diff --git a/cluster/gce/config-common.sh b/cluster/gce/config-common.sh
index 068a50a0930..e7dda920cd5 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/config-common.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/config-common.sh
@@ -158,3 +158,5 @@ export WINDOWS_KUBECONFIG_FILE="${WINDOWS_K8S_DIR}\kubelet.kubeconfig"
 export WINDOWS_BOOTSTRAP_KUBECONFIG_FILE="${WINDOWS_K8S_DIR}\kubelet.bootstrap-kubeconfig"
 # Path for kube-proxy kubeconfig file on Windows nodes.
 export WINDOWS_KUBEPROXY_KUBECONFIG_FILE="${WINDOWS_K8S_DIR}\kubeproxy.kubeconfig"
+# Pause container image for Windows container.
+export WINDOWS_INFRA_CONTAINER="gcr.io/gke-release/pause-win:1.1.0"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index 082f6265dc2..d16a77cbd16 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -1556,6 +1556,7 @@ KUBEPROXY_ARGS: $(yaml-quote ${KUBEPROXY_ARGS})
 KUBECONFIG_FILE: $(yaml-quote ${WINDOWS_KUBECONFIG_FILE})
 BOOTSTRAP_KUBECONFIG_FILE: $(yaml-quote ${WINDOWS_BOOTSTRAP_KUBECONFIG_FILE})
 KUBEPROXY_KUBECONFIG_FILE: $(yaml-quote ${WINDOWS_KUBEPROXY_KUBECONFIG_FILE})
+WINDOWS_INFRA_CONTAINER: $(yaml-quote ${WINDOWS_INFRA_CONTAINER})
 EOF
 }
 
diff --git a/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1 b/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1
index d1f8a210a3d..67521f09aba 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1
+++ b/cluster/gce/windows/k8s-node-setup.psm1
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #  - Document functions using proper syntax:
 #    https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh847834(v=wps.620).aspx
 
-$INFRA_CONTAINER = 'gcr.io/gke-release/pause-win:1.1.0'
 $GCE_METADATA_SERVER = "169.254.169.254"
 # The "management" interface is used by the kubelet and by Windows pods to talk
 # to the rest of the Kubernetes cluster *without NAT*. This interface does not
@@ -249,6 +248,7 @@ function Set-EnvironmentVars {
     "KUBEPROXY_KUBECONFIG" = ${kube_env}['KUBEPROXY_KUBECONFIG_FILE']
     "LOGS_DIR" = ${kube_env}['LOGS_DIR']
     "MANIFESTS_DIR" = ${kube_env}['MANIFESTS_DIR']
+    "INFRA_CONTAINER" = ${kube_env}['WINDOWS_INFRA_CONTAINER']
 
     "Path" = ${env:Path} + ";" + ${kube_env}['NODE_DIR']
     "KUBE_NETWORK" = "l2bridge".ToLower()