diff --git a/pkg/api/helpers.go b/pkg/api/helpers.go
index e113ffc2a0d..8248899d56a 100644
--- a/pkg/api/helpers.go
+++ b/pkg/api/helpers.go
@@ -80,20 +80,36 @@ var Semantic = conversion.EqualitiesOrDie(
 )
 
 var standardResources = sets.NewString(
-	string(ResourceMemory),
 	string(ResourceCPU),
+	string(ResourceMemory),
 	string(ResourcePods),
 	string(ResourceQuotas),
 	string(ResourceServices),
 	string(ResourceReplicationControllers),
 	string(ResourceSecrets),
 	string(ResourcePersistentVolumeClaims),
-	string(ResourceStorage))
+	string(ResourceStorage),
+)
 
+// IsStandardResourceName returns true if the resource is known to the system
 func IsStandardResourceName(str string) bool {
 	return standardResources.Has(str)
 }
 
+var integerResources = sets.NewString(
+	string(ResourcePods),
+	string(ResourceQuotas),
+	string(ResourceServices),
+	string(ResourceReplicationControllers),
+	string(ResourceSecrets),
+	string(ResourcePersistentVolumeClaims),
+)
+
+// IsIntegerResourceName returns true if the resource is measured in integer values
+func IsIntegerResourceName(str string) bool {
+	return integerResources.Has(str)
+}
+
 // NewDeleteOptions returns a DeleteOptions indicating the resource should
 // be deleted within the specified grace period. Use zero to indicate
 // immediate deletion. If you would prefer to use the default grace period,
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 2ba2ab7d07a..43bfafa2d33 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ var RepairMalformedUpdates bool = true
 
 const cIdentifierErrorMsg string = `must be a C identifier (matching regex ` + validation.CIdentifierFmt + `): e.g. "my_name" or "MyName"`
 const isNegativeErrorMsg string = `must be non-negative`
+const isNotIntegerErrorMsg string = `must be an integer`
 
 func intervalErrorMsg(lo, hi int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(`must be greater than %d and less than %d`, lo, hi)
@@ -1765,15 +1766,27 @@ func ValidateResourceQuota(resourceQuota *api.ResourceQuota) errs.ValidationErro
 
 	for k, v := range resourceQuota.Spec.Hard {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k), string(resourceQuota.TypeMeta.Kind))...)
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePositiveQuantity(v, string(k))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceQuantityValue(string(k), v)...)
 	}
 	for k, v := range resourceQuota.Status.Hard {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k), string(resourceQuota.TypeMeta.Kind))...)
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePositiveQuantity(v, string(k))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceQuantityValue(string(k), v)...)
 	}
 	for k, v := range resourceQuota.Status.Used {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k), string(resourceQuota.TypeMeta.Kind))...)
-		allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePositiveQuantity(v, string(k))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceQuantityValue(string(k), v)...)
+	}
+	return allErrs
+}
+
+// validateResourceQuantityValue enforces that specified quantity is valid for specified resource
+func validateResourceQuantityValue(resource string, value resource.Quantity) errs.ValidationErrorList {
+	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
+	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidatePositiveQuantity(value, resource)...)
+	if api.IsIntegerResourceName(resource) {
+		if value.MilliValue()%int64(1000) != int64(0) {
+			allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldInvalid(resource, value, isNotIntegerErrorMsg))
+		}
 	}
 	return allErrs
 }
@@ -1783,8 +1796,9 @@ func ValidateResourceQuota(resourceQuota *api.ResourceQuota) errs.ValidationErro
 func ValidateResourceQuotaUpdate(newResourceQuota, oldResourceQuota *api.ResourceQuota) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&newResourceQuota.ObjectMeta, &oldResourceQuota.ObjectMeta).Prefix("metadata")...)
-	for k := range newResourceQuota.Spec.Hard {
+	for k, v := range newResourceQuota.Spec.Hard {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k), string(newResourceQuota.TypeMeta.Kind))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceQuantityValue(string(k), v)...)
 	}
 	newResourceQuota.Status = oldResourceQuota.Status
 	return allErrs
@@ -1798,11 +1812,13 @@ func ValidateResourceQuotaStatusUpdate(newResourceQuota, oldResourceQuota *api.R
 	if newResourceQuota.ResourceVersion == "" {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, errs.NewFieldRequired("resourceVersion"))
 	}
-	for k := range newResourceQuota.Status.Hard {
+	for k, v := range newResourceQuota.Status.Hard {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k), string(newResourceQuota.TypeMeta.Kind))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceQuantityValue(string(k), v)...)
 	}
-	for k := range newResourceQuota.Status.Used {
+	for k, v := range newResourceQuota.Status.Used {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceName(string(k), string(newResourceQuota.TypeMeta.Kind))...)
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, validateResourceQuantityValue(string(k), v)...)
 	}
 	newResourceQuota.Spec = oldResourceQuota.Spec
 	return allErrs
diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
index 426a02aa4ab..ca7b8d7bf0d 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -3244,6 +3244,21 @@ func TestValidateResourceQuota(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
+	fractionalComputeSpec := api.ResourceQuotaSpec{
+		Hard: api.ResourceList{
+			api.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("100m"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	fractionalPodSpec := api.ResourceQuotaSpec{
+		Hard: api.ResourceList{
+			api.ResourcePods:                   resource.MustParse(".1"),
+			api.ResourceServices:               resource.MustParse(".5"),
+			api.ResourceReplicationControllers: resource.MustParse("1.25"),
+			api.ResourceQuotas:                 resource.MustParse("2.5"),
+		},
+	}
+
 	successCases := []api.ResourceQuota{
 		{
 			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
@@ -3252,6 +3267,13 @@ func TestValidateResourceQuota(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			Spec: spec,
 		},
+		{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "abc",
+				Namespace: "foo",
+			},
+			Spec: fractionalComputeSpec,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, successCase := range successCases {
@@ -3284,6 +3306,10 @@ func TestValidateResourceQuota(t *testing.T) {
 			api.ResourceQuota{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "abc", Namespace: "foo"}, Spec: negativeSpec},
 			isNegativeErrorMsg,
 		},
+		"fractional-api-resource": {
+			api.ResourceQuota{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "abc", Namespace: "foo"}, Spec: fractionalPodSpec},
+			isNotIntegerErrorMsg,
+		},
 	}
 	for k, v := range errorCases {
 		errs := ValidateResourceQuota(&v.R)