diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
index d4ae51b77f..e69fe6493b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
@@ -328,8 +328,13 @@ func createAndRefresh(info *resource.Info) error {
 
 // NameFromCommandArgs is a utility function for commands that assume the first argument is a resource name
 func NameFromCommandArgs(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) (string, error) {
-	if len(args) != 1 {
-		return "", cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "exactly one NAME is required, got %d", len(args))
+	argsLen := cmd.ArgsLenAtDash()
+	// ArgsLenAtDash returns -1 when -- was not specified
+	if argsLen == -1 {
+		argsLen = len(args)
+	}
+	if argsLen != 1 {
+		return "", cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "exactly one NAME is required, got %d", argsLen)
 	}
 	return args[0], nil
 }
diff --git a/test/cmd/apps.sh b/test/cmd/apps.sh
index 2269cf5229..5b4c66aa91 100755
--- a/test/cmd/apps.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/apps.sh
@@ -212,6 +212,16 @@ run_deployment_tests() {
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete deployment test-nginx-apps "${kube_flags[@]}"
 
+  ### Test kubectl create deployment with image and command
+  # Pre-Condition: No deployment exists.
+  kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
+  # Command
+  kubectl create deployment nginx-with-command --image=k8s.gcr.io/nginx:test-cmd -- /bin/sleep infinity
+  # Post-Condition: Deployment "nginx" is created.
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'deploy nginx-with-command' "{{$container_name_field}}" 'nginx'
+  # Clean up
+  kubectl delete deployment nginx-with-command "${kube_flags[@]}"
+
   ### Test kubectl create deployment should not fail validation
   # Pre-Condition: No deployment exists.
   kube::test::get_object_assert deployment "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''