diff --git a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd.sh b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd.sh
index 5db88f33f17..edd3cd4a4b3 100755
--- a/hack/make-rules/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/make-rules/test-cmd.sh
@@ -2168,6 +2168,8 @@ __EOF__
   kubectl rollout undo deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]}"
   # Check that the new replica set (nginx-618515232) has all old revisions stored in an annotation
   kubectl get rs nginx-618515232 -o yaml | grep "deployment.kubernetes.io/revision-history: 1,3"
+  # Check that trying to watch the status of a superseded revision returns an error
+  ! kubectl rollout status deployment/nginx --revision=3
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete deployment nginx "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
index 7362489e592..24c59ffdd98 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/annotations"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/integer"
 	intstrutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/intstr"
@@ -117,9 +119,13 @@ func LastRevision(allRSs []*extensions.ReplicaSet) int64 {
 	return secMax
 }
 
-// Revision returns the revision number of the input replica set
-func Revision(rs *extensions.ReplicaSet) (int64, error) {
-	v, ok := rs.Annotations[RevisionAnnotation]
+// Revision returns the revision number of the input object.
+func Revision(obj runtime.Object) (int64, error) {
+	acc, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	v, ok := acc.GetAnnotations()[RevisionAnnotation]
 	if !ok {
 		return 0, nil
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go
index af8cbe85b24..b759ee92aae 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_history.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func RunHistory(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, args []st
 		return cmdutil.UsageError(cmd, "Required resource not specified.")
 	}
 	revision := cmdutil.GetFlagInt64(cmd, "revision")
+	if revision < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("revision must be a positive integer: %v", revision)
+	}
 
 	mapper, typer := f.Object()
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
index 84b217a0128..c738face420 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_status.go
@@ -32,11 +32,14 @@ import (
 
 var (
 	status_long = dedent.Dedent(`
-		Show the status of the newest rollout.
+		Show the status of the rollout.
 
-		By default 'rollout status' will watch the status of the newest rollout
+		By default 'rollout status' will watch the status of the latest rollout
 		until it's done. If you don't want to wait for the rollout to finish then
-		you can use --watch=false.`)
+		you can use --watch=false. Note that if a new rollout starts in-between, then
+		'rollout status' will continue watching the latest revision. If you want to
+		pin to a specific revision and abort if it is rolled over by another revision,
+		use --revision=N where N is the revision you need to watch for.`)
 	status_example = dedent.Dedent(`
 		# Watch the rollout status of a deployment
 		kubectl rollout status deployment/nginx`)
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ func NewCmdRolloutStatus(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "status (TYPE NAME | TYPE/NAME) [flags]",
-		Short:   "Show the status of newest rollout",
+		Short:   "Show the status of the rollout",
 		Long:    status_long,
 		Example: status_example,
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
@@ -62,7 +65,8 @@ func NewCmdRolloutStatus(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	usage := "identifying the resource to get from a server."
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, options, usage)
-	cmd.Flags().BoolP("watch", "w", true, "Watch the status of the newest rollout until it's done.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolP("watch", "w", true, "Watch the status of the rollout until it's done.")
+	cmd.Flags().Int64("revision", 0, "Pin to a specific revision for showing its status. Defaults to 0 (last revision).")
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -114,8 +118,13 @@ func RunStatus(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, args []str
 		return err
 	}
 
+	revision := cmdutil.GetFlagInt64(cmd, "revision")
+	if revision < 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("revision must be a positive integer: %v", revision)
+	}
+
 	// check if deployment's has finished the rollout
-	status, done, err := statusViewer.Status(cmdNamespace, info.Name)
+	status, done, err := statusViewer.Status(cmdNamespace, info.Name, revision)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -140,7 +149,7 @@ func RunStatus(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, args []str
 	return intr.Run(func() error {
 		_, err := watch.Until(0, w, func(e watch.Event) (bool, error) {
 			// print deployment's status
-			status, done, err := statusViewer.Status(cmdNamespace, info.Name)
+			status, done, err := statusViewer.Status(cmdNamespace, info.Name, revision)
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
index b65e5ada68d..b719cb3baf6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status.go
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	extensionsclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/extensions/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/deployment/util"
 )
 
-// StatusViewer provides an interface for resources that provides rollout status.
+// StatusViewer provides an interface for resources that have rollout status.
 type StatusViewer interface {
-	Status(namespace, name string) (string, bool, error)
+	Status(namespace, name string, revision int64) (string, bool, error)
 }
 
 func StatusViewerFor(kind unversioned.GroupKind, c internalclientset.Interface) (StatusViewer, error) {
@@ -43,11 +44,20 @@ type DeploymentStatusViewer struct {
 }
 
 // Status returns a message describing deployment status, and a bool value indicating if the status is considered done
-func (s *DeploymentStatusViewer) Status(namespace, name string) (string, bool, error) {
+func (s *DeploymentStatusViewer) Status(namespace, name string, revision int64) (string, bool, error) {
 	deployment, err := s.c.Deployments(namespace).Get(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", false, err
 	}
+	if revision > 0 {
+		deploymentRev, err := util.Revision(deployment)
+		if err != nil {
+			return "", false, fmt.Errorf("cannot get the revision of deployment %q: %v", deployment.Name, err)
+		}
+		if revision != deploymentRev {
+			return "", false, fmt.Errorf("desired revision (%d) is different from the running revision (%d)", revision, deploymentRev)
+		}
+	}
 	if deployment.Generation <= deployment.Status.ObservedGeneration {
 		if deployment.Status.UpdatedReplicas < deployment.Spec.Replicas {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for rollout to finish: %d out of %d new replicas have been updated...\n", deployment.Status.UpdatedReplicas, deployment.Spec.Replicas), false, nil
@@ -58,7 +68,7 @@ func (s *DeploymentStatusViewer) Status(namespace, name string) (string, bool, e
 		if deployment.Status.AvailableReplicas < deployment.Status.UpdatedReplicas {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for rollout to finish: %d of %d updated replicas are available...\n", deployment.Status.AvailableReplicas, deployment.Status.UpdatedReplicas), false, nil
 		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf("deployment %s successfully rolled out\n", name), true, nil
+		return fmt.Sprintf("deployment %q successfully rolled out\n", name), true, nil
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Waiting for deployment spec update to be observed...\n"), false, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
index 46daa42f0a4..1261f0c2cee 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/rollout_status_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestDeploymentStatusViewerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				UnavailableReplicas: 0,
 			},
 
-			msg:  "deployment foo successfully rolled out\n",
+			msg:  "deployment \"foo\" successfully rolled out\n",
 			done: true,
 		},
 		{
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestDeploymentStatusViewerStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		client := fake.NewSimpleClientset(d).Extensions()
 		dsv := &DeploymentStatusViewer{c: client}
-		msg, done, err := dsv.Status("bar", "foo")
+		msg, done, err := dsv.Status("bar", "foo", 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("DeploymentStatusViewer.Status(): %v", err)
 		}