diff --git a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-service.yaml b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-service.yaml
index 2efde01ba2d..ad17bce72c5 100644
--- a/examples/cassandra/cassandra-service.yaml
+++ b/examples/cassandra/cassandra-service.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ port: 9042
 containerPort: 9042
 selector:
   name: cassandra
+labels:
+  name: cassandra
diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index f58fbcd1de7..1583184b0b2 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -615,6 +615,18 @@ __EOF__
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'nodes/127.0.0.1 service/kubernetes' "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" '127.0.0.1:kubernetes:'
 
 
+  #####################
+  # Resource aliasing #
+  ##################### 
+
+  kube::log::status "Testing resource aliasing"
+  kubectl create -f examples/cassandra/cassandra.yaml
+  kubectl create -f examples/cassandra/cassandra-controller.yaml
+  kubectl create -f examples/cassandra/cassandra-service.yaml
+  kube::test::get_object_assert "all -l'name=cassandra'" "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'cassandra:cassandra:cassandra:'
+  kubectl delete all -l name=cassandra
+
+
   ###########
   # Swagger #
   ###########
diff --git a/pkg/api/latest/latest.go b/pkg/api/latest/latest.go
index 887bba1a5b9..a58d44d437f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/latest/latest.go
+++ b/pkg/api/latest/latest.go
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ var SelfLinker = runtime.SelfLinker(accessor)
 // Kubernetes versions.
 var RESTMapper meta.RESTMapper
 
+// userResources is a group of resources mostly used by a kubectl user
+var userResources = []string{"rc", "svc", "pods", "pvc"}
+
 // InterfacesFor returns the default Codec and ResourceVersioner for a given version
 // string, or an error if the version is not known.
 func InterfacesFor(version string) (*meta.VersionInterfaces, error) {
@@ -124,6 +127,9 @@ func init() {
 		"PersistentVolume": true,
 	}
 
+	// setup aliases for groups of resources
+	mapper.AddResourceAlias("all", userResources...)
+
 	// these kinds should be excluded from the list of resources
 	ignoredKinds := util.NewStringSet(
 		"ListOptions",
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go b/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
index 8d471a9a69a..fca198458b0 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/interfaces.go
@@ -147,4 +147,5 @@ type RESTMapping struct {
 type RESTMapper interface {
 	VersionAndKindForResource(resource string) (defaultVersion, kind string, err error)
 	RESTMapping(kind string, versions ...string) (*RESTMapping, error)
+	AliasesForResource(resource string) ([]string, bool)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
index fb0480298fa..249752a276c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
@@ -226,3 +226,22 @@ func (m *DefaultRESTMapper) RESTMapping(kind string, versions ...string) (*RESTM
 		MetadataAccessor: interfaces.MetadataAccessor,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// aliasToResource is used for mapping aliases to resources
+var aliasToResource = map[string][]string{}
+
+// AddResourceAlias maps aliases to resources
+func (m *DefaultRESTMapper) AddResourceAlias(alias string, resources ...string) {
+	if len(resources) == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	aliasToResource[alias] = resources
+}
+
+// AliasesForResource returns whether a resource has an alias or not
+func (m *DefaultRESTMapper) AliasesForResource(alias string) ([]string, bool) {
+	if res, ok := aliasToResource[alias]; ok {
+		return res, true
+	}
+	return nil, false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
index 7e7aceaa23f..f49f78425be 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ func (b *Builder) SelectAllParam(selectAll bool) *Builder {
 // When two or more arguments are received, they must be a single type and resource name(s).
 // The allowEmptySelector permits to select all the resources (via Everything func).
 func (b *Builder) ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(allowEmptySelector bool, args ...string) *Builder {
+	args = b.replaceAliases(args)
 	if ok, err := hasCombinedTypeArgs(args); ok {
 		if err != nil {
 			b.errs = append(b.errs, err)
@@ -269,6 +270,18 @@ func (b *Builder) ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(allowEmptySelector bool, args ...string
 	return b
 }
 
+func (b *Builder) replaceAliases(args []string) []string {
+	replaced := []string{}
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		if aliases, ok := b.mapper.AliasesForResource(arg); ok {
+			arg = strings.Join(aliases, ",")
+		}
+		replaced = append(replaced, arg)
+	}
+
+	return replaced
+}
+
 func hasCombinedTypeArgs(args []string) (bool, error) {
 	hasSlash := 0
 	for _, s := range args {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
index b6d61eca5ac..a7a63736f35 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
@@ -783,3 +783,36 @@ func TestReceiveMultipleErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected errors %v", errs)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestReplaceAliases(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		args     []string
+		expected []string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "no-replacement",
+			args:     []string{"service", "pods", "rc"},
+			expected: []string{"service", "pods", "rc"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:     "all-replacement",
+			args:     []string{"all"},
+			expected: []string{"rc,svc,pods,pvc"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	b := NewBuilder(latest.RESTMapper, api.Scheme, fakeClient())
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		replaced := b.replaceAliases(test.args)
+		if len(replaced) != len(test.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected args length: expected %d, got %d", test.name, len(test.expected), len(replaced))
+		}
+		for i, arg := range test.expected {
+			if arg != replaced[i] {
+				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected argument: expected %s, got %s", test.name, arg, replaced[i])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}