diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
index 82807b442c0..d9cbb9fc9a7 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd-util.sh
@@ -4759,3 +4759,271 @@ runTests() {
     exit 1
   fi
 }
+
+run_initializer_tests() {
+  set -o nounset
+  set -o errexit
+
+  create_and_use_new_namespace
+  kube::log::status "Testing --include-uninitialized"
+
+  ### Create a deployment
+  kubectl create --request-timeout=1 -f hack/testdata/initializer-deployments.yaml 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}" || true
+
+  ### Test kubectl get --include-uninitialized
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl get deployments 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "No resources found" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'No resources found'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl get deployments --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "No resources found" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'No resources found'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl get deployments --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: I assume "web" is the deployment name
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'web'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl get deployments web 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: I assume "web" is the deployment name
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'web'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl get deployments --show-all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "No resources found" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'No resources found'
+
+  ### Test kubectl describe --include-uninitialized
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl describe deployments 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "run=web" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'run=web'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl describe deployments --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "run=web" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'run=web'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl describe deployments --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl describe deployments web --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "run=web" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'run=web'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl describe deployments web --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "run=web" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'run=web'
+
+  ### Test kubectl label --include-uninitialized
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl label deployments labelkey1=labelvalue1 --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: web is labelled
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" labeled'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${labels_field}.labelkey1}}" 'labelvalue1'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl label deployments labelkey2=labelvalue2 --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl label deployments labelkey3=labelvalue3 -l run=web 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl label deployments labelkey4=labelvalue4 -l run=web --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: web is labelled
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" labeled'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${labels_field}.labelkey4}}" 'labelvalue4'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl label deployments labelkey5=labelvalue5 -l run=web --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl label deployments labelkey6=labelvalue6 -l run=web --all --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: web is labelled
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" labeled'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${labels_field}.labelkey6}}" 'labelvalue6'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl label deployments web labelkey7=labelvalue7 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: web is labelled
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" labeled'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${labels_field}.labelkey7}}" 'labelvalue7'
+  # Found All Labels
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${labels_field}}}" 'map[labelkey1:labelvalue1 labelkey4:labelvalue4 labelkey6:labelvalue6 labelkey7:labelvalue7 run:web]'
+
+  ### Test kubectl annotate --include-uninitialized
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl annotate deployments annotatekey1=annotatevalue1 --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: DEPLOYMENT has annotation
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" annotated'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${annotations_field}.annotatekey1}}" 'annotatevalue1'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl annotate deployments annotatekey2=annotatevalue2 --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl annotate deployments annotatekey3=annotatevalue3 -l run=web 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl annotate deployments annotatekey4=annotatevalue4 -l run=web --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: DEPLOYMENT has annotation
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" annotated'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${annotations_field}.annotatekey4}}" 'annotatevalue4'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl annotate deployments annotatekey5=annotatevalue5 -l run=web --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl annotate deployments annotatekey6=annotatevalue6 -l run=web --all --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: DEPLOYMENT has annotation
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" annotated'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${annotations_field}.annotatekey6}}" 'annotatevalue6'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl annotate deployments web annotatekey7=annotatevalue7 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: web DEPLOYMENT has annotation
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deployment "web" annotated'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deployments web' "{{${annotations_field}.annotatekey7}}" 'annotatevalue7'
+
+  ### Test kubectl edit --include-uninitialized
+  [ "$(EDITOR=cat kubectl edit deployments 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep 'edit cancelled, no objects found')" ]
+  [ "$(EDITOR=cat kubectl edit deployments --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep 'Edit cancelled, no changes made.')" ]
+
+  ### Test kubectl set image --include-uninitialized
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set image deployments *=nginx:1.11 --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "image updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'image updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set image deployments *=nginx:1.11 --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set image deployments *=nginx:1.11 -l run=web 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set image deployments *=nginx:1.12 -l run=web --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "image updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'image updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set image deployments *=nginx:1.13 -l run=web --include-uninitialized --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "image updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'image updated'
+
+  ### Test kubectl set resources --include-uninitialized
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set resources deployments --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi --requests=cpu=100m,memory=256Mi --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "resource requirements updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'resource requirements updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set resources deployments --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi --requests=cpu=100m,memory=256Mi --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set resources deployments --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi --requests=cpu=100m,memory=256Mi -l run=web 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set resources deployments --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi --requests=cpu=200m,memory=256Mi -l run=web --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "resource requirements updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'resource requirements updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set resources deployments --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi --requests=cpu=100m,memory=512Mi -l run=web --include-uninitialized --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "resource requirements updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'resource requirements updated'
+
+  ### Test kubectl set selector --include-uninitialized
+  # Create a service with initializer
+  kubectl create --request-timeout=1 -f hack/testdata/initializer-redis-master-service.yaml 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}" || true
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set selector services role=padawan --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "selector updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'selector updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set selector services role=padawan --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+
+  ### Test kubectl set subject --include-uninitialized
+  # Create a create clusterrolebinding with initializer
+  kubectl create --request-timeout=1 -f hack/testdata/initializer-clusterrolebinding.yaml 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}" || true
+  kube::test::get_object_assert clusterrolebinding/super-admin "{{range.subjects}}{{.name}}:{{end}}" 'super-admin:'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set subject clusterrolebinding --user=foo --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "subjects updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'subjects updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set subject clusterrolebinding --user=foo --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set subject clusterrolebinding --user=foo -l clusterrolebinding=super 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set subject clusterrolebinding --user=foo -l clusterrolebinding=super --include-uninitialized 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "subjects updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'subjects updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set subject clusterrolebinding --user=foo -l clusterrolebinding=super --include-uninitialized --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "subjects updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'subjects updated'
+
+  ### Test kubectl set serviceaccount --include-uninitialized
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set serviceaccount deployment serviceaccount1 --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "serviceaccount updated" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'serviceaccount updated'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl set serviceaccount deployment serviceaccount1 --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The output should be empty
+  kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
+
+  ### Test kubectl delete --include-uninitialized
+  kube::test::get_object_assert clusterrolebinding/super-admin "{{range.subjects}}{{.name}}:{{end}}" 'super-admin:'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl delete clusterrolebinding --all --include-uninitialized=false 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "No resources found" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'No resources found'
+  # Command
+  output_message=$(kubectl delete clusterrolebinding --all 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  # Post-condition: The text "deleted" should be part of the output
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'deleted'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert clusterrolebinding/super-admin "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
+
+  ### Test kubectl apply --include-uninitialized
+  # Pre-Condition: no POD exists
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
+  # apply pod a
+  kubectl apply --prune --request-timeout=20 --include-uninitialized=false --all -f hack/testdata/prune/a.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" 2>&1
+  # check right pod exists
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods/a "{{${id_field}}}" 'a'
+  # Post-condition: Other uninitialized resources should not be pruned
+  kube::test::get_object_assert deployments "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'web'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert services/redis-master "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master'
+  # cleanup
+  kubectl delete pod a
+  # apply pod a and prune uninitialized deployments web
+  kubectl apply --prune --request-timeout=20 --all -f hack/testdata/prune/a.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" 2>&1
+  # check right pod exists
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods/a "{{${id_field}}}" 'a'
+  # Post-condition: Other uninitialized resources should not be pruned
+  kube::test::get_object_assert deployments/web "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'web'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert services/redis-master "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master'
+  # cleanup
+  kubectl delete pod a
+  # apply pod a and prune uninitialized deployments web
+  kubectl apply --prune --request-timeout=20 --include-uninitialized --all -f hack/testdata/prune/a.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" 2>&1
+  # check right pod exists
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods/a "{{${id_field}}}" 'a'
+  # Post-condition: Other uninitialized resources should not be pruned
+  kube::test::get_object_assert deployments/web "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'web'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert services/redis-master "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'redis-master'
+  # cleanup
+  kubectl delete pod a
+  kubectl delete --request-timeout=1 deploy web
+  kubectl delete --request-timeout=1 service redis-master
+
+  set +o nounset
+  set +o errexit
+}
diff --git a/hack/testdata/initializer-clusterrolebinding.yaml b/hack/testdata/initializer-clusterrolebinding.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..694d76d2d27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/testdata/initializer-clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: super-admin
+  initializers:
+    pending:
+    - name: podimage.initializer.com
+  labels:
+    clusterrolebinding: super
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: admin
+subjects:
+- apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: User
+  name: super-admin
diff --git a/hack/testdata/initializer-deployments.yaml b/hack/testdata/initializer-deployments.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8564a874a3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/testdata/initializer-deployments.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: web
+  initializers:
+    pending:
+    - name: podimage.initializer.com
+  labels:
+    run: web
+spec:
+  replicas: 5
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      run: web
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        run: web
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: nginx:1.10
+        name: web
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+          protocol: TCP
diff --git a/hack/testdata/initializer-redis-master-service.yaml b/hack/testdata/initializer-redis-master-service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..557a199f17f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/testdata/initializer-redis-master-service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: redis-master
+  labels:
+    app: redis
+    role: master
+    tier: backend
+  initializers:
+    pending:
+    - name: podimage.initializer.com
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - port: 6379
+    targetPort: 6379
+  selector:
+    app: redis
+    role: master
+    tier: backend
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
index 5d8eeebe124..318aeb75941 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
@@ -128,10 +128,11 @@ func NewCmdAnnotate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		ArgAliases: argAliases,
 	}
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("overwrite", false, "If true, allow annotations to be overwritten, otherwise reject annotation updates that overwrite existing annotations.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("local", false, "If true, annotation will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, not including uninitialized ones, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2).")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "Select all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types.")
 	cmd.Flags().String("resource-version", "", i18n.T("If non-empty, the annotation update will only succeed if this is the current resource-version for the object. Only valid when specifying a single resource."))
 	usage := "identifying the resource to update the annotation"
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
@@ -190,10 +191,12 @@ func (o AnnotateOptions) RunAnnotate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) erro
 		return err
 	}
 
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	b := builder.
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(namespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten()
 
 	if !o.local {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
index 6b6172ccd72..5b756c81e7b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func NewCmdApply(baseName string, f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cob
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("filename")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("overwrite", true, "Automatically resolve conflicts between the modified and live configuration by using values from the modified configuration")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Prune, "prune", false, "Automatically delete resource objects that do not appear in the configs and are created by either apply or create --save-config. Should be used with either -l or --all.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Prune, "prune", false, "Automatically delete resource objects, including the uninitialized ones, that do not appear in the configs and are created by either apply or create --save-config. Should be used with either -l or --all.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Cascade, "cascade", true, "Only relevant during a prune or a force apply. If true, cascade the deletion of the resources managed by pruned or deleted resources (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController).")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&options.GracePeriod, "grace-period", -1, "Only relevant during a prune or a force apply. Period of time in seconds given to pruned or deleted resources to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Force, "force", false, fmt.Sprintf("Delete and re-create the specified resource, when PATCH encounters conflict and has retried for %d times.", maxPatchRetry))
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ func NewCmdApply(baseName string, f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cob
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddRecordFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyFlags(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 
 	// apply subcommands
 	cmd.AddCommand(NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(f, out, errOut))
@@ -214,12 +215,17 @@ func RunApply(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out, errOut io.Writer, opti
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// include the uninitialized objects by default if --prune is true
+	// unless explicitly set --include-uninitialized=false
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, options.Prune)
+
 	r := builder.
 		Schema(schema).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &options.FilenameOptions).
 		SelectorParam(options.Selector).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten().
 		Do()
 	err = r.Err()
@@ -381,13 +387,13 @@ func RunApply(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out, errOut io.Writer, opti
 
 	for n := range visitedNamespaces {
 		for _, m := range namespacedRESTMappings {
-			if err := p.prune(n, m, shortOutput); err != nil {
+			if err := p.prune(n, m, shortOutput, includeUninitialized); err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("error pruning namespaced object %v: %v", m.GroupVersionKind, err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	for _, m := range nonNamespacedRESTMappings {
-		if err := p.prune(metav1.NamespaceNone, m, shortOutput); err != nil {
+		if err := p.prune(metav1.NamespaceNone, m, shortOutput, includeUninitialized); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("error pruning nonNamespaced object %v: %v", m.GroupVersionKind, err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -460,13 +466,13 @@ type pruner struct {
 	out io.Writer
 }
 
-func (p *pruner) prune(namespace string, mapping *meta.RESTMapping, shortOutput bool) error {
+func (p *pruner) prune(namespace string, mapping *meta.RESTMapping, shortOutput, includeUninitialized bool) error {
 	c, err := p.clientFunc(mapping)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	objList, err := resource.NewHelper(c, mapping).List(namespace, mapping.GroupVersionKind.Version, p.selector, false)
+	objList, err := resource.NewHelper(c, mapping).List(namespace, mapping.GroupVersionKind.Version, p.selector, false, includeUninitialized)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go
index 519737e0d2e..ca4868fa5b8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_edit_last_applied.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ func NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra
 		Example: applyEditLastAppliedExample,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			options.ChangeCause = f.Command(cmd, false)
-			if err := options.Complete(f, out, errOut, args); err != nil {
+			if err := options.Complete(f, out, errOut, args, cmd); err != nil {
 				cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
 			}
 			if err := options.Run(); err != nil {
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ func NewCmdApplyEditLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.WindowsLineEndings, "windows-line-endings", runtime.GOOS == "windows",
 		"Defaults to the line ending native to your platform.")
 	cmdutil.AddRecordVarFlag(cmd, &options.Record)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index 33dadb10e3f..8593f14152a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func RunEditOnCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Comman
 		ChangeCause:        f.Command(cmd, false),
 		Include3rdParty:    cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "include-extended-apis"),
 	}
-	err := editOptions.Complete(f, out, errOut, []string{})
+	err := editOptions.Complete(f, out, errOut, []string{}, cmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index 7e815411298..814b6aa4f17 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Example: delete_example,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(cmdutil.ValidateOutputArgs(cmd))
-			if err := options.Complete(f, out, errOut, args); err != nil {
+			if err := options.Complete(f, out, errOut, args, cmd); err != nil {
 				cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
 			}
 			if err := options.Validate(cmd); err != nil {
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	}
 	usage := "containing the resource to delete."
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on.")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.DeleteAll, "all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types.")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, not including uninitialized ones.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.DeleteAll, "all", false, "Delete all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.IgnoreNotFound, "ignore-not-found", false, "Treat \"resource not found\" as a successful delete. Defaults to \"true\" when --all is specified.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Cascade, "cascade", true, "If true, cascade the deletion of the resources managed by this resource (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController).  Default true.")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&options.GracePeriod, "grace-period", -1, "Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.")
@@ -159,10 +159,11 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&options.Timeout, "timeout", 0, "The length of time to wait before giving up on a delete, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object")
 	cmdutil.AddOutputVarFlagsForMutation(cmd, &options.Output)
 	cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyVarFlags(cmd, &options.Include3rdParty)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
 
-func (o *DeleteOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, args []string) error {
+func (o *DeleteOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, args []string, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	cmdNamespace, enforceNamespace, err := f.DefaultNamespace()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -180,11 +181,13 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, args
 	}
 
 	o.Mapper = mapper
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	r := builder.
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
 		SelectorParam(o.Selector).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		SelectAllParam(o.DeleteAll).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, args...).RequireObject(false).
 		Flatten().
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go
index 677e29660ff..5cd244d391e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -41,6 +43,13 @@ import (
 
 var unstructuredSerializer = dynamic.ContentConfig().NegotiatedSerializer
 
+var fakecmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use: "delete ([-f FILENAME] | TYPE [(NAME | -l label | --all)])",
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		cmdutil.CheckErr(cmdutil.ValidateOutputArgs(cmd))
+	},
+}
+
 func TestDeleteObjectByTuple(t *testing.T) {
 	initTestErrorHandler(t)
 	_, _, rc := testData()
@@ -345,7 +354,7 @@ func TestDeleteObjectNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		Cascade:     false,
 		Output:      "name",
 	}
-	err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, []string{})
+	err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, []string{}, fakecmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -426,7 +435,7 @@ func TestDeleteAllNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		IgnoreNotFound:  false,
 		Output:          "name",
 	}
-	err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, []string{"services"})
+	err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, []string{"services"}, fakecmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -546,7 +555,7 @@ func TestDeleteMultipleObjectContinueOnMissing(t *testing.T) {
 		Cascade:     false,
 		Output:      "name",
 	}
-	err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, []string{})
+	err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, []string{}, fakecmd)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -714,7 +723,7 @@ func TestResourceErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			Cascade:         false,
 			Output:          "name",
 		}
-		err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, testCase.args)
+		err := options.Complete(f, buf, errBuf, testCase.args, fakecmd)
 		if !testCase.errFn(err) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", k, err)
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
index 06f465834a5..993c74ceab0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/describe.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 var (
 	describe_long = templates.LongDesc(`
 		Show details of a specific resource or group of resources.
+		It includes the uninitialized objects, unless --include-uninitialized=false is explicitly set.
 		This command joins many API calls together to form a detailed description of a
 		given resource or group of resources.
 
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ func NewCmdDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("all-namespaces", false, "If present, list the requested object(s) across all namespaces. Namespace in current context is ignored even if specified with --namespace.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&describerSettings.ShowEvents, "show-events", true, "If true, display events related to the described object.")
 	cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyFlags(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -120,11 +122,16 @@ func RunDescribe(f cmdutil.Factory, out, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, a
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// include the uninitialized objects by default
+	// unless user explicitly set --include-uninitialized=false
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, true)
+
 	r := builder.
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().AllNamespaces(allNamespaces).
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, options).
 		SelectorParam(selector).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, args...).
 		Flatten().
 		Do()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
index 4aadfff3598..11ef23c6bd5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		Example: fmt.Sprintf(editExample),
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			options.ChangeCause = f.Command(cmd, false)
-			if err := options.Complete(f, out, errOut, args); err != nil {
+			if err := options.Complete(f, out, errOut, args, cmd); err != nil {
 				cmdutil.CheckErr(err)
 			}
 			if err := options.Run(); err != nil {
@@ -115,5 +115,6 @@ func NewCmdEdit(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmdutil.AddApplyAnnotationVarFlags(cmd, &options.ApplyAnnotation)
 	cmdutil.AddRecordVarFlag(cmd, &options.Record)
 	cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyVarFlags(cmd, &options.Include3rdParty)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
index b6d046fc791..91b88927438 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@ var (
 
 		This command will hide resources that have completed, such as pods that are
 		in the Succeeded or Failed phases. You can see the full results for any
-		resource by providing the '--show-all' flag.
+		resource by providing the '--show-all' flag, but this flag does not include
+		the uninitialized objects by default, unless '--include-uninitialized' is explicitly set.
 
 		By specifying the output as 'template' and providing a Go template as the value
 		of the --template flag, you can filter the attributes of the fetched resources.`)
@@ -127,7 +128,8 @@ func NewCmdGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Comman
 	}
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolP("watch", "w", false, "After listing/getting the requested object, watch for changes.")
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
+	cmd.Flags().BoolP("watch", "w", false, "After listing/getting the requested object, watch for changes. Uninitialized objects are excluded if no object name is provided.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("watch-only", false, "Watch for changes to the requested object(s), without listing/getting first.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("show-kind", false, "If present, list the resource type for the requested object(s).")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("all-namespaces", false, "If present, list the requested object(s) across all namespaces. Namespace in current context is ignored even if specified with --namespace.")
@@ -200,6 +202,15 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 
 	// handle watch separately since we cannot watch multiple resource types
 	isWatch, isWatchOnly := cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "watch"), cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "watch-only")
+
+	var includeUninitialized bool
+	if isWatch && len(args) == 2 {
+		// include the uninitialized one for watching on a single object
+		// unless explicitly set --include-uninitialized=false
+		includeUninitialized = true
+	}
+	includeUninitialized = cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, includeUninitialized)
+
 	if isWatch || isWatchOnly {
 		builder, err := f.NewUnstructuredBuilder(true)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -211,6 +222,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 			FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &options.FilenameOptions).
 			SelectorParam(selector).
 			ExportParam(export).
+			IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 			ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, args...).
 			SingleResourceType().
 			Latest().
@@ -300,6 +312,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &options.FilenameOptions).
 		SelectorParam(selector).
 		ExportParam(export).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, args...).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		Latest().
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
index 9b9d81e7605..0819a5e6332 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
@@ -128,14 +128,15 @@ func NewCmdLabel(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("overwrite", false, "If true, allow labels to be overwritten, otherwise reject label updates that overwrite existing labels.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("local", false, "If true, label will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
-	cmd.Flags().StringP("selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
+	cmd.Flags().StringP("selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, not including uninitialized ones, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2).")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "Select all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types")
 	cmd.Flags().String("resource-version", "", i18n.T("If non-empty, the labels update will only succeed if this is the current resource-version for the object. Only valid when specifying a single resource."))
 	usage := "identifying the resource to update the labels"
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddRecordFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyFlags(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -185,10 +186,12 @@ func (o *LabelOptions) RunLabel(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	b := builder.
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten()
 
 	if !o.local {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/helper.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/helper.go
index f85f2b1fcf1..e0be8d82afc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/helper.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/strategicpatch"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
-	kcmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 )
 
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func handlePodUpdateError(out io.Writer, err error, resource string) {
 				return
 			}
 		} else {
-			if ok := kcmdutil.PrintErrorWithCauses(err, out); ok {
+			if ok := cmdutil.PrintErrorWithCauses(err, out); ok {
 				return
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
index a865bd80f1d..83fa12171b0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
@@ -105,11 +105,12 @@ func NewCmdImage(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	usage := "identifying the resource to get from a server."
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "Select all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, not including uninitialized ones, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Local, "local", false, "If true, set image will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
 	cmdutil.AddRecordFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -137,10 +138,12 @@ func (o *ImageOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []st
 		return err
 	}
 
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	builder := f.NewBuilder(!o.Local).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten()
 	if !o.Local {
 		builder = builder.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
index fa2aee7f54e..e3cff84942c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_resources.go
@@ -114,12 +114,13 @@ func NewCmdResources(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.
 	//kubectl.AddJsonFilenameFlag(cmd, &options.Filenames, usage)
 	usage := "identifying the resource to get from a server."
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "Select all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, not including uninitialized ones,supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.ContainerSelector, "containers", "c", "*", "The names of containers in the selected pod templates to change, all containers are selected by default - may use wildcards")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Local, "local", false, "If true, set resources will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddRecordFlag(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Limits, "limits", options.Limits, "The resource requirement requests for this container.  For example, 'cpu=100m,memory=256Mi'.  Note that server side components may assign requests depending on the server configuration, such as limit ranges.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&options.Requests, "requests", options.Requests, "The resource requirement requests for this container.  For example, 'cpu=100m,memory=256Mi'.  Note that server side components may assign requests depending on the server configuration, such as limit ranges.")
 	return cmd
@@ -141,11 +142,12 @@ func (o *ResourcesOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 		return err
 	}
 
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	builder := f.NewBuilder(!o.Local).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
-		//FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, o.Filenames...).
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten()
 
 	if !o.Local {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
index 05398c95c8d..ae3f074099d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_selector.go
@@ -89,13 +89,14 @@ func NewCmdSelector(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 		},
 	}
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "Select all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("local", false, "If true, set selector will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
 	cmd.Flags().String("resource-version", "", "If non-empty, the selectors update will only succeed if this is the current resource-version for the object. Only valid when specifying a single resource.")
 	usage := "the resource to update the selectors"
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.fileOptions, usage)
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddRecordFlag(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 
 	return cmd
 }
@@ -121,10 +122,12 @@ func (o *SelectorOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 		return err
 	}
 
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	o.builder = f.NewBuilder(!o.local).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.fileOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten()
 
 	if !o.local {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
index ea088c53331..f983c170890 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_serviceaccount.go
@@ -95,10 +95,11 @@ func NewCmdServiceAccount(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Command
 
 	usage := "identifying the resource to get from a server."
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &saConfig.fileNameOptions, usage)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&saConfig.all, "all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&saConfig.all, "all", false, "Select all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&saConfig.local, "local", false, "If true, set image will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
 	cmdutil.AddRecordFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -124,9 +125,11 @@ func (saConfig *serviceAccountConfig) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Com
 	}
 	saConfig.serviceAccountName = args[len(args)-1]
 	resources := args[:len(args)-1]
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	builder := f.NewBuilder(!saConfig.local).ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &saConfig.fileNameOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten()
 	if !saConfig.local {
 		builder.ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(saConfig.all, resources...).
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
index 899f504ab31..791021b9b2f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_subject.go
@@ -98,13 +98,14 @@ func NewCmdSubject(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Co
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
 	usage := "the resource to update the subjects"
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "Select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "Select all resources, including uninitialized ones, in the namespace of the specified resource types")
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, not including uninitialized ones, supports '=', '==', and '!='.(e.g. -l key1=value1,key2=value2)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Local, "local", false, "If true, set resources will NOT contact api-server but run locally.")
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&options.Users, "user", []string{}, "Usernames to bind to the role")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&options.Groups, "group", []string{}, "Groups to bind to the role")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArrayVar(&options.ServiceAccounts, "serviceaccount", []string{}, "Service accounts to bind to the role")
+	cmdutil.AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd)
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -123,10 +124,12 @@ func (o *SubjectOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		return err
 	}
 
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	builder := f.NewBuilder(!o.Local).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		Flatten()
 
 	if !o.Local {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD
index 31abf38cc4c..d0bcd1b1368 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/BUILD
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/evanphx/json-patch:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
index cc15bd59a0a..2374ec2d8fc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor/editoptions.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/evanphx/json-patch"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ type editPrinterOptions struct {
 }
 
 // Complete completes all the required options
-func (o *EditOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, args []string) error {
+func (o *EditOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, args []string, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	if o.EditMode != NormalEditMode && o.EditMode != EditBeforeCreateMode && o.EditMode != ApplyEditMode {
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported edit mode %q", o.EditMode)
 	}
@@ -118,8 +119,10 @@ func (o *EditOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, args []
 		// when do normal edit or apply edit we need to always retrieve the latest resource from server
 		b = b.ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, args...).Latest()
 	}
+	includeUninitialized := cmdutil.ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd, false)
 	r := b.NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+		IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 		ContinueOnError().
 		Flatten().
 		Do()
@@ -133,6 +136,7 @@ func (o *EditOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, args []
 		// resource builder to read objects from edited data
 		return resource.NewBuilder(mapper, f.CategoryExpander(), typer, resource.ClientMapperFunc(f.UnstructuredClientForMapping), unstructured.UnstructuredJSONScheme).
 			Stream(bytes.NewReader(data), "edited-file").
+			IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized).
 			ContinueOnError().
 			Flatten().
 			Do()
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
index cfd2fb85511..b41af0f842f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/helpers.go
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	ApplyAnnotationsFlag = "save-config"
-	DefaultErrorExitCode = 1
+	ApplyAnnotationsFlag     = "save-config"
+	DefaultErrorExitCode     = 1
+	IncludeUninitializedFlag = "include-uninitialized"
 )
 
 type debugError interface {
@@ -420,6 +421,10 @@ func AddDryRunFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("dry-run", false, "If true, only print the object that would be sent, without sending it.")
 }
 
+func AddIncludeUninitializedFlag(cmd *cobra.Command) {
+	cmd.Flags().Bool(IncludeUninitializedFlag, false, `If true, the kubectl command applies to uninitialized objects. If explicitly set to false, this flag overrides other flags that make the kubectl commands apply to uninitialized objects, e.g., "--all". Objects with empty metadata.initializers are regarded as initialized.`)
+}
+
 func AddPodRunningTimeoutFlag(cmd *cobra.Command, defaultTimeout time.Duration) {
 	cmd.Flags().Duration("pod-running-timeout", defaultTimeout, "The length of time (like 5s, 2m, or 3h, higher than zero) to wait until at least one pod is running")
 }
@@ -826,3 +831,25 @@ func ManualStrip(file []byte) []byte {
 	}
 	return stripped
 }
+
+// ShouldIncludeUninitialized identifies whether to include uninitialized objects.
+// includeUninitialized is the default value.
+// Assume we can parse `all` and `selector` from cmd.
+func ShouldIncludeUninitialized(cmd *cobra.Command, includeUninitialized bool) bool {
+	shouldIncludeUninitialized := includeUninitialized
+	if cmd.Flags().Lookup("all") != nil && GetFlagBool(cmd, "all") {
+		// include the uninitialized objects by default
+		// unless explicitly set --include-uninitialized=false
+		shouldIncludeUninitialized = true
+	}
+	if cmd.Flags().Lookup("selector") != nil && GetFlagString(cmd, "selector") != "" {
+		// does not include the uninitialized objects by default
+		// unless explicitly set --include-uninitialized=true
+		shouldIncludeUninitialized = false
+	}
+	if cmd.Flags().Changed(IncludeUninitializedFlag) {
+		// get explicit value
+		shouldIncludeUninitialized = GetFlagBool(cmd, IncludeUninitializedFlag)
+	}
+	return shouldIncludeUninitialized
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
index eb563fb51bf..8908bc2ef30 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ type Builder struct {
 	stream bool
 	dir    bool
 
-	selector  labels.Selector
-	selectAll bool
+	selector             labels.Selector
+	selectAll            bool
+	includeUninitialized bool
 
 	resources []string
 
@@ -279,6 +280,12 @@ func (b *Builder) ExportParam(export bool) *Builder {
 	return b
 }
 
+// IncludeUninitialized accepts the include-uninitialized boolean for these resources
+func (b *Builder) IncludeUninitialized(includeUninitialized bool) *Builder {
+	b.includeUninitialized = includeUninitialized
+	return b
+}
+
 // NamespaceParam accepts the namespace that these resources should be
 // considered under from - used by DefaultNamespace() and RequireNamespace()
 func (b *Builder) NamespaceParam(namespace string) *Builder {
@@ -607,7 +614,7 @@ func (b *Builder) visitBySelector() *Result {
 		if mapping.Scope.Name() != meta.RESTScopeNameNamespace {
 			selectorNamespace = ""
 		}
-		visitors = append(visitors, NewSelector(client, mapping, selectorNamespace, b.selector, b.export))
+		visitors = append(visitors, NewSelector(client, mapping, selectorNamespace, b.selector, b.export, b.includeUninitialized))
 	}
 	if b.continueOnError {
 		result.visitor = EagerVisitorList(visitors)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper.go
index e6452244b67..940387295ad 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (m *Helper) Get(namespace, name string, export bool) (runtime.Object, error
 }
 
 // TODO: add field selector
-func (m *Helper) List(namespace, apiVersion string, selector labels.Selector, export bool) (runtime.Object, error) {
+func (m *Helper) List(namespace, apiVersion string, selector labels.Selector, export, includeUninitialized bool) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	req := m.RESTClient.Get().
 		NamespaceIfScoped(namespace, m.NamespaceScoped).
 		Resource(m.Resource).
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ func (m *Helper) List(namespace, apiVersion string, selector labels.Selector, ex
 		// TODO: I should be part of ListOptions
 		req.Param("export", strconv.FormatBool(export))
 	}
+	if includeUninitialized {
+		req.Param("includeUninitialized", strconv.FormatBool(includeUninitialized))
+	}
 	return req.Do().Get()
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go
index 2829ffaeaf9..00208bdf389 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/helper_test.go
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ func TestHelperList(t *testing.T) {
 			RESTClient:      client,
 			NamespaceScoped: true,
 		}
-		obj, err := modifier.List("bar", api.Registry.GroupOrDie(api.GroupName).GroupVersion.String(), labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"foo": "baz"}), false)
+		obj, err := modifier.List("bar", api.Registry.GroupOrDie(api.GroupName).GroupVersion.String(), labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set{"foo": "baz"}), false, false)
 		if (err != nil) != test.Err {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %t %v", test.Err, err)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/selector.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/selector.go
index 49431fb79fa..6faed0f4784 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/selector.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/selector.go
@@ -27,27 +27,29 @@ import (
 
 // Selector is a Visitor for resources that match a label selector.
 type Selector struct {
-	Client    RESTClient
-	Mapping   *meta.RESTMapping
-	Namespace string
-	Selector  labels.Selector
-	Export    bool
+	Client               RESTClient
+	Mapping              *meta.RESTMapping
+	Namespace            string
+	Selector             labels.Selector
+	Export               bool
+	IncludeUninitialized bool
 }
 
 // NewSelector creates a resource selector which hides details of getting items by their label selector.
-func NewSelector(client RESTClient, mapping *meta.RESTMapping, namespace string, selector labels.Selector, export bool) *Selector {
+func NewSelector(client RESTClient, mapping *meta.RESTMapping, namespace string, selector labels.Selector, export, includeUninitialized bool) *Selector {
 	return &Selector{
-		Client:    client,
-		Mapping:   mapping,
-		Namespace: namespace,
-		Selector:  selector,
-		Export:    export,
+		Client:               client,
+		Mapping:              mapping,
+		Namespace:            namespace,
+		Selector:             selector,
+		Export:               export,
+		IncludeUninitialized: includeUninitialized,
 	}
 }
 
 // Visit implements Visitor
 func (r *Selector) Visit(fn VisitorFunc) error {
-	list, err := NewHelper(r.Client, r.Mapping).List(r.Namespace, r.ResourceMapping().GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion().String(), r.Selector, r.Export)
+	list, err := NewHelper(r.Client, r.Mapping).List(r.Namespace, r.ResourceMapping().GroupVersionKind.GroupVersion().String(), r.Selector, r.Export, r.IncludeUninitialized)
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.IsBadRequest(err) || errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			if se, ok := err.(*errors.StatusError); ok {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go
index 963ac8fae9b..db831440e8f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/overrides.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ type ConfigOverrides struct {
 	Timeout         string
 }
 
-// ConfigOverrideFlags holds the flag names to be used for binding command line flags.  Notice that this structure tightly
+// ConfigOverrideFlags holds the flag names to be used for binding command line flags. Notice that this structure tightly
 // corresponds to ConfigOverrides
 type ConfigOverrideFlags struct {
 	AuthOverrideFlags    AuthOverrideFlags