diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
index a9501a009e5..419a6cd6040 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/BUILD
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ go_library(
         "//pkg/registry/core/pod/rest:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go
index 3f07af35c32..f005bef0f1e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/pod/storage/storage.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"net/url"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/registry/generic"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 type PodStorage struct {
 	Pod                 *REST
 	Binding             *BindingREST
+	LegacyBinding       *LegacyBindingREST
 	Eviction            *EvictionREST
 	Status              *StatusREST
 	EphemeralContainers *EphemeralContainersREST
@@ -95,9 +97,11 @@ func NewStorage(optsGetter generic.RESTOptionsGetter, k client.ConnectionInfoGet
 	ephemeralContainersStore := *store
 	ephemeralContainersStore.UpdateStrategy = pod.EphemeralContainersStrategy
 
+	bindingREST := &BindingREST{store: store}
 	return PodStorage{
 		Pod:                 &REST{store, proxyTransport},
 		Binding:             &BindingREST{store: store},
+		LegacyBinding:       &LegacyBindingREST{bindingREST},
 		Eviction:            newEvictionStorage(store, podDisruptionBudgetClient),
 		Status:              &StatusREST{store: &statusStore},
 		EphemeralContainers: &EphemeralContainersREST{store: &ephemeralContainersStore},
@@ -225,6 +229,32 @@ func (r *BindingREST) assignPod(ctx context.Context, podID string, machine strin
 	return
 }
 
+var _ = rest.Creater(&LegacyBindingREST{})
+
+// LegacyBindingREST implements the REST endpoint for binding pods to nodes when etcd is in use.
+type LegacyBindingREST struct {
+	bindingRest *BindingREST
+}
+
+// NamespaceScoped fulfill rest.Scoper
+func (r *LegacyBindingREST) NamespaceScoped() bool {
+	return r.bindingRest.NamespaceScoped()
+}
+
+// New creates a new binding resource
+func (r *LegacyBindingREST) New() runtime.Object {
+	return r.bindingRest.New()
+}
+
+// Create ensures a pod is bound to a specific host.
+func (r *LegacyBindingREST) Create(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, createValidation rest.ValidateObjectFunc, options *metav1.CreateOptions) (out runtime.Object, err error) {
+	metadata, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.NewBadRequest(fmt.Sprintf("not a Binding object: %T", obj))
+	}
+	return r.bindingRest.Create(ctx, metadata.GetName(), obj, createValidation, options)
+}
+
 // StatusREST implements the REST endpoint for changing the status of a pod.
 type StatusREST struct {
 	store *genericregistry.Store
diff --git a/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go b/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go
index bd5a56f7a6b..6a00feae183 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/core/rest/storage_core.go
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func (c LegacyRESTStorageProvider) NewLegacyRESTStorage(restOptionsGetter generi
 		"pods/portforward": podStorage.PortForward,
 		"pods/proxy":       podStorage.Proxy,
 		"pods/binding":     podStorage.Binding,
-		"bindings":         podStorage.Binding,
+		"bindings":         podStorage.LegacyBinding,
 
 		"podTemplates": podTemplateStorage,