diff --git a/test/e2e/common/security_context.go b/test/e2e/common/security_context.go
index 1107cd6094..e3c94908db 100644
--- a/test/e2e/common/security_context.go
+++ b/test/e2e/common/security_context.go
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
 	e2elog "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework/log"
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
 
 var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Security Context", func() {
@@ -92,6 +95,69 @@ var _ = framework.KubeDescribe("Security Context", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
+	Context("When creating a container with runAsNonRoot", func() {
+		rootImage := imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.BusyBox)
+		nonRootImage := imageutils.GetE2EImage(imageutils.NonRoot)
+		makeNonRootPod := func(podName, image string, userid *int64) *v1.Pod {
+			return &v1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name: podName,
+				},
+				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+					RestartPolicy: v1.RestartPolicyNever,
+					Containers: []v1.Container{
+						{
+							Image:   image,
+							Name:    podName,
+							Command: []string{"id", "-u"}, // Print UID and exit
+							SecurityContext: &v1.SecurityContext{
+								RunAsNonRoot: pointer.BoolPtr(true),
+								RunAsUser:    userid,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			}
+		}
+
+		It("should run with an explicit non-root user ID", func() {
+			name := "explicit-nonroot-uid"
+			pod := makeNonRootPod(name, rootImage, pointer.Int64Ptr(1234))
+			pod = podClient.Create(pod)
+
+			podClient.WaitForSuccess(name, framework.PodStartTimeout)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(podClient.MatchContainerOutput(name, name, "1234"))
+		})
+		It("should not run with an explicit root user ID", func() {
+			name := "explicit-root-uid"
+			pod := makeNonRootPod(name, nonRootImage, pointer.Int64Ptr(0))
+			pod = podClient.Create(pod)
+
+			ev, err := podClient.WaitForErrorEventOrSuccess(pod)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			Expect(ev).NotTo(BeNil())
+			Expect(ev.Reason).To(Equal(events.FailedToCreateContainer))
+		})
+		It("should run with an image specified user ID", func() {
+			name := "implicit-nonroot-uid"
+			pod := makeNonRootPod(name, nonRootImage, nil)
+			pod = podClient.Create(pod)
+
+			podClient.WaitForSuccess(name, framework.PodStartTimeout)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(podClient.MatchContainerOutput(name, name, "1234"))
+		})
+		It("should not run without a specified user ID", func() {
+			name := "implicit-root-uid"
+			pod := makeNonRootPod(name, rootImage, nil)
+			pod = podClient.Create(pod)
+
+			ev, err := podClient.WaitForErrorEventOrSuccess(pod)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			Expect(ev).NotTo(BeNil())
+			Expect(ev.Reason).To(Equal(events.FailedToCreateContainer))
+		})
+	})
+
 	Context("When creating a pod with readOnlyRootFilesystem", func() {
 		makeUserPod := func(podName, image string, command []string, readOnlyRootFilesystem bool) *v1.Pod {
 			return &v1.Pod{
diff --git a/test/images/nonroot/Dockerfile b/test/images/nonroot/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0e8a09f63a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/images/nonroot/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+FROM k8s.gcr.io/debian-base:v1.0.0
+
+USER 1234
diff --git a/test/images/nonroot/VERSION b/test/images/nonroot/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3827e75a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/images/nonroot/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0
diff --git a/test/utils/image/manifest.go b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
index 2e547833d8..dc6b2e1ad2 100644
--- a/test/utils/image/manifest.go
+++ b/test/utils/image/manifest.go
@@ -162,6 +162,8 @@ const (
 	NginxNew
 	// Nonewprivs image
 	Nonewprivs
+	// NonRoot runs with a default user of 1234
+	NonRoot
 	// NoSnatTest image
 	NoSnatTest
 	// NoSnatTestProxy image
@@ -229,6 +231,7 @@ func initImageConfigs() map[int]Config {
 	configs[Nginx] = Config{dockerLibraryRegistry, "nginx", "1.14-alpine"}
 	configs[NginxNew] = Config{dockerLibraryRegistry, "nginx", "1.15-alpine"}
 	configs[Nonewprivs] = Config{e2eRegistry, "nonewprivs", "1.0"}
+	configs[NonRoot] = Config{e2eRegistry, "nonroot", "1.0"}
 	configs[NoSnatTest] = Config{e2eRegistry, "no-snat-test", "1.0"}
 	configs[NoSnatTestProxy] = Config{e2eRegistry, "no-snat-test-proxy", "1.0"}
 	// Pause - when these values are updated, also update cmd/kubelet/app/options/container_runtime.go