diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
index 6fec9f56fa4..c4e2f3a6e64 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ func Example_printReplicationControllerWithNamespace() {
 		},
 	}
 	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, ctrl, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, ctrl, printers.GetNewTabWriter(os.Stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func Example_printMultiContainersReplicationControllerWithWide() {
 		},
 	}
 	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, ctrl, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, ctrl, printers.GetNewTabWriter(os.Stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func Example_printReplicationController() {
 		},
 	}
 	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, ctrl, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, ctrl, printers.GetNewTabWriter(os.Stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func Example_printPodWithWideFormat() {
 		},
 	}
 	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, pod, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, pod, printers.GetNewTabWriter(os.Stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ func Example_printPodWithShowLabels() {
 		},
 	}
 	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, pod, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, pod, printers.GetNewTabWriter(os.Stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ func Example_printPodHideTerminated() {
 	}
 	for _, pod := range filteredPodList {
 		mapper, _ := f.Object()
-		err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, pod, os.Stdout)
+		err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, pod, printers.GetNewTabWriter(os.Stdout))
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func Example_printPodShowAll() {
 	cmd := NewCmdRun(f, os.Stdin, os.Stdout, os.Stderr)
 	podList := newAllPhasePodList()
 	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, podList, os.Stdout)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, podList, printers.GetNewTabWriter(os.Stdout))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -616,9 +616,10 @@ func Example_printServiceWithNamespacesAndLabels() {
 	}
 	ld := strings.NewLineDelimiter(os.Stdout, "|")
 	defer ld.Flush()
-
+	out := printers.GetNewTabWriter(ld)
+	defer out.Flush()
 	mapper, _ := f.Object()
-	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, svc, ld)
+	err := f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, svc, out)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/printers/BUILD b/pkg/printers/BUILD
index 8e6e4b4da2b..c888148e23b 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/printers/BUILD
@@ -28,12 +28,14 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/util/slice:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/fatih/camelcase:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/ghodss/yaml:go_default_library",
-        "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
         "//pkg/printers/internalversion:all-srcs",
+        "//pkg/printers/storage:all-srcs",
     ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
 )
diff --git a/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go b/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go
index 8517ef7ce3d..83fda3a67a8 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/humanreadable.go
@@ -26,22 +26,33 @@ import (
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/camelcase"
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	metav1alpha1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
+type TablePrinter interface {
+	PrintTable(obj runtime.Object, options PrintOptions) (*metav1alpha1.Table, error)
+}
+
+type PrintHandler interface {
+	Handler(columns, columnsWithWide []string, printFunc interface{}) error
+	TableHandler(columns []metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition, printFunc interface{}) error
+}
+
 var withNamespacePrefixColumns = []string{"NAMESPACE"} // TODO(erictune): print cluster name too.
 
 type handlerEntry struct {
-	columns         []string
-	columnsWithWide []string
-	printFunc       reflect.Value
-	args            []reflect.Value
+	columnDefinitions []metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition
+	printRows         bool
+	printFunc         reflect.Value
+	args              []reflect.Value
 }
 
 // HumanReadablePrinter is an implementation of ResourcePrinter which attempts to provide
@@ -57,6 +68,8 @@ type HumanReadablePrinter struct {
 	decoder      runtime.Decoder
 }
 
+var _ PrintHandler = &HumanReadablePrinter{}
+
 // NewHumanReadablePrinter creates a HumanReadablePrinter.
 // If encoder and decoder are provided, an attempt to convert unstructured types to internal types is made.
 func NewHumanReadablePrinter(encoder runtime.Encoder, decoder runtime.Decoder, options PrintOptions) *HumanReadablePrinter {
@@ -69,6 +82,20 @@ func NewHumanReadablePrinter(encoder runtime.Encoder, decoder runtime.Decoder, o
 	return printer
 }
 
+// NewTablePrinter creates a HumanReadablePrinter suitable for calling PrintTable().
+func NewTablePrinter() *HumanReadablePrinter {
+	return &HumanReadablePrinter{
+		handlerMap: make(map[reflect.Type]*handlerEntry),
+	}
+}
+
+func (a *HumanReadablePrinter) With(fns ...func(PrintHandler)) *HumanReadablePrinter {
+	for _, fn := range fns {
+		fn(a)
+	}
+	return a
+}
+
 // GetResourceKind returns the type currently set for a resource
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) GetResourceKind() string {
 	return h.options.Kind
@@ -92,29 +119,100 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) EnsurePrintHeaders() {
 }
 
 // Handler adds a print handler with a given set of columns to HumanReadablePrinter instance.
-// See validatePrintHandlerFunc for required method signature.
+// See ValidatePrintHandlerFunc for required method signature.
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) Handler(columns, columnsWithWide []string, printFunc interface{}) error {
+	var columnDefinitions []metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition
+	for _, column := range columns {
+		columnDefinitions = append(columnDefinitions, metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
+			Name: column,
+			Type: "string",
+		})
+	}
+	for _, column := range columnsWithWide {
+		columnDefinitions = append(columnDefinitions, metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
+			Name:     column,
+			Type:     "string",
+			Priority: 1,
+		})
+	}
+
 	printFuncValue := reflect.ValueOf(printFunc)
-	if err := h.validatePrintHandlerFunc(printFuncValue); err != nil {
-		glog.Errorf("Unable to add print handler: %v", err)
+	if err := ValidatePrintHandlerFunc(printFuncValue); err != nil {
+		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to register print function: %v", err))
 		return err
 	}
 
+	entry := &handlerEntry{
+		columnDefinitions: columnDefinitions,
+		printFunc:         printFuncValue,
+	}
+
 	objType := printFuncValue.Type().In(0)
-	h.handlerMap[objType] = &handlerEntry{
-		columns:         columns,
-		columnsWithWide: columnsWithWide,
-		printFunc:       printFuncValue,
+	if _, ok := h.handlerMap[objType]; ok {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("registered duplicate printer for %v", objType)
+		utilruntime.HandleError(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	h.handlerMap[objType] = entry
+	return nil
+}
+
+// TableHandler adds a print handler with a given set of columns to HumanReadablePrinter instance.
+// See ValidateRowPrintHandlerFunc for required method signature.
+func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) TableHandler(columnDefinitions []metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition, printFunc interface{}) error {
+	printFuncValue := reflect.ValueOf(printFunc)
+	if err := ValidateRowPrintHandlerFunc(printFuncValue); err != nil {
+		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("unable to register print function: %v", err))
+		return err
+	}
+	entry := &handlerEntry{
+		columnDefinitions: columnDefinitions,
+		printRows:         true,
+		printFunc:         printFuncValue,
+	}
+
+	objType := printFuncValue.Type().In(0)
+	if _, ok := h.handlerMap[objType]; ok {
+		err := fmt.Errorf("registered duplicate printer for %v", objType)
+		utilruntime.HandleError(err)
+		return err
+	}
+	h.handlerMap[objType] = entry
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ValidateRowPrintHandlerFunc validates print handler signature.
+// printFunc is the function that will be called to print an object.
+// It must be of the following type:
+//  func printFunc(object ObjectType, options PrintOptions) ([]metav1alpha1.TableRow, error)
+// where ObjectType is the type of the object that will be printed, and the first
+// return value is an array of rows, with each row containing a number of cells that
+// match the number of coulmns defined for that printer function.
+func ValidateRowPrintHandlerFunc(printFunc reflect.Value) error {
+	if printFunc.Kind() != reflect.Func {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid print handler. %#v is not a function", printFunc)
+	}
+	funcType := printFunc.Type()
+	if funcType.NumIn() != 2 || funcType.NumOut() != 2 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid print handler." +
+			"Must accept 2 parameters and return 2 value.")
+	}
+	if funcType.In(1) != reflect.TypeOf((*PrintOptions)(nil)).Elem() ||
+		funcType.Out(0) != reflect.TypeOf((*[]metav1alpha1.TableRow)(nil)).Elem() ||
+		funcType.Out(1) != reflect.TypeOf((*error)(nil)).Elem() {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid print handler. The expected signature is: "+
+			"func handler(obj %v, options PrintOptions) ([]metav1alpha1.TableRow, error)", funcType.In(0))
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-// validatePrintHandlerFunc validates print handler signature.
+// ValidatePrintHandlerFunc validates print handler signature.
 // printFunc is the function that will be called to print an object.
 // It must be of the following type:
 //  func printFunc(object ObjectType, w io.Writer, options PrintOptions) error
 // where ObjectType is the type of the object that will be printed.
-func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) validatePrintHandlerFunc(printFunc reflect.Value) error {
+// DEPRECATED: will be replaced with ValidateRowPrintHandlerFunc
+func ValidatePrintHandlerFunc(printFunc reflect.Value) error {
 	if printFunc.Kind() != reflect.Func {
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid print handler. %#v is not a function", printFunc)
 	}
@@ -167,12 +265,18 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) printHeader(columnNames []string, w io.Writer) er
 // PrintObj prints the obj in a human-friendly format according to the type of the obj.
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, output io.Writer) error {
 	// if output is a tabwriter (when it's called by kubectl get), we use it; create a new tabwriter otherwise
-	w, found := output.(*tabwriter.Writer)
-	if !found {
-		w = GetNewTabWriter(output)
+	if w, found := output.(*tabwriter.Writer); found {
 		defer w.Flush()
 	}
 
+	// display tables following the rules of options
+	if table, ok := obj.(*metav1alpha1.Table); ok {
+		if err := DecorateTable(table, h.options); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return PrintTable(table, output, h.options)
+	}
+
 	// check if the object is unstructured.  If so, let's attempt to convert it to a type we can understand before
 	// trying to print, since the printers are keyed by type.  This is extremely expensive.
 	if h.encoder != nil && h.decoder != nil {
@@ -182,9 +286,12 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, output io.Writer) er
 	t := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
 	if handler := h.handlerMap[t]; handler != nil {
 		if !h.options.NoHeaders && t != h.lastType {
-			headers := handler.columns
-			if h.options.Wide {
-				headers = append(headers, handler.columnsWithWide...)
+			var headers []string
+			for _, column := range handler.columnDefinitions {
+				if column.Priority != 0 && !h.options.Wide {
+					continue
+				}
+				headers = append(headers, strings.ToUpper(column.Name))
 			}
 			headers = append(headers, formatLabelHeaders(h.options.ColumnLabels)...)
 			// LABELS is always the last column.
@@ -192,10 +299,58 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, output io.Writer) er
 			if h.options.WithNamespace {
 				headers = append(withNamespacePrefixColumns, headers...)
 			}
-			h.printHeader(headers, w)
+			h.printHeader(headers, output)
 			h.lastType = t
 		}
-		args := []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(obj), reflect.ValueOf(w), reflect.ValueOf(h.options)}
+
+		if handler.printRows {
+			args := []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(obj), reflect.ValueOf(h.options)}
+			results := handler.printFunc.Call(args)
+			if results[1].IsNil() {
+				rows := results[0].Interface().([]metav1alpha1.TableRow)
+				for _, row := range rows {
+
+					if h.options.WithNamespace {
+						if obj := row.Object.Object; obj != nil {
+							if m, err := meta.Accessor(obj); err == nil {
+								fmt.Fprint(output, m.GetNamespace())
+							}
+						}
+						fmt.Fprint(output, "\t")
+					}
+
+					for i, cell := range row.Cells {
+						if i != 0 {
+							fmt.Fprint(output, "\t")
+						} else {
+							// TODO: remove this once we drop the legacy printers
+							if h.options.WithKind && len(h.options.Kind) > 0 {
+								fmt.Fprintf(output, "%s/%s", h.options.Kind, cell)
+								continue
+							}
+						}
+						fmt.Fprint(output, cell)
+					}
+
+					hasLabels := len(h.options.ColumnLabels) > 0
+					if obj := row.Object.Object; obj != nil && (hasLabels || h.options.ShowLabels) {
+						if m, err := meta.Accessor(obj); err == nil {
+							for _, value := range labelValues(m.GetLabels(), h.options) {
+								output.Write([]byte("\t"))
+								output.Write([]byte(value))
+							}
+						}
+					}
+
+					output.Write([]byte("\n"))
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+			return results[1].Interface().(error)
+		}
+
+		// TODO: this code path is deprecated and will be removed when all handlers are row printers
+		args := []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(obj), reflect.ValueOf(output), reflect.ValueOf(h.options)}
 		resultValue := handler.printFunc.Call(args)[0]
 		if resultValue.IsNil() {
 			return nil
@@ -207,7 +362,7 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, output io.Writer) er
 		// we don't recognize this type, but we can still attempt to print some reasonable information about.
 		unstructured, ok := obj.(runtime.Unstructured)
 		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error: unknown type %#v", obj)
+			return fmt.Errorf("error: unknown type %T, expected unstructured in %#v", obj, h.handlerMap)
 		}
 
 		content := unstructured.UnstructuredContent()
@@ -255,12 +410,12 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, output io.Writer) er
 			if h.options.WithNamespace {
 				headers = append(withNamespacePrefixColumns, headers...)
 			}
-			h.printHeader(headers, w)
+			h.printHeader(headers, output)
 			h.lastType = t
 		}
 
 		// if the error isn't nil, report the "I don't recognize this" error
-		if err := printUnstructured(unstructured, w, discoveredFieldNames, h.options); err != nil {
+		if err := printUnstructured(unstructured, output, discoveredFieldNames, h.options); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
@@ -270,6 +425,250 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintObj(obj runtime.Object, output io.Writer) er
 	return fmt.Errorf("error: unknown type %#v", obj)
 }
 
+func hasCondition(conditions []metav1alpha1.TableRowCondition, t metav1alpha1.RowConditionType) bool {
+	for _, condition := range conditions {
+		if condition.Type == t {
+			return condition.Status == metav1alpha1.ConditionTrue
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// PrintTable prints a table to the provided output respecting the filtering rules for options
+// for wide columns and filetred rows. It filters out rows that are Completed. You should call
+// DecorateTable if you receive a table from a remote server before calling PrintTable.
+func PrintTable(table *metav1alpha1.Table, output io.Writer, options PrintOptions) error {
+	if !options.NoHeaders {
+		first := true
+		for _, column := range table.ColumnDefinitions {
+			if !options.Wide && column.Priority != 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			if first {
+				first = false
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprint(output, "\t")
+			}
+			fmt.Fprint(output, strings.ToUpper(column.Name))
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(output)
+	}
+	for _, row := range table.Rows {
+		if !options.ShowAll && hasCondition(row.Conditions, metav1alpha1.RowCompleted) {
+			continue
+		}
+		first := true
+		for i, cell := range row.Cells {
+			column := table.ColumnDefinitions[i]
+			if !options.Wide && column.Priority != 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			if first {
+				first = false
+			} else {
+				fmt.Fprint(output, "\t")
+			}
+			if cell != nil {
+				fmt.Fprint(output, cell)
+			}
+		}
+		fmt.Fprintln(output)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DecorateTable takes a table and attempts to add label columns and the
+// namespace column. It will fill empty columns with nil (if the object
+// does not expose metadata). It returns an error if the table cannot
+// be decorated.
+func DecorateTable(table *metav1alpha1.Table, options PrintOptions) error {
+	width := len(table.ColumnDefinitions) + len(options.ColumnLabels)
+	if options.WithNamespace {
+		width++
+	}
+	if options.ShowLabels {
+		width++
+	}
+
+	columns := table.ColumnDefinitions
+
+	nameColumn := -1
+	if options.WithKind && len(options.Kind) > 0 {
+		for i := range columns {
+			if columns[i].Format == "name" && columns[i].Type == "string" {
+				nameColumn = i
+				fmt.Printf("found name column: %d\n", i)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if width != len(table.ColumnDefinitions) {
+		columns = make([]metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition, 0, width)
+		if options.WithNamespace {
+			columns = append(columns, metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
+				Name: "Namespace",
+				Type: "string",
+			})
+		}
+		columns = append(columns, table.ColumnDefinitions...)
+		for _, label := range formatLabelHeaders(options.ColumnLabels) {
+			columns = append(columns, metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
+				Name: label,
+				Type: "string",
+			})
+		}
+		if options.ShowLabels {
+			columns = append(columns, metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
+				Name: "Labels",
+				Type: "string",
+			})
+		}
+	}
+
+	rows := table.Rows
+
+	includeLabels := len(options.ColumnLabels) > 0 || options.ShowLabels
+	if includeLabels || options.WithNamespace || nameColumn != -1 {
+		for i := range rows {
+			row := rows[i]
+
+			if nameColumn != -1 {
+				row.Cells[nameColumn] = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", options.Kind, row.Cells[nameColumn])
+			}
+
+			var m metav1.Object
+			if obj := row.Object.Object; obj != nil {
+				if acc, err := meta.Accessor(obj); err == nil {
+					m = acc
+				}
+			}
+			// if we can't get an accessor, fill out the appropriate columns with empty spaces
+			if m == nil {
+				if options.WithNamespace {
+					r := make([]interface{}, 1, width)
+					row.Cells = append(r, row.Cells...)
+				}
+				for j := 0; j < width-len(row.Cells); j++ {
+					row.Cells = append(row.Cells, nil)
+				}
+				rows[i] = row
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if options.WithNamespace {
+				r := make([]interface{}, 1, width)
+				r[0] = m.GetNamespace()
+				row.Cells = append(r, row.Cells...)
+			}
+			if includeLabels {
+				row.Cells = appendLabelCells(row.Cells, m.GetLabels(), options)
+			}
+			rows[i] = row
+		}
+	}
+
+	table.ColumnDefinitions = columns
+	table.Rows = rows
+	return nil
+}
+
+// PrintTable returns a table for the provided object, using the printer registered for that type. It returns
+// a table that includes all of the information requested by options, but will not remove rows or columns. The
+// caller is responsible for applying rules related to filtering rows or columns.
+func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) PrintTable(obj runtime.Object, options PrintOptions) (*metav1alpha1.Table, error) {
+	t := reflect.TypeOf(obj)
+	handler, ok := h.handlerMap[t]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no table handler registered for this type %v", t)
+	}
+	if !handler.printRows {
+		return h.legacyPrinterToTable(obj, handler)
+	}
+
+	args := []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(obj), reflect.ValueOf(options)}
+	results := handler.printFunc.Call(args)
+	if !results[1].IsNil() {
+		return nil, results[1].Interface().(error)
+	}
+
+	columns := handler.columnDefinitions
+	if !options.Wide {
+		columns = make([]metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition, 0, len(handler.columnDefinitions))
+		for i := range handler.columnDefinitions {
+			if handler.columnDefinitions[i].Priority != 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+			columns = append(columns, handler.columnDefinitions[i])
+		}
+	}
+	table := &metav1alpha1.Table{
+		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{
+			ResourceVersion: "",
+		},
+		ColumnDefinitions: columns,
+		Rows:              results[0].Interface().([]metav1alpha1.TableRow),
+	}
+	if err := DecorateTable(table, options); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return table, nil
+}
+
+// legacyPrinterToTable uses the old printFunc with tabbed writer to generate a table.
+// TODO: remove when all legacy printers are removed.
+func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) legacyPrinterToTable(obj runtime.Object, handler *handlerEntry) (*metav1alpha1.Table, error) {
+	printFunc := handler.printFunc
+	table := &metav1alpha1.Table{
+		ColumnDefinitions: handler.columnDefinitions,
+	}
+
+	options := PrintOptions{
+		NoHeaders: true,
+		Wide:      true,
+	}
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	args := []reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(obj), reflect.ValueOf(buf), reflect.ValueOf(options)}
+
+	if meta.IsListType(obj) {
+		// TODO: this uses more memory than it has to, as we refactor printers we should remove the need
+		// for this.
+		args[0] = reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+		resultValue := printFunc.Call(args)[0]
+		if !resultValue.IsNil() {
+			return nil, resultValue.Interface().(error)
+		}
+		data := buf.Bytes()
+		i := 0
+		items, err := meta.ExtractList(obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		for len(data) > 0 {
+			cells, remainder := tabbedLineToCells(data, len(table.ColumnDefinitions))
+			table.Rows = append(table.Rows, metav1alpha1.TableRow{
+				Cells:  cells,
+				Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: items[i]},
+			})
+			data = remainder
+			i++
+		}
+	} else {
+		args[0] = reflect.ValueOf(obj)
+		resultValue := printFunc.Call(args)[0]
+		if !resultValue.IsNil() {
+			return nil, resultValue.Interface().(error)
+		}
+		data := buf.Bytes()
+		cells, _ := tabbedLineToCells(data, len(table.ColumnDefinitions))
+		table.Rows = append(table.Rows, metav1alpha1.TableRow{
+			Cells:  cells,
+			Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: obj},
+		})
+	}
+	return table, nil
+}
+
 // TODO: this method assumes the meta/v1 server API, so should be refactored out of this package
 func printUnstructured(unstructured runtime.Unstructured, w io.Writer, additionalFields []string, options PrintOptions) error {
 	metadata, err := meta.Accessor(unstructured)
@@ -349,6 +748,30 @@ func formatShowLabelsHeader(showLabels bool, t reflect.Type) []string {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// labelValues returns a slice of value columns matching the requested print options.
+func labelValues(itemLabels map[string]string, opts PrintOptions) []string {
+	var values []string
+	for _, key := range opts.ColumnLabels {
+		values = append(values, itemLabels[key])
+	}
+	if opts.ShowLabels {
+		values = append(values, labels.FormatLabels(itemLabels))
+	}
+	return values
+}
+
+// appendLabelCells returns a slice of value columns matching the requested print options.
+// Intended for use with tables.
+func appendLabelCells(values []interface{}, itemLabels map[string]string, opts PrintOptions) []interface{} {
+	for _, key := range opts.ColumnLabels {
+		values = append(values, itemLabels[key])
+	}
+	if opts.ShowLabels {
+		values = append(values, labels.FormatLabels(itemLabels))
+	}
+	return values
+}
+
 // FormatResourceName receives a resource kind, name, and boolean specifying
 // whether or not to update the current name to "kind/name"
 func FormatResourceName(kind, name string, withKind bool) string {
@@ -402,3 +825,27 @@ func decodeUnknownObject(obj runtime.Object, encoder runtime.Encoder, decoder ru
 
 	return obj, err
 }
+
+func tabbedLineToCells(data []byte, expected int) ([]interface{}, []byte) {
+	var remainder []byte
+	max := bytes.Index(data, []byte("\n"))
+	if max != -1 {
+		remainder = data[max+1:]
+		data = data[:max]
+	}
+	cells := make([]interface{}, expected)
+	for i := 0; i < expected; i++ {
+		next := bytes.Index(data, []byte("\t"))
+		if next == -1 {
+			cells[i] = string(data)
+			// fill the remainder with empty strings, this indicates a printer bug
+			for j := i + 1; j < expected; j++ {
+				cells[j] = ""
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		cells[i] = string(data[:next])
+		data = data[next+1:]
+	}
+	return cells, remainder
+}
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/BUILD b/pkg/printers/internalversion/BUILD
index 8388489de24..784160b5287 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/BUILD
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ go_test(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/yaml:go_default_library",
@@ -65,6 +66,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/api/helper/qos:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/ref:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/api/v1:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/apps:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/autoscaling:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/batch:go_default_library",
@@ -94,8 +96,10 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
index fdc141cdb6f..24498091c6c 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers.go
@@ -27,12 +27,15 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	metav1alpha1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/federation/apis/federation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/events"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/helper"
+	apiv1 "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/apps"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/autoscaling"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/batch"
@@ -53,8 +56,6 @@ const loadBalancerWidth = 16
 // NOTE: When adding a new resource type here, please update the list
 // pkg/kubectl/cmd/get.go to reflect the new resource type.
 var (
-	podColumns                       = []string{"NAME", "READY", "STATUS", "RESTARTS", "AGE"}
-	podWideColumns                   = []string{"IP", "NODE"}
 	podTemplateColumns               = []string{"TEMPLATE", "CONTAINER(S)", "IMAGE(S)", "PODLABELS"}
 	podDisruptionBudgetColumns       = []string{"NAME", "MIN-AVAILABLE", "MAX-UNAVAILABLE", "ALLOWED-DISRUPTIONS", "AGE"}
 	replicationControllerColumns     = []string{"NAME", "DESIRED", "CURRENT", "READY", "AGE"}
@@ -105,27 +106,21 @@ var (
 	podPresetColumns                 = []string{"NAME", "AGE"}
 )
 
-func printPod(pod *api.Pod, w io.Writer, options printers.PrintOptions) error {
-	if err := printPodBase(pod, w, options); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func printPodList(podList *api.PodList, w io.Writer, options printers.PrintOptions) error {
-	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
-		if err := printPodBase(&pod, w, options); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // AddHandlers adds print handlers for default Kubernetes types dealing with internal versions.
-func AddHandlers(h *printers.HumanReadablePrinter) {
-	h.Handler(podColumns, podWideColumns, printPodList)
-	h.Handler(podColumns, podWideColumns, printPod)
+// TODO: handle errors from Handler
+func AddHandlers(h printers.PrintHandler) {
+	podColumnDefinitions := []metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
+		{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()["name"]},
+		{Name: "Ready", Type: "string", Description: "The aggregate readiness state of this pod for accepting traffic."},
+		{Name: "Status", Type: "string", Description: "The aggregate status of the containers in this pod."},
+		{Name: "Restarts", Type: "integer", Description: "The number of times the containers in this pod have been restarted."},
+		{Name: "Age", Type: "string", Description: metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()["creationTimestamp"]},
+		{Name: "IP", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: apiv1.PodStatus{}.SwaggerDoc()["podIP"]},
+		{Name: "Node", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: apiv1.PodSpec{}.SwaggerDoc()["nodeName"]},
+	}
+	h.TableHandler(podColumnDefinitions, printPodList)
+	h.TableHandler(podColumnDefinitions, printPod)
+
 	h.Handler(podTemplateColumns, nil, printPodTemplate)
 	h.Handler(podTemplateColumns, nil, printPodTemplateList)
 	h.Handler(podDisruptionBudgetColumns, nil, printPodDisruptionBudget)
@@ -247,10 +242,24 @@ func translateTimestamp(timestamp metav1.Time) string {
 	return printers.ShortHumanDuration(time.Now().Sub(timestamp.Time))
 }
 
-func printPodBase(pod *api.Pod, w io.Writer, options printers.PrintOptions) error {
-	name := printers.FormatResourceName(options.Kind, pod.Name, options.WithKind)
-	namespace := pod.Namespace
+var (
+	podSuccessConditions = []metav1alpha1.TableRowCondition{{Type: metav1alpha1.RowCompleted, Status: metav1alpha1.ConditionTrue, Reason: string(api.PodSucceeded), Message: "The pod has completed successfully."}}
+	podFailedConditions  = []metav1alpha1.TableRowCondition{{Type: metav1alpha1.RowCompleted, Status: metav1alpha1.ConditionTrue, Reason: string(api.PodFailed), Message: "The pod failed."}}
+)
 
+func printPodList(podList *api.PodList, options printers.PrintOptions) ([]metav1alpha1.TableRow, error) {
+	rows := make([]metav1alpha1.TableRow, 0, len(podList.Items))
+	for i := range podList.Items {
+		r, err := printPod(&podList.Items[i], options)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		rows = append(rows, r...)
+	}
+	return rows, nil
+}
+
+func printPod(pod *api.Pod, options printers.PrintOptions) ([]metav1alpha1.TableRow, error) {
 	restarts := 0
 	totalContainers := len(pod.Spec.Containers)
 	readyContainers := 0
@@ -260,6 +269,17 @@ func printPodBase(pod *api.Pod, w io.Writer, options printers.PrintOptions) erro
 		reason = pod.Status.Reason
 	}
 
+	row := metav1alpha1.TableRow{
+		Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: pod},
+	}
+
+	switch pod.Status.Phase {
+	case api.PodSucceeded:
+		row.Conditions = podSuccessConditions
+	case api.PodFailed:
+		row.Conditions = podFailedConditions
+	}
+
 	initializing := false
 	for i := range pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses {
 		container := pod.Status.InitContainerStatuses[i]
@@ -316,21 +336,7 @@ func printPodBase(pod *api.Pod, w io.Writer, options printers.PrintOptions) erro
 		reason = "Terminating"
 	}
 
-	if options.WithNamespace {
-		if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t", namespace); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s\t%d/%d\t%s\t%d\t%s",
-		name,
-		readyContainers,
-		totalContainers,
-		reason,
-		restarts,
-		translateTimestamp(pod.CreationTimestamp),
-	); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	row.Cells = append(row.Cells, pod.Name, fmt.Sprintf("%d/%d", readyContainers, totalContainers), reason, restarts, translateTimestamp(pod.CreationTimestamp))
 
 	if options.Wide {
 		nodeName := pod.Spec.NodeName
@@ -341,22 +347,10 @@ func printPodBase(pod *api.Pod, w io.Writer, options printers.PrintOptions) erro
 		if nodeName == "" {
 			nodeName = "<none>"
 		}
-		if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "\t%s\t%s",
-			podIP,
-			nodeName,
-		); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+		row.Cells = append(row.Cells, podIP, nodeName)
 	}
 
-	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(w, printers.AppendLabels(pod.Labels, options.ColumnLabels)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if _, err := fmt.Fprint(w, printers.AppendAllLabels(options.ShowLabels, pod.Labels)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	return nil
+	return []metav1alpha1.TableRow{row}, nil
 }
 
 func printPodTemplate(pod *api.PodTemplate, w io.Writer, options printers.PrintOptions) error {
diff --git a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
index ff940fb278e..607f3c87747 100644
--- a/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/printers/internalversion/printers_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"reflect"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	metav1alpha1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	yamlserializer "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer/yaml"
@@ -267,7 +269,7 @@ func TestCustomTypePrinting(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("An error occurred printing the custom type: %#v", err)
 	}
-	expectedOutput := "Data\ntest object"
+	expectedOutput := "DATA\ntest object"
 	if buffer.String() != expectedOutput {
 		t.Errorf("The data was not printed as expected. Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s", expectedOutput, buffer.String())
 	}
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ func TestCustomTypePrintingWithKind(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("An error occurred printing the custom type: %#v", err)
 	}
-	expectedOutput := "Data\ntest/test object"
+	expectedOutput := "DATA\ntest/test object"
 	if buffer.String() != expectedOutput {
 		t.Errorf("The data was not printed as expected. Expected:\n%s\nGot:\n%s", expectedOutput, buffer.String())
 	}
@@ -1252,7 +1254,7 @@ func TestPrintHumanReadableWithNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	for _, test := range table {
+	for i, test := range table {
 		if test.isNamespaced {
 			// Expect output to include namespace when requested.
 			printer := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(nil, nil, printers.PrintOptions{
@@ -1266,7 +1268,7 @@ func TestPrintHumanReadableWithNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			matched := contains(strings.Fields(buffer.String()), fmt.Sprintf("%s", namespaceName))
 			if !matched {
-				t.Errorf("Expect printing object to contain namespace: %#v", test.obj)
+				t.Errorf("%d: Expect printing object to contain namespace: %#v", i, test.obj)
 			}
 		} else {
 			// Expect error when trying to get all namespaces for un-namespaced object.
@@ -1282,10 +1284,96 @@ func TestPrintHumanReadableWithNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPrintPodTable(t *testing.T) {
+	runningPod := &api.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test1", Labels: map[string]string{"a": "1", "b": "2"}},
+		Spec:       api.PodSpec{Containers: make([]api.Container, 2)},
+		Status: api.PodStatus{
+			Phase: "Running",
+			ContainerStatuses: []api.ContainerStatus{
+				{Ready: true, RestartCount: 3, State: api.ContainerState{Running: &api.ContainerStateRunning{}}},
+				{RestartCount: 3},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	failedPod := &api.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test2", Labels: map[string]string{"b": "2"}},
+		Spec:       api.PodSpec{Containers: make([]api.Container, 2)},
+		Status: api.PodStatus{
+			Phase: "Failed",
+			ContainerStatuses: []api.ContainerStatus{
+				{Ready: true, RestartCount: 3, State: api.ContainerState{Running: &api.ContainerStateRunning{}}},
+				{RestartCount: 3},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		obj          runtime.Object
+		opts         printers.PrintOptions
+		expect       string
+		ignoreLegacy bool
+	}{
+		{
+			obj: runningPod, opts: printers.PrintOptions{},
+			expect: "NAME\tREADY\tSTATUS\tRESTARTS\tAGE\ntest1\t1/2\tRunning\t6\t<unknown>\n",
+		},
+		{
+			obj: runningPod, opts: printers.PrintOptions{WithKind: true, Kind: "pods"},
+			expect: "NAME\tREADY\tSTATUS\tRESTARTS\tAGE\npods/test1\t1/2\tRunning\t6\t<unknown>\n",
+		},
+		{
+			obj: runningPod, opts: printers.PrintOptions{ShowLabels: true},
+			expect: "NAME\tREADY\tSTATUS\tRESTARTS\tAGE\tLABELS\ntest1\t1/2\tRunning\t6\t<unknown>\ta=1,b=2\n",
+		},
+		{
+			obj: &api.PodList{Items: []api.Pod{*runningPod, *failedPod}}, opts: printers.PrintOptions{ShowAll: true, ColumnLabels: []string{"a"}},
+			expect: "NAME\tREADY\tSTATUS\tRESTARTS\tAGE\tA\ntest1\t1/2\tRunning\t6\t<unknown>\t1\ntest2\t1/2\tFailed\t6\t<unknown>\t\n",
+		},
+		{
+			obj: runningPod, opts: printers.PrintOptions{NoHeaders: true},
+			expect: "test1\t1/2\tRunning\t6\t<unknown>\n",
+		},
+		{
+			obj: failedPod, opts: printers.PrintOptions{},
+			expect:       "NAME\tREADY\tSTATUS\tRESTARTS\tAGE\n",
+			ignoreLegacy: true, // filtering is not done by the printer in the legacy path
+		},
+		{
+			obj: failedPod, opts: printers.PrintOptions{ShowAll: true},
+			expect: "NAME\tREADY\tSTATUS\tRESTARTS\tAGE\ntest2\t1/2\tFailed\t6\t<unknown>\n",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		table, err := printers.NewTablePrinter().With(AddHandlers).PrintTable(test.obj, printers.PrintOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+		p := printers.NewHumanReadablePrinter(nil, nil, test.opts).With(AddHandlers)
+		if err := p.PrintObj(table, buf); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if test.expect != buf.String() {
+			t.Errorf("%d mismatch:\n%s\n%s", i, strconv.Quote(test.expect), strconv.Quote(buf.String()))
+		}
+		if test.ignoreLegacy {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		buf.Reset()
+		if err := p.PrintObj(test.obj, buf); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if test.expect != buf.String() {
+			t.Errorf("%d legacy mismatch:\n%s\n%s", i, strconv.Quote(test.expect), strconv.Quote(buf.String()))
+		}
+	}
+}
 func TestPrintPod(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		pod    api.Pod
-		expect string
+		expect []metav1alpha1.TableRow
 	}{
 		{
 			// Test name, num of containers, restarts, container ready status
@@ -1300,7 +1388,7 @@ func TestPrintPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test1\t1/2\tpodPhase\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "1/2", "podPhase", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test container error overwrites pod phase
@@ -1315,7 +1403,7 @@ func TestPrintPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test2\t1/2\tContainerWaitingReason\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test2", "1/2", "ContainerWaitingReason", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test the same as the above but with Terminated state and the first container overwrites the rest
@@ -1330,7 +1418,7 @@ func TestPrintPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test3\t0/2\tContainerWaitingReason\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test3", "0/2", "ContainerWaitingReason", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test ready is not enough for reporting running
@@ -1345,7 +1433,7 @@ func TestPrintPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test4\t1/2\tpodPhase\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test4", "1/2", "podPhase", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test ready is not enough for reporting running
@@ -1361,25 +1449,28 @@ func TestPrintPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test5\t1/2\tOutOfDisk\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test5", "1/2", "OutOfDisk", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 	}
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		printPod(&test.pod, buf, printers.PrintOptions{ShowAll: true})
-		// We ignore time
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(buf.String(), test.expect) {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected: %s, got: %s", test.expect, buf.String())
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		rows, err := printPod(&test.pod, printers.PrintOptions{ShowAll: true})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		for i := range rows {
+			rows[i].Object.Object = nil
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expect, rows) {
+			t.Errorf("%d mismatch: %s", i, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(test.expect, rows))
 		}
-		buf.Reset()
 	}
 }
 
 func TestPrintNonTerminatedPod(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		pod    api.Pod
-		expect string
+		expect []metav1alpha1.TableRow
 	}{
 		{
 			// Test pod phase Running should be printed
@@ -1394,7 +1485,7 @@ func TestPrintNonTerminatedPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test1\t1/2\tRunning\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "1/2", "Running", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test pod phase Pending should be printed
@@ -1409,7 +1500,7 @@ func TestPrintNonTerminatedPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test2\t1/2\tPending\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test2", "1/2", "Pending", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test pod phase Unknown should be printed
@@ -1424,7 +1515,7 @@ func TestPrintNonTerminatedPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test3\t1/2\tUnknown\t6\t",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test3", "1/2", "Unknown", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test pod phase Succeeded shouldn't be printed
@@ -1439,7 +1530,7 @@ func TestPrintNonTerminatedPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test4", "1/2", "Succeeded", 6, "<unknown>"}, Conditions: podSuccessConditions}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test pod phase Failed shouldn't be printed
@@ -1454,18 +1545,22 @@ func TestPrintNonTerminatedPod(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test5", "1/2", "Failed", 6, "<unknown>"}, Conditions: podFailedConditions}},
 		},
 	}
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		printPod(&test.pod, buf, printers.PrintOptions{})
-		// We ignore time
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(buf.String(), test.expect) {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected: %s, got: %s", test.expect, buf.String())
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		table, err := printers.NewTablePrinter().With(AddHandlers).PrintTable(&test.pod, printers.PrintOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		rows := table.Rows
+		for i := range rows {
+			rows[i].Object.Object = nil
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expect, rows) {
+			t.Errorf("%d mismatch: %s", i, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(test.expect, rows))
 		}
-		buf.Reset()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1473,8 +1568,7 @@ func TestPrintPodWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		pod          api.Pod
 		labelColumns []string
-		startsWith   string
-		endsWith     string
+		expect       []metav1alpha1.TableRow
 	}{
 		{
 			// Test name, num of containers, restarts, container ready status
@@ -1493,8 +1587,7 @@ func TestPrintPodWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			[]string{"col1", "COL2"},
-			"test1\t1/2\tpodPhase\t6\t",
-			"\tasd\tzxc\n",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "1/2", "podPhase", 6, "<unknown>", "asd", "zxc"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test name, num of containers, restarts, container ready status
@@ -1513,19 +1606,22 @@ func TestPrintPodWithLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			[]string{},
-			"test1\t1/2\tpodPhase\t6\t",
-			"\n",
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "1/2", "podPhase", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 	}
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		printPod(&test.pod, buf, printers.PrintOptions{ColumnLabels: test.labelColumns})
-		// We ignore time
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(buf.String(), test.startsWith) || !strings.HasSuffix(buf.String(), test.endsWith) {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected to start with: %s and end with: %s, but got: %s", test.startsWith, test.endsWith, buf.String())
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		table, err := printers.NewTablePrinter().With(AddHandlers).PrintTable(&test.pod, printers.PrintOptions{ColumnLabels: test.labelColumns})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		rows := table.Rows
+		for i := range rows {
+			rows[i].Object.Object = nil
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expect, rows) {
+			t.Errorf("%d mismatch: %s", i, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(test.expect, rows))
 		}
-		buf.Reset()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -2078,9 +2174,8 @@ func TestPrintHPA(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPrintPodShowLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		pod        api.Pod
-		startsWith string
-		endsWith   string
 		showLabels bool
+		expect     []metav1alpha1.TableRow
 	}{
 		{
 			// Test name, num of containers, restarts, container ready status
@@ -2098,9 +2193,8 @@ func TestPrintPodShowLabels(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test1\t1/2\tpodPhase\t6\t",
-			"\tCOL2=zxc,col1=asd\n",
 			true,
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "1/2", "podPhase", 6, "<unknown>", "COL2=zxc,col1=asd"}}},
 		},
 		{
 			// Test name, num of containers, restarts, container ready status
@@ -2118,20 +2212,23 @@ func TestPrintPodShowLabels(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			"test1\t1/2\tpodPhase\t6\t",
-			"\n",
 			false,
+			[]metav1alpha1.TableRow{{Cells: []interface{}{"test1", "1/2", "podPhase", 6, "<unknown>"}}},
 		},
 	}
 
-	buf := bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{})
-	for _, test := range tests {
-		printPod(&test.pod, buf, printers.PrintOptions{ShowLabels: test.showLabels})
-		// We ignore time
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(buf.String(), test.startsWith) || !strings.HasSuffix(buf.String(), test.endsWith) {
-			t.Fatalf("Expected to start with: %s and end with: %s, but got: %s", test.startsWith, test.endsWith, buf.String())
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		table, err := printers.NewTablePrinter().With(AddHandlers).PrintTable(&test.pod, printers.PrintOptions{ShowLabels: test.showLabels})
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		rows := table.Rows
+		for i := range rows {
+			rows[i].Object.Object = nil
+		}
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(test.expect, rows) {
+			t.Errorf("%d mismatch: %s", i, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(test.expect, rows))
 		}
-		buf.Reset()
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/printers/storage/BUILD b/pkg/printers/storage/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c5478f458e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/printers/storage/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package(default_visibility = ["//visibility:public"])
+
+licenses(["notice"])
+
+load(
+    "@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl",
+    "go_library",
+)
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["storage.go"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    deps = [
+        "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+)
diff --git a/pkg/printers/storage/storage.go b/pkg/printers/storage/storage.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e70f408c73f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/printers/storage/storage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 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 storage
+
+import (
+	metav1alpha1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
+)
+
+type TableConvertor struct {
+	printers.TablePrinter
+}
+
+func (c TableConvertor) ConvertToTable(ctx genericapirequest.Context, obj runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1alpha1.Table, error) {
+	return c.TablePrinter.PrintTable(obj, printers.PrintOptions{Wide: true})
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
index 5fd5a25cc6a..0079c51606c 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
@@ -15,12 +15,14 @@ go_test(
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     deps = [
         "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/api/v1:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/registrytest:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/securitycontext:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/golang.org/x/net/context:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
@@ -49,6 +51,9 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/policy/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/client/retry:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/client:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/printers:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/printers/internalversion:go_default_library",
+        "//pkg/printers/storage:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/cachesize:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/pod:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/registry/core/pod/rest:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go
index b6955d503b4..d4107fff034 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
 	policyclient "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset/typed/policy/internalversion"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/client"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers"
+	printersinternal "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/internalversion"
+	printerstorage "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/printers/storage"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/cachesize"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/pod"
 	podrest "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/core/pod/rest"
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ type REST struct {
 
 // NewStorage returns a RESTStorage object that will work against pods.
 func NewStorage(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, k client.ConnectionInfoGetter, proxyTransport http.RoundTripper, podDisruptionBudgetClient policyclient.PodDisruptionBudgetsGetter) PodStorage {
+
 	store := &genericregistry.Store{
 		Copier:            api.Scheme,
 		NewFunc:           func() runtime.Object { return &api.Pod{} },
@@ -73,6 +77,8 @@ func NewStorage(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, k client.ConnectionInfoGet
 		UpdateStrategy:      pod.Strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy:      pod.Strategy,
 		ReturnDeletedObject: true,
+
+		TableConvertor: printerstorage.TableConvertor{TablePrinter: printers.NewTablePrinter().With(printersinternal.AddHandlers)},
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: pod.GetAttrs, TriggerFunc: pod.NodeNameTriggerFunc}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
index 88d469f43ca..726d19afa03 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ package storage
 import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	metav1alpha1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	storeerr "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/errors"
 	etcdtesting "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/etcd/testing"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/registrytest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/securitycontext"
 )
@@ -396,6 +399,88 @@ func TestWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 }
 
+func TestConvertToTableList(t *testing.T) {
+	storage, _, _, server := newStorage(t)
+	defer server.Terminate(t)
+	defer storage.Store.DestroyFunc()
+	ctx := genericapirequest.NewDefaultContext()
+
+	columns := []metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
+		{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Format: "name", Description: metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()["name"]},
+		{Name: "Ready", Type: "string", Description: "The aggregate readiness state of this pod for accepting traffic."},
+		{Name: "Status", Type: "string", Description: "The aggregate status of the containers in this pod."},
+		{Name: "Restarts", Type: "integer", Description: "The number of times the containers in this pod have been restarted."},
+		{Name: "Age", Type: "string", Description: metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()["creationTimestamp"]},
+		{Name: "IP", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: v1.PodStatus{}.SwaggerDoc()["podIP"]},
+		{Name: "Node", Type: "string", Priority: 1, Description: v1.PodSpec{}.SwaggerDoc()["nodeName"]},
+	}
+
+	pod1 := &api.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: "test", Name: "foo", CreationTimestamp: metav1.NewTime(time.Now().Add(-370 * 24 * time.Hour))},
+		Spec: api.PodSpec{
+			Containers: []api.Container{
+				{Name: "ctr1"},
+				{Name: "ctr2", Ports: []api.ContainerPort{{ContainerPort: 9376}}},
+			},
+			NodeName: "test-node",
+		},
+		Status: api.PodStatus{
+			PodIP: "10.1.2.3",
+			Phase: api.PodPending,
+			ContainerStatuses: []api.ContainerStatus{
+				{Name: "ctr1", State: api.ContainerState{Running: &api.ContainerStateRunning{}}, RestartCount: 10, Ready: true},
+				{Name: "ctr2", State: api.ContainerState{Waiting: &api.ContainerStateWaiting{}}, RestartCount: 0},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		in  runtime.Object
+		out *metav1alpha1.Table
+		err bool
+	}{
+		{
+			in:  nil,
+			err: true,
+		},
+		{
+			in: &api.Pod{},
+			out: &metav1alpha1.Table{
+				ColumnDefinitions: columns,
+				Rows: []metav1alpha1.TableRow{
+					{Cells: []interface{}{"", "0/0", "", 0, "<unknown>", "<none>", "<none>"}, Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: &api.Pod{}}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			in: pod1,
+			out: &metav1alpha1.Table{
+				ColumnDefinitions: columns,
+				Rows: []metav1alpha1.TableRow{
+					{Cells: []interface{}{"foo", "1/2", "Pending", 10, "1y", "10.1.2.3", "test-node"}, Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: pod1}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			in:  &api.PodList{},
+			out: &metav1alpha1.Table{ColumnDefinitions: columns},
+		},
+	}
+	for i, test := range testCases {
+		out, err := storage.ConvertToTable(ctx, test.in, nil)
+		if err != nil {
+			if test.err {
+				continue
+			}
+			t.Errorf("%d: error: %v", i, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(test.out, out) {
+			t.Errorf("%d: mismatch: %s", i, diff.ObjectReflectDiff(test.out, out))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEtcdCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	storage, bindingStorage, _, server := newStorage(t)
 	defer server.Terminate(t)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/BUILD
index f6d13979840..b148d5cee9e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ load(
 go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     srcs = [
+        "meta_test.go",
         "multirestmapper_test.go",
         "priority_test.go",
         "restmapper_test.go",
@@ -18,8 +19,12 @@ go_test(
     library = ":go_default_library",
     tags = ["automanaged"],
     deps = [
+        "//vendor/github.com/google/gofuzz:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/meta.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
index 01eb0503137..45d850ea8a7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/meta.go
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ func AsPartialObjectMetadata(m metav1.Object) *metav1alpha1.PartialObjectMetadat
 				OwnerReferences: m.GetOwnerReferences(),
 				Finalizers:      m.GetFinalizers(),
 				ClusterName:     m.GetClusterName(),
+				Initializers:    m.GetInitializers(),
 			},
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c7b753e0f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/meta_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 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 meta
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	metav1alpha1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/diff"
+
+	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
+)
+
+func TestAsPartialObjectMetadata(t *testing.T) {
+	f := fuzz.New().NilChance(.5).NumElements(0, 1).RandSource(rand.NewSource(1))
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		m := &metav1.ObjectMeta{}
+		f.Fuzz(m)
+		partial := AsPartialObjectMetadata(m)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(&partial.ObjectMeta, m) {
+			t.Fatalf("incomplete partial object metadata: %s", diff.ObjectReflectDiff(&partial.ObjectMeta, m))
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		m := &metav1alpha1.PartialObjectMetadata{}
+		f.Fuzz(&m.ObjectMeta)
+		partial := AsPartialObjectMetadata(m)
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(&partial.ObjectMeta, &m.ObjectMeta) {
+			t.Fatalf("incomplete partial object metadata: %s", diff.ObjectReflectDiff(&partial.ObjectMeta, &m.ObjectMeta))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/meta.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/meta.go
index c00eafcc56b..0ee7d99ca17 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/meta.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/meta.go
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ func (meta *ObjectMeta) GetFinalizers() []string                      { return m
 func (meta *ObjectMeta) SetFinalizers(finalizers []string)            { meta.Finalizers = finalizers }
 
 func (meta *ObjectMeta) GetOwnerReferences() []OwnerReference {
+	if meta.OwnerReferences == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
 	ret := make([]OwnerReference, len(meta.OwnerReferences))
 	for i := 0; i < len(meta.OwnerReferences); i++ {
 		ret[i].Kind = meta.OwnerReferences[i].Kind
@@ -168,6 +171,10 @@ func (meta *ObjectMeta) GetOwnerReferences() []OwnerReference {
 }
 
 func (meta *ObjectMeta) SetOwnerReferences(references []OwnerReference) {
+	if references == nil {
+		meta.OwnerReferences = nil
+		return
+	}
 	newReferences := make([]OwnerReference, len(references))
 	for i := 0; i < len(references); i++ {
 		newReferences[i].Kind = references[i].Kind
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go
index 70aff719880..1aec3ba2d2c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/response.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 // transformResponseObject takes an object loaded from storage and performs any necessary transformations.
 // Will write the complete response object.
 func transformResponseObject(ctx request.Context, scope RequestScope, req *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter, statusCode int, result runtime.Object) {
-	// TODO: use returned serializer
+	// TODO: fetch the media type much earlier in request processing and pass it into this method.
 	mediaType, _, err := negotiation.NegotiateOutputMediaType(req, scope.Serializer, &scope)
 	if err != nil {
 		status := responsewriters.ErrorToAPIStatus(err)
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func transformResponseObject(ctx request.Context, scope RequestScope, req *http.
 		}
 	}
 
-	responsewriters.WriteObject(statusCode, scope.Kind.GroupVersion(), scope.Serializer, result, w, req)
+	responsewriters.WriteObject(ctx, statusCode, scope.Kind.GroupVersion(), scope.Serializer, result, w, req)
 }
 
 // errNotAcceptable indicates Accept negotiation has failed
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/BUILD
index 32697b60893..15a507c6638 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/BUILD
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/path:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
index a6867426c5d..ff81d0b2f90 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry/store.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/validation/path"
 	metainternalversion "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/internalversion"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	metav1alpha1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -155,6 +156,9 @@ type Store struct {
 	// ExportStrategy implements resource-specific behavior during export,
 	// optional. Exported objects are not decorated.
 	ExportStrategy rest.RESTExportStrategy
+	// TableConvertor is an optional interface for transforming items or lists
+	// of items into tabular output. If unset, the default will be used.
+	TableConvertor rest.TableConvertor
 
 	// Storage is the interface for the underlying storage for the resource.
 	Storage storage.Interface
@@ -169,6 +173,7 @@ type Store struct {
 // Note: the rest.StandardStorage interface aggregates the common REST verbs
 var _ rest.StandardStorage = &Store{}
 var _ rest.Exporter = &Store{}
+var _ rest.TableConvertor = &Store{}
 
 const OptimisticLockErrorMsg = "the object has been modified; please apply your changes to the latest version and try again"
 
@@ -1230,3 +1235,10 @@ func (e *Store) CompleteWithOptions(options *generic.StoreOptions) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (e *Store) ConvertToTable(ctx genericapirequest.Context, object runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1alpha1.Table, error) {
+	if e.TableConvertor != nil {
+		return e.TableConvertor.ConvertToTable(ctx, object, tableOptions)
+	}
+	return rest.DefaultTableConvertor.ConvertToTable(ctx, object, tableOptions)
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/BUILD
index 3911586ccdf..7dcca50ca62 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/BUILD
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ go_library(
         "export.go",
         "meta.go",
         "rest.go",
+        "table.go",
         "update.go",
     ],
     tags = ["automanaged"],
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ go_library(
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/internalversion:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
index 262e05697fa..015754f8602 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ type GetterWithOptions interface {
 }
 
 type TableConvertor interface {
-	ConvertToTableList(ctx genericapirequest.Context, object runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1alpha1.TableList, error)
+	ConvertToTable(ctx genericapirequest.Context, object runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1alpha1.Table, error)
 }
 
 // Deleter is an object that can delete a named RESTful resource.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/table.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
index 4b48711d37f..cc1e83d2bdf 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ type defaultTableConvertor struct{}
 
 var swaggerMetadataDescriptions = metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()
 
-func (defaultTableConvertor) ConvertToTableList(ctx genericapirequest.Context, object runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1alpha1.TableList, error) {
-	var table metav1alpha1.TableList
+func (defaultTableConvertor) ConvertToTable(ctx genericapirequest.Context, object runtime.Object, tableOptions runtime.Object) (*metav1alpha1.Table, error) {
+	var table metav1alpha1.Table
 	fn := func(obj runtime.Object) error {
 		m, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 		if err != nil {
 			// TODO: skip objects we don't recognize
 			return nil
 		}
-		table.Items = append(table.Items, metav1alpha1.TableListItem{
+		table.Rows = append(table.Rows, metav1alpha1.TableRow{
 			Cells:  []interface{}{m.GetClusterName(), m.GetNamespace(), m.GetName(), m.GetCreationTimestamp().Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)},
 			Object: runtime.RawExtension{Object: obj},
 		})
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (defaultTableConvertor) ConvertToTableList(ctx genericapirequest.Context, o
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	table.Headers = []metav1alpha1.TableListHeader{
+	table.ColumnDefinitions = []metav1alpha1.TableColumnDefinition{
 		{Name: "Cluster Name", Type: "string", Description: swaggerMetadataDescriptions["clusterName"]},
 		{Name: "Namespace", Type: "string", Description: swaggerMetadataDescriptions["namespace"]},
 		{Name: "Name", Type: "string", Description: swaggerMetadataDescriptions["name"]},
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ func (defaultTableConvertor) ConvertToTableList(ctx genericapirequest.Context, o
 	return &table, nil
 }
 
-func trimColumn(column int, table *metav1alpha1.TableList) bool {
-	for _, item := range table.Items {
+func trimColumn(column int, table *metav1alpha1.Table) bool {
+	for _, item := range table.Rows {
 		switch t := item.Cells[column].(type) {
 		case string:
 			if len(t) > 0 {
@@ -85,22 +85,22 @@ func trimColumn(column int, table *metav1alpha1.TableList) bool {
 		}
 	}
 	if column == 0 {
-		table.Headers = table.Headers[1:]
+		table.ColumnDefinitions = table.ColumnDefinitions[1:]
 	} else {
-		for j := column; j < len(table.Headers); j++ {
-			table.Headers[j] = table.Headers[j+1]
+		for j := column; j < len(table.ColumnDefinitions); j++ {
+			table.ColumnDefinitions[j] = table.ColumnDefinitions[j+1]
 		}
 	}
-	for i := range table.Items {
-		cells := table.Items[i].Cells
+	for i := range table.Rows {
+		cells := table.Rows[i].Cells
 		if column == 0 {
-			table.Items[i].Cells = cells[1:]
+			table.Rows[i].Cells = cells[1:]
 			continue
 		}
 		for j := column; j < len(cells); j++ {
 			cells[j] = cells[j+1]
 		}
-		table.Items[i].Cells = cells[:len(cells)-1]
+		table.Rows[i].Cells = cells[:len(cells)-1]
 	}
 	return true
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json
index bc4dcc53c12..d6b84408d6a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/Godeps/Godeps.json
@@ -330,6 +330,10 @@
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
 		},
+		{
+			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1alpha1",
+			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
+		},
 		{
 			"ImportPath": "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/conversion",
 			"Rev": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"