diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
index 685cffa0907..e4181d82d11 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
@@ -936,6 +936,9 @@ run_create_tests() {
     # Post-condition: jsonpath for .metadata.namespace should be empty for object since --namespace was not explicitly specified
     kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
 
+    kubectl create configmap tester-create-cm -o json --dry-run | kubectl create "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces/default/configmaps -f -
+    kubectl delete -ndefault "${kube_flags[@]}" configmap tester-create-cm
+
     set +o nounset
     set +o errexit
 }
@@ -3674,6 +3677,11 @@ run_kubectl_create_error_tests() {
   fi
   rm "${ERROR_FILE}"
 
+  # Posting a pod to namespaces should fail.  Also tests --raw forcing the post location
+  [ "$( kubectl convert -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/admin/limitrange/valid-pod.yaml -o json | kubectl create "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces -f - --v=8 2>&1 | grep 'cannot be handled as a Namespace: converting (v1.Pod)')" ]
+
+  [ "$( kubectl create "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces -f test/fixtures/doc-yaml/admin/limitrange/valid-pod.yaml --edit 2>&1 | grep 'raw and --edit are mutually exclusive')" ]
+
   set +o nounset
   set +o errexit
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index 61433deb608..8caa921870d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ package cmd
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
+	"net/url"
+
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
-
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ type CreateOptions struct {
 	FilenameOptions  resource.FilenameOptions
 	Selector         string
 	EditBeforeCreate bool
+	Raw              string
 }
 
 var (
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 				defaultRunFunc(cmd, args)
 				return
 			}
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(ValidateArgs(cmd, args))
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(options.ValidateArgs(cmd, args))
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(RunCreate(f, cmd, out, errOut, &options))
 		},
 	}
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Raw, "raw", options.Raw, "Raw URI to POST to the server.  Uses the transport specified by the kubeconfig file.")
 
 	// create subcommands
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdCreateNamespace(f, out))
@@ -106,14 +111,65 @@ func NewCmdCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func ValidateArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+func (o *CreateOptions) ValidateArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if len(args) != 0 {
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "Unexpected args: %v", args)
 	}
+	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
+		if o.EditBeforeCreate {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw and --edit are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if len(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) != 1 {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw can only use a single local file or stdin")
+		}
+		if strings.HasPrefix(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "http") {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw cannot read from a url")
+		}
+		if o.FilenameOptions.Recursive {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw and --recursive are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if len(o.Selector) > 0 {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw and --selector (-l) are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if len(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")) > 0 {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw and --output are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(o.Raw); err != nil {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw must be a valid URL path: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
 func RunCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out, errOut io.Writer, options *CreateOptions) error {
+	// raw only makes sense for a single file resource multiple objects aren't likely to do what you want.
+	// the validator enforces this, so
+	if len(options.Raw) > 0 {
+		restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var data io.ReadCloser
+		if options.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0] == "-" {
+			data = os.Stdin
+		} else {
+			data, err = os.Open(options.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0])
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		// TODO post content with stream.  Right now it ignores body content
+		bytes, err := restClient.Post().RequestURI(options.Raw).Body(data).DoRaw()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "%v", string(bytes))
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	if options.EditBeforeCreate {
 		return RunEditOnCreate(f, out, errOut, cmd, &options.FilenameOptions)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
index c21e1f313ed..2484761f464 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ func TestExtraArgsFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	f, _, _, _ := cmdtesting.NewAPIFactory()
 	c := NewCmdCreate(f, buf, errBuf)
-	if ValidateArgs(c, []string{"rc"}) == nil {
+	options := CreateOptions{}
+	if options.ValidateArgs(c, []string{"rc"}) == nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected non-error")
 	}
 }