diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
index daf072674d480..74b4e57255f31 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/BUILD
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/batch/v1beta1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/rbac/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/component-base/cli/flag:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/klog:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
index 502b792f7facb..688938d77f548 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create/create.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"net/url"
-	"os"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -36,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
@@ -213,7 +213,11 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) RunCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	// raw only makes sense for a single file resource multiple objects aren't likely to do what you want.
 	// the validator enforces this, so
 	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
-		return o.raw(f)
+		restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return rawhttp.RawPost(restClient, o.IOStreams, o.Raw, o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0])
 	}
 
 	if o.EditBeforeCreate {
@@ -275,37 +279,6 @@ func (o *CreateOptions) RunCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// raw makes a simple HTTP request to the provided path on the server using the default
-// credentials.
-func (o *CreateOptions) raw(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
-	restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var data io.ReadCloser
-	if o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0] == "-" {
-		data = os.Stdin
-	} else {
-		data, err = os.Open(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0])
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	// TODO post content with stream.  Right now it ignores body content
-	result := restClient.Post().RequestURI(o.Raw).Body(data).Do()
-	if err := result.Error(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	body, err := result.Raw()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	fmt.Fprintf(o.Out, "%v", string(body))
-	return nil
-}
-
 // RunEditOnCreate performs edit on creation
 func RunEditOnCreate(f cmdutil.Factory, printFlags *genericclioptions.PrintFlags, recordFlags *genericclioptions.RecordFlags, ioStreams genericclioptions.IOStreams, cmd *cobra.Command, options *resource.FilenameOptions) error {
 	editOptions := editor.NewEditOptions(editor.EditBeforeCreateMode, ioStreams)
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD
index 0550c1d978c45..72961456bc9ee 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/BUILD
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/dynamic:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/k8s.io/klog:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go
index 2e3dd69df7c6c..f21876fac8f21 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package delete
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/printers"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	cmdwait "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/wait"
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ type DeleteOptions struct {
 	WaitForDeletion     bool
 	Quiet               bool
 	WarnClusterScope    bool
+	Raw                 string
 
 	GracePeriod int
 	Timeout     time.Duration
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobra
 			o := deleteFlags.ToOptions(nil, streams)
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, args, cmd))
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate())
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.RunDelete())
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.RunDelete(f))
 		},
 		SuggestFor: []string{"rm"},
 	}
@@ -170,32 +173,34 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) Complete(f cmdutil.Factory, args []string, cmd *cobra.Co
 		o.GracePeriod = 1
 	}
 
-	r := f.NewBuilder().
-		Unstructured().
-		ContinueOnError().
-		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
-		FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
-		LabelSelectorParam(o.LabelSelector).
-		FieldSelectorParam(o.FieldSelector).
-		SelectAllParam(o.DeleteAll).
-		AllNamespaces(o.DeleteAllNamespaces).
-		ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, args...).RequireObject(false).
-		Flatten().
-		Do()
-	err = r.Err()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	o.Result = r
+	if len(o.Raw) == 0 {
+		r := f.NewBuilder().
+			Unstructured().
+			ContinueOnError().
+			NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
+			FilenameParam(enforceNamespace, &o.FilenameOptions).
+			LabelSelectorParam(o.LabelSelector).
+			FieldSelectorParam(o.FieldSelector).
+			SelectAllParam(o.DeleteAll).
+			AllNamespaces(o.DeleteAllNamespaces).
+			ResourceTypeOrNameArgs(false, args...).RequireObject(false).
+			Flatten().
+			Do()
+		err = r.Err()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		o.Result = r
 
-	o.Mapper, err = f.ToRESTMapper()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+		o.Mapper, err = f.ToRESTMapper()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 
-	o.DynamicClient, err = f.DynamicClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		o.DynamicClient, err = f.DynamicClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -220,10 +225,40 @@ func (o *DeleteOptions) Validate() error {
 		fmt.Fprintf(o.ErrOut, "warning: --force is ignored because --grace-period is not 0.\n")
 	}
 
+	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
+		if len(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) > 1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("--raw can only use a single local file or stdin")
+		} else if len(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames) == 1 {
+			if strings.Index(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "http://") == 0 || strings.Index(o.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "https://") == 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("--raw cannot read from a url")
+			}
+		}
+
+		if o.FilenameOptions.Recursive {
+			return fmt.Errorf("--raw and --recursive are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if len(o.Output) > 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("--raw and --output are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(o.Raw); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("--raw must be a valid URL path: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (o *DeleteOptions) RunDelete() error {
+func (o *DeleteOptions) RunDelete(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
+	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
+		restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if len(o.Filenames) == 0 {
+			return rawhttp.RawDelete(restClient, o.IOStreams, o.Raw, "")
+		}
+		return rawhttp.RawDelete(restClient, o.IOStreams, o.Raw, o.Filenames[0])
+	}
 	return o.DeleteResult(o.Result)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go
index 0cab48b174e9a..d34104f51d3e0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_flags.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type DeleteFlags struct {
 	Timeout        *time.Duration
 	Wait           *bool
 	Output         *string
+	Raw            *string
 }
 
 func (f *DeleteFlags) ToOptions(dynamicClient dynamic.Interface, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *DeleteOptions {
@@ -93,6 +94,9 @@ func (f *DeleteFlags) ToOptions(dynamicClient dynamic.Interface, streams generic
 	if f.Wait != nil {
 		options.WaitForDeletion = *f.Wait
 	}
+	if f.Raw != nil {
+		options.Raw = *f.Raw
+	}
 
 	return options
 }
@@ -135,6 +139,9 @@ func (f *DeleteFlags) AddFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 	if f.Output != nil {
 		cmd.Flags().StringVarP(f.Output, "output", "o", *f.Output, "Output mode. Use \"-o name\" for shorter output (resource/name).")
 	}
+	if f.Raw != nil {
+		cmd.Flags().StringVar(f.Raw, "raw", *f.Raw, "Raw URI to DELETE to the server.  Uses the transport specified by the kubeconfig file.")
+	}
 }
 
 // NewDeleteCommandFlags provides default flags and values for use with the "delete" command
@@ -153,6 +160,7 @@ func NewDeleteCommandFlags(usage string) *DeleteFlags {
 	fieldSelector := ""
 	timeout := time.Duration(0)
 	wait := true
+	raw := ""
 
 	filenames := []string{}
 	recursive := false
@@ -175,6 +183,7 @@ func NewDeleteCommandFlags(usage string) *DeleteFlags {
 		Timeout:        &timeout,
 		Wait:           &wait,
 		Output:         &output,
+		Raw:            &raw,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
index cd75175d01841..01f85c220ac71 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete/delete_test.go
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ func TestDeleteObjectNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = options.RunDelete()
+	err = options.RunDelete(nil)
 	if err == nil || !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: expected NotFound, got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func TestDeleteAllNotFound(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = options.RunDelete()
+	err = options.RunDelete(nil)
 	if err == nil || !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: expected NotFound, got %v", err)
 	}
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ func TestDeleteMultipleObjectContinueOnMissing(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
-	err = options.RunDelete()
+	err = options.RunDelete(nil)
 	if err == nil || !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: expected NotFound, got %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD
index f1e4d1a64bd6d..eecc0fe365e6d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/BUILD
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/jsonpath:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/interrupt:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/printers:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
index c0dd9f332d696..4bf13074b2be0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/get/get.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	kubernetesscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/interrupt"
 	utilprinters "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/printers"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
@@ -439,7 +440,11 @@ func (o *GetOptions) transformRequests(req *rest.Request) {
 // TODO: remove the need to pass these arguments, like other commands.
 func (o *GetOptions) Run(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
-		return o.raw(f)
+		restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return rawhttp.RawGet(restClient, o.IOStreams, o.Raw)
 	}
 	if o.Watch || o.WatchOnly {
 		return o.watch(f, cmd, args)
@@ -579,27 +584,6 @@ func (t *trackingWriterWrapper) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	return t.Delegate.Write(p)
 }
 
-// raw makes a simple HTTP request to the provided path on the server using the default
-// credentials.
-func (o *GetOptions) raw(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
-	restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	stream, err := restClient.Get().RequestURI(o.Raw).Stream()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	defer stream.Close()
-
-	_, err = io.Copy(o.Out, stream)
-	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
-		return err
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // watch starts a client-side watch of one or more resources.
 // TODO: remove the need for arguments here.
 func (o *GetOptions) watch(f cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD
index 2da401f7d7b6c..eb72a22238546 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/BUILD
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ go_library(
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
index b09e95ddc7881..dedf1fbe90355 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace/replace.go
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ package replace
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/url"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
 	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/resource"
+	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/validation"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
@@ -82,6 +85,7 @@ type ReplaceOptions struct {
 
 	Namespace        string
 	EnforceNamespace bool
+	Raw              string
 
 	Recorder genericclioptions.Recorder
 
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ func NewCmdReplace(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobr
 		Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Complete(f, cmd, args))
 			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Validate(cmd))
-			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Run())
+			cmdutil.CheckErr(o.Run(f))
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -120,6 +124,8 @@ func NewCmdReplace(f cmdutil.Factory, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams) *cobr
 	cmdutil.AddValidateFlags(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddApplyAnnotationFlags(cmd)
 
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&o.Raw, "raw", o.Raw, "Raw URI to PUT to the server.  Uses the transport specified by the kubeconfig file.")
+
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -197,10 +203,38 @@ func (o *ReplaceOptions) Validate(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 		return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "Must specify --filename to replace")
 	}
 
+	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
+		if len(o.DeleteOptions.FilenameOptions.Filenames) != 1 {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw can only use a single local file or stdin")
+		}
+		if strings.Index(o.DeleteOptions.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "http://") == 0 || strings.Index(o.DeleteOptions.FilenameOptions.Filenames[0], "https://") == 0 {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw cannot read from a url")
+		}
+		if o.DeleteOptions.FilenameOptions.Recursive {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw and --recursive are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if len(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")) > 0 {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw and --output are mutually exclusive")
+		}
+		if _, err := url.ParseRequestURI(o.Raw); err != nil {
+			return cmdutil.UsageErrorf(cmd, "--raw must be a valid URL path: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (o *ReplaceOptions) Run() error {
+func (o *ReplaceOptions) Run(f cmdutil.Factory) error {
+	// raw only makes sense for a single file resource multiple objects aren't likely to do what you want.
+	// the validator enforces this, so
+	if len(o.Raw) > 0 {
+		restClient, err := f.RESTClient()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return rawhttp.RawPut(restClient, o.IOStreams, o.Raw, o.DeleteOptions.Filenames[0])
+	}
+
 	if o.DeleteOptions.ForceDeletion {
 		return o.forceReplace()
 	}
diff --git a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
index 9f210ba350925..0339e38a1ca67 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/import-restrictions.yaml
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@
   allowedImports:
   - k8s.io/api
   - k8s.io/apimachinery
+  - k8s.io/cli-runtime
   - k8s.io/client-go
   - k8s.io/kubectl
   - k8s.io/utils
diff --git a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
index b861a36ab6d93..a05ba5657fc41 100644
--- a/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
+++ b/staging/publishing/rules.yaml
@@ -622,6 +622,8 @@ rules:
       branch: master
     - repository: apimachinery
       branch: master
+    - repository: cli-runtime
+      branch: master
     - repository: client-go
       branch: master
   - source:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request.go
index 0bdb0b55f989c..84fb62500bed2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request.go
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ func (r *Request) Stream() (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if r.body != nil {
+		req.Body = ioutil.NopCloser(r.body)
+	}
 	if r.ctx != nil {
 		req = req.WithContext(r.ctx)
 	}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
index 00ad4ffc7faf9..69c319f05059d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/BUILD
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ filegroup(
     name = "all-srcs",
     srcs = [
         ":package-srcs",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/certificate:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/deployment:all-srcs",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/event:all-srcs",
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
index 5448f877aebcc..fa7c44031dad6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/exponent-io/jsonpath v0.0.0-20151013193312-d6023ce2651d
 	github.com/liggitt/tabwriter v0.0.0-20181228230101-89fcab3d43de
 	github.com/mitchellh/go-wordwrap v1.0.0
-	github.com/pkg/errors v0.8.0 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday v1.5.2
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.4.2 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v0.0.4
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ require (
 	gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible // indirect
 	k8s.io/api v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.0.0
+	k8s.io/cli-runtime v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/client-go v0.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog v0.3.1
 	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20190607212802-c55fbcfc754a
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ replace (
 	golang.org/x/tools => golang.org/x/tools v0.0.0-20190313210603-aa82965741a9
 	k8s.io/api => ../api
 	k8s.io/apimachinery => ../apimachinery
+	k8s.io/cli-runtime => ../cli-runtime
 	k8s.io/client-go => ../client-go
 	k8s.io/kubectl => ../kubectl
 )
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
index 2f03774020c36..59eb5b27b21cc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/go.sum
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ github.com/Azure/go-autorest v11.1.2+incompatible/go.mod h1:r+4oMnoxhatjLLJ6zxSW
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+github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell v1.1.1 h1:WEQqlqaGbrPkxLJWfBwQmfEAE1Z7ONdDLqrN38tNFfI=
+github.com/PuerkitoBio/purell v1.1.1/go.mod h1:c11w/QuzBsJSee3cPx9rAFu61PvFxuPbtSwDGJws/X0=
+github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578 h1:d+Bc7a5rLufV/sSk/8dngufqelfh6jnri85riMAaF/M=
+github.com/PuerkitoBio/urlesc v0.0.0-20170810143723-de5bf2ad4578/go.mod h1:uGdkoq3SwY9Y+13GIhn11/XLaGBb4BfwItxLd5jeuXE=
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@@ -20,27 +24,46 @@ github.com/docker/spdystream v0.0.0-20160310174837-449fdfce4d96 h1:cenwrSVm+Z7QL
 github.com/docker/spdystream v0.0.0-20160310174837-449fdfce4d96/go.mod h1:Qh8CwZgvJUkLughtfhJv5dyTYa91l1fOUCrgjqmcifM=
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+github.com/emicklei/go-restful v2.9.5+incompatible h1:spTtZBk5DYEvbxMVutUuTyh1Ao2r4iyvLdACqsl/Ljk=
+github.com/emicklei/go-restful v2.9.5+incompatible/go.mod h1:otzb+WCGbkyDHkqmQmT5YD2WR4BBwUdeQoFo8l/7tVs=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.2.0+incompatible h1:fUDGZCv/7iAN7u0puUVhvKCcsR6vRfwrJatElLBEf0I=
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+github.com/ghodss/yaml v0.0.0-20180820084758-c7ce16629ff4 h1:bRzFpEzvausOAt4va+I/22BZ1vXDtERngp0BNYDKej0=
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+github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.2 h1:A9+F4Dc/MCNB5jibxf6rRvOvR/iFgQdyNx9eIhnGqq0=
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+github.com/hpcloud/tail v1.0.0 h1:nfCOvKYfkgYP8hkirhJocXT2+zOD8yUNjXaWfTlyFKI=
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+github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.5 h1:JboBksRwiiAJWvIYJVo46AfV+IAIKZpfrSzVKj42R4Q=
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@@ -51,11 +74,14 @@ github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences v1.0.1/go.mod h1:T0+1ngSBFLxv
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+github.com/kr/pty v1.1.5/go.mod h1:9r2w37qlBe7rQ6e1fg1S/9xpWHSnaqNdHD3WcMdbPDA=
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+github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.0.0-20190614124828-94de47d64c63 h1:nTT4s92Dgz2HlrB2NaMgvlfqHH39OgMhA7z3PK7PGD4=
+github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.0.0-20190614124828-94de47d64c63/go.mod h1:C1wdFJiN94OJF2b5HbByQZoLdCWB1Yqtg26g4irojpc=
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@@ -66,9 +92,12 @@ github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.1 h1:9f412s+6RmYXLWZSEzVVgPGK7C2PphHj5RJrvfx9
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+github.com/onsi/ginkgo v1.8.0 h1:VkHVNpR4iVnU8XQR6DBm8BqYjN7CRzw+xKUbVVbbW9w=
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+github.com/onsi/gomega v1.5.0 h1:izbySO9zDPmjJ8rDjLvkA2zJHIo+HkYXHnf7eN7SSyo=
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+github.com/peterbourgon/diskv v2.0.1+incompatible h1:UBdAOUP5p4RWqPBg048CAvpKN+vxiaj6gdUUzhl4XmI=
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@@ -89,6 +118,7 @@ github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.3/go.mod h1:DYY7MBk1bdzusC3SYhjObp+wFpr4gzcvqqNjLnIn
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+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.2.0/go.mod h1:qt09Ya8vawLte6SNmTgCsAVtYtaKzEcn8ATUoHMkEqE=
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@@ -116,9 +146,11 @@ gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+
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+gopkg.in/fsnotify.v1 v1.4.7 h1:xOHLXZwVvI9hhs+cLKq5+I5onOuwQLhQwiu63xxlHs4=
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+gopkg.in/tomb.v1 v1.0.0-20141024135613-dd632973f1e7 h1:uRGJdciOHaEIrze2W8Q3AKkepLTh2hOroT7a+7czfdQ=
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@@ -128,8 +160,11 @@ gotest.tools v2.2.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:DsYFclhRJ6vuDpmuTbkuFWG+y2sxOXAzmJt81
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+k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20190228160746-b3a7cee44a30 h1:TRb4wNWoBVrH9plmkp2q86FIDppkbrEXdXlxU3a3BMI=
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+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible h1:JUufWFNlI44MdtnjUqVnvh29rR37PQFzPbLXqhyOyX0=
+sigs.k8s.io/kustomize v2.0.3+incompatible/go.mod h1:MkjgH3RdOWrievjo6c9T245dYlB5QeXV4WCbnt/PEpU=
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diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp/BUILD b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp/BUILD
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..85dd4c3701dbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp/BUILD
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+load("@io_bazel_rules_go//go:def.bzl", "go_library")
+
+go_library(
+    name = "go_default_library",
+    srcs = ["raw.go"],
+    importmap = "k8s.io/kubernetes/vendor/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp",
+    importpath = "k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp",
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+    deps = [
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest:go_default_library",
+    ],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "package-srcs",
+    srcs = glob(["**"]),
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:private"],
+)
+
+filegroup(
+    name = "all-srcs",
+    srcs = [":package-srcs"],
+    tags = ["automanaged"],
+    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
+)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp/raw.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp/raw.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9bd366f7a5c23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp/raw.go
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2019 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package rawhttp
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+
+	"k8s.io/cli-runtime/pkg/genericclioptions"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+)
+
+// RawPost uses the REST client to POST content
+func RawPost(restClient *rest.RESTClient, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams, url, filename string) error {
+	return raw(restClient, streams, url, filename, "POST")
+}
+
+// RawPut uses the REST client to PUT content
+func RawPut(restClient *rest.RESTClient, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams, url, filename string) error {
+	return raw(restClient, streams, url, filename, "PUT")
+}
+
+// RawGet uses the REST client to GET content
+func RawGet(restClient *rest.RESTClient, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams, url string) error {
+	return raw(restClient, streams, url, "", "GET")
+}
+
+// RawDelete uses the REST client to DELETE content
+func RawDelete(restClient *rest.RESTClient, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams, url, filename string) error {
+	return raw(restClient, streams, url, filename, "DELETE")
+}
+
+// raw makes a simple HTTP request to the provided path on the server using the default credentials.
+func raw(restClient *rest.RESTClient, streams genericclioptions.IOStreams, url, filename, requestType string) error {
+	var data io.ReadCloser
+	switch {
+	case len(filename) == 0:
+		data = ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBuffer([]byte{}))
+
+	case filename == "-":
+		data = ioutil.NopCloser(streams.In)
+
+	default:
+		var err error
+		data, err = os.Open(filename)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	var request *rest.Request
+	switch requestType {
+	case "GET":
+		request = restClient.Get().RequestURI(url)
+	case "PUT":
+		request = restClient.Put().RequestURI(url).Body(data)
+	case "POST":
+		request = restClient.Post().RequestURI(url).Body(data)
+	case "DELETE":
+		request = restClient.Delete().RequestURI(url).Body(data)
+
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown requestType: %q", requestType)
+	}
+
+	stream, err := request.Stream()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer stream.Close()
+
+	_, err = io.Copy(streams.Out, stream)
+	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/test/cmd/core.sh b/test/cmd/core.sh
index 40ab6643243d3..6235a5314867c 100755
--- a/test/cmd/core.sh
+++ b/test/cmd/core.sh
@@ -687,8 +687,20 @@ run_create_secret_tests() {
     # Post-condition: jsonpath for .metadata.namespace should be empty for object since --namespace was not explicitly specified
     kube::test::if_empty_string "${output_message}"
 
-    kubectl create configmap tester-create-cm -o json --dry-run | kubectl create "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces/default/configmaps -f -
-    kubectl delete -ndefault "${kube_flags[@]}" configmap tester-create-cm
+
+    # check to make sure that replace correctly PUTs to a URL
+    kubectl create configmap tester-update-cm -o json --dry-run | kubectl create "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces/default/configmaps -f -
+    output_message=$(kubectl create configmap tester-update-cm --from-literal=key1=config1 -o json --dry-run | kubectl replace "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces/default/configmaps/tester-update-cm -f -)
+    # the message should show the body returned which will include a UID not present in the input
+    kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'uid'
+    # if the PUT was well-formed, the server will now have a key and value we can retrieve on GET
+    output_message=$(kubectl get "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces/default/configmaps/tester-update-cm 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+    kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'config1'
+
+    # if DELETE raw works correctly, this will delete the configmap
+    kubectl delete "${kube_flags[@]}" --raw /api/v1/namespaces/default/configmaps/tester-update-cm
+    output_message=$(! kubectl get "${kube_flags[@]}" configmap tester-update-cm 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
+    kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'configmaps "tester-update-cm" not found'
 
     set +o nounset
     set +o errexit
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 060f47e2704c8..0a1ffe0c53639 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1637,6 +1637,7 @@ k8s.io/kube-proxy/config/v1alpha1
 # k8s.io/kube-scheduler v0.0.0 => ./staging/src/k8s.io/kube-scheduler
 k8s.io/kube-scheduler/config/v1alpha1
 # k8s.io/kubectl v0.0.0 => ./staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl
+k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/rawhttp
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/certificate
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/deployment
 k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/util/event