observations: signalObservations{
-				SignalMemoryAvailable: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+				},
 			},
 			result: []Threshold{},
 		},
@@ -643,11 +758,101 @@ func TestThresholdsMet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPercentageThresholdsMet(t *testing.T) {
+	specifiecThresholds := []Threshold{
+		{
+			Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+			Operator: OpLessThan,
+			Value: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: 0.2,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Signal:   SignalNodeFsAvailable,
+			Operator: OpLessThan,
+			Value: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: 0.3,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		thresholds   []Threshold
+		observations signalObservations
+		result       []Threshold
+	}{
+		"BothMet": {
+			thresholds: specifiecThresholds,
+			observations: signalObservations{
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("100Mi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Mi"),
+				},
+				SignalNodeFsAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("100Gi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Gi"),
+				},
+			},
+			result: specifiecThresholds,
+		},
+		"NoneMet": {
+			thresholds: specifiecThresholds,
+			observations: signalObservations{
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("300Mi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Mi"),
+				},
+				SignalNodeFsAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("400Gi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Gi"),
+				},
+			},
+			result: []Threshold{},
+		},
+		"DiskMet": {
+			thresholds: specifiecThresholds,
+			observations: signalObservations{
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("300Mi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Mi"),
+				},
+				SignalNodeFsAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("100Gi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Gi"),
+				},
+			},
+			result: []Threshold{specifiecThresholds[1]},
+		},
+		"MemoryMet": {
+			thresholds: specifiecThresholds,
+			observations: signalObservations{
+				SignalMemoryAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("100Mi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Mi"),
+				},
+				SignalNodeFsAvailable: signalObservation{
+					available: quantityMustParse("400Gi"),
+					capacity:  quantityMustParse("1000Gi"),
+				},
+			},
+			result: []Threshold{specifiecThresholds[0]},
+		},
+	}
+	for testName, testCase := range testCases {
+		actual := thresholdsMet(testCase.thresholds, testCase.observations, false)
+		if !thresholdList(actual).Equal(thresholdList(testCase.result)) {
+			t.Errorf("Test case: %s, expected: %v, actual: %v", testName, testCase.result, actual)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestThresholdsFirstObservedAt(t *testing.T) {
 	hardThreshold := Threshold{
 		Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
 		Operator: OpLessThan,
-		Value:    quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+		Value: ThresholdValue{
+			Quantity: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+		},
 	}
 	now := unversioned.Now()
 	oldTime := unversioned.NewTime(now.Time.Add(-1 * time.Minute))
@@ -695,12 +900,16 @@ func TestThresholdsMetGracePeriod(t *testing.T) {
 	hardThreshold := Threshold{
 		Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
 		Operator: OpLessThan,
-		Value:    quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+		Value: ThresholdValue{
+			Quantity: quantityMustParse("1Gi"),
+		},
 	}
 	softThreshold := Threshold{
-		Signal:      SignalMemoryAvailable,
-		Operator:    OpLessThan,
-		Value:       quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+		Signal:   SignalMemoryAvailable,
+		Operator: OpLessThan,
+		Value: ThresholdValue{
+			Quantity: quantityMustParse("2Gi"),
+		},
 		GracePeriod: 1 * time.Minute,
 	}
 	oldTime := unversioned.NewTime(now.Time.Add(-2 * time.Minute))
@@ -906,6 +1115,95 @@ func TestGetStarvedResources(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func testParsePercentage(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := map[string]struct {
+		hasError bool
+		value    float32
+	}{
+		"blah": {
+			hasError: true,
+		},
+		"25.5%": {
+			value: 0.255,
+		},
+		"foo%": {
+			hasError: true,
+		},
+		"12%345": {
+			hasError: true,
+		},
+	}
+	for input, expected := range testCases {
+		value, err := parsePercentage(input)
+		if (err != nil) != expected.hasError {
+			t.Errorf("Test case: %s, expected: %v, actual: %v", input, expected.hasError, err != nil)
+		}
+		if value != expected.value {
+			t.Errorf("Test case: %s, expected: %v, actual: %v", input, expected.value, value)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func testCompareThresholdValue(t *testing.T) {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		a, b  ThresholdValue
+		equal bool
+	}{
+		{
+			a: ThresholdValue{
+				Quantity: resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.BinarySI),
+			},
+			b: ThresholdValue{
+				Quantity: resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.BinarySI),
+			},
+			equal: true,
+		},
+		{
+			a: ThresholdValue{
+				Quantity: resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.BinarySI),
+			},
+			b: ThresholdValue{
+				Quantity: resource.NewQuantity(456, resource.BinarySI),
+			},
+			equal: false,
+		},
+		{
+			a: ThresholdValue{
+				Quantity: resource.NewQuantity(123, resource.BinarySI),
+			},
+			b: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: 0.1,
+			},
+			equal: false,
+		},
+		{
+			a: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: 0.1,
+			},
+			b: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: 0.1,
+			},
+			equal: true,
+		},
+		{
+			a: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: 0.2,
+			},
+			b: ThresholdValue{
+				Percentage: 0.1,
+			},
+			equal: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, testCase := range testCases {
+		if compareThresholdValue(testCase.a, testCase.b) != testCase.equal ||
+			compareThresholdValue(testCase.b, testCase.a) != testCase.equal {
+			t.Errorf("Test case: %v failed", i)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // newPodDiskStats returns stats with specified usage amounts.
 func newPodDiskStats(pod *api.Pod, rootFsUsed, logsUsed, perLocalVolumeUsed resource.Quantity) statsapi.PodStats {
 	result := statsapi.PodStats{
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/types.go b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/types.go
index 897aae3e93d..6984148e194 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/eviction/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/eviction/types.go
@@ -66,14 +66,24 @@ type Config struct {
 	Thresholds []Threshold
 }
 
+// ThresholdValue is a value holder that abstracts literal versus percentage based quantity
+type ThresholdValue struct {
+	// The following fields are exclusive. Only the topmost non-zero field is used.
+
+	// Quantity is a quantity associated with the signal that is evaluated against the specified operator.
+	Quantity *resource.Quantity
+	// Percentage represents the usage percentage over the total resource that is evaluated against the specified operator.
+	Percentage float32
+}
+
 // Threshold defines a metric for when eviction should occur.
 type Threshold struct {
 	// Signal defines the entity that was measured.
 	Signal Signal
 	// Operator represents a relationship of a signal to a value.
 	Operator ThresholdOperator
-	// value is a quantity associated with the signal that is evaluated against the specified operator.
-	Value *resource.Quantity
+	// Value is the threshold the resource is evaluated against.
+	Value ThresholdValue
 	// GracePeriod represents the amount of time that a threshold must be met before eviction is triggered.
 	GracePeriod time.Duration
 	// MinReclaim represents the minimum amount of resource to reclaim if the threshold is met.
@@ -122,8 +132,16 @@ type statsFunc func(pod *api.Pod) (statsapi.PodStats, bool)
 // rankFunc sorts the pods in eviction order
 type rankFunc func(pods []*api.Pod, stats statsFunc)
 
+// signalObservation is the observed resource usage
+type signalObservation struct {
+	// The resource capacity
+	capacity *resource.Quantity
+	// The available resource
+	available *resource.Quantity
+}
+
 // signalObservations maps a signal to an observed quantity
-type signalObservations map[Signal]*resource.Quantity
+type signalObservations map[Signal]signalObservation
 
 // thresholdsObservedAt maps a threshold to a time that it was observed
 type thresholdsObservedAt map[Threshold]time.Time