diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
index 15ca5bb7e01..0fbc92406f5 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/annotate.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (o AnnotateOptions) RunAnnotate() error {
 			return o.f.PrintObject(o.cmd, mapper, outputObj, o.out)
 		}
 
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, o.out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "annotated")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, o.out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "annotated")
 		return nil
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
index 51e40809cb8..eb22e926304 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/apply.go
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func RunApply(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, options *re
 				return cmdutil.AddSourceToErr("creating", info.Source, err)
 			}
 			count++
-			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "created")
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "created")
 			return nil
 		}
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func RunApply(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, options *re
 		}
 
 		count++
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "configured")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "configured")
 		return nil
 	})
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
index cf7791a6355..f4ac81239c8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/autoscale.go
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func RunAutoscale(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 			return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, object, out)
 		}
 
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "autoscaled")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd), "autoscaled")
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
index ae63929cc0c..16028213a53 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/create.go
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func RunCreate(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer, options *r
 		if !shortOutput {
 			f.PrintObjectSpecificMessage(info.Object, out)
 		}
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "created")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "created")
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ func RunCreateSubcommand(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, out io.Writer,
 	}
 
 	if useShortOutput := options.OutputFormat == "name"; useShortOutput || len(options.OutputFormat) == 0 {
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, useShortOutput, out, mapping.Resource, options.Name, "created")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, useShortOutput, out, mapping.Resource, options.Name, options.DryRun, "created")
 		return nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index 54130419d4f..daf7f808741 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func ReapResult(r *resource.Result, f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, isDefault
 			return cmdutil.AddSourceToErr("stopping", info.Source, err)
 		}
 		if !quiet {
-			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "deleted")
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "deleted")
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -222,6 +222,6 @@ func deleteResource(info *resource.Info, out io.Writer, shortOutput bool, mapper
 	if err := resource.NewHelper(info.Client, info.Mapping).Delete(info.Namespace, info.Name); err != nil {
 		return cmdutil.AddSourceToErr("deleting", info.Source, err)
 	}
-	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "deleted")
+	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "deleted")
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
index 4b3e362f89c..e5ca98cd5d0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) RunDrain() error {
 	if err = o.deletePods(pods); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, "node", o.nodeInfo.Name, "drained")
+	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, "node", o.nodeInfo.Name, false, "drained")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) deletePods(pods []api.Pod) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, "pod", pod.Name, "deleted")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, "pod", pod.Name, false, "deleted")
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) RunCordonOrUncordon(desired bool) error {
 	if o.nodeInfo.Mapping.GroupVersionKind.Kind == "Node" {
 		unsched := reflect.ValueOf(o.nodeInfo.Object).Elem().FieldByName("Spec").FieldByName("Unschedulable")
 		if unsched.Bool() == desired {
-			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, o.nodeInfo.Mapping.Resource, o.nodeInfo.Name, already(desired))
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, o.nodeInfo.Mapping.Resource, o.nodeInfo.Name, false, already(desired))
 		} else {
 			helper := resource.NewHelper(o.restClient, o.nodeInfo.Mapping)
 			unsched.SetBool(desired)
@@ -416,10 +416,10 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) RunCordonOrUncordon(desired bool) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, o.nodeInfo.Mapping.Resource, o.nodeInfo.Name, changed(desired))
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, o.nodeInfo.Mapping.Resource, o.nodeInfo.Name, false, changed(desired))
 		}
 	} else {
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, o.nodeInfo.Mapping.Resource, o.nodeInfo.Name, "skipped")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, o.nodeInfo.Mapping.Resource, o.nodeInfo.Name, false, "skipped")
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
index ab8c0eb037a..5c4df5628f6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/edit.go
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ func RunEdit(f *cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 
 				if reflect.DeepEqual(originalJS, editedJS) {
 					// no edit, so just skip it.
-					cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "skipped")
+					cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "skipped")
 					return nil
 				}
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ func RunEdit(f *cmdutil.Factory, out, errOut io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args
 					return nil
 				}
 				info.Refresh(patched, true)
-				cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "edited")
+				cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "edited")
 				return nil
 			})
 			if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
index 827873c4439..2f49b3b955e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose.go
@@ -253,7 +253,11 @@ func RunExpose(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 		}
 		info.Refresh(object, true)
 		if cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
-			return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, object, out)
+			if len(cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output")) > 0 {
+				return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, object, out)
+			}
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, true, "exposed")
+			return nil
 		}
 		if err := kubectl.CreateOrUpdateAnnotation(cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, cmdutil.ApplyAnnotationsFlag), info, f.JSONEncoder()); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -269,7 +273,7 @@ func RunExpose(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 			return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, object, out)
 		}
 
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "exposed")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "exposed")
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
index 509d4ab81bb..69940475860 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/expose_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ func TestRunExposeService(t *testing.T) {
 				continue
 			}
 
-			test.expected = buf.String()
+			test.expected = fmt.Sprintf("service %q exposed (dry run)", test.flags["name"])
 		}
 
 		if !strings.Contains(out, test.expected) {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
index 31186fd5dca..dbdfe6d2967 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/label.go
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ func RunLabel(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []stri
 		if outputFormat != "" {
 			return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, outputObj, out)
 		}
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, dataChangeMsg)
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd), dataChangeMsg)
 		return nil
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go
index 98e8032d6bc..fee7a8f6502 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/patch.go
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func RunPatch(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []stri
 			count++
 
 			if options.OutputFormat == "name" || len(options.OutputFormat) == 0 {
-				cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, options.OutputFormat == "name", out, "", name, "patched")
+				cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, options.OutputFormat == "name", out, "", name, false, "patched")
 			}
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go
index 9c14e13704c..12ce0b1257e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/replace.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func RunReplace(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []st
 
 		info.Refresh(obj, true)
 		f.PrintObjectSpecificMessage(obj, out)
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "replaced")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "replaced")
 		return nil
 	})
 }
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ func forceReplace(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []
 		count++
 		info.Refresh(obj, true)
 		f.PrintObjectSpecificMessage(obj, out)
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "replaced")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "replaced")
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
index 6cfcecb7cfd..dc37cc8eefa 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollingupdate.go
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ func RunRollingUpdate(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, arg
 		return err
 	}
 	_, res := meta.KindToResource(kinds[0])
-	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, res.Resource, oldName, message)
+	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, res.Resource, oldName, dryrun, message)
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
index 368a2fc1cc1..0a59bc294c2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_pause.go
@@ -133,10 +133,10 @@ func (o PauseConfig) RunPause() error {
 			continue
 		}
 		if isAlreadyPaused {
-			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "already paused")
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "already paused")
 			continue
 		}
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "paused")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "paused")
 	}
 	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(allErrs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
index 12db0a0fd1f..680d2806a41 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_resume.go
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ func (o ResumeConfig) RunResume() error {
 			continue
 		}
 		if isAlreadyResumed {
-			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "already resumed")
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "already resumed")
 			continue
 		}
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "resumed")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "resumed")
 	}
 	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(allErrs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
index 6104662845a..55cf0100bb8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/rollout/rollout_undo.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (o *UndoOptions) RunUndo() error {
 			allErrs = append(allErrs, cmdutil.AddSourceToErr("undoing", info.Source, err))
 			continue
 		}
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, result)
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, false, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, result)
 	}
 	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(allErrs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
index 83ebc8f76a9..f77b1c8dcae 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/run.go
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ func Run(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmdIn io.Reader, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer, cmd *cob
 	if outputFormat != "" || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
 		return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, obj, cmdOut)
 	}
-	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, cmdOut, mapping.Resource, args[0], "created")
+	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, cmdOut, mapping.Resource, args[0], cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd), "created")
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ func generateService(f *cmdutil.Factory, cmd *cobra.Command, args []string, serv
 	if cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output") != "" || cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd) {
 		return f.PrintObject(cmd, mapper, obj, out)
 	}
-	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, mapping.Resource, args[0], "created")
+	cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, out, mapping.Resource, args[0], cmdutil.GetDryRunFlag(cmd), "created")
 
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go
index e20f7224e41..c850d19afdd 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/scale.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func RunScale(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []stri
 			}
 		}
 		counter++
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "scaled")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, shortOutput, out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "scaled")
 		return nil
 	})
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
index eedd203c9fc..1e34312ec8b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/set/set_image.go
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (o *ImageOptions) Run() error {
 		}
 
 		info.Refresh(obj, true)
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, o.ShortOutput, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "image updated")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.Mapper, o.ShortOutput, o.Out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "image updated")
 	}
 	return utilerrors.NewAggregate(allErrs)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
index 66aa6216f91..caa27758d11 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/taint.go
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (o TaintOptions) RunTaint() error {
 			return o.f.PrintObject(o.cmd, mapper, outputObj, o.out)
 		}
 
-		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, o.out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, "tainted")
+		cmdutil.PrintSuccess(mapper, false, o.out, info.Mapping.Resource, info.Name, false, "tainted")
 		return nil
 	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
index c27cc29c263..60d724d7e7e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util/printing.go
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ func AddNoHeadersFlags(cmd *cobra.Command) {
 }
 
 // PrintSuccess prints message after finishing mutating operations
-func PrintSuccess(mapper meta.RESTMapper, shortOutput bool, out io.Writer, resource string, name string, operation string) {
+func PrintSuccess(mapper meta.RESTMapper, shortOutput bool, out io.Writer, resource string, name string, dryRun bool, operation string) {
 	resource, _ = mapper.ResourceSingularizer(resource)
+	dryRunMsg := ""
+	if dryRun {
+		dryRunMsg = " (dry run)"
+	}
 	if shortOutput {
 		// -o name: prints resource/name
 		if len(resource) > 0 {
@@ -68,9 +72,9 @@ func PrintSuccess(mapper meta.RESTMapper, shortOutput bool, out io.Writer, resou
 	} else {
 		// understandable output by default
 		if len(resource) > 0 {
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s \"%s\" %s\n", resource, name, operation)
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "%s \"%s\" %s%s\n", resource, name, operation, dryRunMsg)
 		} else {
-			fmt.Fprintf(out, "\"%s\" %s\n", name, operation)
+			fmt.Fprintf(out, "\"%s\" %s%s\n", name, operation, dryRunMsg)
 		}
 	}
 }