diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index e64fd27b309..7dc67b08671 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ __EOF__
 
   kube::test::get_object_assert nodes "{{range.items}}{{.$id_field}}:{{end}}" '127.0.0.1:'
 
-  kube::test::describe_object_assert nodes "127.0.0.1" "Name:" "Conditions:" "Addresses:" "Capacity:" "Pods:"
+  kube::test::describe_object_assert nodes "127.0.0.1" "Name:" "Labels:" "CreationTimestamp:" "Conditions:" "Addresses:" "Capacity:" "Pods:"
 
   ###########
   # Minions #
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
index 60a48a36df2..b102b42fa22 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@ func (d *NodeDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string) (string, error) {
 func describeNode(node *api.Node, pods []api.Pod, events *api.EventList) (string, error) {
 	return tabbedString(func(out io.Writer) error {
 		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Name:\t%s\n", node.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Labels:\t%s\n", formatLabels(node.Labels))
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "CreationTimestamp:\t%s\n", node.CreationTimestamp.Time.Format(time.RFC1123Z))
 		if len(node.Status.Conditions) > 0 {
 			fmt.Fprint(out, "Conditions:\n  Type\tStatus\tLastProbeTime\tLastTransitionTime\tReason\tMessage\n")
 			for _, c := range node.Status.Conditions {