diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index 443e19425a3..f19497b37b1 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -702,6 +702,18 @@ __EOF__
   # Post-condition: the error message has "invalid resource" string
   kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'invalid resource'
 
+  ### Try to generate a service with invalid name (exceeding maximum valid size)
+  # Pre-condition: use --name flag
+  output_message=$(! kubectl expose -f hack/testdata/pod-with-large-name.yaml --name=invalid-large-service-name --port=8081 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: should fail due to invalid name
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'metadata.name: invalid value'
+  # Pre-condition: default run without --name flag; should succeed by truncating the inherited name
+  output_message=$(kubectl expose -f hack/testdata/pod-with-large-name.yaml --port=8081 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: inherited name from pod has been truncated
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" '\"kubernetes-serve-hostnam\" exposed'
+  # Clean-up
+  kubectl delete svc kubernetes-serve-hostnam "${kube_flags[@]}"
+
   ### Delete replication controller with id
   # Pre-condition: frontend replication controller is running
   kube::test::get_object_assert rc "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'frontend:'
diff --git a/hack/testdata/pod-with-large-name.yaml b/hack/testdata/pod-with-large-name.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8deebc11a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/testdata/pod-with-large-name.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Used for testing name truncation in kubectl expose
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: kubernetes-serve-hostname
+  labels:
+    name: kubernetes-serve-hostname
+spec:
+  containers:
+  - name: kubernetes-serve-hostname
+    image: gcr.io/google_containers/serve_hostname
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
index 514f5d99d68..45bce2dcb94 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/validation"
 )
 
 // ExposeOptions is the start of the data required to perform the operation.  As new fields are added, add them here instead of
@@ -133,7 +134,11 @@ func RunExpose(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 	}
 	names := generator.ParamNames()
 	params := kubectl.MakeParams(cmd, names)
-	params["default-name"] = info.Name
+	name := info.Name
+	if len(name) > validation.DNS952LabelMaxLength {
+		name = name[:validation.DNS952LabelMaxLength]
+	}
+	params["default-name"] = name
 
 	// For objects that need a pod selector, derive it from the exposed object in case a user
 	// didn't explicitly specify one via --selector
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
index c7876912a41..c944b2bdd4c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestRunExposeService(t *testing.T) {
 			status:   200,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "expose-external-service",
+			name: "expose-service",
 			args: []string{"service", "baz"},
 			ns:   "test",
 			calls: map[string]string{
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestRunExposeService(t *testing.T) {
 			status:   200,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "expose-external-affinity-service",
+			name: "expose-affinity-service",
 			args: []string{"service", "baz"},
 			ns:   "test",
 			calls: map[string]string{
@@ -226,11 +226,40 @@ func TestRunExposeService(t *testing.T) {
 							TargetPort: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(90),
 						},
 					},
+					Selector: map[string]string{"svc": "fromexternal"},
 				},
 			},
 			expected: "service \"frombaz\" exposed",
 			status:   200,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "truncate-name",
+			args: []string{"pod", "a-name-that-is-toooo-big-for-a-service"},
+			ns:   "test",
+			calls: map[string]string{
+				"GET":  "/namespaces/test/pods/a-name-that-is-toooo-big-for-a-service",
+				"POST": "/namespaces/test/services",
+			},
+			input: &api.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "baz", Namespace: "test", ResourceVersion: "12"},
+			},
+			flags: map[string]string{"selector": "svc=frompod", "port": "90", "labels": "svc=frompod", "generator": "service/v2"},
+			output: &api.Service{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "a-name-that-is-toooo-big", Namespace: "", Labels: map[string]string{"svc": "frompod"}},
+				Spec: api.ServiceSpec{
+					Ports: []api.ServicePort{
+						{
+							Protocol:   api.ProtocolTCP,
+							Port:       90,
+							TargetPort: util.NewIntOrStringFromInt(90),
+						},
+					},
+					Selector: map[string]string{"svc": "frompod"},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: "service \"a-name-that-is-toooo-big\" exposed",
+			status:   200,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {