diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index c3ecf273a67..cdf47c76b54 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -729,6 +729,13 @@ __EOF__
   kubectl autoscale -f hack/testdata/frontend-controller.yaml --save-config "${kube_flags[@]}" --max=2
   # Post-Condition: hpa "frontend" has configuration annotation
   [[ "$(kubectl get hpa.extensions frontend -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration)" ]]
+  # Ensure we can interact with HPA objects in lists through both the extensions/v1beta1 and autoscaling/v1 APIs  
+  output_message=$(kubectl get hpa -o=jsonpath='{.items[0].apiVersion}' 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'extensions/v1beta1'
+  output_message=$(kubectl get hpa.extensions -o=jsonpath='{.items[0].apiVersion}' 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'extensions/v1beta1'
+  output_message=$(kubectl get hpa.autoscaling -o=jsonpath='{.items[0].apiVersion}' 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+  kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'autoscaling/v1'
   # Clean up
   # Note that we should delete hpa first, otherwise it may fight with the rc reaper.
   kubectl delete hpa frontend "${kube_flags[@]}"
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
index 53645184142..2e54c3c0e56 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func RunAutoscale(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		ClientMapper: resource.ClientMapperFunc(f.ClientForMapping),
 		Decoder:      f.Decoder(true),
 	}
-	hpa, err := resourceMapper.InfoForObject(object)
+	hpa, err := resourceMapper.InfoForObject(object, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index 7236eb34c93..9ed779eecee 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func RunCreateSubcommand(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer,
 		RESTMapper:   mapper,
 		ClientMapper: resource.ClientMapperFunc(f.ClientForMapping),
 	}
-	info, err := resourceMapper.InfoForObject(obj)
+	info, err := resourceMapper.InfoForObject(obj, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
index f4d397c54ab..af7793b2c80 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func RunExpose(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 		ClientMapper: resource.ClientMapperFunc(f.ClientForMapping),
 		Decoder:      f.Decoder(true),
 	}
-	info, err = resourceMapper.InfoForObject(object)
+	info, err = resourceMapper.InfoForObject(object, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 2cf823c5992..1c28821e721 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func createGeneratedObject(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, generator kub
 			ClientMapper: resource.ClientMapperFunc(f.ClientForMapping),
 			Decoder:      f.Decoder(true),
 		}
-		info, err := resourceMapper.InfoForObject(obj)
+		info, err := resourceMapper.InfoForObject(obj, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, "", nil, nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go
index 0839ca4a8ea..25fd97d90bd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/mapper.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -85,11 +86,17 @@ func (m *Mapper) InfoForData(data []byte, source string) (*Info, error) {
 // InfoForObject creates an Info object for the given Object. An error is returned
 // if the object cannot be introspected. Name and namespace will be set into Info
 // if the mapping's MetadataAccessor can retrieve them.
-func (m *Mapper) InfoForObject(obj runtime.Object) (*Info, error) {
-	groupVersionKind, err := m.ObjectKind(obj)
+func (m *Mapper) InfoForObject(obj runtime.Object, preferredGVKs []unversioned.GroupVersionKind) (*Info, error) {
+	groupVersionKinds, err := m.ObjectKinds(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to get type info from the object %q: %v", reflect.TypeOf(obj), err)
 	}
+
+	groupVersionKind := groupVersionKinds[0]
+	if len(groupVersionKinds) > 1 && len(preferredGVKs) > 0 {
+		groupVersionKind = preferredObjectKind(groupVersionKinds, preferredGVKs)
+	}
+
 	mapping, err := m.RESTMapping(groupVersionKind.GroupKind(), groupVersionKind.Version)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to recognize %v: %v", groupVersionKind, err)
@@ -111,3 +118,39 @@ func (m *Mapper) InfoForObject(obj runtime.Object) (*Info, error) {
 		ResourceVersion: resourceVersion,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+// preferredObjectKind picks the possibility that most closely matches the priority list in this order:
+// GroupVersionKind matches (exact match)
+// GroupKind matches
+// Group matches
+func preferredObjectKind(possibilities []unversioned.GroupVersionKind, preferences []unversioned.GroupVersionKind) unversioned.GroupVersionKind {
+	// Exact match
+	for _, priority := range preferences {
+		for _, possibility := range possibilities {
+			if possibility == priority {
+				return possibility
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// GroupKind match
+	for _, priority := range preferences {
+		for _, possibility := range possibilities {
+			if possibility.GroupKind() == priority.GroupKind() {
+				return possibility
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Group match
+	for _, priority := range preferences {
+		for _, possibility := range possibilities {
+			if possibility.Group == priority.Group {
+				return possibility
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Just pick the first
+	return possibilities[0]
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go b/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
index 10c8425d975..76569389c7d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/resource/visitor.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/errors"
@@ -337,8 +338,15 @@ func (v FlattenListVisitor) Visit(fn VisitorFunc) error {
 		}{v.Mapper, v.Mapper.Decoder}); len(errs) > 0 {
 			return utilerrors.NewAggregate(errs)
 		}
+
+		// If we have a GroupVersionKind on the list, prioritize that when asking for info on the objects contained in the list
+		var preferredGVKs []unversioned.GroupVersionKind
+		if info.Mapping != nil && !info.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.IsEmpty() {
+			preferredGVKs = append(preferredGVKs, info.Mapping.GroupVersionKind)
+		}
+
 		for i := range items {
-			item, err := v.InfoForObject(items[i])
+			item, err := v.InfoForObject(items[i], preferredGVKs)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}