diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 8c58acb55d7..15bbb496c73 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func Run(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmdIn io.Reader, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cob
 	}
 
 	outputFormat := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")
-	if outputFormat != "" {
+	if outputFormat != "" || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
 		return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, obj, cmdOut)
 	}
 	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, cmdOut, mapping.Resource, args[0], "created")
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func generateService(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, serv
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output") != "" {
+	if cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output") != "" || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
 		return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, obj, out)
 	}
 	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, mapping.Resource, args[0], "created")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run_test.go
index de80a3c1e90..1b509c086f0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run_test.go
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ func TestGenerateService(t *testing.T) {
 		sawPOST := false
 		f, tf, codec, ns := NewAPIFactory()
 		tf.ClientConfig = &restclient.Config{ContentConfig: restclient.ContentConfig{GroupVersion: testapi.Default.GroupVersion()}}
+		tf.Printer = &testPrinter{}
 		tf.Client = &fake.RESTClient{
 			NegotiatedSerializer: ns,
 			Client: fake.CreateHTTPClient(func(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
@@ -299,9 +300,9 @@ func TestGenerateService(t *testing.T) {
 			}),
 		}
 		cmd := &cobra.Command{}
-		cmd.Flags().String("output", "", "")
 		cmd.Flags().Bool(cmdutil.ApplyAnnotationsFlag, false, "")
 		cmd.Flags().Bool("record", false, "Record current kubectl command in the resource annotation.")
+		cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 		cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyFlags(cmd)
 		addRunFlags(cmd)