diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
index d6ad4360069..41e931d797b 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
@@ -206,23 +206,32 @@ func (m *DefaultRESTMapper) ResourcesFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResour
 
 	case hasGroup:
 		requestedGroupResource := resource.GroupResource()
-		for currResource := range m.pluralToSingular {
-			if currResource.GroupResource() == requestedGroupResource {
-				ret = append(ret, currResource)
+		for plural, singular := range m.pluralToSingular {
+			if singular.GroupResource() == requestedGroupResource {
+				ret = append(ret, plural)
+			}
+			if plural.GroupResource() == requestedGroupResource {
+				ret = append(ret, plural)
 			}
 		}
 
 	case hasVersion:
-		for currResource := range m.pluralToSingular {
-			if currResource.Version == resource.Version && currResource.Resource == resource.Resource {
-				ret = append(ret, currResource)
+		for plural, singular := range m.pluralToSingular {
+			if singular.Version == resource.Version && singular.Resource == resource.Resource {
+				ret = append(ret, plural)
+			}
+			if plural.Version == resource.Version && plural.Resource == resource.Resource {
+				ret = append(ret, plural)
 			}
 		}
 
 	default:
-		for currResource := range m.pluralToSingular {
-			if currResource.Resource == resource.Resource {
-				ret = append(ret, currResource)
+		for plural, singular := range m.pluralToSingular {
+			if singular.Resource == resource.Resource {
+				ret = append(ret, plural)
+			}
+			if plural.Resource == resource.Resource {
+				ret = append(ret, plural)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper_test.go b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper_test.go
index 0f7b0fcd9d6..8b3c0ec4f34 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper_test.go
@@ -234,10 +234,11 @@ func TestRESTMapperKindsFor(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRESTMapperResourcesFor(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
-		Name                     string
-		PreferredOrder           []unversioned.GroupVersion
-		KindsToRegister          []unversioned.GroupVersionKind
-		PartialResourceToRequest unversioned.GroupVersionResource
+		Name                             string
+		PreferredOrder                   []unversioned.GroupVersion
+		KindsToRegister                  []unversioned.GroupVersionKind
+		PluralPartialResourceToRequest   unversioned.GroupVersionResource
+		SingularPartialResourceToRequest unversioned.GroupVersionResource
 
 		ExpectedResources   []unversioned.GroupVersionResource
 		ExpectedResourceErr string
@@ -254,7 +255,8 @@ func TestRESTMapperResourcesFor(t *testing.T) {
 				{Group: "second-group", Version: "first-version", Kind: "my-kind"},
 				{Group: "second-group", Version: "first-version", Kind: "your-kind"},
 			},
-			PartialResourceToRequest: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "my-kinds"},
+			PluralPartialResourceToRequest:   unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "my-kinds"},
+			SingularPartialResourceToRequest: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "my-kind"},
 
 			ExpectedResources: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
 				{Group: "second-group", Version: "first-version", Resource: "my-kinds"},
@@ -275,7 +277,8 @@ func TestRESTMapperResourcesFor(t *testing.T) {
 				{Group: "second-group", Version: "first-version", Kind: "my-kind"},
 				{Group: "second-group", Version: "first-version", Kind: "your-kind"},
 			},
-			PartialResourceToRequest: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: "first-group", Resource: "my-kinds"},
+			PluralPartialResourceToRequest:   unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: "first-group", Resource: "my-kinds"},
+			SingularPartialResourceToRequest: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: "first-group", Resource: "my-kind"},
 
 			ExpectedResources: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
 				{Group: "first-group", Version: "first-version", Resource: "my-kinds"},
@@ -294,7 +297,8 @@ func TestRESTMapperResourcesFor(t *testing.T) {
 				{Group: "second-group", Version: "first-version", Kind: "my-kind"},
 				{Group: "second-group", Version: "first-version", Kind: "your-kind"},
 			},
-			PartialResourceToRequest: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Version: "first-version", Resource: "my-kinds"},
+			PluralPartialResourceToRequest:   unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Version: "first-version", Resource: "my-kinds"},
+			SingularPartialResourceToRequest: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Version: "first-version", Resource: "my-kind"},
 
 			ExpectedResources: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
 				{Group: "first-group", Version: "first-version", Resource: "my-kinds"},
@@ -305,41 +309,44 @@ func TestRESTMapperResourcesFor(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	for _, testCase := range testCases {
 		tcName := testCase.Name
-		mapper := NewDefaultRESTMapper(testCase.PreferredOrder, fakeInterfaces)
-		for _, kind := range testCase.KindsToRegister {
-			mapper.Add(kind, RESTScopeNamespace)
-		}
 
-		actualResources, err := mapper.ResourcesFor(testCase.PartialResourceToRequest)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", tcName, err)
-			continue
-		}
-		if !reflect.DeepEqual(testCase.ExpectedResources, actualResources) {
-			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResources, actualResources)
-		}
+		for _, partialResource := range []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{testCase.PluralPartialResourceToRequest, testCase.SingularPartialResourceToRequest} {
+			mapper := NewDefaultRESTMapper(testCase.PreferredOrder, fakeInterfaces)
+			for _, kind := range testCase.KindsToRegister {
+				mapper.Add(kind, RESTScopeNamespace)
+			}
 
-		singleResource, err := mapper.ResourceFor(testCase.PartialResourceToRequest)
-		if err == nil && len(testCase.ExpectedResourceErr) != 0 {
-			t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResourceErr)
-			continue
-		}
-		if err != nil {
-			if len(testCase.ExpectedResourceErr) == 0 {
+			actualResources, err := mapper.ResourcesFor(partialResource)
+			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", tcName, err)
 				continue
-			} else {
-				if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), testCase.ExpectedResourceErr) {
-					t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResourceErr, err)
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(testCase.ExpectedResources, actualResources) {
+				t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResources, actualResources)
+			}
+
+			singleResource, err := mapper.ResourceFor(partialResource)
+			if err == nil && len(testCase.ExpectedResourceErr) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResourceErr)
+				continue
+			}
+			if err != nil {
+				if len(testCase.ExpectedResourceErr) == 0 {
+					t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", tcName, err)
 					continue
+				} else {
+					if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), testCase.ExpectedResourceErr) {
+						t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResourceErr, err)
+						continue
+					}
 				}
-			}
 
-		} else {
-			if testCase.ExpectedResources[0] != singleResource {
-				t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResources[0], singleResource)
-			}
+			} else {
+				if testCase.ExpectedResources[0] != singleResource {
+					t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tcName, testCase.ExpectedResources[0], singleResource)
+				}
 
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }