diff --git a/docs/kubectl.md b/docs/kubectl.md
index b04dee7703e..026e115c81a 100644
--- a/docs/kubectl.md
+++ b/docs/kubectl.md
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ Usage:
       --v=0: log level for V logs
       --validate=false: If true, use a schema to validate the input before sending it
       --vmodule=: comma-separated list of pattern=N settings for file-filtered logging
-  -w, --www="": Also serve static files from the given directory under the prefix /static
+  -w, --www="": Also serve static files from the given directory under the specified prefix
+  -P, --www-prefix="/static/": Prefix to serve static files under, if static file dir is specified
 
 ```
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go
index 920562a62ea..508c01b5a72 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/proxy.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"io"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
@@ -36,12 +37,17 @@ func (f *Factory) NewCmdProxy(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 			clientConfig, err := f.ClientConfig(cmd)
 			checkErr(err)
 
-			server, err := kubectl.NewProxyServer(GetFlagString(cmd, "www"), clientConfig)
+			staticPrefix := GetFlagString(cmd, "www-prefix")
+			if !strings.HasSuffix(staticPrefix, "/") {
+				staticPrefix += "/"
+			}
+			server, err := kubectl.NewProxyServer(GetFlagString(cmd, "www"), staticPrefix, clientConfig)
 			checkErr(err)
 			glog.Fatal(server.Serve(port))
 		},
 	}
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("www", "w", "", "Also serve static files from the given directory under the prefix /static")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("www", "w", "", "Also serve static files from the given directory under the specified prefix")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("www-prefix", "P", "/static/", "Prefix to serve static files under, if static file dir is specified")
 	cmd.Flags().IntP("port", "p", 8001, "The port on which to run the proxy")
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go b/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go
index a92e0485c4f..29498a80d83 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/proxy_server.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type ProxyServer struct {
 
 // NewProxyServer creates and installs a new ProxyServer.
 // It automatically registers the created ProxyServer to http.DefaultServeMux.
-func NewProxyServer(filebase string, cfg *client.Config) (*ProxyServer, error) {
+func NewProxyServer(filebase string, staticPrefix string, cfg *client.Config) (*ProxyServer, error) {
 	prefix := cfg.Prefix
 	if prefix == "" {
 		prefix = "/api"
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func NewProxyServer(filebase string, cfg *client.Config) (*ProxyServer, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	http.Handle("/api/", http.StripPrefix("/api/", proxy))
-	http.Handle("/static/", newFileHandler("/static/", filebase))
+	http.Handle(staticPrefix, newFileHandler(staticPrefix, filebase))
 	return proxy, nil
 }