diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_restart.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_restart.go
index b273f3336b..b8bb92d074 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_restart.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_restart.go
@@ -54,11 +54,14 @@ var (
 	restartLong = templates.LongDesc(`
 		Restart a resource.
 
-	        A deployment with the "RolloutStrategy" will be rolling restarted.`)
+	        Resource will be rollout restarted.`)
 
 	restartExample = templates.Examples(`
 		# Restart a deployment
-		kubectl rollout restart deployment/nginx`)
+		kubectl rollout restart deployment/nginx
+
+		# Restart a daemonset
+		kubectl rollout restart daemonset/abc`)
 )
 
 // NewRolloutRestartOptions returns an initialized RestartOptions instance
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ func NewRolloutRestartOptions(streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *RestartOptio
 func NewCmdRolloutRestart(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
 	o := NewRolloutRestartOptions(streams)
 
-	validArgs := []string{"deployment"}
+	validArgs := []string{"deployment", "daemonset", "statefulset"}
 
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:                   "restart RESOURCE",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/objectrestarter.go b/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/objectrestarter.go
index 1110beb7f3..891762c38d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/objectrestarter.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/polymorphichelpers/objectrestarter.go
@@ -71,6 +71,48 @@ func defaultObjectRestarter(obj runtime.Object) ([]byte, error) {
 		obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
 		return runtime.Encode(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(appsv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
 
+	case *extensionsv1beta1.DaemonSet:
+		if obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return runtime.Encode(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(extensionsv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
+
+	case *appsv1.DaemonSet:
+		if obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return runtime.Encode(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
+
+	case *appsv1beta2.DaemonSet:
+		if obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return runtime.Encode(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(appsv1beta2.SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
+
+	case *appsv1.StatefulSet:
+		if obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return runtime.Encode(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(appsv1.SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
+
+	case *appsv1beta1.StatefulSet:
+		if obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return runtime.Encode(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(appsv1beta1.SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
+
+	case *appsv1beta2.StatefulSet:
+		if obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+		}
+		obj.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations["kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt"] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339)
+		return runtime.Encode(scheme.Codecs.LegacyCodec(appsv1beta2.SchemeGroupVersion), obj)
+
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("restarting is not supported")
 	}
diff --git a/test/cmd/apps.sh b/test/cmd/apps.sh
index 4390a3947c..3e221fde6a 100755
--- a/test/cmd/apps.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/apps.sh
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ run_daemonset_tests() {
   kubectl set resources daemonsets/bind "${kube_flags[@]:?}" --limits=cpu=200m,memory=512Mi
   kube::test::get_object_assert 'daemonsets bind' "{{${template_generation_field:?}}}" '4'
 
+  # Rollout restart should change generation
+  kubectl rollout restart daemonset/bind "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'daemonsets bind' "{{${template_generation_field}}}" '5'
+
   # Clean up
   kubectl delete -f hack/testdata/rollingupdate-daemonset.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
 
@@ -488,6 +492,10 @@ run_stateful_set_tests() {
   # TODO: test robust scaling in an e2e.
   wait-for-pods-with-label "app=nginx-statefulset" "nginx-0"
 
+  # Rollout restart should change generation
+  kubectl rollout restart statefulset nginx "${kube_flags[@]}"
+  kube::test::get_object_assert 'statefulset nginx' "{{$statefulset_observed_generation}}" '3'
+
   ### Clean up
   kubectl delete -f hack/testdata/rollingupdate-statefulset.yaml "${kube_flags[@]:?}"
   # Post-condition: no pods from statefulset controller