diff --git a/pkg/client/helper.go b/pkg/client/helper.go
index 42c6cb35f8e..6c83f2f456b 100644
--- a/pkg/client/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/client/helper.go
@@ -30,7 +30,12 @@ import (
 // initialization.
 type Config struct {
 	// Host must be a host string, a host:port pair, or a URL to the base of the API.
-	Host    string
+	Host string
+	// Prefix is the sub path of the server. If not specified, the client will set
+	// a default value.  Use "/" to indicate the server root should be used
+	Prefix string
+	// Version is the API version to talk to. If not specified, the client will use
+	// the preferred version.
 	Version string
 
 	// Server requires Basic authentication
@@ -61,7 +66,11 @@ type Config struct {
 // and delete on these objects. An error is returned if the provided configuration
 // is not valid.
 func New(c *Config) (*Client, error) {
-	client, err := RESTClientFor(c)
+	config := *c
+	if config.Prefix == "" {
+		config.Prefix = "/api"
+	}
+	client, err := RESTClientFor(&config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -150,7 +159,7 @@ func TransportFor(config *Config) (http.RoundTripper, error) {
 // DefaultServerURL converts a host, host:port, or URL string to the default base server API path
 // to use with a Client at a given API version following the standard conventions for a
 // Kubernetes API.
-func DefaultServerURL(host, version string, defaultSecure bool) (*url.URL, error) {
+func DefaultServerURL(host, prefix, version string, defaultSecure bool) (*url.URL, error) {
 	if host == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("host must be a URL or a host:port pair")
 	}
@@ -177,9 +186,12 @@ func DefaultServerURL(host, version string, defaultSecure bool) (*url.URL, error
 	}
 
 	// If the user specified a URL without a path component (http://server.com), automatically
-	// append the default API prefix
+	// append the default prefix
 	if hostURL.Path == "" {
-		hostURL.Path = "/api"
+		if prefix == "" {
+			prefix = "/"
+		}
+		hostURL.Path = prefix
 	}
 
 	// Add the version to the end of the path
@@ -211,7 +223,7 @@ func defaultServerUrlFor(config *Config) (*url.URL, error) {
 	if host == "" {
 		host = "localhost"
 	}
-	return DefaultServerURL(host, version, defaultSecure)
+	return DefaultServerURL(host, config.Prefix, version, defaultSecure)
 }
 
 // defaultVersionFor is shared between defaultServerUrlFor and RESTClientFor
diff --git a/pkg/client/restclient_test.go b/pkg/client/restclient_test.go
index b85a888aaee..8c28df74829 100644
--- a/pkg/client/restclient_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/restclient_test.go
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ func TestChecksCodec(t *testing.T) {
 		Prefix string
 		Codec  runtime.Codec
 	}{
-		"v1beta1": {false, "/api/v1beta1/", v1beta1.Codec},
-		"":        {false, "/api/v1beta1/", v1beta1.Codec},
-		"v1beta2": {false, "/api/v1beta2/", v1beta2.Codec},
+		"v1beta1": {false, "/v1beta1/", v1beta1.Codec},
+		"":        {false, "/v1beta1/", v1beta1.Codec},
+		"v1beta2": {false, "/v1beta2/", v1beta2.Codec},
 		"v1beta3": {true, "", nil},
 	}
 	for version, expected := range testCases {
@@ -64,31 +64,36 @@ func TestChecksCodec(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestValidatesHostParameter(t *testing.T) {
-	testCases := map[string]struct {
+	testCases := []struct {
+		Host   string
+		Prefix string
+
 		URL string
 		Err bool
 	}{
-		"127.0.0.1":          {"http://127.0.0.1/api/v1beta1/", false},
-		"127.0.0.1:8080":     {"http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/v1beta1/", false},
-		"foo.bar.com":        {"http://foo.bar.com/api/v1beta1/", false},
-		"http://host/prefix": {"http://host/prefix/v1beta1/", false},
-		"http://host":        {"http://host/api/v1beta1/", false},
-		"host/server":        {"", true},
+		{"127.0.0.1", "", "http://127.0.0.1/v1beta1/", false},
+		{"127.0.0.1:8080", "", "http://127.0.0.1:8080/v1beta1/", false},
+		{"foo.bar.com", "", "http://foo.bar.com/v1beta1/", false},
+		{"http://host/prefix", "", "http://host/prefix/v1beta1/", false},
+		{"http://host", "", "http://host/v1beta1/", false},
+		{"http://host", "/", "http://host/v1beta1/", false},
+		{"http://host", "/other", "http://host/other/v1beta1/", false},
+		{"host/server", "", "", true},
 	}
-	for k, expected := range testCases {
-		c, err := RESTClientFor(&Config{Host: k, Version: "v1beta1"})
+	for i, testCase := range testCases {
+		c, err := RESTClientFor(&Config{Host: testCase.Host, Prefix: testCase.Prefix, Version: "v1beta1"})
 		switch {
-		case err == nil && expected.Err:
+		case err == nil && testCase.Err:
 			t.Errorf("expected error but was nil")
 			continue
-		case err != nil && !expected.Err:
+		case err != nil && !testCase.Err:
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error %v", err)
 			continue
 		case err != nil:
 			continue
 		}
-		if e, a := expected.URL, c.baseURL.String(); e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%s: expected host %s, got %s", k, e, a)
+		if e, a := testCase.URL, c.baseURL.String(); e != a {
+			t.Errorf("%d: expected host %s, got %s", i, e, a)
 			continue
 		}
 	}