diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go
index 0aa679274ae..7a2542daa0a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/generic_scheduler.go
@@ -135,6 +135,13 @@ func findNodesThatFit(pod api.Pod, podLister PodLister, predicates map[string]Fi
 // All scores are finally combined (added) to get the total weighted scores of all minions
 func prioritizeNodes(pod api.Pod, podLister PodLister, priorityConfigs []PriorityConfig, minionLister MinionLister) (HostPriorityList, error) {
 	result := HostPriorityList{}
+
+	// If no priority configs are provided, then the EqualPriority function is applied
+	// This is required to generate the priority list in the required format
+	if len(priorityConfigs) == 0 {
+		return EqualPriority(pod, podLister, minionLister)
+	}
+
 	combinedScores := map[string]int{}
 	for _, priorityConfig := range priorityConfigs {
 		weight := priorityConfig.Weight
diff --git a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
index f65f7100f3d..e255a256d92 100644
--- a/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
+++ b/plugin/cmd/kube-scheduler/app/server.go
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ limitations under the License.
 package app
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -30,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler"
 	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider"
+	schedulerapi "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api"
+	latestschedulerapi "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/latest"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -42,6 +47,7 @@ type SchedulerServer struct {
 	Address           util.IP
 	ClientConfig      client.Config
 	AlgorithmProvider string
+	PolicyConfigFile  string
 }
 
 // NewSchedulerServer creates a new SchedulerServer with default parameters
@@ -60,6 +66,7 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) AddFlags(fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.Var(&s.Address, "address", "The IP address to serve on (set to 0.0.0.0 for all interfaces)")
 	client.BindClientConfigFlags(fs, &s.ClientConfig)
 	fs.StringVar(&s.AlgorithmProvider, "algorithm_provider", s.AlgorithmProvider, "The scheduling algorithm provider to use")
+	fs.StringVar(&s.PolicyConfigFile, "policy_config_file", s.PolicyConfigFile, "File with scheduler policy configuration")
 }
 
 // Run runs the specified SchedulerServer.  This should never exit.
@@ -78,6 +85,7 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Fatalf("Failed to create scheduler configuration: %v", err)
 	}
+
 	sched := scheduler.New(config)
 	sched.Run()
 
@@ -85,10 +93,28 @@ func (s *SchedulerServer) Run(_ []string) error {
 }
 
 func (s *SchedulerServer) createConfig(configFactory *factory.ConfigFactory) (*scheduler.Config, error) {
+	var policy schedulerapi.Policy
+	var configData []byte
+
+	if _, err := os.Stat(s.PolicyConfigFile); err == nil {
+		configData, err = ioutil.ReadFile(s.PolicyConfigFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to read policy config: %v", err)
+		}
+		err = latestschedulerapi.Codec.DecodeInto(configData, &policy)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Invalid configuration: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		return configFactory.CreateFromConfig(policy)
+	}
+
+	// if the config file isn't provided, use the specified (or default) provider
 	// check of algorithm provider is registered and fail fast
 	_, err := factory.GetAlgorithmProvider(s.AlgorithmProvider)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+
 	return configFactory.CreateFromProvider(s.AlgorithmProvider)
 }
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/affinity/affinity.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/affinity/affinity.go
deleted file mode 100644
index ee023355d47..00000000000
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/affinity/affinity.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-// This algorithm provider has predicates and priorities related to affinity/anti-affinity for the scheduler.
-package affinity
-
-import (
-	algorithm "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory"
-)
-
-const AffinityProvider string = "AffinityProvider"
-
-func init() {
-	factory.RegisterAlgorithmProvider(AffinityProvider, affinityPredicates(), affinityPriorities())
-}
-
-func affinityPredicates() util.StringSet {
-	return util.NewStringSet(
-		"HostName",
-		"MatchNodeSelector",
-		"PodFitsPorts",
-		"PodFitsResources",
-		"NoDiskConflict",
-		// Ensures that all pods within the same service are hosted on minions within the same region as defined by the "region" label
-		factory.RegisterFitPredicate("ServiceAffinity", algorithm.NewServiceAffinityPredicate(factory.PodLister, factory.ServiceLister, factory.MinionLister, []string{"region"})),
-		// Fit is defined based on the presence of the "region" label on a minion, regardless of value.
-		factory.RegisterFitPredicate("NodeLabelPredicate", algorithm.NewNodeLabelPredicate(factory.MinionLister, []string{"region"}, true)),
-	)
-}
-
-func affinityPriorities() util.StringSet {
-	return util.NewStringSet(
-		"LeastRequestedPriority",
-		"ServiceSpreadingPriority",
-		// spreads pods belonging to the same service across minions in different zones
-		factory.RegisterPriorityFunction("ZoneSpreadingPriority", algorithm.NewServiceAntiAffinityPriority(factory.ServiceLister, "zone"), 2),
-		// Prioritize nodes based on the presence of the "zone" label on a minion, regardless of value.
-		factory.RegisterPriorityFunction("NodeLabelPriority", algorithm.NewNodeLabelPriority("zone", true), 1),
-	)
-}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins.go
index ac7123efe26..d534b05c0bf 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins.go
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@ limitations under the License.
 package algorithmprovider
 
 import (
-	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/affinity"
 	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/defaults"
 )
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins_test.go
index b70d55fc789..8f7dd3a1ffa 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/plugins_test.go
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@ package algorithmprovider
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/algorithmprovider/affinity"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory"
 )
 
 var (
 	algorithmProviderNames = []string{
 		factory.DefaultProvider,
-		affinity.AffinityProvider,
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/latest/latest.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/latest/latest.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..73551248e38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/latest/latest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package latest
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/v1"
+)
+
+// Version is the string that represents the current external default version.
+const Version = "v1"
+
+// OldestVersion is the string that represents the oldest server version supported.
+const OldestVersion = "v1"
+
+// Versions is the list of versions that are recognized in code. The order provided
+// may be assumed to be least feature rich to most feature rich, and clients may
+// choose to prefer the latter items in the list over the former items when presented
+// with a set of versions to choose.
+var Versions = []string{"v1"}
+
+// Codec is the default codec for serializing input that should use
+// the latest supported version.
+// This codec can decode any object that Kubernetes is aware of.
+var Codec = v1.Codec
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/register.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/register.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae3c8ae3d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/register.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+// Scheme is the default instance of runtime.Scheme to which types in the Kubernetes API are already registered.
+var Scheme = runtime.NewScheme()
+
+func init() {
+	Scheme.AddKnownTypes("",
+		&Policy{},
+	)
+}
+
+func (*Policy) IsAnAPIObject() {}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/types.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a1cac22bad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package api
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+)
+
+type Policy struct {
+	api.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	// Holds the information to configure the fit predicate functions
+	Predicates []PredicatePolicy `json:"predicates"`
+	// Holds the information to configure the priority functions
+	Priorities []PriorityPolicy `json:"priorities"`
+}
+
+type PredicatePolicy struct {
+	// Identifier of the predicate policy
+	// For a custom predicate, the name can be user-defined
+	// For the Kubernetes provided predicates, the name is the identifier of the pre-defined predicate
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Holds the parameters to configure the given predicate
+	Argument *PredicateArgument `json:"argument"`
+}
+
+type PriorityPolicy struct {
+	// Identifier of the priority policy
+	// For a custom priority, the name can be user-defined
+	// For the Kubernetes provided priority functions, the name is the identifier of the pre-defined priority function
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// The numeric multiplier for the minion scores that the priority function generates
+	Weight int `json:"weight"`
+	// Holds the parameters to configure the given priority function
+	Argument *PriorityArgument `json:"argument"`
+}
+
+// Represents the arguments that the different types of predicates take
+// Only one of its members may be specified
+type PredicateArgument struct {
+	// The predicate that provides affinity for pods belonging to a service
+	// It uses a label to identify minions that belong to the same "group"
+	ServiceAffinity *ServiceAffinity `json:"serviceAffinity"`
+	// The predicate that checks whether a particular minion has a certain label
+	// defined or not, regardless of value
+	LabelsPresence *LabelsPresence `json:"labelsPresence"`
+}
+
+// Represents the arguments that the different types of priorities take.
+// Only one of its members may be specified
+type PriorityArgument struct {
+	// The priority function that ensures a good spread (anti-affinity) for pods belonging to a service
+	// It uses a label to identify minions that belong to the same "group"
+	ServiceAntiAffinity *ServiceAntiAffinity `json:"serviceAntiAffinity"`
+	// The priority function that checks whether a particular minion has a certain label
+	// defined or not, regardless of value
+	LabelPreference *LabelPreference `json:"labelPreference"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding predicate
+type ServiceAffinity struct {
+	// The list of labels that identify minion "groups"
+	// All of the labels should match for the minion to be considered a fit for hosting the pod
+	Labels []string `json:"labels"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding predicate
+type LabelsPresence struct {
+	// The list of labels that identify minion "groups"
+	// All of the labels should be either present (or absent) for the minion to be considered a fit for hosting the pod
+	Labels []string `json:"labels"`
+	// The boolean flag that indicates whether the labels should be present or absent from the minion
+	Presence bool `json:"presence"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding priority function
+type ServiceAntiAffinity struct {
+	// Used to identify minion "groups"
+	Label string `json:"label"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding priority function
+type LabelPreference struct {
+	// Used to identify minion "groups"
+	Label string `json:"label"`
+	// This is a boolean flag
+	// If true, higher priority is given to minions that have the label
+	// If false, higher priority is given to minions that do not have the label
+	Presence bool `json:"presence"`
+}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/v1/register.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/v1/register.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6718cff877
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/v1/register.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api"
+)
+
+// Codec encodes internal objects to the v1 scheme
+var Codec = runtime.CodecFor(api.Scheme, "v1")
+
+func init() {
+	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypes("v1",
+		&Policy{},
+	)
+}
+
+func (*Policy) IsAnAPIObject() {}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/v1/types.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/v1/types.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fefb278ad85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/v1/types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package v1
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1beta3"
+)
+
+type Policy struct {
+	v1beta3.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	// Holds the information to configure the fit predicate functions
+	Predicates []PredicatePolicy `json:"predicates"`
+	// Holds the information to configure the priority functions
+	Priorities []PriorityPolicy `json:"priorities"`
+}
+
+type PredicatePolicy struct {
+	// Identifier of the predicate policy
+	// For a custom predicate, the name can be user-defined
+	// For the Kubernetes provided predicates, the name is the identifier of the pre-defined predicate
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// Holds the parameters to configure the given predicate
+	Argument *PredicateArgument `json:"argument"`
+}
+
+type PriorityPolicy struct {
+	// Identifier of the priority policy
+	// For a custom priority, the name can be user-defined
+	// For the Kubernetes provided priority functions, the name is the identifier of the pre-defined priority function
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// The numeric multiplier for the minion scores that the priority function generates
+	Weight int `json:"weight"`
+	// Holds the parameters to configure the given priority function
+	Argument *PriorityArgument `json:"argument"`
+}
+
+// Represents the arguments that the different types of predicates take
+// Only one of its members may be specified
+type PredicateArgument struct {
+	// The predicate that provides affinity for pods belonging to a service
+	// It uses a label to identify minions that belong to the same "group"
+	ServiceAffinity *ServiceAffinity `json:"serviceAffinity"`
+	// The predicate that checks whether a particular minion has a certain label
+	// defined or not, regardless of value
+	LabelsPresence *LabelsPresence `json:"labelsPresence"`
+}
+
+// Represents the arguments that the different types of priorities take.
+// Only one of its members may be specified
+type PriorityArgument struct {
+	// The priority function that ensures a good spread (anti-affinity) for pods belonging to a service
+	// It uses a label to identify minions that belong to the same "group"
+	ServiceAntiAffinity *ServiceAntiAffinity `json:"serviceAntiAffinity"`
+	// The priority function that checks whether a particular minion has a certain label
+	// defined or not, regardless of value
+	LabelPreference *LabelPreference `json:"labelPreference"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding predicate
+type ServiceAffinity struct {
+	// The list of labels that identify minion "groups"
+	// All of the labels should match for the minion to be considered a fit for hosting the pod
+	Labels []string `json:"labels"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding predicate
+type LabelsPresence struct {
+	// The list of labels that identify minion "groups"
+	// All of the labels should be either present (or absent) for the minion to be considered a fit for hosting the pod
+	Labels []string `json:"labels"`
+	// The boolean flag that indicates whether the labels should be present or absent from the minion
+	Presence bool `json:"presence"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding priority function
+type ServiceAntiAffinity struct {
+	// Used to identify minion "groups"
+	Label string `json:"label"`
+}
+
+// Holds the parameters that are used to configure the corresponding priority function
+type LabelPreference struct {
+	// Used to identify minion "groups"
+	Label string `json:"label"`
+	// This is a boolean flag
+	// If true, higher priority is given to minions that have the label
+	// If false, higher priority is given to minions that do not have the label
+	Presence bool `json:"presence"`
+}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index e7cb6f12457..48c84142091 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 	algorithm "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler"
+	schedulerapi "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ type ConfigFactory struct {
 	ServiceLister *cache.StoreToServiceLister
 }
 
-// NewConfigFactory initializes the factory.
+// Initializes the factory.
 func NewConfigFactory(client *client.Client) *ConfigFactory {
 	return &ConfigFactory{
 		Client:        client,
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ func (f *ConfigFactory) Create() (*scheduler.Config, error) {
 	return f.CreateFromProvider(DefaultProvider)
 }
 
-// CreateFromProvider creates a scheduler from the name of a registered algorithm provider.
+// Creates a scheduler from the name of a registered algorithm provider.
 func (f *ConfigFactory) CreateFromProvider(providerName string) (*scheduler.Config, error) {
 	glog.V(2).Infof("creating scheduler from algorithm provider '%v'", providerName)
 	provider, err := GetAlgorithmProvider(providerName)
@@ -80,7 +81,26 @@ func (f *ConfigFactory) CreateFromProvider(providerName string) (*scheduler.Conf
 	return f.CreateFromKeys(provider.FitPredicateKeys, provider.PriorityFunctionKeys)
 }
 
-// CreateFromKeys creates a scheduler from a set of registered fit predicate keys and priority keys.
+// Creates a scheduler from the configuration file
+func (f *ConfigFactory) CreateFromConfig(policy schedulerapi.Policy) (*scheduler.Config, error) {
+	glog.V(2).Infof("creating scheduler from configuration: %v", policy)
+
+	predicateKeys := util.NewStringSet()
+	for _, predicate := range policy.Predicates {
+		glog.V(2).Infof("Registering predicate: %s", predicate.Name)
+		predicateKeys.Insert(RegisterCustomFitPredicate(predicate))
+	}
+
+	priorityKeys := util.NewStringSet()
+	for _, priority := range policy.Priorities {
+		glog.V(2).Infof("Registering priority: %s", priority.Name)
+		priorityKeys.Insert(RegisterCustomPriorityFunction(priority))
+	}
+
+	return f.CreateFromKeys(predicateKeys, priorityKeys)
+}
+
+// Creates a scheduler from a set of registered fit predicate keys and priority keys.
 func (f *ConfigFactory) CreateFromKeys(predicateKeys, priorityKeys util.StringSet) (*scheduler.Config, error) {
 	glog.V(2).Infof("creating scheduler with fit predicates '%v' and priority functions '%v", predicateKeys, priorityKeys)
 	predicateFuncs, err := getFitPredicateFunctions(predicateKeys)
@@ -140,7 +160,7 @@ func (f *ConfigFactory) CreateFromKeys(predicateKeys, priorityKeys util.StringSe
 	}, nil
 }
 
-// createUnassignedPodLW returns a cache.ListWatch that finds all pods that need to be
+// Returns a cache.ListWatch that finds all pods that need to be
 // scheduled.
 func (factory *ConfigFactory) createUnassignedPodLW() *cache.ListWatch {
 	return cache.NewListWatchFromClient(factory.Client, "pods", api.NamespaceAll, labels.Set{"DesiredState.Host": ""}.AsSelector())
@@ -154,7 +174,7 @@ func parseSelectorOrDie(s string) labels.Selector {
 	return selector
 }
 
-// createAssignedPodLW returns a cache.ListWatch that finds all pods that are
+// Returns a cache.ListWatch that finds all pods that are
 // already scheduled.
 // TODO: return a ListerWatcher interface instead?
 func (factory *ConfigFactory) createAssignedPodLW() *cache.ListWatch {
@@ -166,7 +186,7 @@ func (factory *ConfigFactory) createMinionLW() *cache.ListWatch {
 	return cache.NewListWatchFromClient(factory.Client, "minions", api.NamespaceAll, parseSelectorOrDie(""))
 }
 
-// pollMinions lists all minions and filter out unhealthy ones, then returns
+// Lists all minions and filter out unhealthy ones, then returns
 // an enumerator for cache.Poller.
 func (factory *ConfigFactory) pollMinions() (cache.Enumerator, error) {
 	allNodes := &api.NodeList{}
@@ -201,7 +221,7 @@ func (factory *ConfigFactory) pollMinions() (cache.Enumerator, error) {
 	return &nodeEnumerator{nodes}, nil
 }
 
-// createServiceLW returns a cache.ListWatch that gets all changes to services.
+// Returns a cache.ListWatch that gets all changes to services.
 func (factory *ConfigFactory) createServiceLW() *cache.ListWatch {
 	return cache.NewListWatchFromClient(factory.Client, "services", api.NamespaceAll, parseSelectorOrDie(""))
 }
@@ -231,7 +251,7 @@ func (factory *ConfigFactory) makeDefaultErrorFunc(backoff *podBackoff, podQueue
 	}
 }
 
-// nodeEnumerator allows a cache.Poller to enumerate items in an api.NodeList
+// Allows a cache.Poller to enumerate items in an api.NodeList
 type nodeEnumerator struct {
 	*api.NodeList
 }
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
index f07fe4daf68..9d3eff0a571 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client/cache"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	algorithm "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	schedulerapi "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api"
+	latestschedulerapi "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api/latest"
 )
 
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
@@ -46,6 +49,89 @@ func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	factory.Create()
 }
 
+// Test configures a scheduler from a policies defined in a file
+// It combines some configurable predicate/priorities with some pre-defined ones
+func TestCreateFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	var configData []byte
+	var policy schedulerapi.Policy
+
+	handler := util.FakeHandler{
+		StatusCode:   500,
+		ResponseBody: "",
+		T:            t,
+	}
+	server := httptest.NewServer(&handler)
+	defer server.Close()
+	client := client.NewOrDie(&client.Config{Host: server.URL, Version: testapi.Version()})
+	factory := NewConfigFactory(client)
+
+	// Pre-register some predicate and priority functions
+	RegisterFitPredicate("PredicateOne", PredicateOne)
+	RegisterFitPredicate("PredicateTwo", PredicateTwo)
+	RegisterPriorityFunction("PriorityOne", PriorityOne, 1)
+	RegisterPriorityFunction("PriorityTwo", PriorityTwo, 1)
+
+	configData = []byte(`{
+		"kind" : "Policy",
+		"apiVersion" : "v1",
+		"predicates" : [
+			{"name" : "TestZoneAffinity", "argument" : {"serviceAffinity" : {"labels" : ["zone"]}}},
+			{"name" : "TestRequireZone", "argument" : {"labelsPresence" : {"labels" : ["zone"], "presence" : true}}},
+			{"name" : "PredicateOne"},
+			{"name" : "PredicateTwo"}
+		],
+		"priorities" : [
+			{"name" : "RackSpread", "weight" : 3, "argument" : {"serviceAntiAffinity" : {"label" : "rack"}}},
+			{"name" : "PriorityOne", "weight" : 2},
+			{"name" : "PriorityTwo", "weight" : 1}		]
+	}`)
+	err := latestschedulerapi.Codec.DecodeInto(configData, &policy)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid configuration: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	factory.CreateFromConfig(policy)
+}
+
+func TestCreateFromEmptyConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	var configData []byte
+	var policy schedulerapi.Policy
+
+	handler := util.FakeHandler{
+		StatusCode:   500,
+		ResponseBody: "",
+		T:            t,
+	}
+	server := httptest.NewServer(&handler)
+	defer server.Close()
+	client := client.NewOrDie(&client.Config{Host: server.URL, Version: testapi.Version()})
+	factory := NewConfigFactory(client)
+
+	configData = []byte(`{}`)
+	err := latestschedulerapi.Codec.DecodeInto(configData, &policy)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Invalid configuration: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	factory.CreateFromConfig(policy)
+}
+
+func PredicateOne(pod api.Pod, existingPods []api.Pod, node string) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func PredicateTwo(pod api.Pod, existingPods []api.Pod, node string) (bool, error) {
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func PriorityOne(pod api.Pod, podLister algorithm.PodLister, minionLister algorithm.MinionLister) (algorithm.HostPriorityList, error) {
+	return []algorithm.HostPriority{}, nil
+}
+
+func PriorityTwo(pod api.Pod, podLister algorithm.PodLister, minionLister algorithm.MinionLister) (algorithm.HostPriorityList, error) {
+	return []algorithm.HostPriority{}, nil
+}
+
 func TestPollMinions(t *testing.T) {
 	table := []struct {
 		minions       []api.Node
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/plugins.go b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/plugins.go
index 4ec5c2c028a..e53c24f0b18 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/plugins.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/scheduler/factory/plugins.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	algorithm "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	schedulerapi "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/scheduler/api"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ type AlgorithmProviderConfig struct {
 	PriorityFunctionKeys util.StringSet
 }
 
-// RegisterFitPredicate registers a fit predicate with the algorithm registry. Returns the name,
+// Registers a fit predicate with the algorithm registry. Returns the name,
 // with which the predicate was registered.
 func RegisterFitPredicate(name string, predicate algorithm.FitPredicate) string {
 	schedulerFactoryMutex.Lock()
@@ -55,7 +56,34 @@ func RegisterFitPredicate(name string, predicate algorithm.FitPredicate) string
 	return name
 }
 
-// IsFitPredicateRegistered check is useful for testing providers.
+// Registers a custom fit predicate with the algorithm registry.
+// Returns the name, with which the predicate was registered.
+func RegisterCustomFitPredicate(policy schedulerapi.PredicatePolicy) string {
+	var predicate algorithm.FitPredicate
+	var ok bool
+
+	validatePredicateOrDie(policy)
+
+	// generate the predicate function, if a custom type is requested
+	if policy.Argument != nil {
+		if policy.Argument.ServiceAffinity != nil {
+			predicate = algorithm.NewServiceAffinityPredicate(PodLister, ServiceLister, MinionLister, policy.Argument.ServiceAffinity.Labels)
+		} else if policy.Argument.LabelsPresence != nil {
+			predicate = algorithm.NewNodeLabelPredicate(MinionLister, policy.Argument.LabelsPresence.Labels, policy.Argument.LabelsPresence.Presence)
+		}
+	} else if predicate, ok = fitPredicateMap[policy.Name]; ok {
+		// checking to see if a pre-defined predicate is requested
+		glog.V(2).Infof("Predicate type %s already registered, reusing.", policy.Name)
+	}
+
+	if predicate == nil {
+		glog.Fatalf("Invalid configuration: Predicate type not found for %s", policy.Name)
+	}
+
+	return RegisterFitPredicate(policy.Name, predicate)
+}
+
+// This check is useful for testing providers.
 func IsFitPredicateRegistered(name string) bool {
 	schedulerFactoryMutex.Lock()
 	defer schedulerFactoryMutex.Unlock()
@@ -63,7 +91,7 @@ func IsFitPredicateRegistered(name string) bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
-// RegisterFitPredicate registers a priority function with the algorithm registry. Returns the name,
+// Registers a priority function with the algorithm registry. Returns the name,
 // with which the function was registered.
 func RegisterPriorityFunction(name string, function algorithm.PriorityFunction, weight int) string {
 	schedulerFactoryMutex.Lock()
@@ -73,7 +101,33 @@ func RegisterPriorityFunction(name string, function algorithm.PriorityFunction,
 	return name
 }
 
-// IsPriorityFunctionRegistered check is useful for testing providers.
+// Registers a custom priority function with the algorithm registry.
+// Returns the name, with which the priority function was registered.
+func RegisterCustomPriorityFunction(policy schedulerapi.PriorityPolicy) string {
+	var priority algorithm.PriorityFunction
+
+	validatePriorityOrDie(policy)
+
+	// generate the priority function, if a custom priority is requested
+	if policy.Argument != nil {
+		if policy.Argument.ServiceAntiAffinity != nil {
+			priority = algorithm.NewServiceAntiAffinityPriority(ServiceLister, policy.Argument.ServiceAntiAffinity.Label)
+		} else if policy.Argument.LabelPreference != nil {
+			priority = algorithm.NewNodeLabelPriority(policy.Argument.LabelPreference.Label, policy.Argument.LabelPreference.Presence)
+		}
+	} else if priorityConfig, ok := priorityFunctionMap[policy.Name]; ok {
+		glog.V(2).Infof("Priority type %s already registered, reusing.", policy.Name)
+		priority = priorityConfig.Function
+	}
+
+	if priority == nil {
+		glog.Fatalf("Invalid configuration: Priority type not found for %s", policy.Name)
+	}
+
+	return RegisterPriorityFunction(policy.Name, priority, policy.Weight)
+}
+
+// This check is useful for testing providers.
 func IsPriorityFunctionRegistered(name string) bool {
 	schedulerFactoryMutex.Lock()
 	defer schedulerFactoryMutex.Unlock()
@@ -81,7 +135,7 @@ func IsPriorityFunctionRegistered(name string) bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
-// SetPriorityFunctionWeight sets the weight of an already registered priority function.
+// Sets the weight of an already registered priority function.
 func SetPriorityFunctionWeight(name string, weight int) {
 	schedulerFactoryMutex.Lock()
 	defer schedulerFactoryMutex.Unlock()
@@ -91,9 +145,10 @@ func SetPriorityFunctionWeight(name string, weight int) {
 		return
 	}
 	config.Weight = weight
+	priorityFunctionMap[name] = config
 }
 
-// RegisterAlgorithmProvider registers a new algorithm provider with the algorithm registry. This should
+// Registers a new algorithm provider with the algorithm registry. This should
 // be called from the init function in a provider plugin.
 func RegisterAlgorithmProvider(name string, predicateKeys, priorityKeys util.StringSet) string {
 	schedulerFactoryMutex.Lock()
@@ -106,7 +161,7 @@ func RegisterAlgorithmProvider(name string, predicateKeys, priorityKeys util.Str
 	return name
 }
 
-// GetAlgorithmProvider should not be used to modify providers. It is publicly visible for testing.
+// This function should not be used to modify providers. It is publicly visible for testing.
 func GetAlgorithmProvider(name string) (*AlgorithmProviderConfig, error) {
 	schedulerFactoryMutex.Lock()
 	defer schedulerFactoryMutex.Unlock()
@@ -157,3 +212,33 @@ func validateAlgorithmNameOrDie(name string) {
 		glog.Fatalf("algorithm name %v does not match the name validation regexp \"%v\".", name, validName)
 	}
 }
+
+func validatePredicateOrDie(predicate schedulerapi.PredicatePolicy) {
+	if predicate.Argument != nil {
+		numArgs := 0
+		if predicate.Argument.ServiceAffinity != nil {
+			numArgs++
+		}
+		if predicate.Argument.LabelsPresence != nil {
+			numArgs++
+		}
+		if numArgs != 1 {
+			glog.Fatalf("Exactly 1 predicate argument is required")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func validatePriorityOrDie(priority schedulerapi.PriorityPolicy) {
+	if priority.Argument != nil {
+		numArgs := 0
+		if priority.Argument.ServiceAntiAffinity != nil {
+			numArgs++
+		}
+		if priority.Argument.LabelPreference != nil {
+			numArgs++
+		}
+		if numArgs != 1 {
+			glog.Fatalf("Exactly 1 priority argument is required")
+		}
+	}
+}