diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index fd60f03b7ae..d6e69d9d4d3 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ __EOF__
   # Command: autoscale rc "frontend"
   kubectl autoscale -f hack/testdata/frontend-controller.yaml --save-config "${kube_flags[@]}" --max=2
   # Post-Condition: hpa "frontend" has configuration annotation
-  [[ "$(kubectl get hpa frontend -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration)" ]]
+  [[ "$(kubectl get hpa.extensions frontend -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration)" ]]
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete rc,hpa frontend "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
@@ -1191,10 +1191,10 @@ __EOF__
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'nginx-deployment:'
   # autoscale 2~3 pods, default CPU utilization (80%)
   kubectl-with-retry autoscale deployment nginx-deployment "${kube_flags[@]}" --min=2 --max=3
-  kube::test::get_object_assert 'hpa nginx-deployment' "{{$hpa_min_field}} {{$hpa_max_field}} {{$hpa_cpu_field}}" '2 3 80'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'hpa.extensions nginx-deployment' "{{$hpa_min_field}} {{$hpa_max_field}} {{$hpa_cpu_field}}" '2 3 80'
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete hpa nginx-deployment "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  kubectl delete deployment nginx-deployment "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  kubectl delete deployment.extensions nginx-deployment "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
   ### Rollback a deployment
   # Pre-condition: no deployment exists
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ __EOF__
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$deployment_image_field}}:{{end}}" 'nginx:'
   # Update the deployment (revision 2)
   kubectl apply -f hack/testdata/deployment-revision2.yaml "${kube_flags[@]}"
-  kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$deployment_image_field}}:{{end}}" 'nginx:latest:'
+  kube::test::get_object_assert deployment.extensions "{{range.items}}{{$deployment_image_field}}:{{end}}" 'nginx:latest:'
   # Rollback to revision 1
   kubectl rollout undo deployment nginx-deployment --to-revision=1 "${kube_flags[@]}"
   sleep 1
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go b/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go
index 4d284e62a99..3071d45072c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
+	utilerrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
 )
 
 // MultiRESTMapper is a wrapper for multiple RESTMappers.
@@ -50,72 +51,144 @@ func (m MultiRESTMapper) ResourceSingularizer(resource string) (singular string,
 }
 
 func (m MultiRESTMapper) ResourcesFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) ([]unversioned.GroupVersionResource, error) {
+	allGVRs := []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}
 	for _, t := range m {
 		gvrs, err := t.ResourcesFor(resource)
 		// ignore "no match" errors, but any other error percolates back up
-		if !IsNoResourceMatchError(err) {
-			return gvrs, err
+		if IsNoResourceMatchError(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// walk the existing values to de-dup
+		for _, curr := range gvrs {
+			found := false
+			for _, existing := range allGVRs {
+				if curr == existing {
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !found {
+				allGVRs = append(allGVRs, curr)
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: resource}
+
+	if len(allGVRs) == 0 {
+		return nil, &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: resource}
+	}
+
+	return allGVRs, nil
 }
 
-// KindsFor provides the Kind mappings for the REST resources. This implementation supports multiple REST schemas and returns
-// the first match.
 func (m MultiRESTMapper) KindsFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (gvk []unversioned.GroupVersionKind, err error) {
+	allGVKs := []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}
 	for _, t := range m {
 		gvks, err := t.KindsFor(resource)
 		// ignore "no match" errors, but any other error percolates back up
-		if !IsNoResourceMatchError(err) {
-			return gvks, err
+		if IsNoResourceMatchError(err) {
+			continue
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// walk the existing values to de-dup
+		for _, curr := range gvks {
+			found := false
+			for _, existing := range allGVKs {
+				if curr == existing {
+					found = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !found {
+				allGVKs = append(allGVKs, curr)
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: resource}
+
+	if len(allGVKs) == 0 {
+		return nil, &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: resource}
+	}
+
+	return allGVKs, nil
 }
 
 func (m MultiRESTMapper) ResourceFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (unversioned.GroupVersionResource, error) {
-	for _, t := range m {
-		gvr, err := t.ResourceFor(resource)
-		// ignore "no match" errors, but any other error percolates back up
-		if !IsNoResourceMatchError(err) {
-			return gvr, err
-		}
+	resources, err := m.ResourcesFor(resource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}, err
 	}
-	return unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}, &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: resource}
+	if len(resources) == 1 {
+		return resources[0], nil
+	}
+
+	return unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}, &AmbiguousResourceError{PartialResource: resource, MatchingResources: resources}
 }
 
-// KindsFor provides the Kind mapping for the REST resources. This implementation supports multiple REST schemas and returns
-// the first match.
 func (m MultiRESTMapper) KindFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (unversioned.GroupVersionKind, error) {
-	for _, t := range m {
-		gvk, err := t.KindFor(resource)
-		// ignore "no match" errors, but any other error percolates back up
-		if !IsNoResourceMatchError(err) {
-			return gvk, err
-		}
+	kinds, err := m.KindsFor(resource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, err
 	}
-	return unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: resource}
+	if len(kinds) == 1 {
+		return kinds[0], nil
+	}
+
+	return unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, &AmbiguousResourceError{PartialResource: resource, MatchingKinds: kinds}
 }
 
 // RESTMapping provides the REST mapping for the resource based on the
 // kind and version. This implementation supports multiple REST schemas and
 // return the first match.
-func (m MultiRESTMapper) RESTMapping(gk unversioned.GroupKind, versions ...string) (mapping *RESTMapping, err error) {
+func (m MultiRESTMapper) RESTMapping(gk unversioned.GroupKind, versions ...string) (*RESTMapping, error) {
+	allMappings := []*RESTMapping{}
+	errors := []error{}
+
 	for _, t := range m {
-		mapping, err = t.RESTMapping(gk, versions...)
-		if err == nil {
-			return
+		currMapping, err := t.RESTMapping(gk, versions...)
+		// ignore "no match" errors, but any other error percolates back up
+		if IsNoResourceMatchError(err) {
+			continue
 		}
+		if err != nil {
+			errors = append(errors, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		allMappings = append(allMappings, currMapping)
 	}
-	return
+
+	// if we got exactly one mapping, then use it even if other requested failed
+	if len(allMappings) == 1 {
+		return allMappings[0], nil
+	}
+	if len(errors) > 0 {
+		return nil, utilerrors.NewAggregate(errors)
+	}
+	if len(allMappings) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no match found for %v in %v", gk, versions)
+	}
+
+	return nil, fmt.Errorf("multiple matches found for %v in %v", gk, versions)
 }
 
 // AliasesForResource finds the first alias response for the provided mappers.
-func (m MultiRESTMapper) AliasesForResource(alias string) (aliases []string, ok bool) {
+func (m MultiRESTMapper) AliasesForResource(alias string) ([]string, bool) {
+	allAliases := []string{}
+	handled := false
+
 	for _, t := range m {
-		if aliases, ok = t.AliasesForResource(alias); ok {
-			return
+		if currAliases, currOk := t.AliasesForResource(alias); currOk {
+			allAliases = append(allAliases, currAliases...)
+			handled = true
 		}
 	}
-	return nil, false
+	return allAliases, handled
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper_test.go b/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper_test.go
index c4d54311589..1b3685e850e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/multirestmapper_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 )
 
-func TestMultiRESTMapperResourceForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMultiRESTMapperResourceFor(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		name string
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperResourceForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "accept first failure",
-			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{fixedRESTMapper{err: errors.New("fail on this")}, fixedRESTMapper{resourceFor: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "unused"}}},
+			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{fixedRESTMapper{err: errors.New("fail on this")}, fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{{Resource: "unused"}}}},
 			input:  unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "foo"},
 			result: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{},
 			err:    errors.New("fail on this"),
@@ -61,13 +61,19 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperResourceForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		if e, a := tc.result, actualResult; e != a {
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
 		}
-		if e, a := tc.err.Error(), actualErr.Error(); e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
+		switch {
+		case tc.err == nil && actualErr == nil:
+		case tc.err == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", tc.name, actualErr)
+		case actualErr == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %v got nil", tc.name, tc.err)
+		case tc.err.Error() != actualErr.Error():
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, tc.err, actualErr)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMultiRESTMapperResourcesForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMultiRESTMapperResourcesFor(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		name string
 
@@ -97,6 +103,24 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperResourcesForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 			result: nil,
 			err:    errors.New("fail on this"),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "union and dedup",
+			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{
+				fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{{Resource: "dupe"}, {Resource: "first"}}},
+				fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{{Resource: "dupe"}, {Resource: "second"}}},
+			},
+			input:  unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "foo"},
+			result: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{{Resource: "dupe"}, {Resource: "first"}, {Resource: "second"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skip not and continue",
+			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{
+				fixedRESTMapper{err: &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "IGNORE_THIS"}}},
+				fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{{Resource: "first"}, {Resource: "second"}}},
+			},
+			input:  unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "foo"},
+			result: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{{Resource: "first"}, {Resource: "second"}},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
@@ -104,13 +128,19 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperResourcesForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		if e, a := tc.result, actualResult; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
 		}
-		if e, a := tc.err.Error(), actualErr.Error(); e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
+		switch {
+		case tc.err == nil && actualErr == nil:
+		case tc.err == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", tc.name, actualErr)
+		case actualErr == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %v got nil", tc.name, tc.err)
+		case tc.err.Error() != actualErr.Error():
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, tc.err, actualErr)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMultiRESTMapperKindsForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMultiRESTMapperKindsFor(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		name string
 
@@ -140,6 +170,24 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperKindsForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 			result: nil,
 			err:    errors.New("fail on this"),
 		},
+		{
+			name: "union and dedup",
+			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{
+				fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{{Kind: "dupe"}, {Kind: "first"}}},
+				fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{{Kind: "dupe"}, {Kind: "second"}}},
+			},
+			input:  unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "foo"},
+			result: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{{Kind: "dupe"}, {Kind: "first"}, {Kind: "second"}},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "skip not and continue",
+			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{
+				fixedRESTMapper{err: &NoResourceMatchError{PartialResource: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "IGNORE_THIS"}}},
+				fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{{Kind: "first"}, {Kind: "second"}}},
+			},
+			input:  unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "foo"},
+			result: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{{Kind: "first"}, {Kind: "second"}},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tcs {
@@ -147,13 +195,19 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperKindsForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		if e, a := tc.result, actualResult; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
 		}
-		if e, a := tc.err.Error(), actualErr.Error(); e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
+		switch {
+		case tc.err == nil && actualErr == nil:
+		case tc.err == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", tc.name, actualErr)
+		case actualErr == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %v got nil", tc.name, tc.err)
+		case tc.err.Error() != actualErr.Error():
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, tc.err, actualErr)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMultiRESTMapperKindForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
+func TestMultiRESTMapperKindFor(t *testing.T) {
 	tcs := []struct {
 		name string
 
@@ -178,7 +232,7 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperKindForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name:   "accept first failure",
-			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{fixedRESTMapper{err: errors.New("fail on this")}, fixedRESTMapper{kindFor: unversioned.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "unused"}}},
+			mapper: MultiRESTMapper{fixedRESTMapper{err: errors.New("fail on this")}, fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{{Kind: "unused"}}}},
 			input:  unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "foo"},
 			result: unversioned.GroupVersionKind{},
 			err:    errors.New("fail on this"),
@@ -190,8 +244,14 @@ func TestMultiRESTMapperKindForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
 		if e, a := tc.result, actualResult; e != a {
 			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
 		}
-		if e, a := tc.err.Error(), actualErr.Error(); e != a {
-			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
+		switch {
+		case tc.err == nil && actualErr == nil:
+		case tc.err == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: unexpected error: %v", tc.name, actualErr)
+		case actualErr == nil:
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected error: %v got nil", tc.name, tc.err)
+		case tc.err.Error() != actualErr.Error():
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, tc.err, actualErr)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/priority.go b/pkg/api/meta/priority.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24f38f78fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/priority.go
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors 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 meta
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
+)
+
+const (
+	AnyGroup    = "*"
+	AnyVersion  = "*"
+	AnyResource = "*"
+	AnyKind     = "*"
+)
+
+// PriorityRESTMapper is a wrapper for automatically choosing a particular Resource or Kind
+// when multiple matches are possible
+type PriorityRESTMapper struct {
+	// Delegate is the RESTMapper to use to locate all the Kind and Resource matches
+	Delegate RESTMapper
+
+	// ResourcePriority is a list of priority patterns to apply to matching resources.
+	// The list of all matching resources is narrowed based on the patterns until only one remains.
+	// A pattern with no matches is skipped.  A pattern with more than one match uses its
+	// matches as the list to continue matching against.
+	ResourcePriority []unversioned.GroupVersionResource
+
+	// KindPriority is a list of priority patterns to apply to matching kinds.
+	// The list of all matching kinds is narrowed based on the patterns until only one remains.
+	// A pattern with no matches is skipped.  A pattern with more than one match uses its
+	// matches as the list to continue matching against.
+	KindPriority []unversioned.GroupVersionKind
+}
+
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("PriorityRESTMapper{\n\t%v\n\t%v\n\t%v\n}", m.ResourcePriority, m.KindPriority, m.Delegate)
+}
+
+// ResourceFor finds all resources, then passes them through the ResourcePriority patterns to find a single matching hit.
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) ResourceFor(partiallySpecifiedResource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (unversioned.GroupVersionResource, error) {
+	originalGVRs, err := m.Delegate.ResourcesFor(partiallySpecifiedResource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}, err
+	}
+	if len(originalGVRs) == 1 {
+		return originalGVRs[0], nil
+	}
+
+	remainingGVRs := append([]unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}, originalGVRs...)
+	for _, pattern := range m.ResourcePriority {
+		matchedGVRs := []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}
+		for _, gvr := range remainingGVRs {
+			if resourceMatches(pattern, gvr) {
+				matchedGVRs = append(matchedGVRs, gvr)
+			}
+		}
+
+		switch len(matchedGVRs) {
+		case 0:
+			// if you have no matches, then nothing matched this pattern just move to the next
+			continue
+		case 1:
+			// one match, return
+			return matchedGVRs[0], nil
+		default:
+			// more than one match, use the matched hits as the list moving to the next pattern.
+			// this way you can have a series of selection criteria
+			remainingGVRs = matchedGVRs
+		}
+	}
+
+	return unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}, &AmbiguousResourceError{PartialResource: partiallySpecifiedResource, MatchingResources: originalGVRs}
+}
+
+// KindFor finds all kinds, then passes them through the KindPriority patterns to find a single matching hit.
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) KindFor(partiallySpecifiedResource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (unversioned.GroupVersionKind, error) {
+	originalGVKs, err := m.Delegate.KindsFor(partiallySpecifiedResource)
+	if err != nil {
+		return unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, err
+	}
+	if len(originalGVKs) == 1 {
+		return originalGVKs[0], nil
+	}
+
+	remainingGVKs := append([]unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, originalGVKs...)
+	for _, pattern := range m.KindPriority {
+		matchedGVKs := []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}
+		for _, gvr := range remainingGVKs {
+			if kindMatches(pattern, gvr) {
+				matchedGVKs = append(matchedGVKs, gvr)
+			}
+		}
+
+		switch len(matchedGVKs) {
+		case 0:
+			// if you have no matches, then nothing matched this pattern just move to the next
+			continue
+		case 1:
+			// one match, return
+			return matchedGVKs[0], nil
+		default:
+			// more than one match, use the matched hits as the list moving to the next pattern.
+			// this way you can have a series of selection criteria
+			remainingGVKs = matchedGVKs
+		}
+	}
+
+	return unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, &AmbiguousResourceError{PartialResource: partiallySpecifiedResource, MatchingKinds: originalGVKs}
+}
+
+func resourceMatches(pattern unversioned.GroupVersionResource, resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) bool {
+	if pattern.Group != AnyGroup && pattern.Group != resource.Group {
+		return false
+	}
+	if pattern.Version != AnyVersion && pattern.Version != resource.Version {
+		return false
+	}
+	if pattern.Resource != AnyResource && pattern.Resource != resource.Resource {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func kindMatches(pattern unversioned.GroupVersionKind, kind unversioned.GroupVersionKind) bool {
+	if pattern.Group != AnyGroup && pattern.Group != kind.Group {
+		return false
+	}
+	if pattern.Version != AnyVersion && pattern.Version != kind.Version {
+		return false
+	}
+	if pattern.Kind != AnyKind && pattern.Kind != kind.Kind {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) RESTMapping(gk unversioned.GroupKind, versions ...string) (mapping *RESTMapping, err error) {
+	return m.Delegate.RESTMapping(gk, versions...)
+}
+
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) AliasesForResource(alias string) (aliases []string, ok bool) {
+	return m.Delegate.AliasesForResource(alias)
+}
+
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) ResourceSingularizer(resource string) (singular string, err error) {
+	return m.Delegate.ResourceSingularizer(resource)
+}
+
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) ResourcesFor(partiallySpecifiedResource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) ([]unversioned.GroupVersionResource, error) {
+	return m.Delegate.ResourcesFor(partiallySpecifiedResource)
+}
+
+func (m PriorityRESTMapper) KindsFor(partiallySpecifiedResource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (gvk []unversioned.GroupVersionKind, err error) {
+	return m.Delegate.KindsFor(partiallySpecifiedResource)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/priority_test.go b/pkg/api/meta/priority_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea2d24b3725
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/priority_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,206 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2016 The Kubernetes Authors 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 meta
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
+)
+
+func TestPriorityRESTMapperResourceForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		name string
+
+		delegate         RESTMapper
+		resourcePatterns []unversioned.GroupVersionResource
+		result           unversioned.GroupVersionResource
+		err              string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "single hit",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{{Resource: "single-hit"}}},
+			result:   unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: "single-hit"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ambiguous match",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Resource: "second"},
+			}},
+			err: "matches multiple resources",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "group selection",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Resource: "second"},
+			}},
+			resourcePatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "one", Version: AnyVersion, Resource: AnyResource},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty match continues",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Resource: "second"},
+			}},
+			resourcePatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "fail", Version: AnyVersion, Resource: AnyResource},
+				{Group: "one", Version: AnyVersion, Resource: AnyResource},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "group followed by version selection",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Resource: "second"},
+				{Group: "one", Version: "c", Resource: "third"},
+			}},
+			resourcePatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "one", Version: AnyVersion, Resource: AnyResource},
+				{Group: AnyGroup, Version: "a", Resource: AnyResource},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "resource selection",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{resourcesFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "first"},
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "second"},
+			}},
+			resourcePatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: AnyGroup, Version: AnyVersion, Resource: "second"},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: "one", Version: "a", Resource: "second"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		mapper := PriorityRESTMapper{Delegate: tc.delegate, ResourcePriority: tc.resourcePatterns}
+
+		actualResult, actualErr := mapper.ResourceFor(unversioned.GroupVersionResource{})
+		if e, a := tc.result, actualResult; e != a {
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
+		}
+		if len(tc.err) == 0 && actualErr == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(tc.err) > 0 && actualErr == nil {
+			t.Errorf("%s: missing expected err: %v", tc.name, tc.err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(actualErr.Error(), tc.err) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, tc.err, actualErr)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPriorityRESTMapperKindForErrorHandling(t *testing.T) {
+	tcs := []struct {
+		name string
+
+		delegate     RESTMapper
+		kindPatterns []unversioned.GroupVersionKind
+		result       unversioned.GroupVersionKind
+		err          string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:     "single hit",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{{Kind: "single-hit"}}},
+			result:   unversioned.GroupVersionKind{Kind: "single-hit"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "ambiguous match",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Kind: "second"},
+			}},
+			err: "matches multiple kinds",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "group selection",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Kind: "second"},
+			}},
+			kindPatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "one", Version: AnyVersion, Kind: AnyKind},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionKind{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty match continues",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Kind: "second"},
+			}},
+			kindPatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "fail", Version: AnyVersion, Kind: AnyKind},
+				{Group: "one", Version: AnyVersion, Kind: AnyKind},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionKind{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "group followed by version selection",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+				{Group: "two", Version: "b", Kind: "second"},
+				{Group: "one", Version: "c", Kind: "third"},
+			}},
+			kindPatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "one", Version: AnyVersion, Kind: AnyKind},
+				{Group: AnyGroup, Version: "a", Kind: AnyKind},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionKind{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "kind selection",
+			delegate: fixedRESTMapper{kindsFor: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "first"},
+				{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "second"},
+			}},
+			kindPatterns: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: AnyGroup, Version: AnyVersion, Kind: "second"},
+			},
+			result: unversioned.GroupVersionKind{Group: "one", Version: "a", Kind: "second"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tcs {
+		mapper := PriorityRESTMapper{Delegate: tc.delegate, KindPriority: tc.kindPatterns}
+
+		actualResult, actualErr := mapper.KindFor(unversioned.GroupVersionResource{})
+		if e, a := tc.result, actualResult; e != a {
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, e, a)
+		}
+		if len(tc.err) == 0 && actualErr == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if len(tc.err) > 0 && actualErr == nil {
+			t.Errorf("%s: missing expected err: %v", tc.name, tc.err)
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.Contains(actualErr.Error(), tc.err) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: expected %v, got %v", tc.name, tc.err, actualErr)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
index 7b1856bc4b7..d56b18cea9a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
+++ b/pkg/api/meta/restmapper.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 )
 
 // Implements RESTScope interface
@@ -330,23 +329,8 @@ func (m *DefaultRESTMapper) KindFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, err
 	}
-
-	// TODO for each group, choose the most preferred (first) version.  This keeps us consistent with code today.
-	// eventually, we'll need a RESTMapper that is aware of what's available server-side and deconflicts that with
-	// user preferences
-	oneKindPerGroup := []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}
-	groupsAdded := sets.String{}
-	for _, kind := range kinds {
-		if groupsAdded.Has(kind.Group) {
-			continue
-		}
-
-		oneKindPerGroup = append(oneKindPerGroup, kind)
-		groupsAdded.Insert(kind.Group)
-	}
-
-	if len(oneKindPerGroup) == 1 {
-		return oneKindPerGroup[0], nil
+	if len(kinds) == 1 {
+		return kinds[0], nil
 	}
 
 	return unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}, &AmbiguousResourceError{PartialResource: resource, MatchingKinds: kinds}
diff --git a/pkg/api/unversioned/group_version.go b/pkg/api/unversioned/group_version.go
index dc1dc967232..49155e61fbf 100644
--- a/pkg/api/unversioned/group_version.go
+++ b/pkg/api/unversioned/group_version.go
@@ -46,6 +46,17 @@ func (gr *GroupResource) String() string {
 	return gr.Resource + "." + gr.Group
 }
 
+// ParseGroupResource turns "resource.group" string into a GroupResource struct.  Empty strings are allowed
+// for each field.
+func ParseGroupResource(gr string) GroupResource {
+	s := strings.SplitN(gr, ".", 2)
+	if len(s) == 1 {
+		return GroupResource{Resource: s[0]}
+	}
+
+	return GroupResource{Group: s[1], Resource: s[0]}
+}
+
 // GroupVersionResource unambiguously identifies a resource.  It doesn't anonymously include GroupVersion
 // to avoid automatic coersion.  It doesn't use a GroupVersion to avoid custom marshalling
 //
diff --git a/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go b/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go
index 6baef8f91b5..8903fd3a5ce 100644
--- a/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go
+++ b/pkg/apimachinery/registered/registered.go
@@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apimachinery"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/sets"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -43,8 +46,8 @@ var (
 	// envRequestedVersions represents the versions requested via the
 	// KUBE_API_VERSIONS environment variable. The install package of each group
 	// checks this list before add their versions to the latest package and
-	// Scheme.
-	envRequestedVersions = map[unversioned.GroupVersion]struct{}{}
+	// Scheme.  This list is small and order matters, so represent as a slice
+	envRequestedVersions = []unversioned.GroupVersion{}
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -58,7 +61,7 @@ func init() {
 				glog.Fatalf("invalid api version: %s in KUBE_API_VERSIONS: %s.",
 					version, os.Getenv("KUBE_API_VERSIONS"))
 			}
-			envRequestedVersions[gv] = struct{}{}
+			envRequestedVersions = append(envRequestedVersions, gv)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -104,8 +107,12 @@ func IsAllowedVersion(v unversioned.GroupVersion) bool {
 	if len(envRequestedVersions) == 0 {
 		return true
 	}
-	_, found := envRequestedVersions[v]
-	return found
+	for _, envGV := range envRequestedVersions {
+		if v == envGV {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // IsEnabledVersion returns if a version is enabled.
@@ -167,6 +174,80 @@ func GroupOrDie(group string) *apimachinery.GroupMeta {
 	return &groupMetaCopy
 }
 
+// RESTMapper returns a union RESTMapper of all known types with priorities chosen in the following order:
+//  1. if KUBE_API_VERSIONS is specified, then KUBE_API_VERSIONS in order, OR
+//  1. legacy kube group preferred version, extensions preferred version, metrics perferred version, legacy
+//     kube any version, extensions any version, metrics any version, all other groups alphabetical preferred version,
+//     all other groups alphabetical.
+func RESTMapper(versionPatterns ...unversioned.GroupVersion) meta.RESTMapper {
+	unionMapper := meta.MultiRESTMapper{}
+	for enabledVersion := range enabledVersions {
+		groupMeta := groupMetaMap[enabledVersion.Group]
+		unionMapper = append(unionMapper, groupMeta.RESTMapper)
+	}
+
+	if len(versionPatterns) != 0 {
+		resourcePriority := []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}
+		kindPriority := []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}
+		for _, versionPriority := range versionPatterns {
+			resourcePriority = append(resourcePriority, versionPriority.WithResource(meta.AnyResource))
+			kindPriority = append(kindPriority, versionPriority.WithKind(meta.AnyKind))
+		}
+
+		return meta.PriorityRESTMapper{Delegate: unionMapper, ResourcePriority: resourcePriority, KindPriority: kindPriority}
+	}
+
+	if len(envRequestedVersions) != 0 {
+		resourcePriority := []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}
+		kindPriority := []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}
+
+		for _, versionPriority := range envRequestedVersions {
+			resourcePriority = append(resourcePriority, versionPriority.WithResource(meta.AnyResource))
+			kindPriority = append(kindPriority, versionPriority.WithKind(meta.AnyKind))
+		}
+
+		return meta.PriorityRESTMapper{Delegate: unionMapper, ResourcePriority: resourcePriority, KindPriority: kindPriority}
+	}
+
+	prioritizedGroups := []string{"", "extensions", "metrics"}
+	resourcePriority, kindPriority := prioritiesForGroups(prioritizedGroups...)
+
+	prioritizedGroupsSet := sets.NewString(prioritizedGroups...)
+	remainingGroups := sets.String{}
+	for enabledVersion := range enabledVersions {
+		if !prioritizedGroupsSet.Has(enabledVersion.Group) {
+			remainingGroups.Insert(enabledVersion.Group)
+		}
+	}
+
+	remainingResourcePriority, remainingKindPriority := prioritiesForGroups(remainingGroups.List()...)
+	resourcePriority = append(resourcePriority, remainingResourcePriority...)
+	kindPriority = append(kindPriority, remainingKindPriority...)
+
+	return meta.PriorityRESTMapper{Delegate: unionMapper, ResourcePriority: resourcePriority, KindPriority: kindPriority}
+}
+
+// prioritiesForGroups returns the resource and kind priorities for a PriorityRESTMapper, preferring the preferred version of each group first,
+// then any non-preferred version of the group second.
+func prioritiesForGroups(groups ...string) ([]unversioned.GroupVersionResource, []unversioned.GroupVersionKind) {
+	resourcePriority := []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{}
+	kindPriority := []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{}
+
+	for _, group := range groups {
+		availableVersions := EnabledVersionsForGroup(group)
+		if len(availableVersions) > 0 {
+			resourcePriority = append(resourcePriority, availableVersions[0].WithResource(meta.AnyResource))
+			kindPriority = append(kindPriority, availableVersions[0].WithKind(meta.AnyKind))
+		}
+	}
+	for _, group := range groups {
+		resourcePriority = append(resourcePriority, unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Group: group, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Resource: meta.AnyResource})
+		kindPriority = append(kindPriority, unversioned.GroupVersionKind{Group: group, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Kind: meta.AnyKind})
+	}
+
+	return resourcePriority, kindPriority
+}
+
 // AllPreferredGroupVersions returns the preferred versions of all registered
 // groups in the form of "group1/version1,group2/version2,..."
 func AllPreferredGroupVersions() string {
@@ -185,7 +266,7 @@ func AllPreferredGroupVersions() string {
 // the KUBE_API_VERSIONS environment variable, but not enabled.
 func ValidateEnvRequestedVersions() []unversioned.GroupVersion {
 	var missingVersions []unversioned.GroupVersion
-	for v := range envRequestedVersions {
+	for _, v := range envRequestedVersions {
 		if _, found := enabledVersions[v]; !found {
 			missingVersions = append(missingVersions, v)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go b/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go
index c23f9bbacdf..ffd8642f4d7 100644
--- a/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go
+++ b/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient/testclient.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apimachinery/registered"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/version"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func NewSimpleFake(objects ...runtime.Object) *Fake {
 	}
 
 	fakeClient := &Fake{}
-	fakeClient.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, api.RESTMapper))
+	fakeClient.AddReactor("*", "*", ObjectReaction(o, registered.RESTMapper()))
 
 	fakeClient.AddWatchReactor("*", DefaultWatchReactor(watch.NewFake(), nil))
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
index 9319f19220e..9bbf3f0c3a7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd_test.go
@@ -180,7 +180,16 @@ func NewTestFactory() (*cmdutil.Factory, *testFactory, runtime.Codec) {
 	}
 	return &cmdutil.Factory{
 		Object: func() (meta.RESTMapper, runtime.ObjectTyper) {
-			return t.Mapper, t.Typer
+			priorityRESTMapper := meta.PriorityRESTMapper{
+				Delegate: t.Mapper,
+				ResourcePriority: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+					{Group: meta.AnyGroup, Version: "v1", Resource: meta.AnyResource},
+				},
+				KindPriority: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+					{Group: meta.AnyGroup, Version: "v1", Kind: meta.AnyKind},
+				},
+			}
+			return priorityRESTMapper, t.Typer
 		},
 		ClientForMapping: func(*meta.RESTMapping) (resource.RESTClient, error) {
 			return t.Client, t.Err
@@ -212,7 +221,16 @@ func NewTestFactory() (*cmdutil.Factory, *testFactory, runtime.Codec) {
 func NewMixedFactory(apiClient resource.RESTClient) (*cmdutil.Factory, *testFactory, runtime.Codec) {
 	f, t, c := NewTestFactory()
 	f.Object = func() (meta.RESTMapper, runtime.ObjectTyper) {
-		return meta.MultiRESTMapper{t.Mapper, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()}, runtime.MultiObjectTyper{t.Typer, api.Scheme}
+		priorityRESTMapper := meta.PriorityRESTMapper{
+			Delegate: meta.MultiRESTMapper{t.Mapper, testapi.Default.RESTMapper()},
+			ResourcePriority: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+				{Group: meta.AnyGroup, Version: "v1", Resource: meta.AnyResource},
+			},
+			KindPriority: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+				{Group: meta.AnyGroup, Version: "v1", Kind: meta.AnyKind},
+			},
+		}
+		return priorityRESTMapper, runtime.MultiObjectTyper{t.Typer, api.Scheme}
 	}
 	f.ClientForMapping = func(m *meta.RESTMapping) (resource.RESTClient, error) {
 		if m.ObjectConvertor == api.Scheme {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
index 765091c034a..d3746c15470 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/explain.go
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func RunExplain(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []st
 	}
 
 	// TODO: We should deduce the group for a resource by discovering the supported resources at server.
-	gvk, err := mapper.KindFor(unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: inModel})
+	gvk, err := mapper.KindFor(unversioned.ParseGroupResource(inModel).WithVersion(""))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
index 26c78d35ed4..abbdb2880e3 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/factory.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/autoscaling"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/batch"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/metrics"
 	clientset "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/clientcmd"
@@ -202,7 +203,24 @@ func NewFactory(optionalClientConfig clientcmd.ClientConfig) *Factory {
 				cmdApiVersion = *cfg.GroupVersion
 			}
 
-			return kubectl.OutputVersionMapper{RESTMapper: mapper, OutputVersions: []unversioned.GroupVersion{cmdApiVersion}}, api.Scheme
+			outputRESTMapper := kubectl.OutputVersionMapper{RESTMapper: mapper, OutputVersions: []unversioned.GroupVersion{cmdApiVersion}}
+
+			// eventually this should allow me choose a group priority based on the order of the discovery doc, for now hardcode a given order
+			priorityRESTMapper := meta.PriorityRESTMapper{
+				Delegate: outputRESTMapper,
+				ResourcePriority: []unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
+					{Group: api.GroupName, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Resource: meta.AnyResource},
+					{Group: extensions.GroupName, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Resource: meta.AnyResource},
+					{Group: metrics.GroupName, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Resource: meta.AnyResource},
+				},
+				KindPriority: []unversioned.GroupVersionKind{
+					{Group: api.GroupName, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Kind: meta.AnyKind},
+					{Group: extensions.GroupName, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Kind: meta.AnyKind},
+					{Group: metrics.GroupName, Version: meta.AnyVersion, Kind: meta.AnyKind},
+				},
+			}
+
+			return priorityRESTMapper, api.Scheme
 		},
 		Client: func() (*client.Client, error) {
 			return clients.ClientForVersion(nil)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
index 417a4a09d59..844a5378196 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/kubectl.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
 )
 
 const kubectlAnnotationPrefix = "kubectl.kubernetes.io/"
@@ -75,53 +74,72 @@ func (m OutputVersionMapper) RESTMapping(gk unversioned.GroupKind, versions ...s
 }
 
 // ShortcutExpander is a RESTMapper that can be used for Kubernetes
-// resources.
+// resources.  It expands the resource first, then invokes the wrapped RESTMapper
 type ShortcutExpander struct {
-	meta.RESTMapper
+	RESTMapper meta.RESTMapper
 }
 
 var _ meta.RESTMapper = &ShortcutExpander{}
 
-// KindFor implements meta.RESTMapper. It expands the resource first, then invokes the wrapped
-// mapper.
 func (e ShortcutExpander) KindFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (unversioned.GroupVersionKind, error) {
-	resource = expandResourceShortcut(resource)
-	return e.RESTMapper.KindFor(resource)
+	return e.RESTMapper.KindFor(expandResourceShortcut(resource))
+}
+
+func (e ShortcutExpander) KindsFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) ([]unversioned.GroupVersionKind, error) {
+	return e.RESTMapper.KindsFor(expandResourceShortcut(resource))
+}
+
+func (e ShortcutExpander) ResourcesFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) ([]unversioned.GroupVersionResource, error) {
+	return e.RESTMapper.ResourcesFor(expandResourceShortcut(resource))
+}
+
+func (e ShortcutExpander) ResourceFor(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) (unversioned.GroupVersionResource, error) {
+	return e.RESTMapper.ResourceFor(expandResourceShortcut(resource))
 }
 
-// ResourceSingularizer expands the named resource and then singularizes it.
 func (e ShortcutExpander) ResourceSingularizer(resource string) (string, error) {
 	return e.RESTMapper.ResourceSingularizer(expandResourceShortcut(unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: resource}).Resource)
 }
 
+func (e ShortcutExpander) RESTMapping(gk unversioned.GroupKind, versions ...string) (*meta.RESTMapping, error) {
+	return e.RESTMapper.RESTMapping(gk, versions...)
+}
+
+func (e ShortcutExpander) AliasesForResource(resource string) ([]string, bool) {
+	return e.RESTMapper.AliasesForResource(expandResourceShortcut(unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: resource}).Resource)
+}
+
+// shortForms is the list of short names to their expanded names
+var shortForms = map[string]string{
+	// Please keep this alphabetized
+	// If you add an entry here, please also take a look at pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+	// and add an entry to valid_resources when appropriate.
+	"cs":     "componentstatuses",
+	"ds":     "daemonsets",
+	"ep":     "endpoints",
+	"ev":     "events",
+	"hpa":    "horizontalpodautoscalers",
+	"ing":    "ingresses",
+	"limits": "limitranges",
+	"no":     "nodes",
+	"ns":     "namespaces",
+	"po":     "pods",
+	"psp":    "podSecurityPolicies",
+	"pvc":    "persistentvolumeclaims",
+	"pv":     "persistentvolumes",
+	"quota":  "resourcequotas",
+	"rc":     "replicationcontrollers",
+	"rs":     "replicasets",
+	"svc":    "services",
+}
+
 // expandResourceShortcut will return the expanded version of resource
 // (something that a pkg/api/meta.RESTMapper can understand), if it is
 // indeed a shortcut. Otherwise, will return resource unmodified.
 func expandResourceShortcut(resource unversioned.GroupVersionResource) unversioned.GroupVersionResource {
-	shortForms := map[string]unversioned.GroupVersionResource{
-		// Please keep this alphabetized
-		// If you add an entry here, please also take a look at pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
-		// and add an entry to valid_resources when appropriate.
-		"cs":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("componentstatuses"),
-		"ds":     extensions.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("daemonsets"),
-		"ep":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("endpoints"),
-		"ev":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("events"),
-		"hpa":    extensions.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("horizontalpodautoscalers"),
-		"ing":    extensions.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("ingresses"),
-		"limits": api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("limitranges"),
-		"no":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("nodes"),
-		"ns":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("namespaces"),
-		"po":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("pods"),
-		"psp":    api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("podSecurityPolicies"),
-		"pvc":    api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("persistentvolumeclaims"),
-		"pv":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("persistentvolumes"),
-		"quota":  api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("resourcequotas"),
-		"rc":     api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("replicationcontrollers"),
-		"rs":     extensions.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("replicasets"),
-		"svc":    api.SchemeGroupVersion.WithResource("services"),
-	}
 	if expanded, ok := shortForms[resource.Resource]; ok {
-		return expanded
+		// don't change the group or version that's already been specified
+		resource.Resource = expanded
 	}
 	return resource
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
index 61b0f113184..3025a4cbbfa 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/builder.go
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ func (b *Builder) resourceMappings() ([]*meta.RESTMapping, error) {
 	}
 	mappings := []*meta.RESTMapping{}
 	for _, r := range b.resources {
-		gvk, err := b.mapper.KindFor(unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: r})
+		gvk, err := b.mapper.KindFor(unversioned.ParseGroupResource(r).WithVersion(""))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ func (b *Builder) resourceTupleMappings() (map[string]*meta.RESTMapping, error)
 		if _, ok := mappings[r.Resource]; ok {
 			continue
 		}
-		gvk, err := b.mapper.KindFor(unversioned.GroupVersionResource{Resource: r.Resource})
+		gvk, err := b.mapper.KindFor(unversioned.ParseGroupResource(r.Resource).WithVersion(""))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}