diff --git a/src/app/backend/handler/apihandler.go b/src/app/backend/handler/apihandler.go
index dd2402f30a60..d4d11b6b10a0 100644
--- a/src/app/backend/handler/apihandler.go
+++ b/src/app/backend/handler/apihandler.go
@@ -175,6 +175,11 @@ func CreateHttpApiHandler(client *client.Client, heapsterClient HeapsterClient,
 			To(apiHandler.handleGetDeployments).
 			Writes(deployment.DeploymentList{}))
 
+	apiV1Ws.Route(
+		apiV1Ws.GET("/deployment/{namespace}/{deployment}").
+			To(apiHandler.handleGetDeploymentDetail).
+			Writes(deployment.DeploymentDetail{}))
+
 	apiV1Ws.Route(
 		apiV1Ws.GET("/daemonset").
 			To(apiHandler.handleGetDaemonSetList).
@@ -420,6 +425,22 @@ func (apiHandler *ApiHandler) handleGetDeployments(
 	response.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusCreated, result)
 }
 
+// Handles get Deployment detail API call.
+func (apiHandler *ApiHandler) handleGetDeploymentDetail(
+	request *restful.Request, response *restful.Response) {
+
+	namespace := request.PathParameter("namespace")
+	name := request.PathParameter("deployment")
+	result, err := deployment.GetDeploymentDetail(apiHandler.client, namespace,
+		name)
+	if err != nil {
+		handleInternalError(response, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	response.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusOK, result)
+}
+
 // Handles get Pod list API call.
 func (apiHandler *ApiHandler) handleGetPods(
 	request *restful.Request, response *restful.Response) {
diff --git a/src/app/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentdetail.go b/src/app/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentdetail.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..997f96634ac8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentdetail.go
@@ -0,0 +1,148 @@
+package deployment
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/resource/common"
+	"github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/resource/replicaset"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
+	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/deployment"
+)
+
+type RollingUpdateStrategy struct {
+	MaxSurge       int `json:"maxSurge"`
+	MaxUnavailable int `json:"maxUnavailable"`
+}
+
+type StatusInfo struct {
+	// Total number of desired replicas on the deployment
+	Replicas int `json:"replicas"`
+
+	// Number of non-terminated pods that have the desired template spec
+	Updated int `json:"updated"`
+
+	// Number of available pods (ready for at least minReadySeconds)
+	// targeted by this deployment
+	Available int `json:"available"`
+
+	// Total number of unavailable pods targeted by this deployment.
+	Unavailable int `json:"unavailable"`
+}
+
+// ReplicaSetDetail is a presentation layer view of Kubernetes Replica Set resource. This means
+type DeploymentDetail struct {
+	ObjectMeta common.ObjectMeta `json:"objectMeta"`
+	TypeMeta   common.TypeMeta   `json:"typeMeta"`
+
+	// Label selector of the service.
+	Selector map[string]string `json:"selector"`
+
+	// Status information on the deployment
+	StatusInfo `json:"statusInfo"`
+
+	// The deployment strategy to use to replace existing pods with new ones.
+	// Valid options: Recreate, RollingUpdate
+	Strategy string `json:"strategy"`
+
+	// Min ready seconds
+	MinReadySeconds int `json:"minReadySeconds"`
+
+	// Rolling update strategy containing maxSurge and maxUnavailable
+	RollingUpdateStrategy `json:"rollingUpdateStrategy,omitempty"`
+
+	// RepliaSetList containing old replica sets from the deployment
+	OldReplicaSetList replicaset.ReplicaSetList `json:"oldReplicaSetList"`
+
+	// New replica set used by this deployment
+	NewReplicaSet replicaset.ReplicaSet `json:"newReplicaSet"`
+
+	// List of events related to this Deployment
+	EventList common.EventList `json:"eventList"`
+}
+
+func GetDeploymentDetail(client client.Interface, namespace string,
+	name string) (*DeploymentDetail, error) {
+
+	log.Printf("Getting details of %s deployment in %s namespace", name, namespace)
+
+	deploymentData, err := client.Extensions().Deployments(namespace).Get(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	channels := &common.ResourceChannels{
+		ReplicaSetList: common.GetReplicaSetListChannel(client.Extensions(), 1),
+		PodList:        common.GetPodListChannel(client, 1),
+	}
+
+	replicaSetList := <-channels.ReplicaSetList.List
+	if err := <-channels.ReplicaSetList.Error; err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	pods := <-channels.PodList.List
+	if err := <-channels.PodList.Error; err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	oldReplicaSets, _, err := deploymentutil.FindOldReplicaSets(
+		deploymentData, replicaSetList.Items, pods)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	newReplicaSet, err := deploymentutil.FindNewReplicaSet(deploymentData, replicaSetList.Items)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	events, err := GetDeploymentEvents(client, namespace, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return getDeploymentDetail(deploymentData, oldReplicaSets, newReplicaSet,
+		pods.Items, events), nil
+}
+
+func getDeploymentDetail(deployment *extensions.Deployment,
+	oldRs []*extensions.ReplicaSet, newRs *extensions.ReplicaSet,
+	pods []api.Pod, events *common.EventList) *DeploymentDetail {
+
+	newRsPodInfo := common.GetPodInfo(newRs.Status.Replicas, newRs.Spec.Replicas, pods)
+	newReplicaSet := replicaset.ToReplicaSet(newRs, &newRsPodInfo)
+
+	oldReplicaSets := make([]extensions.ReplicaSet, len(oldRs))
+	for i, replicaSet := range oldRs {
+		oldReplicaSets[i] = *replicaSet
+	}
+	oldReplicaSetList := replicaset.ToReplicaSetList(oldReplicaSets,
+		[]api.Service{}, pods, []api.Event{}, []api.Node{})
+
+	return &DeploymentDetail{
+		ObjectMeta:      common.NewObjectMeta(deployment.ObjectMeta),
+		TypeMeta:        common.NewTypeMeta(common.ResourceKindDeployment),
+		Selector:        deployment.Spec.Selector.MatchLabels,
+		StatusInfo:      GetStatusInfo(&deployment.Status),
+		Strategy:        string(deployment.Spec.Strategy.Type),
+		MinReadySeconds: deployment.Spec.MinReadySeconds,
+		RollingUpdateStrategy: RollingUpdateStrategy{
+			MaxSurge:       deployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxSurge.IntValue(),
+			MaxUnavailable: deployment.Spec.Strategy.RollingUpdate.MaxUnavailable.IntValue(),
+		},
+		OldReplicaSetList: *oldReplicaSetList,
+		NewReplicaSet:     newReplicaSet,
+		EventList:         *events,
+	}
+}
+
+func GetStatusInfo(deploymentStatus *extensions.DeploymentStatus) StatusInfo {
+	return StatusInfo{
+		Replicas:    deploymentStatus.Replicas,
+		Updated:     deploymentStatus.UpdatedReplicas,
+		Available:   deploymentStatus.AvailableReplicas,
+		Unavailable: deploymentStatus.UnavailableReplicas,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/app/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentevents.go b/src/app/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentevents.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..01c6047c8fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentevents.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package deployment
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/resource/common"
+	"github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/resource/event"
+	client "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned"
+)
+
+func GetDeploymentEvents(client client.Interface, namespace string, deploymentName string) (*common.EventList, error) {
+
+	log.Printf("Getting events related to %s deployment in %s namespace", deploymentName,
+		namespace)
+
+	// Get events for deployment.
+	dpEvents, err := event.GetEvents(client, namespace, deploymentName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if !event.IsTypeFilled(dpEvents) {
+		dpEvents = event.FillEventsType(dpEvents)
+	}
+
+	events := event.AppendEvents(dpEvents, common.EventList{
+		Namespace: namespace,
+		Events:    make([]common.Event, 0),
+	})
+
+	log.Printf("Found %d events related to %s deployment in %s namespace",
+		len(events.Events), deploymentName, namespace)
+
+	return &events, nil
+}
diff --git a/src/app/backend/resource/replicaset/replicasetlist.go b/src/app/backend/resource/replicaset/replicasetlist.go
index fc6922f20af4..f55476939ade 100644
--- a/src/app/backend/resource/replicaset/replicasetlist.go
+++ b/src/app/backend/resource/replicaset/replicasetlist.go
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ func GetReplicaSetListFromChannels(channels *common.ResourceChannels) (
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return getReplicaSetList(replicaSets.Items, services.Items, pods.Items, events.Items,
+	return ToReplicaSetList(replicaSets.Items, services.Items, pods.Items, events.Items,
 		nodes.Items), nil
 }
 
-func getReplicaSetList(replicaSets []extensions.ReplicaSet,
+func ToReplicaSetList(replicaSets []extensions.ReplicaSet,
 	services []api.Service, pods []api.Pod, events []api.Event,
 	nodes []api.Node) *ReplicaSetList {
 
@@ -116,14 +116,17 @@ func getReplicaSetList(replicaSets []extensions.ReplicaSet,
 			replicaSet.Spec.Selector.MatchLabels)
 		podInfo := getPodInfo(&replicaSet, matchingPods)
 
-		replicaSetList.ReplicaSets = append(replicaSetList.ReplicaSets,
-			ReplicaSet{
-				ObjectMeta:      common.NewObjectMeta(replicaSet.ObjectMeta),
-				TypeMeta:        common.NewTypeMeta(common.ResourceKindReplicaSet),
-				ContainerImages: common.GetContainerImages(&replicaSet.Spec.Template.Spec),
-				Pods:            podInfo,
-			})
+		replicaSetList.ReplicaSets = append(replicaSetList.ReplicaSets, ToReplicaSet(&replicaSet, &podInfo))
 	}
 
 	return replicaSetList
 }
+
+func ToReplicaSet(replicaSet *extensions.ReplicaSet, podInfo *common.PodInfo) ReplicaSet {
+	return ReplicaSet{
+		ObjectMeta:      common.NewObjectMeta(replicaSet.ObjectMeta),
+		TypeMeta:        common.NewTypeMeta(common.ResourceKindReplicaSet),
+		ContainerImages: common.GetContainerImages(&replicaSet.Spec.Template.Spec),
+		Pods:            *podInfo,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentdetail_test.go b/src/test/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentdetail_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..780950228c7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentdetail_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package deployment
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
+	deploymentutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/deployment"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/intstr"
+
+	"github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/resource/common"
+	"github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/resource/replicaset"
+)
+
+func TestGetDeploymentDetail(t *testing.T) {
+	podList := &api.PodList{}
+	eventList := &api.EventList{}
+
+	deployment := &extensions.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:   "test-name",
+			Labels: map[string]string{"track": "beta"},
+		},
+		Spec: extensions.DeploymentSpec{
+			Selector:        &unversioned.LabelSelector{MatchLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"}},
+			Replicas:        4,
+			MinReadySeconds: 5,
+			Strategy: extensions.DeploymentStrategy{
+				Type: extensions.RollingUpdateDeploymentStrategyType,
+				RollingUpdate: &extensions.RollingUpdateDeployment{
+					MaxSurge:       intstr.FromInt(1),
+					MaxUnavailable: intstr.FromString("1"),
+				},
+			},
+			Template: api.PodTemplateSpec{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "test-pod-name",
+					Labels: map[string]string{"track": "beta"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		Status: extensions.DeploymentStatus{
+			Replicas:            4,
+			UpdatedReplicas:     2,
+			AvailableReplicas:   3,
+			UnavailableReplicas: 1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	podTemplateSpec := deploymentutil.GetNewReplicaSetTemplate(deployment)
+
+	newReplicaSet := extensions.ReplicaSet{
+		ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "replica-set-1"},
+		Spec: extensions.ReplicaSetSpec{
+			Template: podTemplateSpec,
+		},
+	}
+
+	replicaSetList := &extensions.ReplicaSetList{
+		Items: []extensions.ReplicaSet{
+			newReplicaSet,
+			{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "replica-set-2"},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		namespace, name string
+		expectedActions []string
+		deployment      *extensions.Deployment
+		expected        *DeploymentDetail
+	}{
+		{
+			"test-namespace", "test-name",
+			[]string{"get", "list", "list", "list"},
+			deployment,
+			&DeploymentDetail{
+				ObjectMeta: common.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:   "test-name",
+					Labels: map[string]string{"track": "beta"},
+				},
+				TypeMeta: common.TypeMeta{Kind: common.ResourceKindDeployment},
+				Selector: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+				StatusInfo: StatusInfo{
+					Replicas:    4,
+					Updated:     2,
+					Available:   3,
+					Unavailable: 1,
+				},
+				Strategy:        "RollingUpdate",
+				MinReadySeconds: 5,
+				RollingUpdateStrategy: RollingUpdateStrategy{
+					MaxSurge:       1,
+					MaxUnavailable: 1,
+				},
+				OldReplicaSetList: replicaset.ReplicaSetList{ReplicaSets: []replicaset.ReplicaSet{}},
+				NewReplicaSet: replicaset.ReplicaSet{
+					ObjectMeta: common.NewObjectMeta(newReplicaSet.ObjectMeta),
+					TypeMeta:   common.NewTypeMeta(common.ResourceKindReplicaSet),
+					Pods:       common.PodInfo{Warnings: []common.Event{}},
+				},
+				EventList: common.EventList{
+					Namespace: "test-namespace",
+					Events:    []common.Event{},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+
+		fakeClient := testclient.NewSimpleFake(c.deployment, replicaSetList, podList, eventList)
+
+		actual, _ := GetDeploymentDetail(fakeClient, c.namespace, c.name)
+
+		actions := fakeClient.Actions()
+		if len(actions) != len(c.expectedActions) {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected actions: %v, expected %d actions got %d", actions,
+				len(c.expectedActions), len(actions))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for i, verb := range c.expectedActions {
+			if actions[i].GetVerb() != verb {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected action: %+v, expected %s",
+					actions[i], verb)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, c.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("GetDeploymentDetail(client, namespace, name) == \ngot: %#v, \nexpected %#v",
+				actual, c.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/test/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentevents_test.go b/src/test/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentevents_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8d1e06639bae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/backend/resource/deployment/deploymentevents_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+package deployment
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"testing"
+
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/extensions"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/unversioned/testclient"
+
+	"github.com/kubernetes/dashboard/resource/common"
+)
+
+func TestGetDeploymentEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		namespace, name string
+		eventList       *api.EventList
+		deployment      *extensions.Deployment
+		expectedActions []string
+		expected        *common.EventList
+	}{
+		{
+			"test-namespace", "test-name",
+			&api.EventList{Items: []api.Event{{Message: "test-message"}}},
+			&extensions.Deployment{
+				ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "test-replicaset"},
+				Spec: extensions.DeploymentSpec{
+					Selector: &unversioned.LabelSelector{
+						MatchLabels: map[string]string{},
+					}}},
+			[]string{"list"},
+			&common.EventList{
+				Namespace: "test-namespace",
+				Events: []common.Event{{
+					TypeMeta: common.TypeMeta{common.ResourceKindEvent},
+					Message:  "test-message",
+					Type:     api.EventTypeNormal,
+				}}},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		fakeClient := testclient.NewSimpleFake(c.eventList, c.deployment)
+
+		actual, _ := GetDeploymentEvents(fakeClient, c.namespace, c.name)
+
+		actions := fakeClient.Actions()
+		if len(actions) != len(c.expectedActions) {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected actions: %v, expected %d actions got %d", actions,
+				len(c.expectedActions), len(actions))
+			continue
+		}
+
+		for i, verb := range c.expectedActions {
+			if actions[i].GetVerb() != verb {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected action: %+v, expected %s",
+					actions[i], verb)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(actual, c.expected) {
+			t.Errorf("GetDeploymentEvents(client,%#v, %#v) == \ngot: %#v, \nexpected %#v",
+				c.namespace, c.name, actual, c.expected)
+		}
+	}
+}