diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
index 934aca0698d09..3744de3045d2c 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/apiserver.go
@@ -178,6 +178,14 @@ func (g *APIGroupVersion) InstallREST(container *restful.Container, root string,
 	redirectHandler := &RedirectHandler{g.handler.storage, g.handler.codec}
 	opHandler := &OperationHandler{g.handler.ops, g.handler.codec}
 
+	resizeHandler := &ResizeHandler{
+		canonicalPrefix: prefix + "/resize/",
+		codec: g.handler.codec,
+		storage: g.handler.storage,
+		ops: g.handler.ops,
+		timeout: g.handler.asyncOpWait,
+	}
+
 	// Create a new WebService for this APIGroupVersion at the specified path prefix
 	// TODO: Pass in more descriptive documentation
 	ws := new(restful.WebService)
@@ -233,6 +241,7 @@ func (g *APIGroupVersion) InstallREST(container *restful.Container, root string,
 	mux.Handle(prefix+"/redirect/", http.StripPrefix(prefix+"/redirect/", redirectHandler))
 	mux.Handle(prefix+"/operations", http.StripPrefix(prefix+"/operations", opHandler))
 	mux.Handle(prefix+"/operations/", http.StripPrefix(prefix+"/operations/", opHandler))
+	mux.Handle(prefix+"/resize/", http.StripPrefix(prefix+"/resize/", resizeHandler))
 
 	container.Add(ws)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/handlers.go b/pkg/apiserver/handlers.go
index a853050583ca1..6c60fd0e11eca 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/handlers.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/handlers.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ var specialVerbs = map[string]bool{
 	"proxy":    true,
 	"redirect": true,
 	"watch":    true,
+	"resize":	true,
 }
 
 // KindFromRequest returns Kind if Kind can be extracted from the request.  Otherwise, the empty string.
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/interfaces.go b/pkg/apiserver/interfaces.go
index 72d5ebb102117..e1666fa4aa19f 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/interfaces.go
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ type RESTStorage interface {
 	Update(ctx api.Context, obj runtime.Object) (<-chan RESTResult, error)
 }
 
+type Resizable interface {
+	Resize(ctx api.Context, id string, size int) (<-chan RESTResult, error)
+}
+
 // RESTResult indicates the result of a REST transformation.
 type RESTResult struct {
 	// The result of this operation. May be nil if the operation has no meaningful
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/resize.go b/pkg/apiserver/resize.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..17bc9a6ed95a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/resize.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package apiserver
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/httplog"
+	"github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+type ResizeHandler struct {
+	canonicalPrefix string
+	codec           runtime.Codec
+	storage         map[string]RESTStorage
+	ops             *Operations
+	timeout         time.Duration
+}
+
+var supportedResizables = map[string]bool{
+	"replicationControllers": true,
+}
+
+const (
+	paramInc       string = "inc"
+	paramNamespace string = "namespace"
+	urlDelimiter   string = "/"
+)
+
+func (h *ResizeHandler) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	pathParts := strings.SplitN(req.URL.Path, urlDelimiter, 3)
+
+	if len(pathParts) < 2 {
+		notFound(w, req)
+		return
+	}
+
+	resizableType := pathParts[0]
+	resizableName := pathParts[1]
+	ctx := h.contextFromRequest(req)
+	inc := req.URL.Query().Get(paramInc)
+
+	if !h.isSupportedType(resizableType) {
+		badRequest("The requested resource does not support resizing", w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	storage := h.storage[resizableType]
+	if storage == nil {
+		httplog.LogOf(req, w).Addf("'%v' has no storage object", resizableType)
+		notFound(w, req)
+		return
+	}
+
+	resizableStorage, ok := storage.(Resizable)
+
+	//shouldn't ever get here if the supported types are correct, but check anyway
+	if !ok {
+		badRequest("The requested resource does not support resizing", w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	i, err := strconv.ParseInt(inc, 10, 32)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		badRequest(fmt.Sprintf("Unable to convert %v to an integer", inc), w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	out, err := resizableStorage.Resize(ctx, resizableName, int(i))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		errorJSON(err, h.codec, w)
+		return
+	}
+
+	op := createOperation(h.ops, out, true, h.timeout, nil, 0)
+	finishReq(op, req, w, h.codec)
+}
+
+func (h *ResizeHandler) contextFromRequest(req *http.Request) api.Context {
+	namespace := req.URL.Query().Get(paramNamespace)
+	ctx := api.WithNamespaceDefaultIfNone(api.WithNamespace(api.NewDefaultContext(), namespace))
+	return ctx
+}
+
+func (h *ResizeHandler) isSupportedType(s string) bool {
+	_, ok := supportedResizables[s]
+	return ok
+}
+
+func badRequest(msg string, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)
+	w.Write([]byte(msg))
+}
diff --git a/pkg/apiserver/resthandler.go b/pkg/apiserver/resthandler.go
index 9b31701844c32..64121116f85cf 100644
--- a/pkg/apiserver/resthandler.go
+++ b/pkg/apiserver/resthandler.go
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ func (h *RESTHandler) handleRESTStorage(parts []string, req *http.Request, w htt
 			errorJSON(err, h.codec, w)
 			return
 		}
-		op := h.createOperation(out, sync, timeout, curry(h.setSelfLinkAddName, req))
-		h.finishReq(op, req, w)
+		op := createOperation(h.ops, out, sync, timeout, curry(h.setSelfLinkAddName, req), h.asyncOpWait)
+		finishReq(op, req, w, h.codec)
 
 	case "DELETE":
 		if len(parts) != 2 {
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ func (h *RESTHandler) handleRESTStorage(parts []string, req *http.Request, w htt
 			errorJSON(err, h.codec, w)
 			return
 		}
-		op := h.createOperation(out, sync, timeout, nil)
-		h.finishReq(op, req, w)
+		op := createOperation(h.ops, out, sync, timeout, nil, h.asyncOpWait)
+		finishReq(op, req, w, h.codec)
 
 	case "PUT":
 		if len(parts) != 2 {
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ func (h *RESTHandler) handleRESTStorage(parts []string, req *http.Request, w htt
 			errorJSON(err, h.codec, w)
 			return
 		}
-		op := h.createOperation(out, sync, timeout, curry(h.setSelfLink, req))
-		h.finishReq(op, req, w)
+		op := createOperation(h.ops, out, sync, timeout, curry(h.setSelfLink, req), h.asyncOpWait)
+		finishReq(op, req, w, h.codec)
 
 	default:
 		notFound(w, req)
@@ -256,19 +256,19 @@ func (h *RESTHandler) handleRESTStorage(parts []string, req *http.Request, w htt
 }
 
 // createOperation creates an operation to process a channel response.
-func (h *RESTHandler) createOperation(out <-chan RESTResult, sync bool, timeout time.Duration, onReceive func(RESTResult)) *Operation {
-	op := h.ops.NewOperation(out, onReceive)
+func createOperation(ops *Operations, out <-chan RESTResult, sync bool, timeout time.Duration, onReceive func(RESTResult), asyncOpWait time.Duration) *Operation {
+	op := ops.NewOperation(out, onReceive)
 	if sync {
 		op.WaitFor(timeout)
-	} else if h.asyncOpWait != 0 {
-		op.WaitFor(h.asyncOpWait)
+	} else if asyncOpWait != 0 {
+		op.WaitFor(asyncOpWait)
 	}
 	return op
 }
 
 // finishReq finishes up a request, waiting until the operation finishes or, after a timeout, creating an
 // Operation to receive the result and returning its ID down the writer.
-func (h *RESTHandler) finishReq(op *Operation, req *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) {
+func finishReq(op *Operation, req *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter, codec runtime.Codec) {
 	result, complete := op.StatusOrResult()
 	obj := result.Object
 	if complete {
@@ -282,8 +282,8 @@ func (h *RESTHandler) finishReq(op *Operation, req *http.Request, w http.Respons
 				status = stat.Code
 			}
 		}
-		writeJSON(status, h.codec, obj, w)
+		writeJSON(status, codec, obj, w)
 	} else {
-		writeJSON(http.StatusAccepted, h.codec, obj, w)
+		writeJSON(http.StatusAccepted, codec, obj, w)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go b/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
index 4aba18034025e..d85c95dc4ca5f 100644
--- a/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
+++ b/pkg/registry/controller/rest.go
@@ -96,6 +96,15 @@ func (rs *REST) Get(ctx api.Context, id string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	return controller, err
 }
 
+func (rs *REST) Resize(ctx api.Context, id string, size int) (<-chan apiserver.RESTResult, error) {
+	controller, err := rs.registry.GetController(ctx, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	controller.Spec.Replicas = controller.Spec.Replicas + size
+	return rs.Update(ctx, controller)
+}
+
 // List obtains a list of ReplicationControllers that match selector.
 func (rs *REST) List(ctx api.Context, label, field labels.Selector) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	if !field.Empty() {