diff --git a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
index 7873819fee..45a1d40785 100644
--- a/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/api/serialization_test.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ func fuzzerFor(t *testing.T, version string, src rand.Source) *fuzz.Fuzzer {
 				j.Template = &api.PodTemplateSpec{}
 			}
 			j.Template.ObjectMeta = api.ObjectMeta{Labels: j.Template.ObjectMeta.Labels}
-			j.Template.Spec.NodeSelector = nil
 			c.Fuzz(&j.Selector)
 			j.Replicas = int(c.RandUint64())
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
index eaeb5de893..5260013890 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/conversion.go
@@ -410,6 +410,9 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.DesiredState.Host = in.Spec.Host
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec.NodeSelector, &out.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.ObjectMeta.Labels, &out.Labels, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -420,6 +423,9 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.Spec.Host = in.DesiredState.Host
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.NodeSelector, &out.Spec.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Labels, &out.ObjectMeta.Labels, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
index 1f11c12bbd..ecdbf672db 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta1/types.go
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@ type ReplicationController struct {
 // PodTemplate holds the information used for creating pods.
 type PodTemplate struct {
 	DesiredState PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of pods created from this template"`
+	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node"`
 	Labels       map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize the pods created from the template; must match the selector of the replication controller to which the template belongs; may match selectors of services"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
index 3666e9314c..6862bae870 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/conversion.go
@@ -274,6 +274,9 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.DesiredState.Host = in.Spec.Host
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.Spec.NodeSelector, &out.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.ObjectMeta.Labels, &out.Labels, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
@@ -284,6 +287,9 @@ func init() {
 				return err
 			}
 			out.Spec.Host = in.DesiredState.Host
+			if err := s.Convert(&in.NodeSelector, &out.Spec.NodeSelector, 0); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 			if err := s.Convert(&in.Labels, &out.ObjectMeta.Labels, 0); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
index 3f1ef0bbac..a386857bb5 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1beta2/types.go
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ type ReplicationController struct {
 // PodTemplate holds the information used for creating pods.
 type PodTemplate struct {
 	DesiredState PodState          `json:"desiredState,omitempty" description:"specification of the desired state of pods created from this template"`
+	NodeSelector map[string]string `json:"nodeSelector,omitempty" description:"a selector which must be true for the pod to fit on a node"`
 	Labels       map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty" description:"map of string keys and values that can be used to organize and categorize the pods created from the template; must match the selector of the replication controller to which the template belongs; may match selectors of services"`
 }