diff --git a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
index 5f6c634aee..386e7e7ecc 100644
--- a/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
+++ b/cmd/kube-apiserver/app/server.go
@@ -484,6 +484,7 @@ func BuildGenericConfig(s *options.ServerRunOptions, proxyTransport *http.Transp
 		certBytes,
 		keyBytes,
 		kubeClientConfig,
+		api.Scheme,
 		pluginInitializer)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize admission: %v", err)
diff --git a/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go b/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go
index 3baaa71a7e..cb901459ac 100644
--- a/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go
+++ b/federation/cmd/federation-apiserver/app/server.go
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ func NonBlockingRun(s *options.ServerRunOptions, stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 		nil,
 		nil,
 		kubeClientConfig,
+		api.Scheme,
 		pluginInitializer,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go
index 30a25f89b6..80233326ac 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/gc/gc_admission_test.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func newGCPermissionsEnforcement() (*gcPermissionsEnforcement, error) {
 		whiteList: whiteList,
 	}
 
-	genericPluginInitializer, err := initializer.New(nil, nil, fakeAuthorizer{}, nil, nil)
+	genericPluginInitializer, err := initializer.New(nil, nil, fakeAuthorizer{}, nil, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/BUILD b/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/BUILD
index e524f966ab..f73e3cd1ba 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/BUILD
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/BUILD
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ go_library(
     ],
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
     deps = [
-        "//pkg/api:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/apis/admission/install:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubeapiserver/admission:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubeapiserver/admission/configuration:go_default_library",
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission.go
index a73f8fabe0..249dfc1a7c 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ import (
 	genericadmissioninit "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
 	admissioninit "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubeapiserver/admission"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubeapiserver/admission/configuration"
 
@@ -94,9 +93,6 @@ func NewGenericAdmissionWebhook() (*GenericAdmissionWebhook, error) {
 			admission.Delete,
 			admission.Update,
 		),
-		negotiatedSerializer: serializer.NegotiatedSerializerWrapper(runtime.SerializerInfo{
-			Serializer: api.Codecs.LegacyCodec(admissionv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion),
-		}),
 		serviceResolver: defaultServiceResolver{},
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -130,6 +126,15 @@ func (a *GenericAdmissionWebhook) SetServiceResolver(sr admissioninit.ServiceRes
 	}
 }
 
+// SetScheme sets a serializer(NegotiatedSerializer) which is derived from the scheme
+func (a *GenericAdmissionWebhook) SetScheme(scheme *runtime.Scheme) {
+	if scheme != nil {
+		a.negotiatedSerializer = serializer.NegotiatedSerializerWrapper(runtime.SerializerInfo{
+			Serializer: serializer.NewCodecFactory(scheme).LegacyCodec(admissionv1alpha1.SchemeGroupVersion),
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func (a *GenericAdmissionWebhook) SetClientCert(cert, key []byte) {
 	a.clientCert = cert
 	a.clientKey = key
@@ -146,6 +151,9 @@ func (a *GenericAdmissionWebhook) Validate() error {
 	if a.hookSource == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("the GenericAdmissionWebhook admission plugin requires a Kubernetes client to be provided")
 	}
+	if a.negotiatedSerializer == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("the GenericAdmissionWebhook admission plugin requires a runtime.Scheme to be provided to derive a serializer")
+	}
 	go a.hookSource.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission_test.go b/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission_test.go
index 26cb3221e3..a5ccc2e39e 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission_test.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/admission/webhook/admission_test.go
@@ -214,6 +214,7 @@ func TestAdmit(t *testing.T) {
 	for name, tt := range table {
 		wh.hookSource = &tt.hookSource
 		wh.serviceResolver = fakeServiceResolver{base: *serverURL, path: tt.path}
+		wh.SetScheme(api.Scheme)
 
 		err = wh.Admit(admission.NewAttributesRecord(&object, &oldObject, kind, namespace, name, resource, subResource, operation, &userInfo))
 		if tt.expectAllow != (err == nil) {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/BUILD
index 2755ab0901..d274f7370c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/BUILD
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ go_library(
         "interfaces.go",
     ],
     deps = [
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/client-go/informers:go_default_library",
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ go_test(
     name = "go_default_xtest",
     srcs = ["initializer_test.go"],
     deps = [
+        "//vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer:go_default_library",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer.go
index 3120087e17..bce5433a34 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package initializer
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
@@ -31,17 +32,26 @@ type pluginInitializer struct {
 	serverIdentifyingClientCert []byte
 	// serverIdentifyingClientKey private key for the client certificate used when calling out to admission plugins
 	serverIdentifyingClientKey []byte
+	scheme                     *runtime.Scheme
 }
 
 // New creates an instance of admission plugins initializer.
 // TODO(p0lyn0mial): make the parameters public, this construction seems to be redundant.
-func New(extClientset kubernetes.Interface, extInformers informers.SharedInformerFactory, authz authorizer.Authorizer, serverIdentifyingClientCert, serverIdentifyingClientKey []byte) (pluginInitializer, error) {
+func New(
+	extClientset kubernetes.Interface,
+	extInformers informers.SharedInformerFactory,
+	authz authorizer.Authorizer,
+	serverIdentifyingClientCert,
+	serverIdentifyingClientKey []byte,
+	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
+) (pluginInitializer, error) {
 	return pluginInitializer{
 		externalClient:              extClientset,
 		externalInformers:           extInformers,
 		authorizer:                  authz,
 		serverIdentifyingClientCert: serverIdentifyingClientCert,
 		serverIdentifyingClientKey:  serverIdentifyingClientKey,
+		scheme: scheme,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -63,6 +73,10 @@ func (i pluginInitializer) Initialize(plugin admission.Interface) {
 	if wants, ok := plugin.(WantsClientCert); ok {
 		wants.SetClientCert(i.serverIdentifyingClientCert, i.serverIdentifyingClientKey)
 	}
+
+	if wants, ok := plugin.(WantsScheme); ok {
+		wants.SetScheme(i.scheme)
+	}
 }
 
 var _ admission.PluginInitializer = pluginInitializer{}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go
index 2bd805ff5e..0550bd17cc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/initializer_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
@@ -28,12 +29,27 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 )
 
+// TestWantsScheme ensures that the scheme is injected when
+// the WantsScheme interface is implemented by a plugin.
+func TestWantsScheme(t *testing.T) {
+	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
+	target, err := initializer.New(nil, nil, nil, nil, nil, scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	wantSchemeAdmission := &WantSchemeAdmission{}
+	target.Initialize(wantSchemeAdmission)
+	if wantSchemeAdmission.scheme != scheme {
+		t.Errorf("expected scheme to be initialized")
+	}
+}
+
 // TestWantsAuthorizer ensures that the authorizer is injected
 // when the WantsAuthorizer interface is implemented by a plugin.
 func TestWantsAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
-	target, err := initializer.New(nil, nil, &TestAuthorizer{}, nil, nil)
+	target, err := initializer.New(nil, nil, &TestAuthorizer{}, nil, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected to create an instance of initializer but got an error = %s", err.Error())
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	wantAuthorizerAdmission := &WantAuthorizerAdmission{}
 	target.Initialize(wantAuthorizerAdmission)
@@ -46,9 +62,9 @@ func TestWantsAuthorizer(t *testing.T) {
 // when the WantsExternalKubeClientSet interface is implemented by a plugin.
 func TestWantsExternalKubeClientSet(t *testing.T) {
 	cs := &fake.Clientset{}
-	target, err := initializer.New(cs, nil, &TestAuthorizer{}, nil, nil)
+	target, err := initializer.New(cs, nil, &TestAuthorizer{}, nil, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected to create an instance of initializer but got an error = %s", err.Error())
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	wantExternalKubeClientSet := &WantExternalKubeClientSet{}
 	target.Initialize(wantExternalKubeClientSet)
@@ -62,9 +78,9 @@ func TestWantsExternalKubeClientSet(t *testing.T) {
 func TestWantsExternalKubeInformerFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	cs := &fake.Clientset{}
 	sf := informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(cs, time.Duration(1)*time.Second)
-	target, err := initializer.New(cs, sf, &TestAuthorizer{}, nil, nil)
+	target, err := initializer.New(cs, sf, &TestAuthorizer{}, nil, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected to create an instance of initializer but got an error = %s", err.Error())
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	wantExternalKubeInformerFactory := &WantExternalKubeInformerFactory{}
 	target.Initialize(wantExternalKubeInformerFactory)
@@ -76,9 +92,9 @@ func TestWantsExternalKubeInformerFactory(t *testing.T) {
 // TestWantsClientCert ensures that the client certificate and key are injected
 // when the WantsClientCert interface is implemented by a plugin.
 func TestWantsClientCert(t *testing.T) {
-	target, err := initializer.New(nil, nil, nil, []byte("cert"), []byte("key"))
+	target, err := initializer.New(nil, nil, nil, []byte("cert"), []byte("key"), nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("expected to create an instance of initializer but got an error = %s", err.Error())
+		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	wantClientCert := &clientCertWanter{}
 	target.Initialize(wantClientCert)
@@ -144,3 +160,16 @@ func (s *clientCertWanter) SetClientCert(cert, key []byte)     { s.gotCert, s.go
 func (s *clientCertWanter) Admit(a admission.Attributes) error { return nil }
 func (s *clientCertWanter) Handles(o admission.Operation) bool { return false }
 func (s *clientCertWanter) Validate() error                    { return nil }
+
+// WantSchemeAdmission is a test stub that fulfills the WantsScheme interface.
+type WantSchemeAdmission struct {
+	scheme *runtime.Scheme
+}
+
+func (self *WantSchemeAdmission) SetScheme(s *runtime.Scheme)        { self.scheme = s }
+func (self *WantSchemeAdmission) Admit(a admission.Attributes) error { return nil }
+func (self *WantSchemeAdmission) Handles(o admission.Operation) bool { return false }
+func (self *WantSchemeAdmission) Validate() error                    { return nil }
+
+var _ admission.Interface = &WantSchemeAdmission{}
+var _ initializer.WantsScheme = &WantSchemeAdmission{}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/interfaces.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/interfaces.go
index b8a72f8c1b..067b4a1da2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/interfaces.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer/interfaces.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package initializer
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/authorization/authorizer"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
@@ -47,3 +48,9 @@ type WantsClientCert interface {
 	SetClientCert(cert, key []byte)
 	admission.Validator
 }
+
+// WantsScheme defines a function that accepts runtime.Scheme for admission plugins that need it.
+type WantsScheme interface {
+	SetScheme(*runtime.Scheme)
+	admission.Validator
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go
index c3e8162e72..b0cad52f82 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/namespace/lifecycle/admission_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func newHandlerForTestWithClock(c clientset.Interface, cacheClock clock.Clock) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, f, err
 	}
-	pluginInitializer, err := kubeadmission.New(c, f, nil, nil, nil)
+	pluginInitializer, err := kubeadmission.New(c, f, nil, nil, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return handler, f, err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/admission.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/admission.go
index 5b3e3ab3f4..fbac6089b1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/admission.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/server/options/admission.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/pflag"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/initializer"
 	"k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/namespace/lifecycle"
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ func (a *AdmissionOptions) ApplyTo(
 	serverIdentifyingClientCert []byte,
 	serverIdentifyingClientKey []byte,
 	clientConfig *rest.Config,
+	scheme *runtime.Scheme,
 	pluginInitializers ...admission.PluginInitializer,
 ) error {
 	pluginNames := a.PluginNames
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ func (a *AdmissionOptions) ApplyTo(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	genericInitializer, err := initializer.New(clientset, informers, c.Authorizer, serverIdentifyingClientCert, serverIdentifyingClientKey)
+	genericInitializer, err := initializer.New(clientset, informers, c.Authorizer, serverIdentifyingClientCert, serverIdentifyingClientKey, scheme)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
index 8d15c8d846..eb899feb58 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/sample-apiserver/pkg/cmd/server/start.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (o WardleServerOptions) Config() (*apiserver.Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if err := o.Admission.ApplyTo(&serverConfig.Config, serverConfig.SharedInformerFactory, nil, nil, serverConfig.ClientConfig, admissionInitializer); err != nil {
+	if err := o.Admission.ApplyTo(&serverConfig.Config, serverConfig.SharedInformerFactory, nil, nil, serverConfig.ClientConfig, apiserver.Scheme, admissionInitializer); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}