diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
index db3eb645b6..c734374d82 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp.go
@@ -338,65 +338,71 @@ func makeTar(srcPath, destPath string, writer io.Writer) error {
 }
 
 func recursiveTar(srcBase, srcFile, destBase, destFile string, tw *tar.Writer) error {
-	fpath := path.Join(srcBase, srcFile)
-	stat, err := os.Lstat(fpath)
+	srcPath := path.Join(srcBase, srcFile)
+	matchedPaths, err := filepath.Glob(srcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if stat.IsDir() {
-		files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(fpath)
+	for _, fpath := range matchedPaths {
+		stat, err := os.Lstat(fpath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if len(files) == 0 {
-			//case empty directory
+		if stat.IsDir() {
+			files, err := ioutil.ReadDir(fpath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if len(files) == 0 {
+				//case empty directory
+				hdr, _ := tar.FileInfoHeader(stat, fpath)
+				hdr.Name = destFile
+				if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			for _, f := range files {
+				if err := recursiveTar(srcBase, path.Join(srcFile, f.Name()), destBase, path.Join(destFile, f.Name()), tw); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			return nil
+		} else if stat.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
+			//case soft link
 			hdr, _ := tar.FileInfoHeader(stat, fpath)
+			target, err := os.Readlink(fpath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			hdr.Linkname = target
 			hdr.Name = destFile
 			if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		}
-		for _, f := range files {
-			if err := recursiveTar(srcBase, path.Join(srcFile, f.Name()), destBase, path.Join(destFile, f.Name()), tw); err != nil {
+		} else {
+			//case regular file or other file type like pipe
+			hdr, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(stat, fpath)
+			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-		}
-		return nil
-	} else if stat.Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0 {
-		//case soft link
-		hdr, _ := tar.FileInfoHeader(stat, fpath)
-		target, err := os.Readlink(fpath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+			hdr.Name = destFile
 
-		hdr.Linkname = target
-		hdr.Name = destFile
-		if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	} else {
-		//case regular file or other file type like pipe
-		hdr, err := tar.FileInfoHeader(stat, fpath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		hdr.Name = destFile
+			if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 
-		if err := tw.WriteHeader(hdr); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+			f, err := os.Open(fpath)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			defer f.Close()
 
-		f, err := os.Open(fpath)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			if _, err := io.Copy(tw, f); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			return f.Close()
 		}
-		defer f.Close()
-
-		if _, err := io.Copy(tw, f); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return f.Close()
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp_test.go
index b8a14dfc54..766320d10c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cp/cp_test.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type FileType int
 const (
 	RegularFile FileType = 0
 	SymLink     FileType = 1
+	RegexFile   FileType = 2
 )
 
 func TestExtractFileSpec(t *testing.T) {
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ func TestTarUntar(t *testing.T) {
 
 	files := []struct {
 		name     string
+		nameList []string
 		data     string
 		fileType FileType
 	}{
@@ -237,6 +239,12 @@ func TestTarUntar(t *testing.T) {
 			data:     "/tmp/gakki",
 			fileType: SymLink,
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "blah*",
+			nameList: []string{"blah1", "blah2"},
+			data:     "regexp file name",
+			fileType: RegexFile,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, file := range files {
@@ -245,26 +253,19 @@ func TestTarUntar(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 		}
 		if file.fileType == RegularFile {
-			f, err := os.Create(filepath)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
-			defer f.Close()
-			if _, err := io.Copy(f, bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(file.data))); err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
-			if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
+			createTmpFile(t, filepath, file.data)
 		} else if file.fileType == SymLink {
 			err := os.Symlink(file.data, filepath)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 			}
+		} else if file.fileType == RegexFile {
+			for _, fileName := range file.nameList {
+				createTmpFile(t, path.Join(dir, fileName), file.data)
+			}
 		} else {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected file type: %v", file)
 		}
-
 	}
 
 	writer := &bytes.Buffer{}
@@ -282,22 +283,7 @@ func TestTarUntar(t *testing.T) {
 		filePath := filepath.Join(absPath, file.name)
 
 		if file.fileType == RegularFile {
-			f, err := os.Open(filePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			}
-
-			defer f.Close()
-			buff := &bytes.Buffer{}
-			if _, err := io.Copy(buff, f); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
-				t.Fatal(err)
-			}
-			if file.data != string(buff.Bytes()) {
-				t.Fatalf("expected: %s, saw: %s", file.data, string(buff.Bytes()))
-			}
+			cmpFileData(t, filePath, file.data)
 		} else if file.fileType == SymLink {
 			dest, err := os.Readlink(filePath)
 
@@ -308,6 +294,10 @@ func TestTarUntar(t *testing.T) {
 			if file.data != dest {
 				t.Fatalf("expected: %s, saw: %s", file.data, dest)
 			}
+		} else if file.fileType == RegexFile {
+			for _, fileName := range file.nameList {
+				cmpFileData(t, path.Join(dir, fileName), file.data)
+			}
 		} else {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected file type: %v", file)
 		}
@@ -362,17 +352,7 @@ func TestCopyToLocalFileOrDir(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 				t.FailNow()
 			}
-			srcFile, err := os.Create(srcFilePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-				t.FailNow()
-			}
-			defer srcFile.Close()
-
-			if _, err := io.Copy(srcFile, bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(file.data))); err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-				t.FailNow()
-			}
+			createTmpFile(t, srcFilePath, file.data)
 			if file.destDirExists {
 				if err := os.MkdirAll(destPath, 0755); err != nil {
 					t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
@@ -400,7 +380,6 @@ func TestCopyToLocalFileOrDir(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 				t.FailNow()
 			}
-
 			actualDestFilePath := destPath
 			if file.destDirExists {
 				actualDestFilePath = filepath.Join(destPath, filepath.Base(srcFilePath))
@@ -409,17 +388,7 @@ func TestCopyToLocalFileOrDir(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
 				t.Errorf("expecting %s exists, but actually it's missing", actualDestFilePath)
 			}
-			destFile, err := os.Open(actualDestFilePath)
-			if err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-				t.FailNow()
-			}
-			defer destFile.Close()
-			buff := &bytes.Buffer{}
-			io.Copy(buff, destFile)
-			if file.data != string(buff.Bytes()) {
-				t.Errorf("expected: %s, actual: %s", file.data, string(buff.Bytes()))
-			}
+			cmpFileData(t, actualDestFilePath, file.data)
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -470,16 +439,7 @@ func TestTarDestinationName(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 			t.FailNow()
 		}
-		f, err := os.Create(filepath)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			t.FailNow()
-		}
-		defer f.Close()
-		if _, err := io.Copy(f, bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(file.data))); err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
-			t.FailNow()
-		}
+		createTmpFile(t, filepath, file.data)
 	}
 
 	reader, writer := io.Pipe()
@@ -743,3 +703,36 @@ func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func createTmpFile(t *testing.T, filepath, data string) {
+	f, err := os.Create(filepath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+	if _, err := io.Copy(f, bytes.NewBuffer([]byte(data))); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func cmpFileData(t *testing.T, filePath, data string) {
+	f, err := os.Open(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	defer f.Close()
+	buff := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	if _, err := io.Copy(buff, f); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := f.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if data != string(buff.Bytes()) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected: %s, saw: %s", data, string(buff.Bytes()))
+	}
+}