diff --git a/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/v1beta1/plan.go b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/v1beta1/plan.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b688bfffdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apis/servicecatalog/v1beta1/plan.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package v1beta1
+
+// GetName returns the plan's name.
+func (p *ClusterServicePlan) GetName() string {
+	return p.Name
+}
+
+// GetName returns the plan's name.
+func (p *ServicePlan) GetName() string {
+	return p.Name
+}
+
+// GetExternalName returns the plan's external name.
+func (p *ClusterServicePlan) GetExternalName() string {
+	return p.Spec.ExternalName
+}
+
+// GetExternalName returns the plan's external name.
+func (p *ServicePlan) GetExternalName() string {
+	return p.Spec.ExternalName
+}
+
+// GetDescription returns the plan description.
+func (p *ClusterServicePlan) GetDescription() string {
+	return p.Spec.Description
+}
+
+// GetDescription returns the plan description.
+func (p *ServicePlan) GetDescription() string {
+	return p.Spec.Description
+}
diff --git a/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/plan.go b/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/plan.go
index a409dfb77bd..a30bf0c6e14 100644
--- a/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/plan.go
+++ b/pkg/svcat/service-catalog/plan.go
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@ const (
 	FieldServiceClassRef = "spec.clusterServiceClassRef.name"
 )
 
+// Plan provides a unifying layer of cluster and namespace scoped plan resources.
+type Plan interface {
+
+	// GetName returns the plan's name.
+	GetName() string
+
+	// GetExternalName returns the plan's external name.
+	GetExternalName() string
+
+	// GetDescription returns the plan description.
+	GetDescription() string
+}
+
 // RetrievePlans lists all plans defined in the cluster.
 func (sdk *SDK) RetrievePlans(opts *FilterOptions) ([]v1beta1.ClusterServicePlan, error) {
 	plans, err := sdk.ServiceCatalog().ClusterServicePlans().List(v1.ListOptions{})