diff --git a/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/BUILD b/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/BUILD
index daa0d67de05..0c58422bef7 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/BUILD
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/storage.go
index 2ef0b5ee6b8..a2ba834c7f7 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink/storage/storage.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/auditregistration"
 	auditstrategy "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/auditregistration/auditsink"
 )
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*REST, error) {
 		CreateStrategy: auditstrategy.Strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: auditstrategy.Strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: auditstrategy.Strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(auditregistration.Resource("auditsinks")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/limitrange/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/core/limitrange/storage/storage.go
index dac160ea96a..95af1d4fd1d 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/limitrange/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/limitrange/storage/storage.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*REST, error) {
 		UpdateStrategy: limitrange.Strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: limitrange.Strategy,
 		ExportStrategy: limitrange.Strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(api.Resource("limitranges")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/BUILD b/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/BUILD
index 2bffd61ab87..19c19bedfc7 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/BUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/storage.go
index 7a32c8d7b5e..59347f767a4 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole/storage/storage.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/rbac/clusterrole"
 )
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*REST, error) {
 		CreateStrategy: clusterrole.Strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: clusterrole.Strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: clusterrole.Strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp?
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(rbac.Resource("clusterroles")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/BUILD b/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/BUILD
index 3b2548d3991..51844b9d43f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/BUILD
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/storage.go
index 1c94fb89f95..6e6700ede98 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/rbac/role/storage/storage.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/rbac"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/rbac/role"
 )
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*REST, error) {
 		CreateStrategy: role.Strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: role.Strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: role.Strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp?
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(rbac.Resource("roles")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/BUILD b/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/BUILD
index eddc3e03bb0..c106c75cf4e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/BUILD
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
 
diff --git a/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/storage.go
index c2a7224db43..9fdd46bda9f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset/storage/storage.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	settingsapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/settings"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/registry/settings/podpreset"
 )
@@ -39,6 +40,9 @@ func NewREST(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*REST, error) {
 		CreateStrategy: podpreset.Strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: podpreset.Strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: podpreset.Strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(settingsapi.Resource("podpresets")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go
index 0368678e120..2252421148a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/registry/customresourcedefinition/etcd.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) *REST
 		CreateStrategy: strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(apiextensions.Resource("customresourcedefinitions")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: GetAttrs}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
index 37579820a4a..06e0b211897 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/installer.go
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ func (a *APIInstaller) registerResourceHandlers(path string, storage rest.Storag
 		resourceKind = kind
 	}
 
-	tableProvider, _ := storage.(rest.TableConvertor)
+	tableProvider, isTableProvider := storage.(rest.TableConvertor)
+	if isLister && !isTableProvider {
+		// All listers must implement TableProvider
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%q must implement TableConvertor", resource)
+	}
 
 	var apiResource metav1.APIResource
 	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.StorageVersionHash) &&
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 3993bd2366c..edd75bc2af6 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
@@ -1217,6 +1217,10 @@ func (e *Store) CompleteWithOptions(options *generic.StoreOptions) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("store for %s must set both KeyRootFunc and KeyFunc or neither", e.DefaultQualifiedResource.String())
 	}
 
+	if e.TableConvertor == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("store for %s must set TableConvertor; rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(e.DefaultQualifiedResource) can be used to output just name/creation time", e.DefaultQualifiedResource.String())
+	}
+
 	var isNamespaced bool
 	switch {
 	case e.CreateStrategy != nil:
@@ -1377,7 +1381,7 @@ func (e *Store) ConvertToTable(ctx context.Context, object runtime.Object, table
 	if e.TableConvertor != nil {
 		return e.TableConvertor.ConvertToTable(ctx, object, tableOptions)
 	}
-	return rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(e.qualifiedResourceFromContext(ctx)).ConvertToTable(ctx, object, tableOptions)
+	return rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(e.DefaultQualifiedResource).ConvertToTable(ctx, object, tableOptions)
 }
 
 func (e *Store) StorageVersion() runtime.GroupVersioner {
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 31a46c74333..d90ae70762b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/table.go
@@ -26,15 +26,17 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	genericapirequest "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/request"
 )
 
 type defaultTableConvertor struct {
-	qualifiedResource schema.GroupResource
+	defaultQualifiedResource schema.GroupResource
 }
 
-// NewDefaultTableConvertor creates a default convertor for the provided resource.
-func NewDefaultTableConvertor(resource schema.GroupResource) TableConvertor {
-	return defaultTableConvertor{qualifiedResource: resource}
+// NewDefaultTableConvertor creates a default convertor; the provided resource is used for error messages
+// if no resource info can be determined from the context passed to ConvertToTable.
+func NewDefaultTableConvertor(defaultQualifiedResource schema.GroupResource) TableConvertor {
+	return defaultTableConvertor{defaultQualifiedResource: defaultQualifiedResource}
 }
 
 var swaggerMetadataDescriptions = metav1.ObjectMeta{}.SwaggerDoc()
@@ -44,7 +46,11 @@ func (c defaultTableConvertor) ConvertToTable(ctx context.Context, object runtim
 	fn := func(obj runtime.Object) error {
 		m, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
 		if err != nil {
-			return errNotAcceptable{resource: c.qualifiedResource}
+			resource := c.defaultQualifiedResource
+			if info, ok := genericapirequest.RequestInfoFrom(ctx); ok {
+				resource = schema.GroupResource{Group: info.APIGroup, Resource: info.Resource}
+			}
+			return errNotAcceptable{resource: resource}
 		}
 		table.Rows = append(table.Rows, metav1.TableRow{
 			Cells:  []interface{}{m.GetName(), m.GetCreationTimestamp().Time.UTC().Format(time.RFC3339)},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go
index dd3562391a1..7fefca5ce49 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/registry/apiservice/etcd/etcd.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) *REST
 		CreateStrategy: strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(apiregistration.Resource("apiservices")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: apiservice.GetAttrs}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/BUILD
index 6a3dc34d848..c674b2d8cb4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/BUILD
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/names:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/etcd.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/etcd.go
index 34473c8cf20..4a28fadc5a4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/etcd.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/fischer/etcd.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle"
 	"k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry"
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*reg
 		CreateStrategy: strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(wardle.Resource("fischers")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: GetAttrs}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/BUILD
index 34493fd591b..f10e2be4b52 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/BUILD
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/names:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/etcd.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/etcd.go
index 99cf4d2a5c1..271e63cd96a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/etcd.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry/wardle/flunder/etcd.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
 	genericregistry "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/registry"
+	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest"
 	"k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/apis/wardle"
 	"k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/registry"
 )
@@ -37,6 +38,9 @@ func NewREST(scheme *runtime.Scheme, optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter) (*reg
 		CreateStrategy: strategy,
 		UpdateStrategy: strategy,
 		DeleteStrategy: strategy,
+
+		// TODO: define table converter that exposes more than name/creation timestamp
+		TableConvertor: rest.NewDefaultTableConvertor(wardle.Resource("flunders")),
 	}
 	options := &generic.StoreOptions{RESTOptions: optsGetter, AttrFunc: GetAttrs}
 	if err := store.CompleteWithOptions(options); err != nil {