diff --git a/test/e2e/kubectl.go b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
index 7d6baa0e8c..c309bcecb1 100644
--- a/test/e2e/kubectl.go
+++ b/test/e2e/kubectl.go
@@ -482,6 +482,49 @@ var _ = Describe("Kubectl client", func() {
 			}
 		})
 	})
+
+	Describe("Kubectl run", func() {
+		var nsFlag string
+		var rcName string
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			nsFlag = fmt.Sprintf("--namespace=%v", ns)
+			rcName = "e2e-test-nginx-rc"
+		})
+
+		AfterEach(func() {
+			runKubectl("stop", "rc", rcName, nsFlag)
+		})
+
+		It("should create an rc from an image", func() {
+			image := "nginx"
+
+			By("running the image " + image)
+			runKubectl("run", rcName, "--image="+image, nsFlag)
+			By("verifying the rc " + rcName + " was created")
+			rc, err := c.ReplicationControllers(ns).Get(rcName)
+			if err != nil {
+				Failf("Failed getting rc %s: %v", rcName, err)
+			}
+			containers := rc.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers
+			if containers == nil || len(containers) != 1 || containers[0].Image != image {
+				Failf("Failed creating rc %s for 1 pod with expected image %s", rcName, image)
+			}
+
+			By("verifying the pod controlled by rc " + rcName + " was created")
+			label := labels.SelectorFromSet(labels.Set(map[string]string{"run": rcName}))
+			podlist, err := waitForPodsWithLabel(c, ns, label)
+			if err != nil {
+				Failf("Failed getting pod controlled by rc %s: %v", rcName, err)
+			}
+			pods := podlist.Items
+			if pods == nil || len(pods) != 1 || len(pods[0].Spec.Containers) != 1 || pods[0].Spec.Containers[0].Image != image {
+				runKubectl("get", "pods", "-L", "run", nsFlag)
+				Failf("Failed creating 1 pod with expected image %s. Number of pods = %v", image, len(pods))
+			}
+		})
+	})
+
 })
 
 // Checks whether the output split by line contains the required elements.
diff --git a/test/e2e/util.go b/test/e2e/util.go
index add60e0790..0c8132a555 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util.go
@@ -1274,6 +1274,21 @@ waitLoop:
 	return nil
 }
 
+// Wait up to 10 minutes for getting pods with certain label
+func waitForPodsWithLabel(c *client.Client, ns string, label labels.Selector) (pods *api.PodList, err error) {
+	for t := time.Now(); time.Since(t) < podListTimeout; time.Sleep(poll) {
+		pods, err = c.Pods(ns).List(label, fields.Everything())
+		Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+		if len(pods.Items) > 0 {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	if pods == nil || len(pods.Items) == 0 {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("Timeout while waiting for pods with label %v", label)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
 // Delete a Replication Controller and all pods it spawned
 func DeleteRC(c *client.Client, ns, name string) error {
 	By(fmt.Sprintf("%v Deleting replication controller %s in namespace %s", time.Now(), name, ns))