diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
index 234d9aa02fa..2febf034f95 100644
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
@@ -1077,6 +1077,25 @@ run_save_config_tests() {
   kubectl delete rc  frontend "${kube_flags[@]}"
 }
 
+run_kubectl_using_deprecated_commands_test() {
+  ## `kubectl run-container` should function identical to `kubectl run`, but it
+  ## should also print a deprecation warning.
+  # Pre-Condition: no Job exists
+  kube::test::get_object_assert jobs "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl run-container pi --generator=job/v1 "--image=$IMAGE_PERL" --restart=OnFailure -- perl -Mbignum=bpi -wle 'print bpi(20)' "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Ensure that the user is warned their command is deprecated.
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'Deprecated'
+  # Post-Condition: Job "pi" is created
+  kube::test::get_object_assert jobs "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'pi:'
+  # Clean up
+  kubectl delete jobs pi "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  # Post-condition: no pods exist.
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
+  # Clean up
+  kubectl delete deployment nginx-apps "${kube_flags[@]}"
+}
+
 run_kubectl_run_tests() {
   ## kubectl run should create deployments or jobs
   # Pre-Condition: no Job exists
@@ -3140,6 +3159,7 @@ runTests() {
     # run for federation apiserver as well.
     run_kubectl_apply_tests
     run_kubectl_run_tests
+    run_kubectl_using_deprecated_commands_test
     run_kubectl_create_filter_tests
   fi