diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go
index cc68071ae46..77573b8bc0a 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/request_test.go
@@ -157,6 +157,16 @@ func TestRequestParam(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTimeoutSeconds(t *testing.T) {
+	r := &Request{}
+	r.TimeoutSeconds(time.Duration(5 * time.Second))
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(r.params, url.Values{
+		"timeoutSeconds": []string{"5"},
+	}) {
+		t.Errorf("invalid timeoutSeconds parameter: %#v", r)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestRequestVersionedParams(t *testing.T) {
 	r := (&Request{apiVersion: "v1"}).Param("foo", "a")
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(r.params, url.Values{"foo": []string{"a"}}) {