diff --git a/cluster/common.sh b/cluster/common.sh
index 00a4a8e937..ac9b2ac364 100755
--- a/cluster/common.sh
+++ b/cluster/common.sh
@@ -647,6 +647,11 @@ EOF
   if [ -n "${NODE_LABELS:-}" ]; then
       cat >>$file <<EOF
 NODE_LABELS: $(yaml-quote ${NODE_LABELS})
+EOF
+    fi
+  if [ -n "${EVICTION_HARD:-}" ]; then
+      cat >>$file <<EOF
+EVICTION_HARD: $(yaml-quote ${EVICTION_HARD})
 EOF
     fi
   if [[ "${OS_DISTRIBUTION}" == "coreos" ]]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
index fe5ea72d02..7f803516d9 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/configure-vm.sh
@@ -535,6 +535,11 @@ EOF
     if [ -n "${NODE_LABELS:-}" ]; then
       cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
 node_labels: '$(echo "${NODE_LABELS}" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
+EOF
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${EVICTION_HARD:-}" ]; then
+      cat <<EOF >>/srv/salt-overlay/pillar/cluster-params.sls
+eviction_hard: '$(echo "${EVICTION_HARD}" | sed -e "s/'/''/g")'
 EOF
     fi
     if [[ "${ENABLE_NODE_AUTOSCALER:-false}" == "true" ]]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index a090d8bc57..2fb1d4f527 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -351,6 +351,9 @@ function start-kubelet {
   if [[ -n "${NODE_LABELS:-}" ]]; then
     flags+=" --node-labels=${NODE_LABELS}"
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${EVICTION_HARD:-}" ]]; then
+    flags+=" --eviction-hard=${EVICTION_HARD}"
+  fi
   if [[ "${ALLOCATE_NODE_CIDRS:-}" == "true" ]]; then
      flags+=" --configure-cbr0=${ALLOCATE_NODE_CIDRS}"
   fi
diff --git a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
index 255faeb59d..b72e1a6e98 100644
--- a/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
+++ b/cluster/saltbase/salt/kubelet/default
@@ -196,5 +196,10 @@
   {% set node_labels="--node-labels=" + pillar['node_labels'] %}
 {% endif -%}
 
+{% set eviction_hard = "" %}
+{% if pillar['eviction_hard'] is defined -%}
+  {% set eviction_hard="--eviction-hard=" + pillar['eviction_hard'] %}
+{% endif -%}
+
 # test_args has to be kept at the end, so they'll overwrite any prior configuration
-DAEMON_ARGS="{{daemon_args}} {{api_servers_with_port}} {{debugging_handlers}} {{hostname_override}} {{cloud_provider}} {{cloud_config}} {{config}} {{manifest_url}} --allow-privileged={{pillar['allow_privileged']}} {{log_level}} {{cluster_dns}} {{cluster_domain}} {{docker_root}} {{kubelet_root}} {{configure_cbr0}} {{non_masquerade_cidr}} {{cgroup_root}} {{system_container}} {{pod_cidr}} {{ master_kubelet_args }} {{cpu_cfs_quota}} {{network_plugin}} {{kubelet_port}} {{experimental_flannel_overlay}} {{ reconcile_cidr_args }} {{ hairpin_mode }} {{enable_custom_metrics}} {{runtime_container}} {{kubelet_container}} {{node_labels}} {{babysit_daemons}} {{test_args}}"
+DAEMON_ARGS="{{daemon_args}} {{api_servers_with_port}} {{debugging_handlers}} {{hostname_override}} {{cloud_provider}} {{cloud_config}} {{config}} {{manifest_url}} --allow-privileged={{pillar['allow_privileged']}} {{log_level}} {{cluster_dns}} {{cluster_domain}} {{docker_root}} {{kubelet_root}} {{configure_cbr0}} {{non_masquerade_cidr}} {{cgroup_root}} {{system_container}} {{pod_cidr}} {{ master_kubelet_args }} {{cpu_cfs_quota}} {{network_plugin}} {{kubelet_port}} {{experimental_flannel_overlay}} {{ reconcile_cidr_args }} {{ hairpin_mode }} {{enable_custom_metrics}} {{runtime_container}} {{kubelet_container}} {{node_labels}} {{babysit_daemons}} {{eviction_hard}} {{test_args}}"