diff --git a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
index 9563a7ce56..6dfeeb0c29 100644
--- a/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/api/validation/validation.go
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ func validateFinalizerName(stringValue string) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 
 // ValidateNamespaceUpdate tests to make sure a namespace update can be applied.
 // newNamespace is updated with fields that cannot be changed
+// TODO The syntax here is the reverse of the (old, new) pattern in most other validation.  Fix this.
 func ValidateNamespaceUpdate(newNamespace *api.Namespace, oldNamespace *api.Namespace) errs.ValidationErrorList {
 	allErrs := errs.ValidationErrorList{}
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&oldNamespace.ObjectMeta, &newNamespace.ObjectMeta).Prefix("metadata")...)
diff --git a/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go b/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
index ffe25c865b..cf8357f2c0 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
@@ -71,7 +71,9 @@ func (rcStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
 func (rcStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidateReplicationControllerUpdate(old.(*api.ReplicationController), obj.(*api.ReplicationController))
+	validationErrorList := validation.ValidateReplicationController(obj.(*api.ReplicationController))
+	updateErrorList := validation.ValidateReplicationControllerUpdate(old.(*api.ReplicationController), obj.(*api.ReplicationController))
+	return append(validationErrorList, updateErrorList...)
 }
 
 // ControllerToSelectableFields returns a label set that represents the object.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go b/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go
index 08f799cb9c..ae96bdd206 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/endpoint/rest.go
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ func (endpointsStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
 func (endpointsStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidateEndpointsUpdate(old.(*api.Endpoints), obj.(*api.Endpoints))
+	errorList := validation.ValidateEndpoints(obj.(*api.Endpoints))
+	return append(errorList, validation.ValidateEndpointsUpdate(old.(*api.Endpoints), obj.(*api.Endpoints))...)
 }
 
 // MatchEndpoints returns a generic matcher for a given label and field selector.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go b/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go
index 38df7bfba2..f17ccde149 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/minion/rest.go
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ func (nodeStrategy) Validate(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) fielderrors.Va
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
 func (nodeStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidateMinionUpdate(old.(*api.Node), obj.(*api.Node))
+	errorList := validation.ValidateMinion(obj.(*api.Node))
+	return append(errorList, validation.ValidateMinionUpdate(old.(*api.Node), obj.(*api.Node))...)
 }
 
 // ResourceGetter is an interface for retrieving resources by ResourceLocation.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
index 07acc72501..cdb1deb095 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/namespace/rest.go
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ func (namespaceStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
 func (namespaceStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidateNamespaceUpdate(obj.(*api.Namespace), old.(*api.Namespace))
+	errorList := validation.ValidateNamespace(obj.(*api.Namespace))
+	return append(errorList, validation.ValidateNamespaceUpdate(obj.(*api.Namespace), old.(*api.Namespace))...)
 }
 
 type namespaceStatusStrategy struct {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/rest.go b/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/rest.go
index fd17bae5ba..5a26f3523e 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/persistentvolume/rest.go
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ func (persistentvolumeStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(obj, old runtime.Object) {
 }
 
 func (persistentvolumeStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeUpdate(obj.(*api.PersistentVolume), old.(*api.PersistentVolume))
+	errorList := validation.ValidatePersistentVolume(obj.(*api.PersistentVolume))
+	return append(errorList, validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeUpdate(obj.(*api.PersistentVolume), old.(*api.PersistentVolume))...)
 }
 
 type persistentvolumeStatusStrategy struct {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/rest.go b/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/rest.go
index 2d09aa318d..f0e2934c67 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/persistentvolumeclaim/rest.go
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ func (persistentvolumeclaimStrategy) PrepareForUpdate(obj, old runtime.Object) {
 }
 
 func (persistentvolumeclaimStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeClaimUpdate(obj.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim), old.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim))
+	errorList := validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeClaim(obj.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim))
+	return append(errorList, validation.ValidatePersistentVolumeClaimUpdate(obj.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim), old.(*api.PersistentVolumeClaim))...)
 }
 
 type persistentvolumeclaimStatusStrategy struct {
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go b/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go
index d682ddda0f..cdbac4fd46 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/etcd/etcd_test.go
@@ -1062,6 +1062,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdateScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 			Host: "machine",
 			Containers: []api.Container{
 				{
+					Name:  "foobar",
 					Image: "foo:v1",
 				},
 			},
@@ -1080,6 +1081,7 @@ func TestEtcdUpdateScheduled(t *testing.T) {
 			Host: "machine",
 			Containers: []api.Container{
 				{
+					Name:                   "foobar",
 					Image:                  "foo:v2",
 					ImagePullPolicy:        api.PullIfNotPresent,
 					TerminationMessagePath: api.TerminationMessagePathDefault,
diff --git a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
index 04aab00826..4db998ce1a 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/pod/rest.go
@@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ func (podStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
 func (podStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidatePodUpdate(obj.(*api.Pod), old.(*api.Pod))
+	errorList := validation.ValidatePod(obj.(*api.Pod))
+	return append(errorList, validation.ValidatePodUpdate(obj.(*api.Pod), old.(*api.Pod))...)
 }
 
 // CheckGracefulDelete allows a pod to be gracefully deleted.
diff --git a/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go b/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go
index b008adc6dd..892ff23ea0 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/resourcequota/rest.go
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ func (resourcequotaStrategy) AllowCreateOnUpdate() bool {
 
 // ValidateUpdate is the default update validation for an end user.
 func (resourcequotaStrategy) ValidateUpdate(ctx api.Context, obj, old runtime.Object) fielderrors.ValidationErrorList {
-	return validation.ValidateResourceQuotaUpdate(obj.(*api.ResourceQuota), old.(*api.ResourceQuota))
+	errorList := validation.ValidateResourceQuota(obj.(*api.ResourceQuota))
+	return append(errorList, validation.ValidateResourceQuotaUpdate(obj.(*api.ResourceQuota), old.(*api.ResourceQuota))...)
 }
 
 type resourcequotaStatusStrategy struct {