diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
index ddd74e7d78c..69dc93c2614 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/apiserver_test.go
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ func (obj *SimpleStream) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 	panic("SimpleStream does not support DeepCopy")
 }
 
-func (s *SimpleStream) InputStream(version, accept string) (io.ReadCloser, bool, string, error) {
+func (s *SimpleStream) InputStream(_ context.Context, version, accept string) (io.ReadCloser, bool, string, error) {
 	s.version = version
 	s.accept = accept
 	return s, false, s.contentType, s.err
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters/writers.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters/writers.go
index 0add873d9d3..c3d3728c568 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters/writers.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/endpoints/handlers/responsewriters/writers.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func WriteObject(statusCode int, gv schema.GroupVersion, s runtime.NegotiatedSer
 // If the client requests a websocket upgrade, negotiate for a websocket reader protocol (because many
 // browser clients cannot easily handle binary streaming protocols).
 func StreamObject(statusCode int, gv schema.GroupVersion, s runtime.NegotiatedSerializer, stream rest.ResourceStreamer, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	out, flush, contentType, err := stream.InputStream(gv.String(), req.Header.Get("Accept"))
+	out, flush, contentType, err := stream.InputStream(req.Context(), gv.String(), req.Header.Get("Accept"))
 	if err != nil {
 		ErrorNegotiated(err, s, gv, w, req)
 		return
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer.go
index d84a01ab6c5..acab7652e1f 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package rest
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func (obj *LocationStreamer) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 
 // InputStream returns a stream with the contents of the URL location. If no location is provided,
 // a null stream is returned.
-func (s *LocationStreamer) InputStream(apiVersion, acceptHeader string) (stream io.ReadCloser, flush bool, contentType string, err error) {
+func (s *LocationStreamer) InputStream(ctx context.Context, apiVersion, acceptHeader string) (stream io.ReadCloser, flush bool, contentType string, err error) {
 	if s.Location == nil {
 		// If no location was provided, return a null stream
 		return nil, false, "", nil
@@ -59,7 +60,12 @@ func (s *LocationStreamer) InputStream(apiVersion, acceptHeader string) (stream
 		transport = http.DefaultTransport
 	}
 	client := &http.Client{Transport: transport}
-	resp, err := client.Get(s.Location.String())
+	req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", s.Location.String(), nil)
+	// Pass the parent context down to the request to ensure that the resources
+	// will be release properly.
+	req = req.WithContext(ctx)
+
+	resp, err := client.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, false, "", err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer_test.go
index 4372c62cc68..11714cc1566 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic/rest/streamer_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package rest
 import (
 	"bufio"
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func TestInputStreamReader(t *testing.T) {
 	streamer := &LocationStreamer{
 		Location: u,
 	}
-	readCloser, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream("", "")
+	readCloser, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream(context.Background(), "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error when getting stream: %v", err)
 		return
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func TestInputStreamNullLocation(t *testing.T) {
 	streamer := &LocationStreamer{
 		Location: nil,
 	}
-	readCloser, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream("", "")
+	readCloser, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream(context.Background(), "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error when getting stream with null location: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func TestInputStreamContentType(t *testing.T) {
 		Location:  location,
 		Transport: fakeTransport("application/json", "hello world"),
 	}
-	readCloser, _, contentType, err := streamer.InputStream("", "")
+	readCloser, _, contentType, err := streamer.InputStream(context.Background(), "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error when getting stream: %v", err)
 		return
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ func TestInputStreamTransport(t *testing.T) {
 		Location:  location,
 		Transport: fakeTransport("text/plain", message),
 	}
-	readCloser, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream("", "")
+	readCloser, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream(context.Background(), "", "")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("Unexpected error when getting stream: %v", err)
 		return
@@ -136,7 +137,7 @@ func TestInputStreamInternalServerErrorTransport(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	expectedError := errors.NewInternalError(fmt.Errorf("%s", message))
 
-	_, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream("", "")
+	_, _, _, err := streamer.InputStream(context.Background(), "", "")
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected non-error")
 		return
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
index 0c67ce3e35f..572f924e73b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/rest/rest.go
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ type ResourceStreamer interface {
 	// the caller may return a flag indicating whether the result should be flushed as writes occur
 	// and a content type string that indicates the type of the stream.
 	// If a null stream is returned, a StatusNoContent response wil be generated.
-	InputStream(apiVersion, acceptHeader string) (stream io.ReadCloser, flush bool, mimeType string, err error)
+	InputStream(ctx context.Context, apiVersion, acceptHeader string) (stream io.ReadCloser, flush bool, mimeType string, err error)
 }
 
 // StorageMetadata is an optional interface that callers can implement to provide additional