diff --git a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
index 982702d0eba..83dbc829999 100755
--- a/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
+++ b/test/conformance/testdata/conformance.yaml
@@ -1618,9 +1618,9 @@
     hook should execute poststart http hook properly [NodeConformance] [Conformance]'
   description: When a post start handler is specified in the container lifecycle using
     a HttpGet action, then the handler MUST be invoked after the start of the container.
-    A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod with
-    a container lifecycle specifying a post start that invokes the server pod to validate
-    that the post start is executed.
+    A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod on
+    the same node with a container lifecycle specifying a post start that invokes
+    the server pod to validate that the post start is executed.
   release: v1.9
   file: test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
 - testname: Pod Lifecycle, prestop exec hook
@@ -1638,9 +1638,9 @@
     hook should execute prestop http hook properly [NodeConformance] [Conformance]'
   description: When a pre-stop handler is specified in the container lifecycle using
     a 'HttpGet' action, then the handler MUST be invoked before the container is terminated.
-    A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod with
-    a container lifecycle specifying a pre-stop that invokes the server pod to validate
-    that the pre-stop is executed.
+    A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod on
+    the same node with a container lifecycle specifying a pre-stop that invokes the
+    server pod to validate that the pre-stop is executed.
   release: v1.9
   file: test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
 - testname: Container Runtime, TerminationMessage, from log output of succeeding container
diff --git a/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go b/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
index 9c230dfa44d..eab0452cc30 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/node/lifecycle_hook.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+	e2enode "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/node"
 	e2epod "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/pod"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 		preStopWaitTimeout   = 30 * time.Second
 	)
 	ginkgo.Context("when create a pod with lifecycle hook", func() {
-		var targetIP, targetURL string
+		var targetIP, targetURL, targetNode string
 		ports := []v1.ContainerPort{
 			{
 				ContainerPort: 8080,
@@ -50,6 +51,13 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 		}
 		podHandleHookRequest := e2epod.NewAgnhostPod("", "pod-handle-http-request", nil, nil, ports, "netexec")
 		ginkgo.BeforeEach(func() {
+			node, err := e2enode.GetRandomReadySchedulableNode(f.ClientSet)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			targetNode = node.Name
+			nodeSelection := e2epod.NodeSelection{}
+			e2epod.SetAffinity(&nodeSelection, targetNode)
+			e2epod.SetNodeSelection(&podHandleHookRequest.Spec, nodeSelection)
+
 			podClient = f.PodClient()
 			ginkgo.By("create the container to handle the HTTPGet hook request.")
 			newPod := podClient.CreateSync(podHandleHookRequest)
@@ -93,6 +101,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 				},
 			}
 			podWithHook := getPodWithHook("pod-with-poststart-exec-hook", imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.Agnhost), lifecycle)
+
 			testPodWithHook(podWithHook)
 		})
 		/*
@@ -114,7 +123,7 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 		/*
 			Release: v1.9
 			Testname: Pod Lifecycle, post start http hook
-			Description: When a post start handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a HttpGet action, then the handler MUST be invoked after the start of the container. A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod with a container lifecycle specifying a post start that invokes the server pod to validate that the post start is executed.
+			Description: When a post start handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a HttpGet action, then the handler MUST be invoked after the start of the container. A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod on the same node with a container lifecycle specifying a post start that invokes the server pod to validate that the post start is executed.
 		*/
 		framework.ConformanceIt("should execute poststart http hook properly [NodeConformance]", func() {
 			lifecycle := &v1.Lifecycle{
@@ -127,12 +136,16 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 				},
 			}
 			podWithHook := getPodWithHook("pod-with-poststart-http-hook", imageutils.GetPauseImageName(), lifecycle)
+			// make sure we spawn the test pod on the same node as the webserver.
+			nodeSelection := e2epod.NodeSelection{}
+			e2epod.SetAffinity(&nodeSelection, targetNode)
+			e2epod.SetNodeSelection(&podWithHook.Spec, nodeSelection)
 			testPodWithHook(podWithHook)
 		})
 		/*
 			Release: v1.9
 			Testname: Pod Lifecycle, prestop http hook
-			Description: When a pre-stop handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a 'HttpGet' action, then the handler MUST be invoked before the container is terminated. A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod with a container lifecycle specifying a pre-stop that invokes the server pod to validate that the pre-stop is executed.
+			Description: When a pre-stop handler is specified in the container lifecycle using a 'HttpGet' action, then the handler MUST be invoked before the container is terminated. A server pod is created that will serve http requests, create a second pod on the same node with a container lifecycle specifying a pre-stop that invokes the server pod to validate that the pre-stop is executed.
 		*/
 		framework.ConformanceIt("should execute prestop http hook properly [NodeConformance]", func() {
 			lifecycle := &v1.Lifecycle{
@@ -145,6 +158,10 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("Container Lifecycle Hook", func() {
 				},
 			}
 			podWithHook := getPodWithHook("pod-with-prestop-http-hook", imageutils.GetPauseImageName(), lifecycle)
+			// make sure we spawn the test pod on the same node as the webserver.
+			nodeSelection := e2epod.NodeSelection{}
+			e2epod.SetAffinity(&nodeSelection, targetNode)
+			e2epod.SetNodeSelection(&podWithHook.Spec, nodeSelection)
 			testPodWithHook(podWithHook)
 		})
 	})