diff --git a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
index a7530ce000d..ae3871e5138 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
@@ -572,6 +572,11 @@ EOF
 node_labels: '$(echo "${NODE_LABELS}" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
 EOF
     fi
+    if [ -n "${NODE_TAINTS:-}" ]; then
+      cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
+node_taints: '$(echo "${NODE_TAINTS}" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
+EOF
+    fi    
     if [ -n "${EVICTION_HARD:-}" ]; then
       cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
 eviction_hard: '$(echo "${EVICTION_HARD}" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
diff --git a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
index 62b2bc7f03a..3a6748172bc 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/container-linux/configure-helper.sh
@@ -599,6 +599,9 @@ function start-kubelet {
   if [[ -n "${NODE_LABELS:-}" ]]; then
     flags+=" --node-labels=${NODE_LABELS}"
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${NODE_TAINTS:-}" ]]; then
+    flags+=" --register-with-taints=${NODE_TAINTS}"
+  fi
   if [[ -n "${EVICTION_HARD:-}" ]]; then
     flags+=" --eviction-hard=${EVICTION_HARD}"
   fi
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 598628a4bd7..b05637957bd 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -933,6 +933,9 @@ function start-kubelet {
   if [[ -n "${NODE_LABELS:-}" ]]; then
     flags+=" --node-labels=${NODE_LABELS}"
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${NODE_TAINTS:-}" ]]; then
+    flags+=" --register-with-taints=${NODE_TAINTS}"
+  fi  
   if [[ -n "${EVICTION_HARD:-}" ]]; then
     flags+=" --eviction-hard=${EVICTION_HARD}"
   fi
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
index 459cb596d4b..7df6b33d666 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@
   {% set node_labels="--node-labels=" + pillar['node_labels'] %}
 {% endif -%}
 
+{% set node_taints = "" %}
+{% if pillar['node_taints'] is defined -%}
+  {% set node_taints="--register-with-taints=" + pillar['node_taints'] %}
+{% endif -%}
+
 {% set eviction_hard = "" %}
 {% if pillar['eviction_hard'] is defined -%}
   {% set eviction_hard="--eviction-hard=" + pillar['eviction_hard'] %}
@@ -184,4 +189,4 @@
 {% set pki=" --cert-dir=/var/lib/kubelet/pki" -%}
 
 # test_args has to be kept at the end, so they'll overwrite any prior configuration
-DAEMON_ARGS="{{daemon_args}} {{api_servers}} {{debugging_handlers}} {{hostname_override}} {{cloud_provider}} {{cloud_config}} {{config}} {{manifest_url}} --allow-privileged={{pillar['allow_privileged']}} {{log_level}} {{cluster_dns}} {{cluster_domain}} {{docker_root}} {{kubelet_root}}  {{non_masquerade_cidr}} {{cgroup_root}} {{system_container}} {{pod_cidr}} {{ master_kubelet_args }} {{cpu_cfs_quota}} {{network_plugin}} {{kubelet_port}} {{ hairpin_mode }} {{enable_custom_metrics}} {{runtime_container}} {{kubelet_container}} {{node_labels}} {{eviction_hard}} {{kubelet_auth}} {{pki}} {{feature_gates}} {{test_args}}"
+DAEMON_ARGS="{{daemon_args}} {{api_servers}} {{debugging_handlers}} {{hostname_override}} {{cloud_provider}} {{cloud_config}} {{config}} {{manifest_url}} --allow-privileged={{pillar['allow_privileged']}} {{log_level}} {{cluster_dns}} {{cluster_domain}} {{docker_root}} {{kubelet_root}}  {{non_masquerade_cidr}} {{cgroup_root}} {{system_container}} {{pod_cidr}} {{ master_kubelet_args }} {{cpu_cfs_quota}} {{network_plugin}} {{kubelet_port}} {{ hairpin_mode }} {{enable_custom_metrics}} {{runtime_container}} {{kubelet_container}} {{node_labels}} {{node_taints}} {{eviction_hard}} {{kubelet_auth}} {{pki}} {{feature_gates}} {{test_args}}"