diff --git a/pkg/registry/controller/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/controller/strategy.go
index 4989f185fa8..d06c32212ad 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/controller/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/controller/strategy.go
@@ -98,12 +98,13 @@ func (rcStrategy) AllowUnconditionalUpdate() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// ControllerToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object.
+// ControllerToSelectableFields returns a field set that represents the object.
 func ControllerToSelectableFields(controller *api.ReplicationController) fields.Set {
-	return fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name":   controller.Name,
+	objectMetaFieldsSet := generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(controller.ObjectMeta)
+	controllerSpecificFieldsSet := fields.Set{
 		"status.replicas": strconv.Itoa(controller.Status.Replicas),
 	}
+	return generic.MergeFieldsSets(objectMetaFieldsSet, controllerSpecificFieldsSet)
 }
 
 // MatchController is the filter used by the generic etcd backend to route
diff --git a/pkg/registry/daemonset/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/daemonset/strategy.go
index 3d03802fc80..98152db1b60 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/daemonset/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/daemonset/strategy.go
@@ -102,9 +102,7 @@ func (daemonSetStrategy) AllowUnconditionalUpdate() bool {
 
 // DaemonSetToSelectableFields returns a field set that represents the object.
 func DaemonSetToSelectableFields(daemon *extensions.DaemonSet) fields.Set {
-	return fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name": daemon.Name,
-	}
+	return generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(daemon.ObjectMeta)
 }
 
 // MatchSetDaemon is the filter used by the generic etcd backend to route
diff --git a/pkg/registry/deployment/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/deployment/strategy.go
index 01b651c08da..9a85d225151 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/deployment/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/deployment/strategy.go
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ func (deploymentStrategy) AllowUnconditionalUpdate() bool {
 
 // DeploymentToSelectableFields returns a field set that represents the object.
 func DeploymentToSelectableFields(deployment *extensions.Deployment) fields.Set {
-	return fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name": deployment.Name,
-	}
+	return generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(deployment.ObjectMeta)
 }
 
 // MatchDeployment is the filter used by the generic etcd backend to route
diff --git a/pkg/registry/endpoint/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/endpoint/strategy.go
index a31b6cb668a..0366d87a557 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/endpoint/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/endpoint/strategy.go
@@ -89,7 +89,5 @@ func EndpointsAttributes(obj runtime.Object) (objLabels labels.Set, objFields fi
 	if !ok {
 		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type %#v", obj)
 	}
-	return endpoints.Labels, fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name": endpoints.Name,
-	}, nil
+	return endpoints.Labels, generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(endpoints.ObjectMeta), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/event/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/event/strategy.go
index 8f5e2df558f..9c8f0dc7735 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/event/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/event/strategy.go
@@ -79,8 +79,9 @@ func getAttrs(obj runtime.Object) (objLabels labels.Set, objFields fields.Set, e
 	if l == nil {
 		l = labels.Set{}
 	}
-	return l, fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name":                  event.Name,
+
+	objectMetaFieldsSet := generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(event.ObjectMeta)
+	specificFieldsSet := fields.Set{
 		"involvedObject.kind":            event.InvolvedObject.Kind,
 		"involvedObject.namespace":       event.InvolvedObject.Namespace,
 		"involvedObject.name":            event.InvolvedObject.Name,
@@ -90,5 +91,6 @@ func getAttrs(obj runtime.Object) (objLabels labels.Set, objFields fields.Set, e
 		"involvedObject.fieldPath":       event.InvolvedObject.FieldPath,
 		"reason":                         event.Reason,
 		"source":                         event.Source.Component,
-	}, nil
+	}
+	return l, generic.MergeFieldsSets(objectMetaFieldsSet, specificFieldsSet), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/event/strategy_test.go b/pkg/registry/event/strategy_test.go
index 03ebd771db2..7571ca71d53 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/event/strategy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/event/strategy_test.go
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ func testEvent(name string) *api.Event {
 
 func TestGetAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 	eventA := &api.Event{
-		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "f0118"},
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "f0118",
+			Namespace: "default",
+		},
 		InvolvedObject: api.ObjectReference{
 			Kind:            "Pod",
 			Name:            "foo",
@@ -64,6 +67,7 @@ func TestGetAttrs(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	expect := fields.Set{
 		"metadata.name":                  "f0118",
+		"metadata.namespace":             "default",
 		"involvedObject.kind":            "Pod",
 		"involvedObject.name":            "foo",
 		"involvedObject.namespace":       "baz",
diff --git a/pkg/registry/generic/matcher.go b/pkg/registry/generic/matcher.go
index a7e8705c1c4..16282ea7eb4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/generic/matcher.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/generic/matcher.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package generic
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -25,6 +26,22 @@ import (
 // AttrFunc returns label and field sets for List or Watch to compare against, or an error.
 type AttrFunc func(obj runtime.Object) (label labels.Set, field fields.Set, err error)
 
+// ObjectMetaFieldsSet returns a fields set that represents the ObjectMeta.
+func ObjectMetaFieldsSet(objectMeta api.ObjectMeta) fields.Set {
+	return fields.Set{
+		"metadata.name":      objectMeta.Name,
+		"metadata.namespace": objectMeta.Namespace,
+	}
+}
+
+// MergeFieldsSets merges a fields'set from fragment into the source.
+func MergeFieldsSets(source fields.Set, fragment fields.Set) fields.Set {
+	for k, value := range fragment {
+		source[k] = value
+	}
+	return source
+}
+
 // SelectionPredicate implements a generic predicate that can be passed to
 // GenericRegistry's List or Watch methods. Implements the Matcher interface.
 type SelectionPredicate struct {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/ingress/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/ingress/strategy.go
index f6cc8c9d785..95ab183a3e9 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/ingress/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/ingress/strategy.go
@@ -93,11 +93,9 @@ func (ingressStrategy) AllowUnconditionalUpdate() bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// IngressToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object.
+// IngressToSelectableFields returns a field set that represents the object.
 func IngressToSelectableFields(ingress *extensions.Ingress) fields.Set {
-	return fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name": ingress.Name,
-	}
+	return generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(ingress.ObjectMeta)
 }
 
 // MatchIngress is the filter used by the generic etcd backend to ingress
diff --git a/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go
index b6221db434b..0b489332e8f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/job/strategy.go
@@ -97,10 +97,11 @@ func (jobStatusStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object
 
 // JobSelectableFields returns a field set that represents the object for matching purposes.
 func JobToSelectableFields(job *extensions.Job) fields.Set {
-	return fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name":     job.Name,
+	objectMetaFieldsSet := generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(job.ObjectMeta)
+	specificFieldsSet := fields.Set{
 		"status.successful": strconv.Itoa(job.Status.Succeeded),
 	}
+	return generic.MergeFieldsSets(objectMetaFieldsSet, specificFieldsSet)
 }
 
 // MatchJob is the filter used by the generic etcd backend to route
diff --git a/pkg/registry/namespace/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/namespace/strategy.go
index 424684f28c6..f0acec3b1ea 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/namespace/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/namespace/strategy.go
@@ -144,10 +144,11 @@ func MatchNamespace(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) generic.Matche
 
 // NamespaceToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object
 func NamespaceToSelectableFields(namespace *api.Namespace) labels.Set {
-	return labels.Set{
-		"metadata.name": namespace.Name,
-		"status.phase":  string(namespace.Status.Phase),
+	objectMetaFieldsSet := generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(namespace.ObjectMeta)
+	specificFieldsSet := fields.Set{
+		"status.phase": string(namespace.Status.Phase),
 		// This is a bug, but we need to support it for backward compatibility.
 		"name": namespace.Name,
 	}
+	return labels.Set(generic.MergeFieldsSets(objectMetaFieldsSet, specificFieldsSet))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/strategy.go
index 2def1d0d8b2..9ebb0837a63 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/strategy.go
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ func MatchPersistentVolumes(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) generi
 
 // PersistentVolumeToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object
 func PersistentVolumeToSelectableFields(persistentvolume *api.PersistentVolume) labels.Set {
-	return labels.Set{
-		"metadata.name": persistentvolume.Name,
+	objectMetaFieldsSet := generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(persistentvolume.ObjectMeta)
+	specificFieldsSet := fields.Set{
 		// This is a bug, but we need to support it for backward compatibility.
 		"name": persistentvolume.Name,
 	}
+	return labels.Set(generic.MergeFieldsSets(objectMetaFieldsSet, specificFieldsSet))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go
index a6185d95d3f..57fc3666e20 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/strategy.go
@@ -104,9 +104,10 @@ func MatchPersistentVolumeClaim(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) ge
 
 // PersistentVolumeClaimToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object
 func PersistentVolumeClaimToSelectableFields(persistentvolumeclaim *api.PersistentVolumeClaim) labels.Set {
-	return labels.Set{
-		"metadata.name": persistentvolumeclaim.Name,
+	objectMetaFieldsSet := generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(persistentvolumeclaim.ObjectMeta)
+	specificFieldsSet := fields.Set{
 		// This is a bug, but we need to support it for backward compatibility.
 		"name": persistentvolumeclaim.Name,
 	}
+	return labels.Set(generic.MergeFieldsSets(objectMetaFieldsSet, specificFieldsSet))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/pod/strategy.go
index fbb977360d2..4aa57d03d62 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/strategy.go
@@ -163,14 +163,15 @@ func MatchPod(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) generic.Matcher {
 	}
 }
 
-// PodToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object
+// PodToSelectableFields returns a field set that represents the object
 // TODO: fields are not labels, and the validation rules for them do not apply.
 func PodToSelectableFields(pod *api.Pod) fields.Set {
-	return fields.Set{
-		"metadata.name": pod.Name,
+	objectMetaFieldsSet := generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(pod.ObjectMeta)
+	podSpecificFieldsSet := fields.Set{
 		"spec.nodeName": pod.Spec.NodeName,
 		"status.phase":  string(pod.Status.Phase),
 	}
+	return generic.MergeFieldsSets(objectMetaFieldsSet, podSpecificFieldsSet)
 }
 
 // ResourceGetter is an interface for retrieving resources by ResourceLocation.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/resourcequota/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/resourcequota/strategy.go
index 0c1a8e7b2b6..e6735031040 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/resourcequota/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resourcequota/strategy.go
@@ -107,7 +107,5 @@ func MatchResourceQuota(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) generic.Ma
 
 // ResourceQuotaToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object
 func ResourceQuotaToSelectableFields(resourcequota *api.ResourceQuota) labels.Set {
-	return labels.Set{
-		"metadata.name": resourcequota.Name,
-	}
+	return labels.Set(generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(resourcequota.ObjectMeta))
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/strategy.go
index 85a0c493f3f..91778aa3efa 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/strategy.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/strategy.go
@@ -86,7 +86,5 @@ func Matcher(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) generic.Matcher {
 
 // SelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object
 func SelectableFields(obj *api.ServiceAccount) labels.Set {
-	return labels.Set{
-		"metadata.name": obj.Name,
-	}
+	return labels.Set(generic.ObjectMetaFieldsSet(obj.ObjectMeta))
 }