diff --git a/pkg/api/types.go b/pkg/api/types.go
index 83ffbc7e970..ee1c14b3133 100644
--- a/pkg/api/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/types.go
@@ -228,6 +228,9 @@ type PersistentVolumeSource struct {
 	NFS *NFSVolumeSource `json:"nfs"`
 	// RBD represents a Rados Block Device mount on the host that shares a pod's lifetime
 	RBD *RBDVolumeSource `json:"rbd"`
+	// ISCSIVolumeSource represents an ISCSI resource that is attached to a
+	// kubelet's host machine and then exposed to the pod.
+	ISCSI *ISCSIVolumeSource `json:"iscsi"`
 }
 
 type PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/conversion_generated.go b/pkg/api/v1/conversion_generated.go
index 03127b35e51..6911c3ba1a8 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/conversion_generated.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/conversion_generated.go
@@ -1311,6 +1311,14 @@ func convert_api_PersistentVolumeSource_To_v1_PersistentVolumeSource(in *api.Per
 	} else {
 		out.RBD = nil
 	}
+	if in.ISCSI != nil {
+		out.ISCSI = new(ISCSIVolumeSource)
+		if err := convert_api_ISCSIVolumeSource_To_v1_ISCSIVolumeSource(in.ISCSI, out.ISCSI, s); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.ISCSI = nil
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -3567,6 +3575,14 @@ func convert_v1_PersistentVolumeSource_To_api_PersistentVolumeSource(in *Persist
 	} else {
 		out.RBD = nil
 	}
+	if in.ISCSI != nil {
+		out.ISCSI = new(api.ISCSIVolumeSource)
+		if err := convert_v1_ISCSIVolumeSource_To_api_ISCSIVolumeSource(in.ISCSI, out.ISCSI, s); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.ISCSI = nil
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
index 2a9d38cc93b..472d991192f 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/types.go
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ type PersistentVolumeSource struct {
 	NFS *NFSVolumeSource `json:"nfs,omitempty" description:"NFS volume resource provisioned by an admin"`
 	// RBD represents a Rados Block Device mount on the host that shares a pod's lifetime
 	RBD *RBDVolumeSource `json:"rbd" description:"rados block volume that will be mounted on the host machine"`
+	// ISCSI represents an ISCSI Disk resource that is attached to a
+	// kubelet's host machine and then exposed to the pod.
+	ISCSI *ISCSIVolumeSource `json:"iscsi" description:"an iSCSI disk resource provisioned by an admin"`
 }
 
 type PersistentVolume struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index 28efed20e50..e70b90184ee 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ type PersistentVolumeSource struct {
 	NFS *NFSVolumeSource `json:"nfs" description:"NFS volume resource provisioned by an admin"`
 	// RBD represents a Rados Block Device mount on the host that shares a pod's lifetime
 	RBD *RBDVolumeSource `json:"rbd" description:"rados block volume that will be mounted on the host machine"`
+	// ISCSI represents an ISCSI Disk resource that is attached to a
+	// kubelet's host machine and then exposed to the pod.
+	ISCSI *ISCSIVolumeSource `json:"iscsi" description:"an iSCSI disk resource provisioned by an admin"`
 }
 
 type PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 4bfc4ec46c3..5fb43357846 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ type PersistentVolumeSource struct {
 	NFS *NFSVolumeSource `json:"nfs" description:"NFS volume resource provisioned by an admin"`
 	// RBD represents a Rados Block Device mount on the host that shares a pod's lifetime
 	RBD *RBDVolumeSource `json:"rbd" description:"rados block volume that will be mounted on the host machine"`
+	// ISCSI represents an ISCSI Disk resource that is attached to a
+	// kubelet's host machine and then exposed to the pod.
+	ISCSI *ISCSIVolumeSource `json:"iscsi" description:"an iSCSI disk resource provisioned by an admin"`
 }
 
 type PersistentVolumeClaimVolumeSource struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
index ac9d881b7e9..bb504d1a220 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/conversion_generated.go
@@ -1218,6 +1218,14 @@ func convert_api_PersistentVolumeSource_To_v1beta3_PersistentVolumeSource(in *ap
 	} else {
 		out.RBD = nil
 	}
+	if in.ISCSI != nil {
+		out.ISCSI = new(ISCSIVolumeSource)
+		if err := convert_api_ISCSIVolumeSource_To_v1beta3_ISCSIVolumeSource(in.ISCSI, out.ISCSI, s); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.ISCSI = nil
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -3407,6 +3415,14 @@ func convert_v1beta3_PersistentVolumeSource_To_api_PersistentVolumeSource(in *Pe
 	} else {
 		out.RBD = nil
 	}
+	if in.ISCSI != nil {
+		out.ISCSI = new(api.ISCSIVolumeSource)
+		if err := convert_v1beta3_ISCSIVolumeSource_To_api_ISCSIVolumeSource(in.ISCSI, out.ISCSI, s); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		out.ISCSI = nil
+	}
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
index 1f28ef0893d..d945838b2ae 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta3/types.go
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ type PersistentVolumeSource struct {
 	NFS *NFSVolumeSource `json:"nfs,omitempty" description:"NFS volume resource provisioned by an admin"`
 	// RBD represents a Rados Block Device mount on the host that shares a pod's lifetime
 	RBD *RBDVolumeSource `json:"rbd" description:"rados block volume that will be mounted on the host machine"`
+	// ISCSI represents an ISCSI Disk resource that is attached to a
+	// kubelet's host machine and then exposed to the pod.
+	ISCSI *ISCSIVolumeSource `json:"iscsi" description:"an iSCSI disk resource provisioned by an admin"`
 }
 
 type PersistentVolume struct {
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index c5dc49f65c4..9e18919623e 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -518,6 +518,10 @@ func ValidatePersistentVolume(pv *api.PersistentVolume) errs.ValidationErrorList
 		numVolumes++
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateRBD(pv.Spec.RBD).Prefix("rbd")...)
 	}
+	if pv.Spec.ISCSI != nil {
+		numVolumes++
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateISCSIVolumeSource(pv.Spec.ISCSI).Prefix("iscsi")...)
+	}
 	if numVolumes != 1 {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid("", pv.Spec.PersistentVolumeSource, "exactly 1 volume type is required"))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
index 3695642b7fe..bfc8e5986c9 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi.go
@@ -53,9 +53,11 @@ func (plugin *ISCSIPlugin) Name() string {
 }
 
 func (plugin *ISCSIPlugin) CanSupport(spec *volume.Spec) bool {
-	if spec.VolumeSource.ISCSI == nil {
+	if spec.VolumeSource.ISCSI == nil && spec.PersistentVolumeSource.ISCSI == nil {
 		return false
 	}
+	// TODO:  turn this into a func so CanSupport can be unit tested without
+	// having to make system calls
 	// see if iscsiadm is there
 	_, err := plugin.execCommand("iscsiadm", []string{"-h"})
 	if err == nil {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
index b3cdf9f494a..aacbf00fef5 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/iscsi_test.go
@@ -39,6 +39,28 @@ func TestCanSupport(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestGetAccessModes(t *testing.T) {
+	plugMgr := volume.VolumePluginMgr{}
+	plugMgr.InitPlugins(ProbeVolumePlugins(), volume.NewFakeVolumeHost("/tmp/fake", nil, nil))
+
+	plug, err := plugMgr.FindPersistentPluginByName("kubernetes.io/iscsi")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Can't find the plugin by name")
+	}
+	if !contains(plug.GetAccessModes(), api.ReadWriteOnce) || !contains(plug.GetAccessModes(), api.ReadOnlyMany) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected two AccessModeTypes:  %s and %s", api.ReadWriteOnce, api.ReadOnlyMany)
+	}
+}
+
+func contains(modes []api.PersistentVolumeAccessMode, mode api.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) bool {
+	for _, m := range modes {
+		if m == mode {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 type fakeDiskManager struct {
 	attachCalled bool
 	detachCalled bool