diff --git a/pkg/master/master.go b/pkg/master/master.go
index 61f2b82dede..cb668ab789a 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master.go
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func logStackOnRecover(panicReason interface{}, httpWriter http.ResponseWriter)
 func (m *Master) init(c *Config) {
 	healthzChecks := []healthz.HealthzChecker{}
 	m.clock = util.RealClock{}
-	podStorage := podetcd.NewStorage(c.DatabaseStorage, c.KubeletClient)
+	podStorage := podetcd.NewStorage(c.DatabaseStorage, true, c.KubeletClient)
 
 	podTemplateStorage := podtemplateetcd.NewREST(c.DatabaseStorage)
 
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ func (m *Master) init(c *Config) {
 	namespaceStorage, namespaceStatusStorage, namespaceFinalizeStorage := namespaceetcd.NewREST(c.DatabaseStorage)
 	m.namespaceRegistry = namespace.NewRegistry(namespaceStorage)
 
-	endpointsStorage := endpointsetcd.NewREST(c.DatabaseStorage)
+	endpointsStorage := endpointsetcd.NewREST(c.DatabaseStorage, true)
 	m.endpointRegistry = endpoint.NewRegistry(endpointsStorage)
 
-	nodeStorage, nodeStatusStorage := nodeetcd.NewREST(c.DatabaseStorage, c.KubeletClient)
+	nodeStorage, nodeStatusStorage := nodeetcd.NewREST(c.DatabaseStorage, true, c.KubeletClient)
 	m.nodeRegistry = minion.NewRegistry(nodeStorage)
 
 	serviceStorage := serviceetcd.NewREST(c.DatabaseStorage)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd.go
index 9d9f906015b..12388968626 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -32,8 +32,24 @@ type REST struct {
 }
 
 // NewREST returns a RESTStorage object that will work against endpoints.
-func NewREST(s storage.Interface) *REST {
+func NewREST(s storage.Interface, useCacher bool) *REST {
 	prefix := "/services/endpoints"
+
+	storageInterface := s
+	if useCacher {
+		config := storage.CacherConfig{
+			CacheCapacity:  1000,
+			Storage:        s,
+			Type:           &api.Endpoints{},
+			ResourcePrefix: prefix,
+			KeyFunc: func(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
+				return storage.NamespaceKeyFunc(prefix, obj)
+			},
+			NewListFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &api.EndpointsList{} },
+		}
+		storageInterface = storage.NewCacher(config)
+	}
+
 	store := &etcdgeneric.Etcd{
 		NewFunc:     func() runtime.Object { return &api.Endpoints{} },
 		NewListFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &api.EndpointsList{} },
@@ -54,7 +70,7 @@ func NewREST(s storage.Interface) *REST {
 		CreateStrategy: endpoint.Strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: endpoint.Strategy,
 
-		Storage: s,
+		Storage: storageInterface,
 	}
 	return &REST{store}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd_test.go
index aa0c79c366e..4540c46fc62 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/endpoint/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 
 func newStorage(t *testing.T) (*REST, *tools.FakeEtcdClient) {
 	etcdStorage, fakeClient := registrytest.NewEtcdStorage(t)
-	return NewREST(etcdStorage), fakeClient
+	return NewREST(etcdStorage, false), fakeClient
 }
 
 func validNewEndpoints() *api.Endpoints {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd.go
index a46c11987f4..ac150d5aacf 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -49,8 +49,24 @@ func (r *StatusREST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (runtime.Object
 }
 
 // NewStorage returns a RESTStorage object that will work against nodes.
-func NewREST(s storage.Interface, connection client.ConnectionInfoGetter) (*REST, *StatusREST) {
+func NewREST(s storage.Interface, useCacher bool, connection client.ConnectionInfoGetter) (*REST, *StatusREST) {
 	prefix := "/minions"
+
+	storageInterface := s
+	if useCacher {
+		config := storage.CacherConfig{
+			CacheCapacity:  1000,
+			Storage:        s,
+			Type:           &api.Node{},
+			ResourcePrefix: prefix,
+			KeyFunc: func(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
+				return storage.NoNamespaceKeyFunc(prefix, obj)
+			},
+			NewListFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &api.NodeList{} },
+		}
+		storageInterface = storage.NewCacher(config)
+	}
+
 	store := &etcdgeneric.Etcd{
 		NewFunc:     func() runtime.Object { return &api.Node{} },
 		NewListFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &api.NodeList{} },
@@ -69,7 +85,7 @@ func NewREST(s storage.Interface, connection client.ConnectionInfoGetter) (*REST
 		CreateStrategy: minion.Strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: minion.Strategy,
 
-		Storage: s,
+		Storage: storageInterface,
 	}
 
 	statusStore := *store
diff --git a/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd_test.go
index f8682730b94..db53651cf4c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/minion/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (fakeConnectionInfoGetter) GetConnectionInfo(host string) (string, uint, ht
 
 func newStorage(t *testing.T) (*REST, *tools.FakeEtcdClient) {
 	etcdStorage, fakeClient := registrytest.NewEtcdStorage(t)
-	storage, _ := NewREST(etcdStorage, fakeConnectionInfoGetter{})
+	storage, _ := NewREST(etcdStorage, false, fakeConnectionInfoGetter{})
 	return storage, fakeClient
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd.go
index a2aa5eb7024..3fce7c9df29 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -57,8 +57,24 @@ type REST struct {
 }
 
 // NewStorage returns a RESTStorage object that will work against pods.
-func NewStorage(s storage.Interface, k client.ConnectionInfoGetter) PodStorage {
+func NewStorage(s storage.Interface, useCacher bool, k client.ConnectionInfoGetter) PodStorage {
 	prefix := "/pods"
+
+	storageInterface := s
+	if useCacher {
+		config := storage.CacherConfig{
+			CacheCapacity:  1000,
+			Storage:        s,
+			Type:           &api.Pod{},
+			ResourcePrefix: prefix,
+			KeyFunc: func(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
+				return storage.NamespaceKeyFunc(prefix, obj)
+			},
+			NewListFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &api.PodList{} },
+		}
+		storageInterface = storage.NewCacher(config)
+	}
+
 	store := &etcdgeneric.Etcd{
 		NewFunc:     func() runtime.Object { return &api.Pod{} },
 		NewListFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &api.PodList{} },
@@ -76,7 +92,7 @@ func NewStorage(s storage.Interface, k client.ConnectionInfoGetter) PodStorage {
 		},
 		EndpointName: "pods",
 
-		Storage: s,
+		Storage: storageInterface,
 	}
 	statusStore := *store
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go
index 1a8805ed803..34e94b3672a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import (
 
 func newStorage(t *testing.T) (*REST, *BindingREST, *StatusREST, *tools.FakeEtcdClient) {
 	etcdStorage, fakeClient := registrytest.NewEtcdStorage(t)
-	storage := NewStorage(etcdStorage, nil)
+	storage := NewStorage(etcdStorage, false, nil)
 	return storage.Pod, storage.Binding, storage.Status, fakeClient
 }
 
@@ -989,7 +989,8 @@ func TestEtcdWatchPodsMatch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	pod := &api.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
-			Name: "foo",
+			Name:      "foo",
+			Namespace: "default",
 			Labels: map[string]string{
 				"name": "foo",
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/storage/cacher.go b/pkg/storage/cacher.go
index dbf8cbc722d..032fce5d0a8 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cacher.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cacher.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
@@ -62,9 +63,14 @@ type CacherConfig struct {
 // Cacher is responsible for serving WATCH and LIST requests for a given
 // resource from its internal cache and updating its cache in the background
 // based on the underlying storage contents.
+// Cacher implements storage.Interface (although most of the calls are just
+// delegated to the underlying storage).
 type Cacher struct {
 	sync.RWMutex
 
+	// Underlying storage.Interface.
+	storage Interface
+
 	// Whether Cacher is initialized.
 	initialized sync.WaitGroup
 	initOnce    sync.Once
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ func NewCacher(config CacherConfig) *Cacher {
 
 	cacher := &Cacher{
 		initialized: sync.WaitGroup{},
+		storage:     config.Storage,
 		watchCache:  watchCache,
 		reflector:   cache.NewReflector(listerWatcher, config.Type, watchCache, 0),
 		watcherIdx:  0,
@@ -134,7 +141,32 @@ func (c *Cacher) startCaching(stopChannel <-chan struct{}) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Implements Watch (signature from storage.Interface).
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) Backends() []string {
+	return c.storage.Backends()
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) Versioner() Versioner {
+	return c.storage.Versioner()
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) Create(key string, obj, out runtime.Object, ttl uint64) error {
+	return c.storage.Create(key, obj, out, ttl)
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) Set(key string, obj, out runtime.Object, ttl uint64) error {
+	return c.storage.Set(key, obj, out, ttl)
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) Delete(key string, out runtime.Object) error {
+	return c.storage.Delete(key, out)
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
 func (c *Cacher) Watch(key string, resourceVersion uint64, filter FilterFunc) (watch.Interface, error) {
 	// We explicitly use thread unsafe version and do locking ourself to ensure that
 	// no new events will be processed in the meantime. The watchCache will be unlocked
@@ -156,13 +188,34 @@ func (c *Cacher) Watch(key string, resourceVersion uint64, filter FilterFunc) (w
 	return watcher, nil
 }
 
-// Implements WatchList (signature from storage.Interface).
+// Implements storage.Interface.
 func (c *Cacher) WatchList(key string, resourceVersion uint64, filter FilterFunc) (watch.Interface, error) {
 	return c.Watch(key, resourceVersion, filter)
 }
 
-// Implements List (signature from storage.Interface).
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) Get(key string, objPtr runtime.Object, ignoreNotFound bool) error {
+	return c.storage.Get(key, objPtr, ignoreNotFound)
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) GetToList(key string, listObj runtime.Object) error {
+	return c.storage.GetToList(key, listObj)
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
 func (c *Cacher) List(key string, listObj runtime.Object) error {
+	return c.storage.List(key, listObj)
+}
+
+// ListFromMemory implements list operation (the same signature as List method)
+// but it serves the contents from memory.
+// Current we cannot use ListFromMemory() instead of List(), because it only
+// guarantees eventual consistency (e.g. it's possible for Get called right after
+// Create to return not-exist, before the change is propagate).
+// TODO: We may consider changing to use ListFromMemory in the future, but this
+// requires wider discussion as an "api semantic change".
+func (c *Cacher) ListFromMemory(key string, listObj runtime.Object) error {
 	listPtr, err := runtime.GetItemsPtr(listObj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -191,6 +244,16 @@ func (c *Cacher) List(key string, listObj runtime.Object) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) GuaranteedUpdate(key string, ptrToType runtime.Object, ignoreNotFound bool, tryUpdate UpdateFunc) error {
+	return c.storage.GuaranteedUpdate(key, ptrToType, ignoreNotFound, tryUpdate)
+}
+
+// Implements storage.Interface.
+func (c *Cacher) Codec() runtime.Codec {
+	return c.storage.Codec()
+}
+
 func (c *Cacher) processEvent(event cache.WatchCacheEvent) {
 	c.Lock()
 	defer c.Unlock()
@@ -327,13 +390,23 @@ func (c *cacheWatcher) sendWatchCacheEvent(event cache.WatchCacheEvent) {
 	if event.PrevObject != nil {
 		oldObjPasses = c.filter(event.PrevObject)
 	}
+	if !curObjPasses && !oldObjPasses {
+		// Watcher is not interested in that object.
+		return
+	}
+
+	object, err := api.Scheme.Copy(event.Object)
+	if err != nil {
+		glog.Errorf("unexpected copy error: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
 	switch {
 	case curObjPasses && !oldObjPasses:
-		c.result <- watch.Event{Type: watch.Added, Object: event.Object}
+		c.result <- watch.Event{Type: watch.Added, Object: object}
 	case curObjPasses && oldObjPasses:
-		c.result <- watch.Event{Type: watch.Modified, Object: event.Object}
+		c.result <- watch.Event{Type: watch.Modified, Object: object}
 	case !curObjPasses && oldObjPasses:
-		c.result <- watch.Event{Type: watch.Deleted, Object: event.Object}
+		c.result <- watch.Event{Type: watch.Deleted, Object: object}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/storage/cacher_test.go b/pkg/storage/cacher_test.go
index edbcaf32caf..7a160e50a09 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cacher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cacher_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func waitForUpToDateCache(cacher *storage.Cacher, resourceVersion uint64) error
 	return wait.Poll(10*time.Millisecond, 100*time.Millisecond, ready)
 }
 
-func TestList(t *testing.T) {
+func TestListFromMemory(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeClient := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
 	prefixedKey := etcdtest.AddPrefix("pods")
 	fakeClient.ExpectNotFoundGet(prefixedKey)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestList(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	result := &api.PodList{}
-	if err := cacher.List("pods/ns", result); err != nil {
+	if err := cacher.ListFromMemory("pods/ns", result); err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 	if result.ListMeta.ResourceVersion != "5" {
diff --git a/pkg/storage/util.go b/pkg/storage/util.go
index 518b31b2537..89b0b2af7da 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/util.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/util.go
@@ -58,3 +58,11 @@ func NamespaceKeyFunc(prefix string, obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
 	}
 	return prefix + "/" + meta.Namespace() + "/" + meta.Name(), nil
 }
+
+func NoNamespaceKeyFunc(prefix string, obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
+	meta, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return prefix + "/" + meta.Name(), nil
+}