diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
index b1e9d7b6904..5712cff968d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/BUILD
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = [
         "set_image_test.go",
+        "set_resources_test.go",
         "set_selector_test.go",
         "set_subject_test.go",
         "set_test.go",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..204322c8854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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 set
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest/fake"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	cmdtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
+)
+
+func TestResourcesLocal(t *testing.T) {
+	f, tf, codec, ns := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
+	tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
+		APIRegistry:          api.Registry,
+		NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
+		Client: fake.CreateHTTPClient(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected request: %s %#v\n%#v", req.Method, req.URL, req)
+			return nil, nil
+		}),
+	}
+	tf.Namespace = "test"
+	tf.ClientConfig = &restclient.Config{ContentConfig: restclient.ContentConfig{GroupVersion: &api.Registry.GroupOrDie(api.GroupName).GroupVersion}}
+
+	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
+	cmd := NewCmdResources(f, buf, buf)
+	cmd.SetOutput(buf)
+	cmd.Flags().Set("output", "name")
+	cmd.Flags().Set("local", "true")
+	mapper, typer := f.Object()
+	tf.Printer = &printers.NamePrinter{Decoders: []runtime.Decoder{codec}, Typer: typer, Mapper: mapper}
+
+	opts := ResourcesOptions{FilenameOptions: resource.FilenameOptions{
+		Filenames: []string{"../../../../examples/storage/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml"}},
+		Out:               buf,
+		Local:             true,
+		Limits:            "cpu=200m,memory=512Mi",
+		Requests:          "cpu=200m,memory=512Mi",
+		ContainerSelector: "*"}
+
+	err := opts.Complete(f, cmd, []string{""})
+	if err == nil {
+		err = opts.Validate()
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		err = opts.Run()
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(buf.String(), "replicationcontrollers/cassandra") {
+		t.Errorf("did not set resources: %s", buf.String())
+	}
+}