diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/BUILD
index 398af66eec..5958bec309 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/BUILD
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = [
         "doc.go",
+        "dryrun.go",
         "extensions.go",
         "openapi.go",
         "openapi_getter.go",
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/discovery:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/go-openapi/spec:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/googleapis/gnostic/OpenAPIv2:go_default_library",
+        "//vendor/gopkg.in/yaml.v2:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/kube-openapi/pkg/util/proto:go_default_library",
     ],
 )
@@ -28,6 +30,7 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_test",
     size = "small",
     srcs = [
+        "dryrun_test.go",
         "openapi_getter_test.go",
         "openapi_suite_test.go",
         "openapi_test.go",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/dryrun.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/dryrun.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..33cf9e9e5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/dryrun.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 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.
+*/
+
+package openapi
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	openapi_v2 "github.com/googleapis/gnostic/OpenAPIv2"
+	yaml "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+)
+
+func hasGVKExtension(extensions []*openapi_v2.NamedAny, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) bool {
+	for _, extension := range extensions {
+		if extension.GetValue().GetYaml() == "" ||
+			extension.GetName() != "x-kubernetes-group-version-kind" {
+			continue
+		}
+		var value map[string]string
+		err := yaml.Unmarshal([]byte(extension.GetValue().GetYaml()), &value)
+		if err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if value["group"] == gvk.Group && value["kind"] == gvk.Kind && value["version"] == gvk.Version {
+			return true
+		}
+		return false
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// SupportsDryRun is a method that let's us look in the OpenAPI if the
+// specific group-version-kind supports the dryRun query parameter for
+// the PATCH end-point.
+func SupportsDryRun(doc *openapi_v2.Document, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) (bool, error) {
+	for _, path := range doc.GetPaths().GetPath() {
+		// Is this describing the gvk we're looking for?
+		if !hasGVKExtension(path.GetValue().GetPatch().GetVendorExtension(), gvk) {
+			continue
+		}
+		for _, param := range path.GetValue().GetPatch().GetParameters() {
+			if param.GetParameter().GetNonBodyParameter().GetQueryParameterSubSchema().GetName() == "dryRun" {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+		}
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	return false, errors.New("couldn't find GVK in openapi")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/dryrun_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/dryrun_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9398945b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi/dryrun_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2018 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.
+*/
+
+package openapi_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/openapi"
+)
+
+func TestSupportsDryRun(t *testing.T) {
+	doc, err := fakeSchema.OpenAPISchema()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to get OpenAPI Schema: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		gvk      schema.GroupVersionKind
+		success  bool
+		supports bool
+	}{
+		{
+			gvk: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "",
+				Version: "v1",
+				Kind:    "Pod",
+			},
+			success:  true,
+			supports: true,
+		},
+		{
+			gvk: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "",
+				Version: "v1",
+				Kind:    "UnknownKind",
+			},
+			success:  false,
+			supports: false,
+		},
+		{
+			gvk: schema.GroupVersionKind{
+				Group:   "",
+				Version: "v1",
+				Kind:    "NodeProxyOptions",
+			},
+			success:  true,
+			supports: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		supports, err := openapi.SupportsDryRun(doc, test.gvk)
+		if supports != test.supports || ((err == nil) != test.success) {
+			errStr := "nil"
+			if test.success == false {
+				errStr = "err"
+			}
+			t.Errorf("SupportsDryRun(doc, %v) = (%v, %v), expected (%v, %v)",
+				test.gvk,
+				supports, err,
+				test.supports, errStr,
+			)
+		}
+	}
+}