diff --git a/hack/.golint_failures b/hack/.golint_failures
index 4f5a61cac89..9c5e704aff5 100644
--- a/hack/.golint_failures
+++ b/hack/.golint_failures
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ pkg/apis/imagepolicy
 pkg/apis/imagepolicy/v1alpha1
 pkg/apis/meta/v1
 pkg/apis/networking
-pkg/apis/networking/v1
 pkg/apis/policy
 pkg/apis/policy/v1alpha1
 pkg/apis/policy/v1beta1
diff --git a/pkg/api/defaulting_test.go b/pkg/api/defaulting_test.go
index 0350a19926c..f592b10a88a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/defaulting_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/defaulting_test.go
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ func TestDefaulting(t *testing.T) {
 		{Group: "apps", Version: "v1beta2", Kind: "ReplicaSetList"}:                                                  {},
 		{Group: "extensions", Version: "v1beta1", Kind: "ReplicaSet"}:                                                {},
 		{Group: "extensions", Version: "v1beta1", Kind: "ReplicaSetList"}:                                            {},
+		{Group: "extensions", Version: "v1beta1", Kind: "NetworkPolicy"}:                                             {},
+		{Group: "extensions", Version: "v1beta1", Kind: "NetworkPolicyList"}:                                         {},
 		{Group: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io", Version: "v1alpha1", Kind: "ClusterRoleBinding"}:                        {},
 		{Group: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io", Version: "v1alpha1", Kind: "ClusterRoleBindingList"}:                    {},
 		{Group: "rbac.authorization.k8s.io", Version: "v1alpha1", Kind: "RoleBinding"}:                               {},
diff --git a/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/conversion.go b/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/conversion.go
index 292c07c5b17..04aa3a316e0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/conversion.go
@@ -291,6 +291,15 @@ func Convert_v1beta1_NetworkPolicySpec_To_networking_NetworkPolicySpec(in *exten
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if in.PolicyTypes != nil {
+		in, out := &in.PolicyTypes, &out.PolicyTypes
+		*out = make([]networking.PolicyType, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			if err := s.Convert(&(*in)[i], &(*out)[i], 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -310,6 +319,15 @@ func Convert_networking_NetworkPolicySpec_To_v1beta1_NetworkPolicySpec(in *netwo
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if in.PolicyTypes != nil {
+		in, out := &in.PolicyTypes, &out.PolicyTypes
+		*out = make([]extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			if err := s.Convert(&(*in)[i], &(*out)[i], 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults.go b/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults.go
index 9fea0ee06db..c653e812bec 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults.go
@@ -133,4 +133,12 @@ func SetDefaults_NetworkPolicy(obj *extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy) {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	if len(obj.Spec.PolicyTypes) == 0 {
+		// Any policy that does not specify policyTypes implies at least "Ingress".
+		obj.Spec.PolicyTypes = []extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType{extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeIngress}
+		if len(obj.Spec.Egress) != 0 {
+			obj.Spec.PolicyTypes = append(obj.Spec.PolicyTypes, extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeEgress)
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
index 9f62dd252de..e208b51afd7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/extensions/v1beta1/defaults_test.go
@@ -509,6 +509,210 @@ func TestDefaultRequestIsNotSetForReplicaSet(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestSetDefaultNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		original *extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy
+		expected *extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy
+	}{
+		{ // Empty NetworkPolicy should be set to PolicyTypes Ingress
+			original: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType{extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeIngress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Empty Ingress NetworkPolicy should be set to PolicyTypes Ingress
+			original: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress:     []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{},
+					PolicyTypes: []extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType{extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeIngress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Defined Ingress and Egress should be set to Ingress,Egress
+			original: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{
+						{
+							From: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					Egress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{
+						{
+							From: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					Egress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType{extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeIngress, extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Egress only with unset PolicyTypes should be set to Ingress, Egress
+			original: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType{extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeIngress, extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Egress only with PolicyTypes set to Egress should be set to only Egress
+			original: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"Egress": "only"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType{extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"Egress": "only"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []extensionsv1beta1.PolicyType{extensionsv1beta1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		original := test.original
+		expected := test.expected
+		obj2 := roundTrip(t, runtime.Object(original))
+		got, ok := obj2.(*extensionsv1beta1.NetworkPolicy)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("(%d) unexpected object: %v", i, got)
+			t.FailNow()
+		}
+		if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(got.Spec, expected.Spec) {
+			t.Errorf("(%d) got different than expected\ngot:\n\t%+v\nexpected:\n\t%+v", i, got.Spec, expected.Spec)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func roundTrip(t *testing.T, obj runtime.Object) runtime.Object {
 	data, err := runtime.Encode(api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/networking/fuzzer/fuzzer.go b/pkg/apis/networking/fuzzer/fuzzer.go
index 1325b9d336c..3d36b7c97b2 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/networking/fuzzer/fuzzer.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/networking/fuzzer/fuzzer.go
@@ -36,5 +36,13 @@ var Funcs = func(codecs runtimeserializer.CodecFactory) []interface{} {
 				}
 			}
 		},
+		func(np *networking.NetworkPolicy, c fuzz.Continue) {
+			c.FuzzNoCustom(np) // fuzz self without calling this function again
+			// TODO: Implement a fuzzer to generate valid keys, values and operators for
+			// selector requirements.
+			if len(np.Spec.PolicyTypes) == 0 {
+				np.Spec.PolicyTypes = []networking.PolicyType{networking.PolicyTypeIngress}
+			}
+		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/networking/types.go b/pkg/apis/networking/types.go
index 840841fa696..2109c374526 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/networking/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/networking/types.go
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ type NetworkPolicy struct {
 	Spec NetworkPolicySpec
 }
 
+// Policy Type string describes the NetworkPolicy type
+// This type is beta-level in 1.8
+type PolicyType string
+
+const (
+	// PolicyTypeIngress is a NetworkPolicy that affects ingress traffic on selected pods
+	PolicyTypeIngress PolicyType = "Ingress"
+	// PolicyTypeEgress is a NetworkPolicy that affects egress traffic on selected pods
+	PolicyTypeEgress PolicyType = "Egress"
+)
+
 // NetworkPolicySpec provides the specification of a NetworkPolicy
 type NetworkPolicySpec struct {
 	// Selects the pods to which this NetworkPolicy object applies. The array of
@@ -60,10 +71,24 @@ type NetworkPolicySpec struct {
 	// allowed if there are no NetworkPolicies selecting the pod (and cluster policy
 	// otherwise allows the traffic), OR if the traffic matches at least one egress rule
 	// across all of the NetworkPolicy objects whose podSelector matches the pod. If
-	// this field is empty then this NetworkPolicy does not limit any outgoing traffic
-	// (and serves solely to ensure that the pods it selects does not allow any outgoing traffic.)
+	// this field is empty then this NetworkPolicy limits all outgoing traffic (and serves
+	// solely to ensure that the pods it selects are isolated by default).
+	// This field is beta-level in 1.8
 	// +optional
 	Egress []NetworkPolicyEgressRule
+
+	// List of rule types that the NetworkPolicy relates to.
+	// Valid options are Ingress, Egress, or Ingress,Egress.
+	// If this field is not specified, it will default based on the existence of Ingress or Egress rules;
+	// policies that contain an Egress section are assumed to affect Egress, and all policies
+	// (whether or not they contain an Ingress section) are assumed to affect Ingress.
+	// If you want to write an egress-only policy, you must explicitly specify policyTypes [ "Egress" ].
+	// Likewise, if you want to write a policy that specifies that no egress is allowed,
+	// you must specify a policyTypes value that include "Egress" (since such a policy would not include
+	// an Egress section and would otherwise default to just [ "Ingress" ]).
+	// This field is beta-level in 1.8
+	// +optional
+	PolicyTypes []PolicyType
 }
 
 // NetworkPolicyIngressRule describes a particular set of traffic that is allowed to the pods
@@ -88,6 +113,7 @@ type NetworkPolicyIngressRule struct {
 
 // NetworkPolicyEgressRule describes a particular set of traffic that is allowed out of pods
 // matched by a NetworkPolicySpec's podSelector. The traffic must match both ports and to.
+// This type is beta-level in 1.8
 type NetworkPolicyEgressRule struct {
 	// List of destination ports for outgoing traffic.
 	// Each item in this list is combined using a logical OR. If this field is
diff --git a/pkg/apis/networking/v1/defaults.go b/pkg/apis/networking/v1/defaults.go
index 71b7074b4e4..fce71ce7114 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/networking/v1/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/networking/v1/defaults.go
@@ -33,3 +33,13 @@ func SetDefaults_NetworkPolicyPort(obj *networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPort) {
 		obj.Protocol = &proto
 	}
 }
+
+func SetDefaults_NetworkPolicy(obj *networkingv1.NetworkPolicy) {
+	if len(obj.Spec.PolicyTypes) == 0 {
+		// Any policy that does not specify policyTypes implies at least "Ingress".
+		obj.Spec.PolicyTypes = []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress}
+		if len(obj.Spec.Egress) != 0 {
+			obj.Spec.PolicyTypes = append(obj.Spec.PolicyTypes, networkingv1.PolicyTypeEgress)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/networking/v1/defaults_test.go b/pkg/apis/networking/v1/defaults_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3a86610d736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/networking/v1/defaults_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+/*
+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 v1_test
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	networkingv1 "k8s.io/api/networking/v1"
+
+	apiequality "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/equality"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/install"
+	_ "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/networking/install"
+	. "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/networking/v1"
+)
+
+func TestSetDefaultNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		original *networkingv1.NetworkPolicy
+		expected *networkingv1.NetworkPolicy
+	}{
+		{ // Empty NetworkPolicy should be set to PolicyTypes Ingress
+			original: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Empty Ingress NetworkPolicy should be set to PolicyTypes Ingress
+			original: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress:     []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{},
+					PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Defined Ingress and Egress should be set to Ingress,Egress
+			original: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{
+						{
+							From: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					Egress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Ingress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyIngressRule{
+						{
+							From: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									PodSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					Egress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress, networkingv1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Egress only with unset PolicyTypes should be set to Ingress, Egress
+			original: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"c": "d"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeIngress, networkingv1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{ // Egress only with PolicyTypes set to Egress should be set to only Egress
+			original: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"Egress": "only"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+			expected: &networkingv1.NetworkPolicy{
+				Spec: networkingv1.NetworkPolicySpec{
+					PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+					},
+					Egress: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+						{
+							To: []networkingv1.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+								{
+									NamespaceSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+										MatchLabels: map[string]string{"Egress": "only"},
+									},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+					PolicyTypes: []networkingv1.PolicyType{networkingv1.PolicyTypeEgress},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		original := test.original
+		expected := test.expected
+		obj2 := roundTrip(t, runtime.Object(original))
+		got, ok := obj2.(*networkingv1.NetworkPolicy)
+		if !ok {
+			t.Errorf("(%d) unexpected object: %v", i, got)
+			t.FailNow()
+		}
+		if !apiequality.Semantic.DeepEqual(got.Spec, expected.Spec) {
+			t.Errorf("(%d) got different than expected\ngot:\n\t%+v\nexpected:\n\t%+v", i, got.Spec, expected.Spec)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func roundTrip(t *testing.T, obj runtime.Object) runtime.Object {
+	data, err := runtime.Encode(api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%v\n %#v", err, obj)
+		return nil
+	}
+	obj2, err := runtime.Decode(api.Codecs.UniversalDecoder(), data)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%v\nData: %s\nSource: %#v", err, string(data), obj)
+		return nil
+	}
+	obj3 := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(obj).Elem()).Interface().(runtime.Object)
+	err = api.Scheme.Convert(obj2, obj3, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("%v\nSource: %#v", err, obj2)
+		return nil
+	}
+	return obj3
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation.go
index 7541da6588a..49f638f91f0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 	unversionedvalidation "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation/field"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -123,6 +124,20 @@ func ValidateNetworkPolicySpec(spec *networking.NetworkPolicySpec, fldPath *fiel
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	// Validate PolicyTypes
+	allowed := sets.NewString(string(networking.PolicyTypeIngress), string(networking.PolicyTypeEgress))
+	if len(spec.PolicyTypes) > len(allowed) {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Invalid(fldPath.Child("policyTypes"), &spec.PolicyTypes, "may not specify more than two policyTypes"))
+		return allErrs
+	}
+	for i, pType := range spec.PolicyTypes {
+		policyPath := fldPath.Child("policyTypes").Index(i)
+		for _, p := range spec.PolicyTypes {
+			if !allowed.Has(string(p)) {
+				allErrs = append(allErrs, field.NotSupported(policyPath, pType, []string{string(networking.PolicyTypeIngress), string(networking.PolicyTypeEgress)}))
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return allErrs
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation_test.go
index 242fd77dada..401eb43b6c7 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/networking/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -191,6 +191,28 @@ func TestValidateNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				PolicyTypes: []networking.PolicyType{networking.PolicyTypeEgress},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Namespace: "bar"},
+			Spec: networking.NetworkPolicySpec{
+				PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+					MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+				},
+				Egress: []networking.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+					{
+						To: []networking.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+							{
+								IPBlock: &networking.IPBlock{
+									CIDR:   "192.168.0.0/16",
+									Except: []string{"192.168.3.0/24", "192.168.4.0/24"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				PolicyTypes: []networking.PolicyType{networking.PolicyTypeIngress, networking.PolicyTypeEgress},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -421,6 +443,48 @@ func TestValidateNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		"invalid policyTypes": {
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Namespace: "bar"},
+			Spec: networking.NetworkPolicySpec{
+				PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+					MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+				},
+				Egress: []networking.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+					{
+						To: []networking.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+							{
+								IPBlock: &networking.IPBlock{
+									CIDR:   "192.168.0.0/16",
+									Except: []string{"192.168.3.0/24", "192.168.4.0/24"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				PolicyTypes: []networking.PolicyType{"foo", "bar"},
+			},
+		},
+		"too many policyTypes": {
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo", Namespace: "bar"},
+			Spec: networking.NetworkPolicySpec{
+				PodSelector: metav1.LabelSelector{
+					MatchLabels: map[string]string{"a": "b"},
+				},
+				Egress: []networking.NetworkPolicyEgressRule{
+					{
+						To: []networking.NetworkPolicyPeer{
+							{
+								IPBlock: &networking.IPBlock{
+									CIDR:   "192.168.0.0/16",
+									Except: []string{"192.168.3.0/24", "192.168.4.0/24"},
+								},
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				PolicyTypes: []networking.PolicyType{"foo", "bar", "baz"},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Error cases are not expected to pass validation.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
index d372aa51aad..052cbb691c7 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -1157,6 +1157,17 @@ type NetworkPolicy struct {
 	Spec NetworkPolicySpec `json:"spec,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=spec"`
 }
 
+// Policy Type string describes the NetworkPolicy type
+// This type is beta-level in 1.8
+type PolicyType string
+
+const (
+	// PolicyTypeIngress is a NetworkPolicy that affects ingress traffic on selected pods
+	PolicyTypeIngress PolicyType = "Ingress"
+	// PolicyTypeEgress is a NetworkPolicy that affects egress traffic on selected pods
+	PolicyTypeEgress PolicyType = "Egress"
+)
+
 type NetworkPolicySpec struct {
 	// Selects the pods to which this NetworkPolicy object applies.  The array of ingress rules
 	// is applied to any pods selected by this field. Multiple network policies can select the
@@ -1179,10 +1190,24 @@ type NetworkPolicySpec struct {
 	// allowed if there are no NetworkPolicies selecting the pod (and cluster policy
 	// otherwise allows the traffic), OR if the traffic matches at least one egress rule
 	// across all of the NetworkPolicy objects whose podSelector matches the pod. If
-	// this field is empty then this NetworkPolicy does not limit any outgoing traffic
-	// (and serves solely to ensure that the pods it selects does not allow any outgoing traffic.)
+	// this field is empty then this NetworkPolicy limits all outgoing traffic (and serves
+	// solely to ensure that the pods it selects are isolated by default).
+	// This field is beta-level in 1.8
 	// +optional
 	Egress []NetworkPolicyEgressRule `json:"egress,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=egress"`
+
+	// List of rule types that the NetworkPolicy relates to.
+	// Valid options are Ingress, Egress, or Ingress,Egress.
+	// If this field is not specified, it will default based on the existence of Ingress or Egress rules;
+	// policies that contain an Egress section are assumed to affect Egress, and all policies
+	// (whether or not they contain an Ingress section) are assumed to affect Ingress.
+	// If you want to write an egress-only policy, you must explicitly specify policyTypes [ "Egress" ].
+	// Likewise, if you want to write a policy that specifies that no egress is allowed,
+	// you must specify a policyTypes value that include "Egress" (since such a policy would not include
+	// an Egress section and would otherwise default to just [ "Ingress" ]).
+	// This field is beta-level in 1.8
+	// +optional
+	PolicyTypes []PolicyType `json:"policyTypes,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=policyTypes,casttype=PolicyType"`
 }
 
 // This NetworkPolicyIngressRule matches traffic if and only if the traffic matches both ports AND from.
@@ -1206,6 +1231,7 @@ type NetworkPolicyIngressRule struct {
 
 // NetworkPolicyEgressRule describes a particular set of traffic that is allowed out of pods
 // matched by a NetworkPolicySpec's podSelector. The traffic must match both ports and to.
+// This type is beta-level in 1.8
 type NetworkPolicyEgressRule struct {
 	// List of destination ports for outgoing traffic.
 	// Each item in this list is combined using a logical OR. If this field is
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
index d420c4d7297..57bc8005e42 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/networking/v1/types.go
@@ -38,6 +38,17 @@ type NetworkPolicy struct {
 	Spec NetworkPolicySpec `json:"spec,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,2,opt,name=spec"`
 }
 
+// Policy Type string describes the NetworkPolicy type
+// This type is beta-level in 1.8
+type PolicyType string
+
+const (
+	// PolicyTypeIngress is a NetworkPolicy that affects ingress traffic on selected pods
+	PolicyTypeIngress PolicyType = "Ingress"
+	// PolicyTypeEgress is a NetworkPolicy that affects egress traffic on selected pods
+	PolicyTypeEgress PolicyType = "Egress"
+)
+
 // NetworkPolicySpec provides the specification of a NetworkPolicy
 type NetworkPolicySpec struct {
 	// Selects the pods to which this NetworkPolicy object applies. The array of
@@ -62,10 +73,24 @@ type NetworkPolicySpec struct {
 	// allowed if there are no NetworkPolicies selecting the pod (and cluster policy
 	// otherwise allows the traffic), OR if the traffic matches at least one egress rule
 	// across all of the NetworkPolicy objects whose podSelector matches the pod. If
-	// this field is empty then this NetworkPolicy does not limit any outgoing traffic
-	// (and serves solely to ensure that the pods it selects does not allow any outgoing traffic.)
+	// this field is empty then this NetworkPolicy limits all outgoing traffic (and serves
+	// solely to ensure that the pods it selects are isolated by default).
+	// This field is beta-level in 1.8
 	// +optional
 	Egress []NetworkPolicyEgressRule `json:"egress,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,rep,name=egress"`
+
+	// List of rule types that the NetworkPolicy relates to.
+	// Valid options are Ingress, Egress, or Ingress,Egress.
+	// If this field is not specified, it will default based on the existence of Ingress or Egress rules;
+	// policies that contain an Egress section are assumed to affect Egress, and all policies
+	// (whether or not they contain an Ingress section) are assumed to affect Ingress.
+	// If you want to write an egress-only policy, you must explicitly specify policyTypes [ "Egress" ].
+	// Likewise, if you want to write a policy that specifies that no egress is allowed,
+	// you must specify a policyTypes value that include "Egress" (since such a policy would not include
+	// an Egress section and would otherwise default to just [ "Ingress" ]).
+	// This field is beta-level in 1.8
+	// +optional
+	PolicyTypes []PolicyType `json:"policyTypes,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,4,rep,name=policyTypes,casttype=PolicyType"`
 }
 
 // NetworkPolicyIngressRule describes a particular set of traffic that is allowed to the pods
@@ -90,6 +115,7 @@ type NetworkPolicyIngressRule struct {
 
 // NetworkPolicyEgressRule describes a particular set of traffic that is allowed out of pods
 // matched by a NetworkPolicySpec's podSelector. The traffic must match both ports and to.
+// This type is beta-level in 1.8
 type NetworkPolicyEgressRule struct {
 	// List of destination ports for outgoing traffic.
 	// Each item in this list is combined using a logical OR. If this field is