diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 153f7a5644..629a2fd332 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1126,6 +1126,30 @@ function create-master-etcd-auth {
   fi
 }
 
+function create-master-etcd-apiserver-auth {
+   if [[ -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT:-}" ]]; then
+     local -r auth_dir="/etc/srv/kubernetes/pki"
+
+     ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY_PATH="${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-ca.key"
+     echo "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY}" | base64 --decode > "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY_PATH}"
+
+     ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT_PATH="${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-ca.crt"
+     echo "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT}" | base64 --decode | gunzip > "${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-ca.crt"
+
+     ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_PATH="${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-server.key"
+     echo "${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY}" | base64 --decode > "${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_PATH}"
+
+     ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_PATH="${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-server.crt"
+     echo "${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT}" | base64 --decode | gunzip > "${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-server.crt"
+
+     ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY_PATH="${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-client.key"
+     echo "${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY}" | base64 --decode > "${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-client.key"
+
+     ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT_PATH="${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-client.crt"
+     echo "${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT}" | base64 --decode | gunzip > "${auth_dir}/etcd-apiserver-client.crt"
+   fi
+}
+
 function assemble-docker-flags {
   echo "Assemble docker command line flags"
   local docker_opts="-p /var/run/docker.pid --iptables=false --ip-masq=false"
@@ -1357,6 +1381,7 @@ function prepare-etcd-manifest {
   local cluster_state="new"
   local etcd_protocol="http"
   local etcd_creds=""
+  local etcd_apiserver_creds="${ETCD_APISERVER_CREDS:-}"
   local etcd_extra_args="${ETCD_EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
 
   if [[ -n "${INITIAL_ETCD_CLUSTER_STATE:-}" ]]; then
@@ -1367,6 +1392,10 @@ function prepare-etcd-manifest {
     etcd_protocol="https"
   fi
 
+  if [[ -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT:-}" ]]; then
+    etcd_apiserver_creds=" --client-cert-auth --trusted-ca-file ${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT_PATH} --cert-file ${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_PATH} --key-file ${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_PATH} "
+  fi
+
   for host in $(echo "${INITIAL_ETCD_CLUSTER:-${host_name}}" | tr "," "\n"); do
     etcd_host="etcd-${host}=${etcd_protocol}://${host}:$3"
     if [[ -n "${etcd_cluster}" ]]; then
@@ -1412,6 +1441,7 @@ function prepare-etcd-manifest {
   fi
   sed -i -e "s@{{ *etcd_protocol *}}@$etcd_protocol@g" "${temp_file}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{ *etcd_creds *}}@$etcd_creds@g" "${temp_file}"
+  sed -i -e "s@{{ *etcd_apiserver_creds *}}@$etcd_apiserver_creds@g" "${temp_file}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{ *etcd_extra_args *}}@$etcd_extra_args@g" "${temp_file}"
   if [[ -n "${ETCD_VERSION:-}" ]]; then
     sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\.get('etcd_version', '\(.*\)') *}}@${ETCD_VERSION}@g" "${temp_file}"
@@ -1521,6 +1551,11 @@ function start-kube-apiserver {
   elif [[ -n "${ETCD_SERVERS_OVERRIDES:-}" ]]; then
     params+=" --etcd-servers-overrides=${ETCD_SERVERS_OVERRIDES:-}"
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY:-}" && -n "${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT:-}" ]]; then
+    params+=" --etcd-cafile=${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT_PATH}"
+    params+=" --etcd-certfile=${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT_PATH}"
+    params+=" --etcd-keyfile=${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY_PATH}"
+  fi
   params+=" --secure-port=443"
   params+=" --tls-cert-file=${APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_PATH}"
   params+=" --tls-private-key-file=${APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_PATH}"
@@ -2831,6 +2866,7 @@ function main() {
     create-master-auth
     create-master-kubelet-auth
     create-master-etcd-auth
+    create-master-etcd-apiserver-auth
     override-pv-recycler
     gke-master-start
   else
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/master-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/master-helper.sh
index 76261f6621..04225afc35 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/master-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/master-helper.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ function replicate-master-instance() {
   kube_env="$(echo "${kube_env}" | grep -v "ETCD_PEER_CERT")"
   kube_env="$(echo -e "${kube_env}\nETCD_PEER_CERT: '${ETCD_PEER_CERT_BASE64}'")"
 
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY="$(echo "${kube_env}" | grep "ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY" |  sed "s/^.*: '//" | sed "s/'$//")"
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT="$(echo "${kube_env}" | grep "ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT" |  sed "s/^.*: '//" | sed "s/'$//")"
+  create-etcd-apiserver-certs "etcd-${REPLICA_NAME}" "${REPLICA_NAME}" "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT}" "${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY}"
+
+  kube_env="$(echo "${kube_env}" | grep -v "ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY")"
+  kube_env="$(echo -e "${kube_env}\nETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY: '${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_BASE64}'")"
+  kube_env="$(echo "${kube_env}" | grep -v "ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT")"
+  kube_env="$(echo -e "${kube_env}\nETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT: '${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_BASE64}'")"
+  kube_env="$(echo "${kube_env}" | grep -v "ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY")"
+  kube_env="$(echo -e "${kube_env}\nETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY: '${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY_BASE64}'")"
+  kube_env="$(echo "${kube_env}" | grep -v "ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT")"
+  kube_env="$(echo -e "${kube_env}\nETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT: '${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT_BASE64}'")"
+
   echo "${kube_env}" > ${KUBE_TEMP}/master-kube-env.yaml
   get-metadata "${existing_master_zone}" "${existing_master_name}" cluster-name > "${KUBE_TEMP}/cluster-name.txt"
   get-metadata "${existing_master_zone}" "${existing_master_name}" gci-update-strategy > "${KUBE_TEMP}/gci-update.txt"
diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest b/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
index 361eeef150..0211aa1dbb 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "command": [
               "/bin/sh",
               "-c",
-              "if [ -e /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh ]; then /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1; fi; exec /usr/local/bin/etcd --name etcd-{{ hostname }} --listen-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ host_ip }}:{{ server_port }} --initial-advertise-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ hostname }}:{{ server_port }} --advertise-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} --listen-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} {{ quota_bytes }} --data-dir /var/etcd/data{{ suffix }} --initial-cluster-state {{ cluster_state }} --initial-cluster {{ etcd_cluster }} {{ etcd_creds }} {{ etcd_extra_args }} 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1"
+              "if [ -e /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh ]; then /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1; fi; exec /usr/local/bin/etcd --name etcd-{{ hostname }} --listen-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ host_ip }}:{{ server_port }} --initial-advertise-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ hostname }}:{{ server_port }} --advertise-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} --listen-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} {{ quota_bytes }} --data-dir /var/etcd/data{{ suffix }} --initial-cluster-state {{ cluster_state }} --initial-cluster {{ etcd_cluster }} {{ etcd_creds }} {{ etcd_apiserver_creds }} {{ etcd_extra_args }} 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1"
             ],
     "env": [
       { "name": "TARGET_STORAGE",
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
       { "name": "ETCD_CREDS",
         "value": "{{ etcd_creds }}"
       },
+      { "name": "ETCD_APISERVER_CREDS",
+        "value": "{{ etcd_apiserver_creds }}"
+      },
       { "name": "ETCD_SNAPSHOT_COUNT",
         "value": "10000"
       }
diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index c907d1dee7..de359618c7 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -818,6 +818,12 @@ AGGREGATOR_CA_KEY: $(yaml-quote ${AGGREGATOR_CA_KEY_BASE64:-})
 REQUESTHEADER_CA_CERT: $(yaml-quote ${REQUESTHEADER_CA_CERT_BASE64:-})
 PROXY_CLIENT_CERT: $(yaml-quote ${PROXY_CLIENT_CERT_BASE64:-})
 PROXY_CLIENT_KEY: $(yaml-quote ${PROXY_CLIENT_KEY_BASE64:-})
+ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY_BASE64:-})
+ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT_BASE64:-})
+ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_BASE64:-})
+ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_BASE64:-})
+ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY_BASE64:-})
+ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT_BASE64:-})
 EOF
 }
 
@@ -1470,6 +1476,12 @@ function parse-master-env() {
   PROXY_CLIENT_CERT_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "PROXY_CLIENT_CERT")
   PROXY_CLIENT_KEY_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "PROXY_CLIENT_KEY")
   ENABLE_LEGACY_ABAC=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "ENABLE_LEGACY_ABAC")
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY")
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT")
+  ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY")
+  ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT")
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY")
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT_BASE64=$(get-env-val "${master_env}" "ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT")
 }
 
 # Update or verify required gcloud components are installed
@@ -2047,11 +2059,10 @@ function delete-subnetworks() {
   fi
 }
 
-# Generates SSL certificates for etcd cluster. Uses cfssl program.
+# Generates SSL certificates for etcd cluster peer to peer communication. Uses cfssl program.
 #
 # Assumed vars:
 #   KUBE_TEMP: temporary directory
-#   NUM_NODES: #nodes in the cluster
 #
 # Args:
 #  $1: host name
@@ -2082,6 +2093,48 @@ function create-etcd-certs {
   popd
 }
 
+# Generates SSL certificates for etcd-client and kube-apiserver communication. Uses cfssl program.
+#
+# Assumed vars:
+#   KUBE_TEMP: temporary directory
+#
+# Args:
+#  $1: host server name
+#  $2: host client name
+#  $3: CA certificate
+#  $4: CA key
+#
+# If CA cert/key is empty, the function will also generate certs for CA.
+#
+# Vars set:
+#   ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY_BASE64
+#   ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT_BASE64
+#   ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_BASE64
+#   ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_BASE64
+#   ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY_BASE64
+#   ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT_BASE64
+#
+function create-etcd-apiserver-certs {
+  local hostServer=${1}
+  local hostClient=${2}
+  local etcd_apiserver_ca_cert=${3:-}
+  local etcd_apiserver_ca_key=${4:-}
+
+  GEN_ETCD_CA_CERT="${etcd_apiserver_ca_cert}" GEN_ETCD_CA_KEY="${etcd_apiserver_ca_key}" \
+    generate-etcd-cert "${KUBE_TEMP}/cfssl" "${hostServer}" "server" "etcd-apiserver-server"
+    generate-etcd-cert "${KUBE_TEMP}/cfssl" "${hostClient}" "client" "etcd-apiserver-client"
+
+  pushd "${KUBE_TEMP}/cfssl"
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CA_KEY_BASE64=$(cat "ca-key.pem" | base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CA_CERT_BASE64=$(cat "ca.pem" | gzip | base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+  ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_KEY_BASE64=$(cat "etcd-apiserver-server-key.pem" | base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+  ETCD_APISERVER_SERVER_CERT_BASE64=$(cat "etcd-apiserver-server.pem" | gzip | base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_KEY_BASE64=$(cat "etcd-apiserver-client-key.pem" | base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+  ETCD_APISERVER_CLIENT_CERT_BASE64=$(cat "etcd-apiserver-client.pem" | gzip | base64 | tr -d '\r\n')
+  popd
+}
+
+
 function create-master() {
   echo "Starting master and configuring firewalls"
   gcloud compute firewall-rules create "${MASTER_NAME}-https" \
@@ -2132,6 +2185,7 @@ function create-master() {
 
   create-certs "${MASTER_RESERVED_IP}"
   create-etcd-certs ${MASTER_NAME}
+  create-etcd-apiserver-certs "etcd-${MASTER_NAME}" ${MASTER_NAME}
 
   if [[ "${NUM_NODES}" -ge "50" ]]; then
     # We block on master creation for large clusters to avoid doing too much