diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
index 84569818f5..d0548fbe7e 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-default.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ MASTER_IP_RANGE="${MASTER_IP_RANGE:-10.246.0.0/24}"
 # If set to auto, a new Elastic IP will be acquired
 # Otherwise amazon-given public ip will be used (it'll change with reboot).
 MASTER_RESERVED_IP="${MASTER_RESERVED_IP:-}"
+RUNTIME_CONFIG="${KUBE_RUNTIME_CONFIG:-}"
+ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API="${KUBE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API:-false}"
 
 # Optional: Cluster monitoring to setup as part of the cluster bring up:
 #   none     - No cluster monitoring setup
@@ -86,6 +88,28 @@ DNS_REPLICAS=1
 # Optional: Install Kubernetes UI
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI:-true}"
 
+# Optional: Create autoscaler for cluster's nodes.
+ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER:-false}"
+if [[ "${ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER}" == "true" ]]; then
+  # TODO: actually configure ASG or similar
+  AUTOSCALER_MIN_NODES="${KUBE_AUTOSCALER_MIN_NODES:-1}"
+  AUTOSCALER_MAX_NODES="${KUBE_AUTOSCALER_MAX_NODES:-${NUM_MINIONS}}"
+  TARGET_NODE_UTILIZATION="${KUBE_TARGET_NODE_UTILIZATION:-0.7}"
+fi
+
+# Optional: Enable feature for autoscaling number of pods
+# Experimental feature, not ready for production use.
+ENABLE_HORIZONTAL_POD_AUTOSCALER="${KUBE_ENABLE_HORIZONTAL_POD_AUTOSCALER:-false}"
+if [[ "${ENABLE_HORIZONTAL_POD_AUTOSCALER}" == "true" ]]; then
+  ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API=true
+fi
+
+# Optional: Enable deployment experimental feature, not ready for production use.
+ENABLE_DEPLOYMENTS="${KUBE_ENABLE_DEPLOYMENTS:-false}"
+if [[ "${ENABLE_DEPLOYMENTS}" == "true" ]]; then
+  ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API=true
+fi
+
 # Admission Controllers to invoke prior to persisting objects in cluster
 ADMISSION_CONTROL=NamespaceLifecycle,LimitRanger,SecurityContextDeny,ServiceAccount,ResourceQuota
 
diff --git a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
index 9bce781d45..685eaf48d6 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/config-test.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ MASTER_IP_RANGE="${MASTER_IP_RANGE:-10.246.0.0/24}"
 # If set to auto, a new Elastic IP will be acquired
 # Otherwise amazon-given public ip will be used (it'll change with reboot).
 MASTER_RESERVED_IP="${MASTER_RESERVED_IP:-}"
+RUNTIME_CONFIG="${KUBE_RUNTIME_CONFIG:-}"
+ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API="${KUBE_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API:-false}"
 
 # Optional: Cluster monitoring to setup as part of the cluster bring up:
 #   none     - No cluster monitoring setup
@@ -82,6 +84,28 @@ DNS_REPLICAS=1
 # Optional: Install Kubernetes UI
 ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI="${KUBE_ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI:-true}"
 
+# Optional: Create autoscaler for cluster's nodes.
+ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER="${KUBE_ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER:-false}"
+if [[ "${ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER}" == "true" ]]; then
+  # TODO: actually configure ASG or similar
+  AUTOSCALER_MIN_NODES="${KUBE_AUTOSCALER_MIN_NODES:-1}"
+  AUTOSCALER_MAX_NODES="${KUBE_AUTOSCALER_MAX_NODES:-${NUM_MINIONS}}"
+  TARGET_NODE_UTILIZATION="${KUBE_TARGET_NODE_UTILIZATION:-0.7}"
+fi
+
+# Optional: Enable feature for autoscaling number of pods
+# Experimental feature, not ready for production use.
+ENABLE_HORIZONTAL_POD_AUTOSCALER="${KUBE_ENABLE_HORIZONTAL_POD_AUTOSCALER:-false}"
+if [[ "${ENABLE_HORIZONTAL_POD_AUTOSCALER}" == "true" ]]; then
+  ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API=true
+fi
+
+# Optional: Enable deployment experimental feature, not ready for production use.
+ENABLE_DEPLOYMENTS="${KUBE_ENABLE_DEPLOYMENTS:-false}"
+if [[ "${ENABLE_DEPLOYMENTS}" == "true" ]]; then
+  ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API=true
+fi
+
 # Admission Controllers to invoke prior to persisting objects in cluster
 ADMISSION_CONTROL=NamespaceLifecycle,LimitRanger,SecurityContextDeny,ServiceAccount,ResourceQuota
 
diff --git a/cluster/aws/templates/create-dynamic-salt-files.sh b/cluster/aws/templates/create-dynamic-salt-files.sh
index 40ffee2c20..6366074215 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/templates/create-dynamic-salt-files.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/templates/create-dynamic-salt-files.sh
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ opencontrail_kubernetes_tag: '$(echo "$OPENCONTRAIL_KUBERNETES_TAG")'
 opencontrail_public_subnet: '$(echo "$OPENCONTRAIL_PUBLIC_SUBNET")'
 EOF
 
+if [ -n "${ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API:-}" ]; then
+  cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
+enable_experimental_api: '$(echo "$ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
+EOF
+fi
+
 readonly BASIC_AUTH_FILE="/srv/salt-overlay/salt/kube-apiserver/basic_auth.csv"
 if [ ! -e "${BASIC_AUTH_FILE}" ]; then
   mkdir -p /srv/salt-overlay/salt/kube-apiserver
diff --git a/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh b/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh
index f9871b5738..b8480e2b2c 100755
--- a/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/templates/salt-master.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ if [[ -n "${MASTER_EXTRA_SANS}" ]]; then
 EOF
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -z "${RUNTIME_CONFIG:-}" ]]; then
+  cat <<EOF >>/etc/salt/minion.d/grains.conf
+  runtime_config: '$(echo "$RUNTIME_CONFIG" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
+EOF
+fi
+
 # Auto accept all keys from minions that try to join
 mkdir -p /etc/salt/master.d
 cat <<EOF >/etc/salt/master.d/auto-accept.conf
diff --git a/cluster/aws/util.sh b/cluster/aws/util.sh
index 5660bad6ef..0a42999c3f 100644
--- a/cluster/aws/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/aws/util.sh
@@ -441,6 +441,18 @@ function create-dhcp-option-set () {
 
 # Verify prereqs
 function verify-prereqs {
+  if [[ "${ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API}" == "true" ]]; then
+    if [[ -z "${RUNTIME_CONFIG}" ]]; then
+      RUNTIME_CONFIG="experimental/v1alpha1=true"
+    else
+      # TODO: add checking if RUNTIME_CONFIG contains "experimental/v1alpha1=false" and appending "experimental/v1alpha1=true" if not.
+      if echo "${RUNTIME_CONFIG}" | grep -q -v "experimental/v1alpha1=true"; then
+        echo "Experimental API should be turned on, but is not turned on in RUNTIME_CONFIG!"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+    fi
+  fi
+
   if [[ "$(which aws)" == "" ]]; then
     echo "Can't find aws in PATH, please fix and retry."
     exit 1
@@ -830,6 +842,8 @@ function kube-up {
     echo "readonly ELASTICSEARCH_LOGGING_REPLICAS='${ELASTICSEARCH_LOGGING_REPLICAS:-}'"
     echo "readonly ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS='${ENABLE_CLUSTER_DNS:-false}'"
     echo "readonly ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI='${ENABLE_CLUSTER_UI:-false}'"
+    echo "readonly ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API='${ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API:-false}'"
+    echo "readonly RUNTIME_CONFIG='${RUNTIME_CONFIG}'"
     echo "readonly DNS_REPLICAS='${DNS_REPLICAS:-}'"
     echo "readonly DNS_SERVER_IP='${DNS_SERVER_IP:-}'"
     echo "readonly DNS_DOMAIN='${DNS_DOMAIN:-}'"