diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
index 81403cf1535..18a11d3816b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd:all-srcs",
-        "//pkg/kubectl/explain:all-srcs",
     ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD
index d48fb017f34..78f2ce4c00f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/BUILD
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/kubectl/explain:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/openapi:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go
index 70421bc694c..97817fcd5f7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain/explain.go
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/i18n"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/openapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/explain"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
index dbaf7b318d2..751294d37ca 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ filegroup(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain:all-srcs",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/generate:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/generated:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/metricsutil:all-srcs",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/BUILD
similarity index 93%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/BUILD
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/BUILD
index 17e983061dd..91bd8c8b6e9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/explain/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/BUILD
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ go_library(
         "recursive_fields_printer.go",
         "typename.go",
     ],
-    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/explain",
+    importmap = "k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain",
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
@@ -21,20 +22,6 @@ go_library(
     ],
 )
 
-filegroup(
-    name = "package-srcs",
-    srcs = glob(["**"]),
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
-)
-
-filegroup(
-    name = "all-srcs",
-    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
-    tags = ["automanaged"],
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
 go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = [
@@ -58,3 +45,17 @@ go_test(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/openapi/testing:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/OWNERS b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/OWNERS
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/OWNERS
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/OWNERS
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/explain.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/explain.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/explain.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/explain.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/explain_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/explain_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/explain_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/explain_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/field_lookup.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/field_lookup.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/field_lookup.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/field_lookup.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/field_lookup_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/field_lookup_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/field_lookup_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/field_lookup_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/fields_printer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/fields_printer.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/fields_printer.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/fields_printer.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/fields_printer_builder.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/fields_printer_builder.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/fields_printer_builder.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/fields_printer_builder.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/fields_printer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/fields_printer_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/fields_printer_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/fields_printer_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/formatter.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/formatter.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/formatter.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/formatter.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/formatter_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/formatter_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/formatter_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/formatter_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/model_printer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/model_printer.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/model_printer.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/model_printer.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/model_printer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/model_printer_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/model_printer_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/model_printer_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/recursive_fields_printer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/recursive_fields_printer.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/recursive_fields_printer.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/recursive_fields_printer.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/recursive_fields_printer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/recursive_fields_printer_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/recursive_fields_printer_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/recursive_fields_printer_test.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/test-recursive-swagger.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/test-recursive-swagger.json
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/test-recursive-swagger.json
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/test-recursive-swagger.json
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/test-swagger.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/test-swagger.json
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/test-swagger.json
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/test-swagger.json
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/typename.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/typename.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/typename.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/typename.go
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/explain/typename_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/typename_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from pkg/kubectl/explain/typename_test.go
rename to staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain/typename_test.go
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 773b9675567..df51a2e7df8 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1647,6 +1647,7 @@ k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/util/sanity
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/versioned
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/drain
+k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/explain
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/generate
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/generate/versioned
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/generated