diff --git a/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl b/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl
index a87a1def4da..854f3fe25a0 100644
--- a/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl
+++ b/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ _kubectl_get()
     must_have_one_noun+=("resourcequota")
     must_have_one_noun+=("secret")
     must_have_one_noun+=("service")
+    must_have_one_noun+=("serviceaccount")
 }
 
 _kubectl_describe()
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ _kubectl_describe()
     must_have_one_noun+=("resourcequota")
     must_have_one_noun+=("secret")
     must_have_one_noun+=("service")
+    must_have_one_noun+=("serviceaccount")
 }
 
 _kubectl_create()
diff --git a/pkg/api/register.go b/pkg/api/register.go
index 176b8852e9d..ca879ffd32f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/register.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func init() {
 		&ResourceQuotaList{},
 		&Namespace{},
 		&NamespaceList{},
+		&ServiceAccount{},
+		&ServiceAccountList{},
 		&Secret{},
 		&SecretList{},
 		&PersistentVolume{},
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ func (*ResourceQuota) IsAnAPIObject()             {}
 func (*ResourceQuotaList) IsAnAPIObject()         {}
 func (*Namespace) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*NamespaceList) IsAnAPIObject()             {}
+func (*ServiceAccount) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
+func (*ServiceAccountList) IsAnAPIObject()        {}
 func (*Secret) IsAnAPIObject()                    {}
 func (*SecretList) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
 func (*PersistentVolume) IsAnAPIObject()          {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index d3525f6a8ee..f1077b24345 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -814,6 +814,10 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// NodeSelector is a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node
 	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty"`
 
+	// ServiceAccount is the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod
+	// The pod will be allowed to use secrets referenced by the ServiceAccount
+	ServiceAccount string `json:"serviceAccount"`
+
 	// Host is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific host.  If it is non-empty,
 	// the the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that host, assuming that it fits
 	// resource requirements.
@@ -1035,6 +1039,26 @@ type Service struct {
 	Status ServiceStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
 }
 
+// ServiceAccount binds together:
+// * a name, understood by users, and perhaps by peripheral systems, for an identity
+// * a principal that can be authenticated and authorized
+// * a set of secrets
+type ServiceAccount struct {
+	TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
+	ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	// Secrets is the list of secrets allowed to be used by pods running using this ServiceAccount
+	Secrets []ObjectReference `json:"secrets"`
+}
+
+// ServiceAccountList is a list of ServiceAccount objects
+type ServiceAccountList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	Items []ServiceAccount `json:"items"`
+}
+
 // Endpoints is a collection of endpoints that implement the actual service.  Example:
 //   Name: "mysvc",
 //   Subsets: [
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
index 032c5300786..53b2153c7a5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/conversion.go
@@ -1878,6 +1878,7 @@ func init() {
 					out.NodeSelector[key] = val
 				}
 			}
+			out.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 			out.Host = in.Host
 			out.HostNetwork = in.HostNetwork
 			return nil
@@ -1911,6 +1912,7 @@ func init() {
 					out.NodeSelector[key] = val
 				}
 			}
+			out.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 			out.Host = in.Host
 			out.HostNetwork = in.HostNetwork
 			return nil
@@ -2475,6 +2477,74 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			return nil
 		},
+		func(in *ServiceAccount, out *newer.ServiceAccount, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ObjectMeta, &out.ObjectMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if in.Secrets != nil {
+				out.Secrets = make([]newer.ObjectReference, len(in.Secrets))
+				for i := range in.Secrets {
+					if err := s.Convert(&in.Secrets[i], &out.Secrets[i], 0); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.ServiceAccount, out *ServiceAccount, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ObjectMeta, &out.ObjectMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if in.Secrets != nil {
+				out.Secrets = make([]ObjectReference, len(in.Secrets))
+				for i := range in.Secrets {
+					if err := s.Convert(&in.Secrets[i], &out.Secrets[i], 0); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *ServiceAccountList, out *newer.ServiceAccountList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ListMeta, &out.ListMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if in.Items != nil {
+				out.Items = make([]newer.ServiceAccount, len(in.Items))
+				for i := range in.Items {
+					if err := s.Convert(&in.Items[i], &out.Items[i], 0); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.ServiceAccountList, out *ServiceAccountList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ListMeta, &out.ListMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if in.Items != nil {
+				out.Items = make([]ServiceAccount, len(in.Items))
+				for i := range in.Items {
+					if err := s.Convert(&in.Items[i], &out.Items[i], 0); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 		func(in *ServiceList, out *newer.ServiceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/register.go b/pkg/api/v1/register.go
index c2f971320f4..10d8423c604 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/register.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ func init() {
 		&NamespaceList{},
 		&Secret{},
 		&SecretList{},
+		&ServiceAccount{},
+		&ServiceAccountList{},
 		&PersistentVolume{},
 		&PersistentVolumeList{},
 		&PersistentVolumeClaim{},
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ func (*Namespace) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*NamespaceList) IsAnAPIObject()             {}
 func (*Secret) IsAnAPIObject()                    {}
 func (*SecretList) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*ServiceAccount) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
+func (*ServiceAccountList) IsAnAPIObject()        {}
 func (*PersistentVolume) IsAnAPIObject()          {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeList) IsAnAPIObject()      {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeClaim) IsAnAPIObject()     {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 8c698af7560..74ebb5811c9 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -816,6 +816,9 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// NodeSelector is a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node
 	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"selector which must match a node's labels for the pod to be scheduled on that node"`
 
+	// ServiceAccount is the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod
+	ServiceAccount string `json:"serviceAccount" description:"name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod"`
+
 	// Host is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific host.  If it is non-empty,
 	// the the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that host, assuming that it fits
 	// resource requirements.
@@ -1036,6 +1039,26 @@ type ServiceList struct {
 	Items []Service `json:"items" description:"list of services"`
 }
 
+// ServiceAccount binds together:
+// * a name, understood by users, and perhaps by peripheral systems, for an identity
+// * a principal that can be authenticated and authorized
+// * a set of secrets
+type ServiceAccount struct {
+	TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
+	ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" description:"standard object metadata; see http://docs.k8s.io/api-conventions.md#metadata"`
+
+	// Secrets is the list of secrets allowed to be used by pods running using this ServiceAccount
+	Secrets []ObjectReference `json:"secrets" description:"list of secrets that can be used by pods running as this service account" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"name"`
+}
+
+// ServiceAccountList is a list of ServiceAccount objects
+type ServiceAccountList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" description:"standard list metadata; see http://docs.k8s.io/api-conventions.md#metadata"`
+
+	Items []ServiceAccount `json:"items" description:"list of ServiceAccounts"`
+}
+
 // Endpoints is a collection of endpoints that implement the actual service.  Example:
 //   Name: "mysvc",
 //   Subsets: [
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
index dba9b5d4689..77c6840451f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			out.DesiredState.Host = in.Spec.Host
 			out.CurrentState.Host = in.Spec.Host
+			out.ServiceAccount = in.Spec.ServiceAccount
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Status, &out.CurrentState, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -399,6 +400,7 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.Spec.Host = in.DesiredState.Host
+			out.Spec.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.CurrentState, &out.Status, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -503,6 +505,7 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.DesiredState.Host = in.Spec.Host
+			out.ServiceAccount = in.Spec.ServiceAccount
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec.NodeSelector, &out.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -519,6 +522,7 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.Spec.Host = in.DesiredState.Host
+			out.Spec.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.NodeSelector, &out.Spec.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -1685,4 +1689,17 @@ func init() {
 		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	err = newer.Scheme.AddFieldLabelConversionFunc("v1beta1", "ServiceAccount",
+		func(label, value string) (string, string, error) {
+			switch label {
+			case "name":
+				return "metadata.name", value, nil
+			default:
+				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("field label not supported: %s", label)
+			}
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go
index 369db60ba58..870246e5d20 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func init() {
 		&NamespaceList{},
 		&Secret{},
 		&SecretList{},
+		&ServiceAccount{},
+		&ServiceAccountList{},
 		&PersistentVolume{},
 		&PersistentVolumeList{},
 		&PersistentVolumeClaim{},
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ func (*Namespace) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*NamespaceList) IsAnAPIObject()             {}
 func (*Secret) IsAnAPIObject()                    {}
 func (*SecretList) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*ServiceAccount) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
+func (*ServiceAccountList) IsAnAPIObject()        {}
 func (*PersistentVolume) IsAnAPIObject()          {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeList) IsAnAPIObject()      {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeClaim) IsAnAPIObject()     {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index 90558708656..ee634c43027 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@ type Pod struct {
 	Labels       map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize pods; may match selectors of replication controllers and services"`
 	DesiredState PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of the pod"`
 	CurrentState PodState          `json:"currentState,omitempty" description:"current state of the pod; populated by the system, read-only"`
+	// ServiceAccount is the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod
+	ServiceAccount string `json:"serviceAccount,omitempty" description:"the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod"`
 	// NodeSelector is a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node
 	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"selector which must match a node's labels for the pod to be scheduled on that node"`
 }
@@ -782,10 +784,11 @@ type ReplicationController struct {
 
 // PodTemplate holds the information used for creating pods.
 type PodTemplate struct {
-	DesiredState PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of pods created from this template"`
-	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node"`
-	Labels       map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize the pods created from the template; must match the selector of the replication controller to which the template belongs; may match selectors of services"`
-	Annotations  map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used by external tooling to store and retrieve arbitrary metadata about pods created from the template"`
+	DesiredState   PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of pods created from this template"`
+	ServiceAccount string            `json:"serviceAccount,omitempty" description:"the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod"`
+	NodeSelector   map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node"`
+	Labels         map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize the pods created from the template; must match the selector of the replication controller to which the template belongs; may match selectors of services"`
+	Annotations    map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used by external tooling to store and retrieve arbitrary metadata about pods created from the template"`
 }
 
 // Session Affinity Type string
@@ -884,6 +887,24 @@ type ServicePort struct {
 	ContainerPort util.IntOrString `json:"containerPort" description:"the port to access on the containers belonging to pods targeted by the service; defaults to the service port"`
 }
 
+// ServiceAccount binds together:
+// * a name, understood by users, and perhaps by peripheral systems, for an identity
+// * a principal that can be authenticated and authorized
+// * a set of secrets
+type ServiceAccount struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Secrets is the list of secrets allowed to be used by pods running using this ServiceAccount
+	Secrets []ObjectReference `json:"secrets" description:"list of secrets that can be used by pods running as this service account" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"name"`
+}
+
+// ServiceAccountList is a list of ServiceAccount objects
+type ServiceAccountList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	Items []ServiceAccount `json:"items" description:"list of ServiceAccounts"`
+}
+
 // EndpointObjectReference is a reference to an object exposing the endpoint
 type EndpointObjectReference struct {
 	Endpoint        string `json:"endpoint" description:"endpoint exposed by the referenced object"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
index d4b1d59dffb..91b18b7dd28 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func init() {
 			}
 			out.DesiredState.Host = in.Spec.Host
 			out.CurrentState.Host = in.Spec.Host
+			out.ServiceAccount = in.Spec.ServiceAccount
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Status, &out.CurrentState, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ func init() {
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.DesiredState.Manifest, &out.Spec, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
+			out.Spec.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 			out.Spec.Host = in.DesiredState.Host
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.CurrentState, &out.Status, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -282,6 +284,7 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.DesiredState.Host = in.Spec.Host
+			out.ServiceAccount = in.Spec.ServiceAccount
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec.NodeSelector, &out.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -298,6 +301,7 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.Spec.Host = in.DesiredState.Host
+			out.Spec.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.NodeSelector, &out.Spec.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -1601,4 +1605,17 @@ func init() {
 		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	err = newer.Scheme.AddFieldLabelConversionFunc("v1beta2", "ServiceAccount",
+		func(label, value string) (string, string, error) {
+			switch label {
+			case "name":
+				return "metadata.name", value, nil
+			default:
+				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("field label not supported: %s", label)
+			}
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go
index 337015150cd..4182ae4419c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ func init() {
 		&NamespaceList{},
 		&Secret{},
 		&SecretList{},
+		&ServiceAccount{},
+		&ServiceAccountList{},
 		&PersistentVolume{},
 		&PersistentVolumeList{},
 		&PersistentVolumeClaim{},
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ func (*Namespace) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*NamespaceList) IsAnAPIObject()             {}
 func (*Secret) IsAnAPIObject()                    {}
 func (*SecretList) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*ServiceAccount) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
+func (*ServiceAccountList) IsAnAPIObject()        {}
 func (*PersistentVolume) IsAnAPIObject()          {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeList) IsAnAPIObject()      {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeClaim) IsAnAPIObject()     {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index b2345994bc9..c3978ed372f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -756,6 +756,8 @@ type Pod struct {
 	Labels       map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize pods; may match selectors of replication controllers and services"`
 	DesiredState PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of the pod"`
 	CurrentState PodState          `json:"currentState,omitempty" description:"current state of the pod; populated by the system, read-only"`
+	// ServiceAccount is the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod
+	ServiceAccount string `json:"serviceAccount,omitempty" description:"the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod"`
 	// NodeSelector is a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node
 	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"selector which must match a node's labels for the pod to be scheduled on that node"`
 }
@@ -787,10 +789,11 @@ type ReplicationController struct {
 //
 // http://docs.k8s.io/replication-controller.md#pod-template
 type PodTemplate struct {
-	DesiredState PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of pods created from this template"`
-	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node"`
-	Labels       map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize the pods created from the template; must match the selector of the replication controller to which the template belongs; may match selectors of services"`
-	Annotations  map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used by external tooling to store and retrieve arbitrary metadata about pods created from the template"`
+	DesiredState   PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of pods created from this template"`
+	ServiceAccount string            `json:"serviceAccount,omitempty" description:"the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod"`
+	NodeSelector   map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node"`
+	Labels         map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize the pods created from the template; must match the selector of the replication controller to which the template belongs; may match selectors of services"`
+	Annotations    map[string]string `json:"annotations,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used by external tooling to store and retrieve arbitrary metadata about pods created from the template"`
 }
 
 // Session Affinity Type string
@@ -891,6 +894,24 @@ type ServicePort struct {
 	ContainerPort util.IntOrString `json:"containerPort" description:"the port to access on the containers belonging to pods targeted by the service; defaults to the service port"`
 }
 
+// ServiceAccount binds together:
+// * a name, understood by users, and perhaps by peripheral systems, for an identity
+// * a principal that can be authenticated and authorized
+// * a set of secrets
+type ServiceAccount struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Secrets is the list of secrets allowed to be used by pods running using this ServiceAccount
+	Secrets []ObjectReference `json:"secrets" description:"list of secrets that can be used by pods running as this service account" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"name"`
+}
+
+// ServiceAccountList is a list of ServiceAccount objects
+type ServiceAccountList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	Items []ServiceAccount `json:"items" description:"list of ServiceAccounts"`
+}
+
 // EndpointObjectReference is a reference to an object exposing the endpoint
 type EndpointObjectReference struct {
 	Endpoint        string `json:"endpoint" description:"endpoint exposed by the referenced object"`
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion.go
index bc0b3a17052..7a3659e4052 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion.go
@@ -128,6 +128,19 @@ func init() {
 		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
 		panic(err)
 	}
+	err = newer.Scheme.AddFieldLabelConversionFunc("v1beta3", "ServiceAccount",
+		func(label, value string) (string, string, error) {
+			switch label {
+			case "metadata.name":
+				return label, value, nil
+			default:
+				return "", "", fmt.Errorf("field label not supported: %s", label)
+			}
+		})
+	if err != nil {
+		// If one of the conversion functions is malformed, detect it immediately.
+		panic(err)
+	}
 }
 
 func convert_v1beta3_Container_To_api_Container(in *Container, out *newer.Container, s conversion.Scope) error {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
index 7f654794f09..8e2a9d3f43c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
@@ -2637,6 +2637,7 @@ func convert_v1beta3_PodSpec_To_api_PodSpec(in *PodSpec, out *newer.PodSpec, s c
 	} else {
 		out.NodeSelector = nil
 	}
+	out.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 	out.Host = in.Host
 	out.HostNetwork = in.HostNetwork
 	return nil
@@ -2682,6 +2683,7 @@ func convert_api_PodSpec_To_v1beta3_PodSpec(in *newer.PodSpec, out *PodSpec, s c
 	} else {
 		out.NodeSelector = nil
 	}
+	out.ServiceAccount = in.ServiceAccount
 	out.Host = in.Host
 	out.HostNetwork = in.HostNetwork
 	return nil
@@ -3623,6 +3625,98 @@ func convert_api_Service_To_v1beta3_Service(in *newer.Service, out *Service, s c
 	return nil
 }
 
+func convert_v1beta3_ServiceAccount_To_api_ServiceAccount(in *ServiceAccount, out *newer.ServiceAccount, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if defaulting, found := s.DefaultingInterface(reflect.TypeOf(*in)); found {
+		defaulting.(func(*ServiceAccount))(in)
+	}
+	if err := convert_v1beta3_TypeMeta_To_api_TypeMeta(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := convert_v1beta3_ObjectMeta_To_api_ObjectMeta(&in.ObjectMeta, &out.ObjectMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if in.Secrets != nil {
+		out.Secrets = make([]newer.ObjectReference, len(in.Secrets))
+		for i := range in.Secrets {
+			if err := convert_v1beta3_ObjectReference_To_api_ObjectReference(&in.Secrets[i], &out.Secrets[i], s); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.Secrets = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func convert_api_ServiceAccount_To_v1beta3_ServiceAccount(in *newer.ServiceAccount, out *ServiceAccount, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if defaulting, found := s.DefaultingInterface(reflect.TypeOf(*in)); found {
+		defaulting.(func(*newer.ServiceAccount))(in)
+	}
+	if err := convert_api_TypeMeta_To_v1beta3_TypeMeta(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := convert_api_ObjectMeta_To_v1beta3_ObjectMeta(&in.ObjectMeta, &out.ObjectMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if in.Secrets != nil {
+		out.Secrets = make([]ObjectReference, len(in.Secrets))
+		for i := range in.Secrets {
+			if err := convert_api_ObjectReference_To_v1beta3_ObjectReference(&in.Secrets[i], &out.Secrets[i], s); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.Secrets = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func convert_v1beta3_ServiceAccountList_To_api_ServiceAccountList(in *ServiceAccountList, out *newer.ServiceAccountList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if defaulting, found := s.DefaultingInterface(reflect.TypeOf(*in)); found {
+		defaulting.(func(*ServiceAccountList))(in)
+	}
+	if err := convert_v1beta3_TypeMeta_To_api_TypeMeta(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := convert_v1beta3_ListMeta_To_api_ListMeta(&in.ListMeta, &out.ListMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if in.Items != nil {
+		out.Items = make([]newer.ServiceAccount, len(in.Items))
+		for i := range in.Items {
+			if err := convert_v1beta3_ServiceAccount_To_api_ServiceAccount(&in.Items[i], &out.Items[i], s); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.Items = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func convert_api_ServiceAccountList_To_v1beta3_ServiceAccountList(in *newer.ServiceAccountList, out *ServiceAccountList, s conversion.Scope) error {
+	if defaulting, found := s.DefaultingInterface(reflect.TypeOf(*in)); found {
+		defaulting.(func(*newer.ServiceAccountList))(in)
+	}
+	if err := convert_api_TypeMeta_To_v1beta3_TypeMeta(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := convert_api_ListMeta_To_v1beta3_ListMeta(&in.ListMeta, &out.ListMeta, s); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if in.Items != nil {
+		out.Items = make([]ServiceAccount, len(in.Items))
+		for i := range in.Items {
+			if err := convert_api_ServiceAccount_To_v1beta3_ServiceAccount(&in.Items[i], &out.Items[i], s); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.Items = nil
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func convert_v1beta3_ServiceList_To_api_ServiceList(in *ServiceList, out *newer.ServiceList, s conversion.Scope) error {
 	if defaulting, found := s.DefaultingInterface(reflect.TypeOf(*in)); found {
 		defaulting.(func(*ServiceList))(in)
@@ -4242,6 +4336,8 @@ func init() {
 		convert_api_Secret_To_v1beta3_Secret,
 		convert_api_SecurityContext_To_v1beta3_SecurityContext,
 		convert_api_SerializedReference_To_v1beta3_SerializedReference,
+		convert_api_ServiceAccountList_To_v1beta3_ServiceAccountList,
+		convert_api_ServiceAccount_To_v1beta3_ServiceAccount,
 		convert_api_ServiceList_To_v1beta3_ServiceList,
 		convert_api_ServicePort_To_v1beta3_ServicePort,
 		convert_api_ServiceSpec_To_v1beta3_ServiceSpec,
@@ -4348,6 +4444,8 @@ func init() {
 		convert_v1beta3_Secret_To_api_Secret,
 		convert_v1beta3_SecurityContext_To_api_SecurityContext,
 		convert_v1beta3_SerializedReference_To_api_SerializedReference,
+		convert_v1beta3_ServiceAccountList_To_api_ServiceAccountList,
+		convert_v1beta3_ServiceAccount_To_api_ServiceAccount,
 		convert_v1beta3_ServiceList_To_api_ServiceList,
 		convert_v1beta3_ServicePort_To_api_ServicePort,
 		convert_v1beta3_ServiceSpec_To_api_ServiceSpec,
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go
index 11dbda95740..83edfede61f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ func init() {
 		&NamespaceList{},
 		&Secret{},
 		&SecretList{},
+		&ServiceAccount{},
+		&ServiceAccountList{},
 		&PersistentVolume{},
 		&PersistentVolumeList{},
 		&PersistentVolumeClaim{},
@@ -97,6 +99,8 @@ func (*Namespace) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*NamespaceList) IsAnAPIObject()             {}
 func (*Secret) IsAnAPIObject()                    {}
 func (*SecretList) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*ServiceAccount) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
+func (*ServiceAccountList) IsAnAPIObject()        {}
 func (*PersistentVolume) IsAnAPIObject()          {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeList) IsAnAPIObject()      {}
 func (*PersistentVolumeClaim) IsAnAPIObject()     {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index 84d9d1d59ee..555a4513ff2 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -816,6 +816,9 @@ type PodSpec struct {
 	// NodeSelector is a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node
 	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"selector which must match a node's labels for the pod to be scheduled on that node"`
 
+	// ServiceAccount is the name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod
+	ServiceAccount string `json:"serviceAccount" description:"name of the ServiceAccount to use to run this pod"`
+
 	// Host is a request to schedule this pod onto a specific host.  If it is non-empty,
 	// the the scheduler simply schedules this pod onto that host, assuming that it fits
 	// resource requirements.
@@ -1036,6 +1039,26 @@ type ServiceList struct {
 	Items []Service `json:"items" description:"list of services"`
 }
 
+// ServiceAccount binds together:
+// * a name, understood by users, and perhaps by peripheral systems, for an identity
+// * a principal that can be authenticated and authorized
+// * a set of secrets
+type ServiceAccount struct {
+	TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
+	ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" description:"standard object metadata; see http://docs.k8s.io/api-conventions.md#metadata"`
+
+	// Secrets is the list of secrets allowed to be used by pods running using this ServiceAccount
+	Secrets []ObjectReference `json:"secrets" description:"list of secrets that can be used by pods running as this service account" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"name"`
+}
+
+// ServiceAccountList is a list of ServiceAccount objects
+type ServiceAccountList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty" description:"standard list metadata; see http://docs.k8s.io/api-conventions.md#metadata"`
+
+	Items []ServiceAccount `json:"items" description:"list of ServiceAccounts"`
+}
+
 // Endpoints is a collection of endpoints that implement the actual service.  Example:
 //   Name: "mysvc",
 //   Subsets: [
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index fa012e6a83b..c505b2e3b51 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ func ValidateSecretName(name string, prefix bool) (bool, string) {
 	return nameIsDNSSubdomain(name, prefix)
 }
 
+// ValidateServiceAccountName can be used to check whether the given service account name is valid.
+// Prefix indicates this name will be used as part of generation, in which case
+// trailing dashes are allowed.
+func ValidateServiceAccountName(name string, prefix bool) (bool, string) {
+	return nameIsDNSSubdomain(name, prefix)
+}
+
 // ValidateEndpointsName can be used to check whether the given endpoints name is valid.
 // Prefix indicates this name will be used as part of generation, in which case
 // trailing dashes are allowed.
@@ -1225,6 +1232,21 @@ func ValidateLimitRange(limitRange *api.LimitRange) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	return allErrs
 }
 
+// ValidateServiceAccount tests if required fields in the ServiceAccount are set.
+func ValidateServiceAccount(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateObjectMeta(&serviceAccount.ObjectMeta, true, ValidateServiceAccountName).Prefix("metadata")...)
+	return allErrs
+}
+
+// ValidateServiceAccountUpdate tests if required fields in the ServiceAccount are set.
+func ValidateServiceAccountUpdate(oldServiceAccount, newServiceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&oldServiceAccount.ObjectMeta, &newServiceAccount.ObjectMeta).Prefix("metadata")...)
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateServiceAccount(newServiceAccount)...)
+	return allErrs
+}
+
 // ValidateSecret tests if required fields in the Secret are set.
 func ValidateSecret(secret *api.Secret) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index ef1294ad1af..96f0ad289cd 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ type Interface interface {
 	EventNamespacer
 	LimitRangesNamespacer
 	ResourceQuotasNamespacer
+	ServiceAccountsNamespacer
 	SecretsNamespacer
 	NamespacesInterface
 	PersistentVolumesInterface
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ func (c *Client) ResourceQuotas(namespace string) ResourceQuotaInterface {
 	return newResourceQuotas(c, namespace)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) ServiceAccounts(namespace string) ServiceAccountsInterface {
+	return newServiceAccounts(c, namespace)
+}
+
 func (c *Client) Secrets(namespace string) SecretsInterface {
 	return newSecrets(c, namespace)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/client/request.go b/pkg/client/request.go
index 0c794a9b47d..89b44759a70 100644
--- a/pkg/client/request.go
+++ b/pkg/client/request.go
@@ -310,6 +310,9 @@ var fieldMappings = versionToResourceToFieldMapping{
 		"secrets": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
 			SecretType: "type",
 		},
+		"serviceAccounts": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
+			ObjectNameField: "name",
+		},
 	},
 	"v1beta2": resourceTypeToFieldMapping{
 		"nodes": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
@@ -326,6 +329,9 @@ var fieldMappings = versionToResourceToFieldMapping{
 		"secrets": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
 			SecretType: "type",
 		},
+		"serviceAccounts": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
+			ObjectNameField: "name",
+		},
 	},
 	"v1beta3": resourceTypeToFieldMapping{
 		"nodes": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
@@ -342,6 +348,9 @@ var fieldMappings = versionToResourceToFieldMapping{
 		"secrets": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
 			SecretType: "type",
 		},
+		"serviceAccounts": clientFieldNameToAPIVersionFieldName{
+			ObjectNameField: "metadata.name",
+		},
 	},
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/client/service_accounts.go b/pkg/client/service_accounts.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..96a98c4ec72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/service_accounts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package client
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
+)
+
+type ServiceAccountsNamespacer interface {
+	ServiceAccounts(namespace string) ServiceAccountsInterface
+}
+
+type ServiceAccountsInterface interface {
+	Create(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) (*api.ServiceAccount, error)
+	Update(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) (*api.ServiceAccount, error)
+	Delete(name string) error
+	List(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) (*api.ServiceAccountList, error)
+	Get(name string) (*api.ServiceAccount, error)
+	Watch(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error)
+}
+
+// serviceAccounts implements ServiceAccounts interface
+type serviceAccounts struct {
+	client    *Client
+	namespace string
+}
+
+// newServiceAccounts returns a new serviceAccounts object.
+func newServiceAccounts(c *Client, ns string) ServiceAccountsInterface {
+	return &serviceAccounts{
+		client:    c,
+		namespace: ns,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *serviceAccounts) Create(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) (*api.ServiceAccount, error) {
+	result := &api.ServiceAccount{}
+	err := s.client.Post().
+		Namespace(s.namespace).
+		Resource("serviceAccounts").
+		Body(serviceAccount).
+		Do().
+		Into(result)
+
+	return result, err
+}
+
+// List returns a list of serviceAccounts matching the selectors.
+func (s *serviceAccounts) List(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) (*api.ServiceAccountList, error) {
+	result := &api.ServiceAccountList{}
+
+	err := s.client.Get().
+		Namespace(s.namespace).
+		Resource("serviceAccounts").
+		LabelsSelectorParam(label).
+		FieldsSelectorParam(field).
+		Do().
+		Into(result)
+
+	return result, err
+}
+
+// Get returns the given serviceAccount, or an error.
+func (s *serviceAccounts) Get(name string) (*api.ServiceAccount, error) {
+	result := &api.ServiceAccount{}
+	err := s.client.Get().
+		Namespace(s.namespace).
+		Resource("serviceAccounts").
+		Name(name).
+		Do().
+		Into(result)
+
+	return result, err
+}
+
+// Watch starts watching for serviceAccounts matching the given selectors.
+func (s *serviceAccounts) Watch(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	return s.client.Get().
+		Prefix("watch").
+		Namespace(s.namespace).
+		Resource("serviceAccounts").
+		Param("resourceVersion", resourceVersion).
+		LabelsSelectorParam(label).
+		FieldsSelectorParam(field).
+		Watch()
+}
+
+func (s *serviceAccounts) Delete(name string) error {
+	return s.client.Delete().
+		Namespace(s.namespace).
+		Resource("serviceAccounts").
+		Name(name).
+		Do().
+		Error()
+}
+
+func (s *serviceAccounts) Update(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) (result *api.ServiceAccount, err error) {
+	result = &api.ServiceAccount{}
+	err = s.client.Put().
+		Namespace(s.namespace).
+		Resource("serviceAccounts").
+		Name(serviceAccount.Name).
+		Body(serviceAccount).
+		Do().
+		Into(result)
+
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/testclient/fake_service_accounts.go b/pkg/client/testclient/fake_service_accounts.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9185c97284c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/testclient/fake_service_accounts.go
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package testclient
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
+)
+
+// FakeServiceAccounts implements ServiceAccountsInterface. Meant to be embedded into a struct to get a default
+// implementation. This makes faking out just the method you want to test easier.
+type FakeServiceAccounts struct {
+	Fake      *Fake
+	Namespace string
+}
+
+func (c *FakeServiceAccounts) List(labels labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) (*api.ServiceAccountList, error) {
+	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(FakeAction{Action: "list-serviceaccounts"}, &api.ServiceAccountList{})
+	return obj.(*api.ServiceAccountList), err
+}
+
+func (c *FakeServiceAccounts) Get(name string) (*api.ServiceAccount, error) {
+	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(FakeAction{Action: "get-serviceaccount", Value: name}, &api.ServiceAccount{})
+	return obj.(*api.ServiceAccount), err
+}
+
+func (c *FakeServiceAccounts) Create(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) (*api.ServiceAccount, error) {
+	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(FakeAction{Action: "create-serviceaccount", Value: serviceAccount}, &api.ServiceAccount{})
+	return obj.(*api.ServiceAccount), err
+}
+
+func (c *FakeServiceAccounts) Update(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) (*api.ServiceAccount, error) {
+	obj, err := c.Fake.Invokes(FakeAction{Action: "update-serviceaccount", Value: serviceAccount}, &api.ServiceAccount{})
+	return obj.(*api.ServiceAccount), err
+}
+
+func (c *FakeServiceAccounts) Delete(name string) error {
+	_, err := c.Fake.Invokes(FakeAction{Action: "delete-serviceaccount", Value: name}, &api.ServiceAccount{})
+	return err
+}
+
+func (c *FakeServiceAccounts) Watch(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "watch-serviceAccounts", Value: resourceVersion})
+	return c.Fake.Watch, c.Fake.Err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/testclient/testclient.go b/pkg/client/testclient/testclient.go
index 22246024142..74fe67037c4 100644
--- a/pkg/client/testclient/testclient.go
+++ b/pkg/client/testclient/testclient.go
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ func (c *Fake) Services(namespace string) client.ServiceInterface {
 	return &FakeServices{Fake: c, Namespace: namespace}
 }
 
+func (c *Fake) ServiceAccounts(namespace string) client.ServiceAccountsInterface {
+	return &FakeServiceAccounts{Fake: c, Namespace: namespace}
+}
+
 func (c *Fake) Secrets(namespace string) client.SecretsInterface {
 	return &FakeSecrets{Fake: c, Namespace: namespace}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
index 5c391cc6be9..255721082d5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func describerMap(c *client.Client) map[string]Describer {
 		"ReplicationController": &ReplicationControllerDescriber{c},
 		"Secret":                &SecretDescriber{c},
 		"Service":               &ServiceDescriber{c},
+		"ServiceAccount":        &ServiceAccountDescriber{c},
 		"Minion":                &NodeDescriber{c},
 		"Node":                  &NodeDescriber{c},
 		"LimitRange":            &LimitRangeDescriber{c},
@@ -510,6 +511,67 @@ func describeService(service *api.Service, endpoints *api.Endpoints, events *api
 	})
 }
 
+// ServiceAccountDescriber generates information about a service.
+type ServiceAccountDescriber struct {
+	client.Interface
+}
+
+func (d *ServiceAccountDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string) (string, error) {
+	c := d.ServiceAccounts(namespace)
+
+	serviceAccount, err := c.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	tokens := []api.Secret{}
+
+	tokenSelector := fields.SelectorFromSet(map[string]string{client.SecretType: string(api.SecretTypeServiceAccountToken)})
+	secrets, err := d.Secrets(namespace).List(labels.Everything(), tokenSelector)
+	if err == nil {
+		for _, s := range secrets.Items {
+			name, _ := s.Annotations[api.ServiceAccountNameKey]
+			uid, _ := s.Annotations[api.ServiceAccountUIDKey]
+			if name == serviceAccount.Name && uid == string(serviceAccount.UID) {
+				tokens = append(tokens, s)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return describeServiceAccount(serviceAccount, tokens)
+}
+
+func describeServiceAccount(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount, tokens []api.Secret) (string, error) {
+	return tabbedString(func(out io.Writer) error {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Name:\t%s\n", serviceAccount.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Labels:\t%s\n", formatLabels(serviceAccount.Labels))
+
+		if len(serviceAccount.Secrets) == 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Secrets:\t<none>\n")
+		} else {
+			prefix := "Secrets:"
+			for _, s := range serviceAccount.Secrets {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s\t%s\n", prefix, s)
+				prefix = "        "
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintln(out)
+		}
+
+		if len(tokens) == 0 {
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "Tokens: \t<none>\n")
+		} else {
+			prefix := "Tokens: "
+			for _, t := range tokens {
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s\t%s\n", prefix, t.Name)
+				prefix = "        "
+			}
+			fmt.Fprintln(out)
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 // NodeDescriber generates information about a node.
 type NodeDescriber struct {
 	client.Interface
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
index 620efec2d8c..c3ca097b718 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ var limitRangeColumns = []string{"NAME"}
 var resourceQuotaColumns = []string{"NAME"}
 var namespaceColumns = []string{"NAME", "LABELS", "STATUS"}
 var secretColumns = []string{"NAME", "TYPE", "DATA"}
+var serviceAccountColumns = []string{"NAME", "SECRETS"}
 var persistentVolumeColumns = []string{"NAME", "LABELS", "CAPACITY", "ACCESSMODES", "STATUS", "CLAIM"}
 var persistentVolumeClaimColumns = []string{"NAME", "LABELS", "STATUS", "VOLUME"}
 var componentStatusColumns = []string{"NAME", "STATUS", "MESSAGE", "ERROR"}
@@ -283,6 +284,8 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) addDefaultHandlers() {
 	h.Handler(namespaceColumns, printNamespaceList)
 	h.Handler(secretColumns, printSecret)
 	h.Handler(secretColumns, printSecretList)
+	h.Handler(serviceAccountColumns, printServiceAccount)
+	h.Handler(serviceAccountColumns, printServiceAccountList)
 	h.Handler(persistentVolumeClaimColumns, printPersistentVolumeClaim)
 	h.Handler(persistentVolumeClaimColumns, printPersistentVolumeClaimList)
 	h.Handler(persistentVolumeColumns, printPersistentVolume)
@@ -596,6 +599,21 @@ func printSecretList(list *api.SecretList, w io.Writer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func printServiceAccount(item *api.ServiceAccount, w io.Writer) error {
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%d\n", item.Name, len(item.Secrets))
+	return err
+}
+
+func printServiceAccountList(list *api.ServiceAccountList, w io.Writer) error {
+	for _, item := range list.Items {
+		if err := printServiceAccount(&item, w); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func printNode(node *api.Node, w io.Writer) error {
 	conditionMap := make(map[api.NodeConditionType]*api.NodeCondition)
 	NodeAllConditions := []api.NodeConditionType{api.NodeReady}
diff --git a/pkg/master/master.go b/pkg/master/master.go
index 5fa1734ce7d..01dd8ee0a35 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master.go
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/service"
 	ipallocator "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/service/ipallocator"
 	etcdipallocator "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/service/ipallocator/etcd"
+	serviceaccountetcd "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/etcd"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/ui"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ func (m *Master) init(c *Config) {
 
 	resourceQuotaStorage, resourceQuotaStatusStorage := resourcequotaetcd.NewStorage(c.EtcdHelper)
 	secretStorage := secretetcd.NewStorage(c.EtcdHelper)
+	serviceAccountStorage := serviceaccountetcd.NewStorage(c.EtcdHelper)
 	persistentVolumeStorage, persistentVolumeStatusStorage := pvetcd.NewStorage(c.EtcdHelper)
 	persistentVolumeClaimStorage, persistentVolumeClaimStatusStorage := pvcetcd.NewStorage(c.EtcdHelper)
 
@@ -449,6 +451,7 @@ func (m *Master) init(c *Config) {
 		"namespaces/status":             namespaceStatusStorage,
 		"namespaces/finalize":           namespaceFinalizeStorage,
 		"secrets":                       secretStorage,
+		"serviceAccounts":               serviceAccountStorage,
 		"persistentVolumes":             persistentVolumeStorage,
 		"persistentVolumes/status":      persistentVolumeStatusStorage,
 		"persistentVolumeClaims":        persistentVolumeClaimStorage,
diff --git a/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/doc.go b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..40606205d30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package serviceaccount provides a Registry interface and a strategy
+// implementation for storing ServiceAccount API objects.
+package serviceaccount
diff --git a/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/etcd/etcd.go b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/etcd/etcd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..579b1b4f62b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package etcd
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
+	etcdgeneric "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic/etcd"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/serviceaccount"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
+)
+
+// REST implements a RESTStorage for service accounts against etcd
+type REST struct {
+	*etcdgeneric.Etcd
+}
+
+const Prefix = "/serviceaccounts"
+
+// NewStorage returns a RESTStorage object that will work against service accounts objects.
+func NewStorage(h tools.EtcdHelper) *REST {
+	store := &etcdgeneric.Etcd{
+		NewFunc:     func() runtime.Object { return &api.ServiceAccount{} },
+		NewListFunc: func() runtime.Object { return &api.ServiceAccountList{} },
+		KeyRootFunc: func(ctx api.Context) string {
+			return etcdgeneric.NamespaceKeyRootFunc(ctx, Prefix)
+		},
+		KeyFunc: func(ctx api.Context, name string) (string, error) {
+			return etcdgeneric.NamespaceKeyFunc(ctx, Prefix, name)
+		},
+		ObjectNameFunc: func(obj runtime.Object) (string, error) {
+			return obj.(*api.ServiceAccount).Name, nil
+		},
+		PredicateFunc: func(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) generic.Matcher {
+			return serviceaccount.Matcher(label, field)
+		},
+		EndpointName: "serviceaccounts",
+
+		Helper: h,
+	}
+
+	store.CreateStrategy = serviceaccount.Strategy
+	store.UpdateStrategy = serviceaccount.Strategy
+	store.ReturnDeletedObject = true
+
+	return &REST{store}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/etcd/etcd_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9bdcb47d9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package etcd
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest/resttest"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools/etcdtest"
+)
+
+func newHelper(t *testing.T) (*tools.FakeEtcdClient, tools.EtcdHelper) {
+	fakeEtcdClient := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
+	fakeEtcdClient.TestIndex = true
+	helper := tools.NewEtcdHelper(fakeEtcdClient, testapi.Codec(), etcdtest.PathPrefix())
+	return fakeEtcdClient, helper
+}
+
+func validNewServiceAccount(name string) *api.ServiceAccount {
+	return &api.ServiceAccount{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      name,
+			Namespace: api.NamespaceDefault,
+		},
+		Secrets: []api.ObjectReference{},
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	fakeEtcdClient, helper := newHelper(t)
+	storage := NewStorage(helper)
+	test := resttest.New(t, storage, fakeEtcdClient.SetError)
+	serviceAccount := validNewServiceAccount("foo")
+	serviceAccount.Name = ""
+	serviceAccount.GenerateName = "foo-"
+	test.TestCreate(
+		// valid
+		serviceAccount,
+		// invalid
+		&api.ServiceAccount{},
+		&api.ServiceAccount{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "name with spaces"},
+		},
+	)
+}
+
+func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	fakeEtcdClient, helper := newHelper(t)
+	storage := NewStorage(helper)
+	test := resttest.New(t, storage, fakeEtcdClient.SetError)
+	key := etcdtest.AddPrefix("serviceaccounts/default/foo")
+
+	fakeEtcdClient.ExpectNotFoundGet(key)
+	fakeEtcdClient.ChangeIndex = 2
+	serviceAccount := validNewServiceAccount("foo")
+	existing := validNewServiceAccount("exists")
+	obj, err := storage.Create(api.NewDefaultContext(), existing)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unable to create object: %v", err)
+	}
+	older := obj.(*api.ServiceAccount)
+	older.ResourceVersion = "1"
+
+	test.TestUpdate(
+		serviceAccount,
+		existing,
+		older,
+	)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/registry.go b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/registry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9c79813e6ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/registry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package serviceaccount
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/rest"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
+)
+
+// Registry is an interface implemented by things that know how to store ServiceAccount objects.
+type Registry interface {
+	// ListServiceAccounts obtains a list of ServiceAccounts having labels which match selector.
+	ListServiceAccounts(ctx api.Context, selector labels.Selector) (*api.ServiceAccountList, error)
+	// Watch for new/changed/deleted service accounts
+	WatchServiceAccounts(ctx api.Context, label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error)
+	// Get a specific ServiceAccount
+	GetServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, name string) (*api.ServiceAccount, error)
+	// Create a ServiceAccount based on a specification.
+	CreateServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, ServiceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) error
+	// Update an existing ServiceAccount
+	UpdateServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, ServiceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) error
+	// Delete an existing ServiceAccount
+	DeleteServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, name string) error
+}
+
+// storage puts strong typing around storage calls
+type storage struct {
+	rest.StandardStorage
+}
+
+// NewRegistry returns a new Registry interface for the given Storage. Any mismatched
+// types will panic.
+func NewRegistry(s rest.StandardStorage) Registry {
+	return &storage{s}
+}
+
+func (s *storage) ListServiceAccounts(ctx api.Context, label labels.Selector) (*api.ServiceAccountList, error) {
+	obj, err := s.List(ctx, label, fields.Everything())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return obj.(*api.ServiceAccountList), nil
+}
+
+func (s *storage) WatchServiceAccounts(ctx api.Context, label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	return s.Watch(ctx, label, field, resourceVersion)
+}
+
+func (s *storage) GetServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, name string) (*api.ServiceAccount, error) {
+	obj, err := s.Get(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return obj.(*api.ServiceAccount), nil
+}
+
+func (s *storage) CreateServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) error {
+	_, err := s.Create(ctx, serviceAccount)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *storage) UpdateServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) error {
+	_, _, err := s.Update(ctx, serviceAccount)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *storage) DeleteServiceAccount(ctx api.Context, name string) error {
+	_, err := s.Delete(ctx, name, nil)
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/strategy.go b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/strategy.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d7373aafce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/serviceaccount/strategy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package serviceaccount
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util/fielderrors"
+)
+
+// strategy implements behavior for ServiceAccount objects
+type strategy struct {
+	runtime.ObjectTyper
+	api.NameGenerator
+}
+
+// Strategy is the default logic that applies when creating and updating ServiceAccount
+// objects via the REST API.
+var Strategy = strategy{api.Scheme, api.SimpleNameGenerator}
+
+func (strategy) NamespaceScoped() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (strategy) PrepareForCreate(obj runtime.Object) {
+	cleanSecretReferences(obj.(*api.ServiceAccount))
+}
+
+func (strategy) Validate(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
+	return validation.ValidateServiceAccount(obj.(*api.ServiceAccount))
+}
+
+func (strategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
+	return false
+}
+
+func (strategy) PrepareForUpdate(obj, old runtime.Object) {
+	cleanSecretReferences(obj.(*api.ServiceAccount))
+}
+
+func cleanSecretReferences(serviceAccount *api.ServiceAccount) {
+	for i, secret := range serviceAccount.Secrets {
+		serviceAccount.Secrets[i] = api.ObjectReference{Name: secret.Name}
+	}
+}
+
+func (strategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
+	return validation.ValidateServiceAccountUpdate(old.(*api.ServiceAccount), obj.(*api.ServiceAccount))
+}
+
+// Matcher returns a generic matcher for a given label and field selector.
+func Matcher(label labels.Selector, field fields.Selector) generic.Matcher {
+	return generic.MatcherFunc(func(obj runtime.Object) (bool, error) {
+		sa, ok := obj.(*api.ServiceAccount)
+		if !ok {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("not a serviceaccount")
+		}
+		fields := SelectableFields(sa)
+		return label.Matches(labels.Set(sa.Labels)) && field.Matches(fields), nil
+	})
+}
+
+// SelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object
+func SelectableFields(obj *api.ServiceAccount) labels.Set {
+	return labels.Set{
+		"metadata.name": obj.Name,
+	}
+}