diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_stop.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_stop.md
index 57fa8e3b6e2..5d48aede891 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_stop.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_stop.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ $ kubectl stop -f path/to/resources
 ### Options
 
 ```
-      --all[=false]: [-all] to select all the specified resources.
+      --all[=false]: select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types.
   -f, --filename=[]: Filename, directory, or URL to file of resource(s) to be stopped.
       --grace-period=-1: Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.
       --ignore-not-found[=false]: Treat "resource not found" as a successful stop.
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
index f98929c9a3d..e7256815f7a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func NewCmdApply(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().DurationVar(&options.Timeout, "timeout", 0, "Only relevant during a force apply. The length of time to wait before giving up on a delete of the old resource, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object. Any other values should contain a corresponding time unit (e.g. 1s, 2m, 3h).")
 	cmdutil.AddValidateFlags(cmd)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "[-all] to select all the specified resources.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types.")
 	cmd.Flags().StringArray("prune-whitelist", []string{}, "Overwrite the default whitelist with <group/version/kind> for --prune")
 	cmdutil.AddDryRunFlag(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddPrinterFlags(cmd)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go
index ebf65644e98..1461a143a83 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply_view_last_applied.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type ViewLastAppliedOptions struct {
 	Selector                     string
 	LastAppliedConfigurationList []string
 	OutputFormat                 string
+	All                          bool
 	Factory                      cmdutil.Factory
 	Out                          io.Writer
 	ErrOut                       io.Writer
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ func NewCmdApplyViewLastApplied(f cmdutil.Factory, out, err io.Writer) *cobra.Co
 
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("output", "o", "", "Output format. Must be one of yaml|json")
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on, supports '=', '==', and '!='.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.All, "all", false, "select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types")
 	usage := "that contains the last-applied-configuration annotations"
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
 
@@ -95,6 +97,7 @@ func (o *ViewLastAppliedOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, args []string) erro
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
 		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(enforceNamespace, args...).
+		SelectAllParam(o.All).
 		SelectorParam(o.Selector).
 		Latest().
 		Flatten().
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index 7b34c1337c2..316432d0d18 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	usage := "containing the resource to delete."
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, &options.FilenameOptions, usage)
 	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&options.Selector, "selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on.")
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.DeleteAll, "all", false, "[-all] to select all the specified resources.")
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.DeleteAll, "all", false, "select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.IgnoreNotFound, "ignore-not-found", false, "Treat \"resource not found\" as a successful delete. Defaults to \"true\" when --all is specified.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.Cascade, "cascade", true, "If true, cascade the deletion of the resources managed by this resource (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController).  Default true.")
 	cmd.Flags().IntVar(&options.GracePeriod, "grace-period", -1, "Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go
index b09fda849b1..6806bc4c62e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/stop.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func NewCmdStop(f cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	usage := "of resource(s) to be stopped."
 	cmdutil.AddFilenameOptionFlags(cmd, options, usage)
 	cmd.Flags().StringP("selector", "l", "", "Selector (label query) to filter on.")
-	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "[-all] to select all the specified resources.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("all", false, "select all resources in the namespace of the specified resource types.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("ignore-not-found", false, "Treat \"resource not found\" as a successful stop.")
 	cmd.Flags().Int("grace-period", -1, "Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.")
 	cmd.Flags().Duration("timeout", 0, "The length of time to wait before giving up on a delete, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object")