diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
index 775701b946a..6a85459156c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ filegroup(
         "//pkg/kubectl/apps:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/explain:all-srcs",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/internaldeps:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/metricsutil:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/plugins:all-srcs",
         "//pkg/kubectl/proxy:all-srcs",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
index 07324d2934d..c3d9fe16d84 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/BUILD
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/editor:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/explain:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/internaldeps:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/metricsutil:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/plugins:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/proxy:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach.go
index 00861784910..ee82ea52b6b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/attach.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	coreclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/core/internalversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 )
 
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ func (p *AttachOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, argsIn [
 		builder.ResourceNames(argsIn[0], argsIn[1])
 	}
 
-	obj, err := builder.Do().Object()
+	obj, err := builder.Do().Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
index 79f03b6a231..5675bbd793d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ func RunGet(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args [
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		obj, err := r.Object()
+		obj, err := r.Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
index 3f6ac6d046b..25d3309cbe2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+    "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ func RunRollingUpdate(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 			NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 			FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &resource.FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: []string{filename}}).
 			Do()
-		obj, err := request.Object()
+		obj, err := request.Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD
index dbcdca0146a..6c1cfa59dbb 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/BUILD
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/set:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/cmd/util:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/internaldeps:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/resource:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/util/i18n:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/util/interrupt:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
index d817a81a6d1..5e2d02dc056 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
+    "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/util/i18n"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/interrupt"
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ func RunStatus(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, args []stri
 	info := infos[0]
 	mapping := info.ResourceMapping()
 
-	obj, err := r.Object()
+	obj, err := r.Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b604c03347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["result.go"],
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps/result.go b/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps/result.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1ea3ed3bddf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps/result.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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 internaldeps
+
+import (
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+)
+
+// ToInternalList implements resource.ToList and is used by callers of
+// Result.Object to convert multiple returned Objects into an internal
+// List containing the objects.
+func ToInternalList(objects []runtime.Object, version string) runtime.Object {
+	return &api.List{
+		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
+			ResourceVersion: version,
+		},
+		Items: objects,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/resource/BUILD
index cfacc3dacfb..4afbdd24db0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/BUILD
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ go_library(
         "//build/visible_to:pkg_kubectl_resource_CONSUMERS",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubectl/validation:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/golang.org/x/text/encoding/unicode:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/golang.org/x/text/transform:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/api/core/v1: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:go_default_library",
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/testapi:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/kubectl/internaldeps:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/ghodss/yaml:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/googleapis/gnostic/OpenAPIv2:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/stretchr/testify/assert:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
index d2614c3a485..d1a306c43d5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	apitesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/internaldeps"
 )
 
 func stringBody(body string) io.ReadCloser {
@@ -893,7 +894,7 @@ func TestMultipleObject(t *testing.T) {
 	r, pods, svc := streamTestData()
 	obj, err := NewBuilder(testapi.Default.RESTMapper(), LegacyCategoryExpander, api.Scheme, fakeClient(), testapi.Default.Codec()).
 		NamespaceParam("test").Stream(r, "STDIN").Flatten().
-		Do().Object()
+		Do().Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -946,7 +947,7 @@ func TestSingleItemImpliedObject(t *testing.T) {
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(false, &FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: []string{"../../../examples/guestbook/legacy/redis-master-controller.yaml"}}).
 		Flatten().
-		Do().Object()
+		Do().Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -966,7 +967,7 @@ func TestSingleItemImpliedObjectNoExtension(t *testing.T) {
 		NamespaceParam("test").DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(false, &FilenameOptions{Recursive: false, Filenames: []string{"../../../examples/pod"}}).
 		Flatten().
-		Do().Object()
+		Do().Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -1017,7 +1018,7 @@ func TestListObject(t *testing.T) {
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, "pods").
 		Flatten()
 
-	obj, err := b.Do().Object()
+	obj, err := b.Do().Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1050,7 +1051,7 @@ func TestListObjectWithDifferentVersions(t *testing.T) {
 		NamespaceParam("test").
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(true, "pods,services").
 		Flatten().
-		Do().Object()
+		Do().Object(internaldeps.ToInternalList)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go
index 46578a5730b..5463dab4e85 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/result.go
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
 
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 )
 
 // ErrMatchFunc can be used to filter errors that may not be true failures.
@@ -125,13 +125,37 @@ func (r *Result) Infos() ([]*Info, error) {
 	return infos, err
 }
 
+// ToList is a function that converts a slice of Objects into a single
+// List Object.  It allows callers to control whether an internal
+// or external List is returned.
+type ToList func([]runtime.Object, string) runtime.Object
+
+// Compile time check to enforce that list implements the necessary interface
+var _ metav1.ListInterface = &v1.List{}
+var _ metav1.ListMetaAccessor = &v1.List{}
+
+// ToV1List takes a slice of Objects + their version, and returns
+// a v1.List Object containing the objects as Items
+func ToV1List(objects []runtime.Object, version string) runtime.Object {
+	raw := []runtime.RawExtension{}
+	for _, o := range objects {
+		raw = append(raw, runtime.RawExtension{Object: o})
+	}
+	return &v1.List{
+		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
+			ResourceVersion: version,
+		},
+		Items: raw,
+	}
+}
+
 // Object returns a single object representing the output of a single visit to all
 // found resources.  If the Builder was a singular context (expected to return a
 // single resource by user input) and only a single resource was found, the resource
 // will be returned as is.  Otherwise, the returned resources will be part of an
-// api.List. The ResourceVersion of the api.List will be set only if it is identical
+// v1.List. The ResourceVersion of the v1.List will be set only if it is identical
 // across all infos returned.
-func (r *Result) Object() (runtime.Object, error) {
+func (r *Result) Object(toList ToList) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	infos, err := r.Infos()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -160,12 +184,11 @@ func (r *Result) Object() (runtime.Object, error) {
 	if len(versions) == 1 {
 		version = versions.List()[0]
 	}
-	return &api.List{
-		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
-			ResourceVersion: version,
-		},
-		Items: objects,
-	}, err
+	if toList == nil {
+		toList = ToV1List
+	}
+
+	return toList(objects, version), err
 }
 
 // ResourceMapping returns a single meta.RESTMapping representing the