diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/plugins.go b/cmd/kube-apiserver/plugins.go
index 366b211ecf6..de652600880 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/plugins.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/plugins.go
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ import (
 
 	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/admission/admit"
 	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/admission/deny"
+	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger"
 	_ "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/plugin/pkg/admission/resourcedefaults"
 )
diff --git a/examples/limitrange/invalid-pod.json b/examples/limitrange/invalid-pod.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..28a4d83e042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/limitrange/invalid-pod.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "id": "invalid-pod",
+  "kind": "Pod",
+  "apiVersion":"v1beta2",
+  "labels": {
+    "name": "invalid-pod"
+  },
+  "desiredState": {
+    "manifest": {
+      "version": "v1beta1",
+      "id": "invalid-pod",
+      "containers": [{
+        "name": "kubernetes-serve-hostname",
+        "image": "kubernetes/serve_hostname",        
+      }]
+    }
+  },
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/limitrange/limit-range.json b/examples/limitrange/limit-range.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f3ade396f45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/limitrange/limit-range.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "id": "limits",
+  "kind": "LimitRange",
+  "apiVersion": "v1beta1",
+  "spec": {
+    "limits": [
+    {
+      "type": "Pod",
+      "max": {
+        "memory": "1073741824",
+        "cpu": "2",
+      },
+      "min": {
+        "memory": "1048576",
+        "cpu": "0.25"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "Container",
+      "max": {
+        "memory": "1073741824",
+        "cpu": "2",
+      },
+      "min": {
+        "memory": "1048576",
+        "cpu": "0.25"
+      }
+    },
+    ],
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/limitrange/valid-pod.json b/examples/limitrange/valid-pod.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3f606840815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/limitrange/valid-pod.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+  "id": "valid-pod",
+  "kind": "Pod",
+  "apiVersion":"v1beta2",
+  "labels": {
+    "name": "valid-pod"
+  },
+  "desiredState": {
+    "manifest": {
+      "version": "v1beta1",
+      "id": "invalid-pod",
+      "containers": [{
+        "name": "kubernetes-serve-hostname",
+        "image": "kubernetes/serve_hostname",        
+        "cpu": 1000,
+        "memory": 1048576,
+      }]
+    }
+  },
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/api/register.go b/pkg/api/register.go
index 5c138425b18..15fbb1f2809 100644
--- a/pkg/api/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/register.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ func init() {
 		&BoundPod{},
 		&BoundPods{},
 		&List{},
+		&LimitRange{},
+		&LimitRangeList{},
 	)
 	// Legacy names are supported
 	Scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName("", "Minion", &Node{})
@@ -77,3 +79,5 @@ func (*ContainerManifestList) IsAnAPIObject()     {}
 func (*BoundPod) IsAnAPIObject()                  {}
 func (*BoundPods) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*List) IsAnAPIObject()                      {}
+func (*LimitRange) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*LimitRangeList) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index a800631a8cd..7a85d4209fb 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -1138,3 +1138,47 @@ type List struct {
 
 	Items []runtime.Object `json:"items"`
 }
+
+// A type of object that is limited
+type LimitType string
+
+const (
+	// Limit that applies to all pods in a namespace
+	LimitTypePod LimitType = "Pod"
+	// Limit that applies to all containers in a namespace
+	LimitTypeContainer LimitType = "Container"
+)
+
+// LimitRangeItem defines a min/max usage limit for any resource that matches on kind
+type LimitRangeItem struct {
+	// Type of resource that this limit applies to
+	Type LimitType `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	// Max usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Max ResourceList `json:"max,omitempty"`
+	// Min usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Min ResourceList `json:"min,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeSpec defines a min/max usage limit for resources that match on kind
+type LimitRangeSpec struct {
+	// Limits is the list of LimitRangeItem objects that are enforced
+	Limits []LimitRangeItem `json:"limits"`
+}
+
+// LimitRange sets resource usage limits for each kind of resource in a Namespace
+type LimitRange struct {
+	TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
+	ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	// Spec defines the limits enforced
+	Spec LimitRangeSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeList is a list of LimitRange items.
+type LimitRangeList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	// Items is a list of LimitRange objects
+	Items []LimitRange `json:"items"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
index 52600138907..3e581da3d9a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
@@ -568,7 +568,72 @@ func init() {
 			out.Status.HostIP = in.HostIP
 			return s.Convert(&in.NodeResources.Capacity, &out.Spec.Capacity, 0)
 		},
-
+		func(in *newer.LimitRange, out *LimitRange, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ObjectMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec, &out.Spec, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *LimitRange, out *newer.LimitRange, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.ObjectMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec, &out.Spec, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.LimitRangeSpec, out *LimitRangeSpec, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = LimitRangeSpec{}
+			out.Limits = make([]LimitRangeItem, len(in.Limits), len(in.Limits))
+			for i := range in.Limits {
+				if err := s.Convert(&in.Limits[i], &out.Limits[i], 0); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *LimitRangeSpec, out *newer.LimitRangeSpec, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = newer.LimitRangeSpec{}
+			out.Limits = make([]newer.LimitRangeItem, len(in.Limits), len(in.Limits))
+			for i := range in.Limits {
+				if err := s.Convert(&in.Limits[i], &out.Limits[i], 0); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.LimitRangeItem, out *LimitRangeItem, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = LimitRangeItem{}
+			out.Type = LimitType(in.Type)
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Max, &out.Max, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Min, &out.Min, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *LimitRangeItem, out *newer.LimitRangeItem, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = newer.LimitRangeItem{}
+			out.Type = newer.LimitType(in.Type)
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Max, &out.Max, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Min, &out.Min, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 		// Object ID <-> Name
 		// TODO: amend the conversion package to allow overriding specific fields.
 		func(in *ObjectReference, out *newer.ObjectReference, s conversion.Scope) error {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go
index 9d5e19bc8e8..992f2ed733f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/register.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func init() {
 		&BoundPod{},
 		&BoundPods{},
 		&List{},
+		&LimitRange{},
+		&LimitRangeList{},
 	)
 	// Future names are supported
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName("v1beta1", "Node", &Minion{})
@@ -78,3 +80,5 @@ func (*ContainerManifestList) IsAnAPIObject()     {}
 func (*BoundPod) IsAnAPIObject()                  {}
 func (*BoundPods) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*List) IsAnAPIObject()                      {}
+func (*LimitRange) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*LimitRangeList) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index ecdbf672db8..e45d135a191 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -904,3 +904,45 @@ type List struct {
 	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
 	Items    []runtime.RawExtension `json:"items" description:"list of objects"`
 }
+
+// A type of object that is limited
+type LimitType string
+
+const (
+	// Limit that applies to all pods in a namespace
+	LimitTypePod LimitType = "Pod"
+	// Limit that applies to all containers in a namespace
+	LimitTypeContainer LimitType = "Container"
+)
+
+// LimitRangeItem defines a min/max usage limit for any resource that matches on kind
+type LimitRangeItem struct {
+	// Type of resource that this limit applies to
+	Type LimitType `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	// Max usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Max ResourceList `json:"max,omitempty"`
+	// Min usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Min ResourceList `json:"min,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeSpec defines a min/max usage limit for resources that match on kind
+type LimitRangeSpec struct {
+	// Limits is the list of LimitRangeItem objects that are enforced
+	Limits []LimitRangeItem `json:"limits"`
+}
+
+// LimitRange sets resource usage limits for each kind of resource in a Namespace
+type LimitRange struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Spec defines the limits enforced
+	Spec LimitRangeSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeList is a list of LimitRange items.
+type LimitRangeList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Items is a list of LimitRange objects
+	Items []LimitRange `json:"items"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
index 6862bae8709..d373212c516 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
@@ -485,7 +485,72 @@ func init() {
 			out.Status.HostIP = in.HostIP
 			return s.Convert(&in.NodeResources.Capacity, &out.Spec.Capacity, 0)
 		},
-
+		func(in *newer.LimitRange, out *LimitRange, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.ObjectMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec, &out.Spec, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *LimitRange, out *newer.LimitRange, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.TypeMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.TypeMeta, &out.ObjectMeta, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec, &out.Spec, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.LimitRangeSpec, out *LimitRangeSpec, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = LimitRangeSpec{}
+			out.Limits = make([]LimitRangeItem, len(in.Limits), len(in.Limits))
+			for i := range in.Limits {
+				if err := s.Convert(&in.Limits[i], &out.Limits[i], 0); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *LimitRangeSpec, out *newer.LimitRangeSpec, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = newer.LimitRangeSpec{}
+			out.Limits = make([]newer.LimitRangeItem, len(in.Limits), len(in.Limits))
+			for i := range in.Limits {
+				if err := s.Convert(&in.Limits[i], &out.Limits[i], 0); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *newer.LimitRangeItem, out *LimitRangeItem, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = LimitRangeItem{}
+			out.Type = LimitType(in.Type)
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Max, &out.Max, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Min, &out.Min, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
+		func(in *LimitRangeItem, out *newer.LimitRangeItem, s conversion.Scope) error {
+			*out = newer.LimitRangeItem{}
+			out.Type = newer.LimitType(in.Type)
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Max, &out.Max, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Min, &out.Min, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return nil
+		},
 		// Object ID <-> Name
 		// TODO: amend the conversion package to allow overriding specific fields.
 		func(in *ObjectReference, out *newer.ObjectReference, s conversion.Scope) error {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go
index 7682d9ad246..2990dbbf739 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/register.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func init() {
 		&BoundPod{},
 		&BoundPods{},
 		&List{},
+		&LimitRange{},
+		&LimitRangeList{},
 	)
 	// Future names are supported
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName("v1beta2", "Node", &Minion{})
@@ -78,3 +80,5 @@ func (*ContainerManifestList) IsAnAPIObject()     {}
 func (*BoundPod) IsAnAPIObject()                  {}
 func (*BoundPods) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*List) IsAnAPIObject()                      {}
+func (*LimitRange) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*LimitRangeList) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index a386857bb54..a19f11cbd2f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -906,3 +906,45 @@ type List struct {
 	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
 	Items    []runtime.RawExtension `json:"items" description:"list of objects"`
 }
+
+// A type of object that is limited
+type LimitType string
+
+const (
+	// Limit that applies to all pods in a namespace
+	LimitTypePod LimitType = "Pod"
+	// Limit that applies to all containers in a namespace
+	LimitTypeContainer LimitType = "Container"
+)
+
+// LimitRangeItem defines a min/max usage limit for any resource that matches on kind
+type LimitRangeItem struct {
+	// Type of resource that this limit applies to
+	Type LimitType `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	// Max usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Max ResourceList `json:"max,omitempty"`
+	// Min usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Min ResourceList `json:"min,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeSpec defines a min/max usage limit for resources that match on kind
+type LimitRangeSpec struct {
+	// Limits is the list of LimitRangeItem objects that are enforced
+	Limits []LimitRangeItem `json:"limits"`
+}
+
+// LimitRange sets resource usage limits for each kind of resource in a Namespace
+type LimitRange struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Spec defines the limits enforced
+	Spec LimitRangeSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeList is a list of LimitRange items.
+type LimitRangeList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+
+	// Items is a list of LimitRange objects
+	Items []LimitRange `json:"items"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go
index 6594cb67e89..75f2c04e81c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/register.go
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ func init() {
 		&Event{},
 		&EventList{},
 		&List{},
+		&LimitRange{},
+		&LimitRangeList{},
 	)
 	// Legacy names are supported
 	api.Scheme.AddKnownTypeWithName("v1beta3", "Minion", &Node{})
@@ -78,3 +80,5 @@ func (*OperationList) IsAnAPIObject()             {}
 func (*Event) IsAnAPIObject()                     {}
 func (*EventList) IsAnAPIObject()                 {}
 func (*List) IsAnAPIObject()                      {}
+func (*LimitRange) IsAnAPIObject()                {}
+func (*LimitRangeList) IsAnAPIObject()            {}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index 2947e2b1642..314521b6618 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -1066,3 +1066,47 @@ type List struct {
 
 	Items []runtime.RawExtension `json:"items" description:"list of objects"`
 }
+
+// A type of object that is limited
+type LimitType string
+
+const (
+	// Limit that applies to all pods in a namespace
+	LimitTypePod LimitType = "Pod"
+	// Limit that applies to all containers in a namespace
+	LimitTypeContainer LimitType = "Container"
+)
+
+// LimitRangeItem defines a min/max usage limit for any resource that matches on kind
+type LimitRangeItem struct {
+	// Type of resource that this limit applies to
+	Type LimitType `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	// Max usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Max ResourceList `json:"max,omitempty"`
+	// Min usage constraints on this kind by resource name
+	Min ResourceList `json:"min,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeSpec defines a min/max usage limit for resources that match on kind
+type LimitRangeSpec struct {
+	// Limits is the list of LimitRangeItem objects that are enforced
+	Limits []LimitRangeItem `json:"limits"`
+}
+
+// LimitRange sets resource usage limits for each kind of resource in a Namespace
+type LimitRange struct {
+	TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
+	ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	// Spec defines the limits enforced
+	Spec LimitRangeSpec `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// LimitRangeList is a list of LimitRange items.
+type LimitRangeList struct {
+	TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	// Items is a list of LimitRange objects
+	Items []LimitRange `json:"items"`
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 8cdaaedfa78..22888fd315f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -640,3 +640,29 @@ func ValidateResourceName(str string) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 
 	return errs.ValidationErrorList{}
 }
+
+// ValidateLimitRange tests if required fields in the LimitRange are set.
+func ValidateLimitRange(limitRange *api.LimitRange) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+	if len(limitRange.Name) == 0 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("name", limitRange.Name))
+	} else if !util.IsDNSSubdomain(limitRange.Name) {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("name", limitRange.Name, ""))
+	}
+	if len(limitRange.Namespace) == 0 {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("namespace", limitRange.Namespace))
+	} else if !util.IsDNSSubdomain(limitRange.Namespace) {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("namespace", limitRange.Namespace, ""))
+	}
+	// ensure resource names are properly qualified per docs/resources.md
+	for i := range limitRange.Spec.Limits {
+		limit := limitRange.Spec.Limits[i]
+		for k := range limit.Max {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateResourceName(string(k))...)
+		}
+		for k := range limit.Min {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateResourceName(string(k))...)
+		}
+	}
+	return allErrs
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index 52fa51997e1..4555eeab6ca 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -1552,3 +1552,92 @@ func TestValidateResourceNames(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func TestValidateLimitRange(t *testing.T) {
+	successCases := []api.LimitRange{
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "abc",
+				Namespace: "foo",
+			},
+			Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+				Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+					{
+						Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+						Max: api.ResourceList{
+							api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+							api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+						},
+						Min: api.ResourceList{
+							api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+							api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, successCase := range successCases {
+		if errs := ValidateLimitRange(&successCase); len(errs) != 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected success: %v", errs)
+		}
+	}
+
+	errorCases := map[string]api.LimitRange{
+		"zero-length Name": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "",
+				Namespace: "foo",
+			},
+			Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+				Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+					{
+						Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+						Max: api.ResourceList{
+							api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+							api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+						},
+						Min: api.ResourceList{
+							api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+							api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"zero-length-namespace": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "abc",
+				Namespace: "",
+			},
+			Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+				Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+					{
+						Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+						Max: api.ResourceList{
+							api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+							api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+						},
+						Min: api.ResourceList{
+							api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+							api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for k, v := range errorCases {
+		errs := ValidateLimitRange(&v)
+		if len(errs) == 0 {
+			t.Errorf("expected failure for %s", k)
+		}
+		for i := range errs {
+			field := errs[i].(*errors.ValidationError).Field
+			if field != "name" &&
+				field != "namespace" {
+				t.Errorf("%s: missing prefix for: %v", k, errs[i])
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/client.go b/pkg/client/client.go
index 8a92fc6ce3f..67d7258cc4b 100644
--- a/pkg/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/client.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type Interface interface {
 	VersionInterface
 	NodesInterface
 	EventNamespacer
+	LimitRangesNamespacer
 }
 
 func (c *Client) ReplicationControllers(namespace string) ReplicationControllerInterface {
@@ -63,6 +64,10 @@ func (c *Client) Services(namespace string) ServiceInterface {
 	return newServices(c, namespace)
 }
 
+func (c *Client) LimitRanges(namespace string) LimitRangeInterface {
+	return newLimitRanges(c, namespace)
+}
+
 // VersionInterface has a method to retrieve the server version.
 type VersionInterface interface {
 	ServerVersion() (*version.Info, error)
diff --git a/pkg/client/fake.go b/pkg/client/fake.go
index 7cb4c5d059b..dfa0f8d9f1d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/fake.go
+++ b/pkg/client/fake.go
@@ -34,15 +34,20 @@ type FakeAction struct {
 // Fake implements Interface. Meant to be embedded into a struct to get a default
 // implementation. This makes faking out just the method you want to test easier.
 type Fake struct {
-	Actions       []FakeAction
-	PodsList      api.PodList
-	Ctrl          api.ReplicationController
-	ServiceList   api.ServiceList
-	EndpointsList api.EndpointsList
-	MinionsList   api.NodeList
-	EventsList    api.EventList
-	Err           error
-	Watch         watch.Interface
+	Actions         []FakeAction
+	PodsList        api.PodList
+	Ctrl            api.ReplicationController
+	ServiceList     api.ServiceList
+	EndpointsList   api.EndpointsList
+	MinionsList     api.NodeList
+	EventsList      api.EventList
+	LimitRangesList api.LimitRangeList
+	Err             error
+	Watch           watch.Interface
+}
+
+func (c *Fake) LimitRanges(namespace string) LimitRangeInterface {
+	return &FakeLimitRanges{Fake: c, Namespace: namespace}
 }
 
 func (c *Fake) ReplicationControllers(namespace string) ReplicationControllerInterface {
diff --git a/pkg/client/fake_limit_ranges.go b/pkg/client/fake_limit_ranges.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9d1c7c237c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/fake_limit_ranges.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 client
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+)
+
+// FakeLimitRanges implements PodsInterface. Meant to be embedded into a struct to get a default
+// implementation. This makes faking out just the methods you want to test easier.
+type FakeLimitRanges struct {
+	Fake      *Fake
+	Namespace string
+}
+
+func (c *FakeLimitRanges) List(selector labels.Selector) (*api.LimitRangeList, error) {
+	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "list-limitRanges"})
+	return api.Scheme.CopyOrDie(&c.Fake.LimitRangesList).(*api.LimitRangeList), nil
+}
+
+func (c *FakeLimitRanges) Get(name string) (*api.LimitRange, error) {
+	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "get-limitRange", Value: name})
+	return &api.LimitRange{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: name, Namespace: c.Namespace}}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *FakeLimitRanges) Delete(name string) error {
+	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "delete-limitRange", Value: name})
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *FakeLimitRanges) Create(limitRange *api.LimitRange) (*api.LimitRange, error) {
+	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "create-limitRange"})
+	return &api.LimitRange{}, nil
+}
+
+func (c *FakeLimitRanges) Update(limitRange *api.LimitRange) (*api.LimitRange, error) {
+	c.Fake.Actions = append(c.Fake.Actions, FakeAction{Action: "update-limitRange", Value: limitRange.Name})
+	return &api.LimitRange{}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/limit_ranges.go b/pkg/client/limit_ranges.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa03c61178e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/limit_ranges.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 client
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+)
+
+// LimitRangesNamespacer has methods to work with LimitRange resources in a namespace
+type LimitRangesNamespacer interface {
+	LimitRanges(namespace string) LimitRangeInterface
+}
+
+// LimitRangeInterface has methods to work with LimitRange resources.
+type LimitRangeInterface interface {
+	List(selector labels.Selector) (*api.LimitRangeList, error)
+	Get(name string) (*api.LimitRange, error)
+	Delete(name string) error
+	Create(limitRange *api.LimitRange) (*api.LimitRange, error)
+	Update(limitRange *api.LimitRange) (*api.LimitRange, error)
+}
+
+// limitRanges implements LimitRangesNamespacer interface
+type limitRanges struct {
+	r  *Client
+	ns string
+}
+
+// newLimitRanges returns a limitRanges
+func newLimitRanges(c *Client, namespace string) *limitRanges {
+	return &limitRanges{
+		r:  c,
+		ns: namespace,
+	}
+}
+
+// List takes a selector, and returns the list of limitRanges that match that selector.
+func (c *limitRanges) List(selector labels.Selector) (result *api.LimitRangeList, err error) {
+	result = &api.LimitRangeList{}
+	err = c.r.Get().Namespace(c.ns).Resource("limitRanges").SelectorParam("labels", selector).Do().Into(result)
+	return
+}
+
+// Get takes the name of the limitRange, and returns the corresponding Pod object, and an error if it occurs
+func (c *limitRanges) Get(name string) (result *api.LimitRange, err error) {
+	if len(name) == 0 {
+		return nil, errors.New("name is required parameter to Get")
+	}
+
+	result = &api.LimitRange{}
+	err = c.r.Get().Namespace(c.ns).Resource("limitRanges").Name(name).Do().Into(result)
+	return
+}
+
+// Delete takes the name of the limitRange, and returns an error if one occurs
+func (c *limitRanges) Delete(name string) error {
+	return c.r.Delete().Namespace(c.ns).Resource("limitRanges").Name(name).Do().Error()
+}
+
+// Create takes the representation of a limitRange.  Returns the server's representation of the limitRange, and an error, if it occurs.
+func (c *limitRanges) Create(limitRange *api.LimitRange) (result *api.LimitRange, err error) {
+	result = &api.LimitRange{}
+	err = c.r.Post().Namespace(c.ns).Resource("limitRanges").Body(limitRange).Do().Into(result)
+	return
+}
+
+// Update takes the representation of a limitRange to update.  Returns the server's representation of the limitRange, and an error, if it occurs.
+func (c *limitRanges) Update(limitRange *api.LimitRange) (result *api.LimitRange, err error) {
+	result = &api.LimitRange{}
+	if len(limitRange.ResourceVersion) == 0 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("invalid update object, missing resource version: %v", limitRange)
+		return
+	}
+	err = c.r.Put().Namespace(c.ns).Resource("limitRanges").Name(limitRange.Name).Body(limitRange).Do().Into(result)
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/limit_ranges_test.go b/pkg/client/limit_ranges_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..126baa7ac5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/client/limit_ranges_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 client
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	//"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+)
+
+func TestLimitRangeCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	ns := api.NamespaceDefault
+	limitRange := &api.LimitRange{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "abc",
+		},
+		Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+			Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+				{
+					Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+					Max: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+					},
+					Min: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{
+			Method: "POST",
+			Path:   buildResourcePath(ns, "/limitRanges"),
+			Query:  buildQueryValues(ns, nil),
+			Body:   limitRange,
+		},
+		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: limitRange},
+	}
+
+	response, err := c.Setup().LimitRanges(ns).Create(limitRange)
+	c.Validate(t, response, err)
+}
+
+func TestLimitRangeGet(t *testing.T) {
+	ns := api.NamespaceDefault
+	limitRange := &api.LimitRange{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "abc",
+		},
+		Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+			Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+				{
+					Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+					Max: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+					},
+					Min: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{
+			Method: "GET",
+			Path:   buildResourcePath(ns, "/limitRanges/abc"),
+			Query:  buildQueryValues(ns, nil),
+			Body:   nil,
+		},
+		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: limitRange},
+	}
+
+	response, err := c.Setup().LimitRanges(ns).Get("abc")
+	c.Validate(t, response, err)
+}
+
+func TestLimitRangeList(t *testing.T) {
+	ns := api.NamespaceDefault
+
+	limitRangeList := &api.LimitRangeList{
+		Items: []api.LimitRange{
+			{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request: testRequest{
+			Method: "GET",
+			Path:   buildResourcePath(ns, "/limitRanges"),
+			Query:  buildQueryValues(ns, nil),
+			Body:   nil,
+		},
+		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: limitRangeList},
+	}
+	response, err := c.Setup().LimitRanges(ns).List(labels.Everything())
+	c.Validate(t, response, err)
+}
+
+func TestLimitRangeUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	ns := api.NamespaceDefault
+	limitRange := &api.LimitRange{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:            "abc",
+			ResourceVersion: "1",
+		},
+		Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+			Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+				{
+					Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+					Max: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+					},
+					Min: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "PUT", Path: buildResourcePath(ns, "/limitRanges/abc"), Query: buildQueryValues(ns, nil)},
+		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: limitRange},
+	}
+	response, err := c.Setup().LimitRanges(ns).Update(limitRange)
+	c.Validate(t, response, err)
+}
+
+func TestInvalidLimitRangeUpdate(t *testing.T) {
+	ns := api.NamespaceDefault
+	limitRange := &api.LimitRange{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "abc",
+		},
+		Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+			Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+				{
+					Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+					Max: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+					},
+					Min: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "PUT", Path: buildResourcePath(ns, "/limitRanges/abc"), Query: buildQueryValues(ns, nil)},
+		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200, Body: limitRange},
+	}
+	_, err := c.Setup().LimitRanges(ns).Update(limitRange)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected an error due to missing ResourceVersion")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLimitRangeDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	ns := api.NamespaceDefault
+	c := &testClient{
+		Request:  testRequest{Method: "DELETE", Path: buildResourcePath(ns, "/limitRanges/foo"), Query: buildQueryValues(ns, nil)},
+		Response: Response{StatusCode: 200},
+	}
+	err := c.Setup().LimitRanges(ns).Delete("foo")
+	c.Validate(t, nil, err)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
index 3ebb5ca9ccb..9c742a41b8c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/describe.go
@@ -47,10 +47,65 @@ func DescriberFor(kind string, c *client.Client) (Describer, bool) {
 		return &ServiceDescriber{c}, true
 	case "Minion", "Node":
 		return &MinionDescriber{c}, true
+	case "LimitRange":
+		return &LimitRangeDescriber{c}, true
 	}
 	return nil, false
 }
 
+// LimitRangeDescriber generates information about a limit range
+type LimitRangeDescriber struct {
+	client.Interface
+}
+
+func (d *LimitRangeDescriber) Describe(namespace, name string) (string, error) {
+	lr := d.LimitRanges(namespace)
+
+	limitRange, err := lr.Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return tabbedString(func(out io.Writer) error {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Name:\t%s\n", limitRange.Name)
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Type\tResource\tMin\tMax\n")
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "----\t--------\t---\t---\n")
+		for i := range limitRange.Spec.Limits {
+			item := limitRange.Spec.Limits[i]
+			maxResources := item.Max
+			minResources := item.Min
+
+			set := map[api.ResourceName]bool{}
+			for k := range maxResources {
+				set[k] = true
+			}
+			for k := range minResources {
+				set[k] = true
+			}
+
+			for k := range set {
+				// if no value is set, we output -
+				maxValue := "-"
+				minValue := "-"
+
+				maxQuantity, maxQuantityFound := maxResources[k]
+				if maxQuantityFound {
+					maxValue = maxQuantity.String()
+				}
+
+				minQuantity, minQuantityFound := minResources[k]
+				if minQuantityFound {
+					minValue = minQuantity.String()
+				}
+
+				msg := "%v\t%v\t%v\t%v\n"
+				fmt.Fprintf(out, msg, item.Type, k, minValue, maxValue)
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
 // PodDescriber generates information about a pod and the replication controllers that
 // create it.
 type PodDescriber struct {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
index 07530b4ef25..72b5c0d8f35 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -143,11 +143,12 @@ func (e ShortcutExpander) VersionAndKindForResource(resource string) (defaultVer
 // indeed a shortcut. Otherwise, will return resource unmodified.
 func expandResourceShortcut(resource string) string {
 	shortForms := map[string]string{
-		"po": "pods",
-		"rc": "replicationcontrollers",
-		"se": "services",
-		"mi": "minions",
-		"ev": "events",
+		"po":     "pods",
+		"rc":     "replicationcontrollers",
+		"se":     "services",
+		"mi":     "minions",
+		"ev":     "events",
+		"limits": "limitRanges",
 	}
 	if expanded, ok := shortForms[resource]; ok {
 		return expanded
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
index 79321044a55..73d0464e63e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource_printer.go
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ var serviceColumns = []string{"NAME", "LABELS", "SELECTOR", "IP", "PORT"}
 var minionColumns = []string{"NAME", "LABELS", "STATUS"}
 var statusColumns = []string{"STATUS"}
 var eventColumns = []string{"TIME", "NAME", "KIND", "SUBOBJECT", "REASON", "SOURCE", "MESSAGE"}
+var limitRangeColumns = []string{"NAME"}
 
 // addDefaultHandlers adds print handlers for default Kubernetes types.
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) addDefaultHandlers() {
@@ -235,6 +236,8 @@ func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) addDefaultHandlers() {
 	h.Handler(statusColumns, printStatus)
 	h.Handler(eventColumns, printEvent)
 	h.Handler(eventColumns, printEventList)
+	h.Handler(limitRangeColumns, printLimitRange)
+	h.Handler(limitRangeColumns, printLimitRangeList)
 }
 
 func (h *HumanReadablePrinter) unknown(data []byte, w io.Writer) error {
@@ -409,6 +412,24 @@ func printEventList(list *api.EventList, w io.Writer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func printLimitRange(limitRange *api.LimitRange, w io.Writer) error {
+	_, err := fmt.Fprintf(
+		w, "%s\n",
+		limitRange.Name,
+	)
+	return err
+}
+
+// Prints the LimitRangeList in a human-friendly format.
+func printLimitRangeList(list *api.LimitRangeList, w io.Writer) error {
+	for i := range list.Items {
+		if err := printLimitRange(&list.Items[i], w); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // 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 {
 	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(output, 20, 5, 3, ' ', 0)
diff --git a/pkg/master/master.go b/pkg/master/master.go
index be5ad949b41..765c43249a6 100644
--- a/pkg/master/master.go
+++ b/pkg/master/master.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/etcd"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/event"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/limitrange"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/minion"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/pod"
 	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/service"
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ type Master struct {
 	minionRegistry     minion.Registry
 	bindingRegistry    binding.Registry
 	eventRegistry      generic.Registry
+	limitRangeRegistry generic.Registry
 	storage            map[string]apiserver.RESTStorage
 	client             *client.Client
 	portalNet          *net.IPNet
@@ -248,6 +250,7 @@ func New(c *Config) *Master {
 		bindingRegistry:       etcd.NewRegistry(c.EtcdHelper, boundPodFactory),
 		eventRegistry:         event.NewEtcdRegistry(c.EtcdHelper, uint64(c.EventTTL.Seconds())),
 		minionRegistry:        minionRegistry,
+		limitRangeRegistry:    limitrange.NewEtcdRegistry(c.EtcdHelper),
 		client:                c.Client,
 		portalNet:             c.PortalNet,
 		rootWebService:        new(restful.WebService),
@@ -361,6 +364,8 @@ func (m *Master) init(c *Config) {
 
 		// TODO: should appear only in scheduler API group.
 		"bindings": binding.NewREST(m.bindingRegistry),
+
+		"limitRanges": limitrange.NewREST(m.limitRangeRegistry),
 	}
 
 	apiVersions := []string{"v1beta1", "v1beta2"}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/limitrange/doc.go b/pkg/registry/limitrange/doc.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7619321aca3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/limitrange/doc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitrange provides Registry interface and it's REST
+// implementation for storing LimitRange api objects.
+package limitrange
diff --git a/pkg/registry/limitrange/registry.go b/pkg/registry/limitrange/registry.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e08d2b0d8b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/limitrange/registry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitrange
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
+	etcdgeneric "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic/etcd"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
+)
+
+// registry implements custom changes to generic.Etcd.
+type registry struct {
+	*etcdgeneric.Etcd
+}
+
+// NewEtcdRegistry returns a registry which will store LimitRange in the given helper
+func NewEtcdRegistry(h tools.EtcdHelper) generic.Registry {
+	return registry{
+		Etcd: &etcdgeneric.Etcd{
+			NewFunc:      func() runtime.Object { return &api.LimitRange{} },
+			NewListFunc:  func() runtime.Object { return &api.LimitRangeList{} },
+			EndpointName: "limitranges",
+			KeyRootFunc: func(ctx api.Context) string {
+				return etcdgeneric.NamespaceKeyRootFunc(ctx, "/registry/limitranges")
+			},
+			KeyFunc: func(ctx api.Context, id string) (string, error) {
+				return etcdgeneric.NamespaceKeyFunc(ctx, "/registry/limitranges", id)
+			},
+			Helper: h,
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/limitrange/registry_test.go b/pkg/registry/limitrange/registry_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4c081f8d024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/limitrange/registry_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitrange
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
+	etcdgeneric "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic/etcd"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/tools"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+
+	"github.com/coreos/go-etcd/etcd"
+)
+
+func NewTestLimitRangeEtcdRegistry(t *testing.T) (*tools.FakeEtcdClient, generic.Registry) {
+	f := tools.NewFakeEtcdClient(t)
+	f.TestIndex = true
+	h := tools.EtcdHelper{f, testapi.Codec(), tools.RuntimeVersionAdapter{testapi.MetadataAccessor()}}
+	return f, NewEtcdRegistry(h)
+}
+
+func TestLimitRangeCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	limitRange := &api.LimitRange{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      "abc",
+			Namespace: "foo",
+		},
+		Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+			Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+				{
+					Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+					Max: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("10000"),
+					},
+					Min: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	nodeWithLimitRange := tools.EtcdResponseWithError{
+		R: &etcd.Response{
+			Node: &etcd.Node{
+				Value:         runtime.EncodeOrDie(testapi.Codec(), limitRange),
+				ModifiedIndex: 1,
+				CreatedIndex:  1,
+			},
+		},
+		E: nil,
+	}
+
+	emptyNode := tools.EtcdResponseWithError{
+		R: &etcd.Response{},
+		E: tools.EtcdErrorNotFound,
+	}
+
+	ctx := api.NewDefaultContext()
+	key := "foo"
+	path, err := etcdgeneric.NamespaceKeyFunc(ctx, "/registry/limitranges", key)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	table := map[string]struct {
+		existing tools.EtcdResponseWithError
+		expect   tools.EtcdResponseWithError
+		toCreate runtime.Object
+		errOK    func(error) bool
+	}{
+		"normal": {
+			existing: emptyNode,
+			expect:   nodeWithLimitRange,
+			toCreate: limitRange,
+			errOK:    func(err error) bool { return err == nil },
+		},
+		"preExisting": {
+			existing: nodeWithLimitRange,
+			expect:   nodeWithLimitRange,
+			toCreate: limitRange,
+			errOK:    errors.IsAlreadyExists,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, item := range table {
+		fakeClient, registry := NewTestLimitRangeEtcdRegistry(t)
+		fakeClient.Data[path] = item.existing
+		err := registry.Create(ctx, key, item.toCreate)
+		if !item.errOK(err) {
+			t.Errorf("%v: unexpected error: %v", name, err)
+		}
+
+		if e, a := item.expect, fakeClient.Data[path]; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
+			t.Errorf("%v:\n%s", name, util.ObjectDiff(e, a))
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest.go b/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f5eaaa1a71d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitrange
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/apiserver"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/registry/generic"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/util"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/watch"
+)
+
+// REST provides the RESTStorage access patterns to work with LimitRange objects.
+type REST struct {
+	registry generic.Registry
+}
+
+// NewREST returns a new REST. You must use a registry created by
+// NewEtcdRegistry unless you're testing.
+func NewREST(registry generic.Registry) *REST {
+	return &REST{
+		registry: registry,
+	}
+}
+
+// Create a LimitRange object
+func (rs *REST) Create(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+	limitRange, ok := obj.(*api.LimitRange)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
+	}
+
+	if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &limitRange.ObjectMeta) {
+		return nil, errors.NewConflict("limitRange", limitRange.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("LimitRange.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
+	}
+
+	if len(limitRange.Name) == 0 {
+		limitRange.Name = string(util.NewUUID())
+	}
+
+	if errs := validation.ValidateLimitRange(limitRange); len(errs) > 0 {
+		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("limitRange", limitRange.Name, errs)
+	}
+	api.FillObjectMetaSystemFields(ctx, &limitRange.ObjectMeta)
+
+	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+		err := rs.registry.Create(ctx, limitRange.Name, limitRange)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, limitRange.Name)
+	}), nil
+}
+
+// Update updates a LimitRange object.
+func (rs *REST) Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+	limitRange, ok := obj.(*api.LimitRange)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
+	}
+
+	if !api.ValidNamespace(ctx, &limitRange.ObjectMeta) {
+		return nil, errors.NewConflict("limitRange", limitRange.Namespace, fmt.Errorf("LimitRange.Namespace does not match the provided context"))
+	}
+
+	oldObj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, limitRange.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	editLimitRange := oldObj.(*api.LimitRange)
+
+	// set the editable fields on the existing object
+	editLimitRange.Labels = limitRange.Labels
+	editLimitRange.ResourceVersion = limitRange.ResourceVersion
+	editLimitRange.Annotations = limitRange.Annotations
+	editLimitRange.Spec = limitRange.Spec
+
+	if errs := validation.ValidateLimitRange(editLimitRange); len(errs) > 0 {
+		return nil, errors.NewInvalid("limitRange", editLimitRange.Name, errs)
+	}
+
+	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+		err := rs.registry.Update(ctx, editLimitRange.Name, editLimitRange)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return rs.registry.Get(ctx, editLimitRange.Name)
+	}), nil
+}
+
+// Delete deletes the LimitRange with the specified name
+func (rs *REST) Delete(ctx api.Context, name string) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+	obj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, ok := obj.(*api.LimitRange)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
+	}
+	return apiserver.MakeAsync(func() (runtime.Object, error) {
+		return &api.Status{Status: api.StatusSuccess}, rs.registry.Delete(ctx, name)
+	}), nil
+}
+
+// Get gets a LimitRange with the specified name
+func (rs *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, name string) (runtime.Object, error) {
+	obj, err := rs.registry.Get(ctx, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	limitRange, ok := obj.(*api.LimitRange)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid object type")
+	}
+	return limitRange, err
+}
+
+func (rs *REST) getAttrs(obj runtime.Object) (objLabels, objFields labels.Set, err error) {
+	return labels.Set{}, labels.Set{}, nil
+}
+
+func (rs *REST) List(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector) (runtime.Object, error) {
+	return rs.registry.List(ctx, &generic.SelectionPredicate{label, field, rs.getAttrs})
+}
+
+func (rs *REST) Watch(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector, resourceVersion string) (watch.Interface, error) {
+	return rs.registry.Watch(ctx, &generic.SelectionPredicate{label, field, rs.getAttrs}, resourceVersion)
+}
+
+// New returns a new api.LimitRange
+func (*REST) New() runtime.Object {
+	return &api.LimitRange{}
+}
+
+func (*REST) NewList() runtime.Object {
+	return &api.LimitRangeList{}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest_test.go b/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f003a69184a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/registry/limitrange/rest_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitrange
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5af414cd5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission.go
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitranger
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/admission"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	apierrors "github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/client"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/labels"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	admission.RegisterPlugin("LimitRanger", func(client client.Interface, config io.Reader) (admission.Interface, error) {
+		return NewLimitRanger(client, PodLimitFunc), nil
+	})
+}
+
+// limitRanger enforces usage limits on a per resource basis in the namespace
+type limitRanger struct {
+	client    client.Interface
+	limitFunc LimitFunc
+}
+
+// Admit admits resources into cluster that do not violate any defined LimitRange in the namespace
+func (l *limitRanger) Admit(a admission.Attributes) (err error) {
+	// ignore deletes
+	if a.GetOperation() == "DELETE" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// look for a limit range in current namespace that requires enforcement
+	// TODO: Move to cache when issue is resolved: https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/issues/2294
+	items, err := l.client.LimitRanges(a.GetNamespace()).List(labels.Everything())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// ensure it meets each prescribed min/max
+	for i := range items.Items {
+		limitRange := &items.Items[i]
+		err = l.limitFunc(limitRange, a.GetKind(), a.GetObject())
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// NewLimitRanger returns an object that enforces limits based on the supplied limit function
+func NewLimitRanger(client client.Interface, limitFunc LimitFunc) admission.Interface {
+	return &limitRanger{client: client, limitFunc: limitFunc}
+}
+
+func Min(a int64, b int64) int64 {
+	if a < b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+func Max(a int64, b int64) int64 {
+	if a > b {
+		return a
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// PodLimitFunc enforces that a pod spec does not exceed any limits specified on the supplied limit range
+func PodLimitFunc(limitRange *api.LimitRange, kind string, obj runtime.Object) error {
+	if kind != "pods" {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	pod := obj.(*api.Pod)
+
+	podCPU := int64(0)
+	podMem := int64(0)
+
+	minContainerCPU := int64(0)
+	minContainerMem := int64(0)
+	maxContainerCPU := int64(0)
+	maxContainerMem := int64(0)
+
+	for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+		container := pod.Spec.Containers[i]
+		containerCPU := container.CPU.MilliValue()
+		containerMem := container.Memory.Value()
+
+		if i == 0 {
+			minContainerCPU = containerCPU
+			minContainerMem = containerMem
+			maxContainerCPU = containerCPU
+			maxContainerMem = containerMem
+		}
+
+		podCPU = podCPU + container.CPU.MilliValue()
+		podMem = podMem + container.Memory.Value()
+
+		minContainerCPU = Min(containerCPU, minContainerCPU)
+		minContainerMem = Min(containerMem, minContainerMem)
+		maxContainerCPU = Max(containerCPU, maxContainerCPU)
+		maxContainerMem = Max(containerMem, maxContainerMem)
+	}
+
+	for i := range limitRange.Spec.Limits {
+		limit := limitRange.Spec.Limits[i]
+		for _, minOrMax := range []string{"Min", "Max"} {
+			var rl api.ResourceList
+			switch minOrMax {
+			case "Min":
+				rl = limit.Min
+			case "Max":
+				rl = limit.Max
+			}
+			for k, v := range rl {
+				observed := int64(0)
+				enforced := int64(0)
+				var err error
+				switch k {
+				case api.ResourceMemory:
+					enforced = v.Value()
+					switch limit.Type {
+					case api.LimitTypePod:
+						observed = podMem
+						err = fmt.Errorf("%simum memory usage per pod is %s", minOrMax, v.String())
+					case api.LimitTypeContainer:
+						observed = maxContainerMem
+						err = fmt.Errorf("%simum memory usage per container is %s", minOrMax, v.String())
+					}
+				case api.ResourceCPU:
+					enforced = v.MilliValue()
+					switch limit.Type {
+					case api.LimitTypePod:
+						observed = podCPU
+						err = fmt.Errorf("%simum CPU usage per pod is %s, but requested %s", minOrMax, v.String(), resource.NewMilliQuantity(observed, resource.DecimalSI))
+					case api.LimitTypeContainer:
+						observed = maxContainerCPU
+						err = fmt.Errorf("%simum CPU usage per container is %s", minOrMax, v.String())
+					}
+				}
+				switch minOrMax {
+				case "Min":
+					if observed < enforced {
+						return apierrors.NewForbidden(kind, pod.Name, err)
+					}
+				case "Max":
+					if observed > enforced {
+						return apierrors.NewForbidden(kind, pod.Name, err)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..570cdcacc52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/admission_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitranger
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api/resource"
+)
+
+func TestPodLimitFunc(t *testing.T) {
+	limitRange := &api.LimitRange{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "abc",
+		},
+		Spec: api.LimitRangeSpec{
+			Limits: []api.LimitRangeItem{
+				{
+					Type: api.LimitTypePod,
+					Max: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("200m"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("4Gi"),
+					},
+					Min: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("50m"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Mi"),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					Type: api.LimitTypeContainer,
+					Max: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+					Min: api.ResourceList{
+						api.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("25m"),
+						api.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	successCases := []api.Pod{
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "foo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "bar"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("100m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	errorCases := map[string]api.Pod{
+		"min-container-cpu": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("25m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"max-container-cpu": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("110m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"min-container-mem": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("30m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"max-container-mem": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("30m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("3Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"min-pod-cpu": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("40m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"max-pod-cpu": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V2",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V3",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V4",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("1Mi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"max-pod-memory": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V2",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V3",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("2Gi"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"min-pod-memory": {
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"},
+			Spec: api.PodSpec{
+				Containers: []api.Container{
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V1",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V2",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+					},
+					{
+						Image:  "boo:V3",
+						CPU:    resource.MustParse("60m"),
+						Memory: resource.MustParse("0"),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i := range successCases {
+		err := PodLimitFunc(limitRange, "pods", &successCases[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected error for valid pod: %v, %v", successCases[i].Name, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range errorCases {
+		err := PodLimitFunc(limitRange, "pods", &v)
+		if err == nil {
+			t.Errorf("Expected error for %s", k)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/interfaces.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/interfaces.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57d7c20bd8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/limitranger/interfaces.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+
+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 limitranger
+
+import (
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+// LimitFunc is a pluggable function to enforce limits on the object
+type LimitFunc func(limitRange *api.LimitRange, kind string, obj runtime.Object) error