diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
index e63f8675e35ed..ba23225437a33 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -180,6 +180,34 @@ __custom_func() {
    * serviceaccounts (aka 'sa')
    * services (aka 'svc')
 `
+	usage_template = `{{if gt .Aliases 0}}
+
+Aliases:
+  {{.NameAndAliases}}
+{{end}}{{if .HasExample}}
+
+Examples:
+{{ .Example }}{{end}}{{ if .HasAvailableSubCommands}}
+
+Available Commands:{{range .Commands}}{{if .IsAvailableCommand}}
+  {{rpad .Name .NamePadding }} {{.Short}}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}{{ if .HasLocalFlags}}
+
+Flags:
+{{.LocalFlags.FlagUsages | trimRightSpace}}{{end}}{{ if .HasInheritedFlags}}
+
+Global Flags:
+{{.InheritedFlags.FlagUsages | trimRightSpace}}{{end}}{{if .HasHelpSubCommands}}
+
+Additional help topics:{{range .Commands}}{{if .IsHelpCommand}}
+  {{rpad .CommandPath .CommandPathPadding}} {{.Short}}{{end}}{{end}}{{end}}
+
+Usage:{{if .Runnable}}
+  {{if .HasFlags}}{{appendIfNotPresent .UseLine "[flags]"}}{{else}}{{.UseLine}}{{end}}{{end}}{{ if .HasSubCommands }}
+  {{ .CommandPath}} [command]
+
+Use "{{.CommandPath}} [command] --help" for more information about a command.{{end}}
+`
+	help_template = `{{with or .Long .Short }}{{. | trim}}{{end}}{{if or .Runnable .HasSubCommands}}{{.UsageString}}{{end}}`
 )
 
 // NewKubectlCommand creates the `kubectl` command and its nested children.
@@ -194,6 +222,8 @@ Find more information at https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes.`,
 		Run: runHelp,
 		BashCompletionFunction: bash_completion_func,
 	}
+	cmds.SetHelpTemplate(help_template)
+	cmds.SetUsageTemplate(usage_template)
 
 	f.BindFlags(cmds.PersistentFlags())
 	f.BindExternalFlags(cmds.PersistentFlags())
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go b/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go
index 0efeeb1957590..2216db9a3280a 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/spf13/cobra/command.go
@@ -295,9 +295,7 @@ func (c *Command) HelpTemplate() string {
 	if c.HasParent() {
 		return c.parent.HelpTemplate()
 	}
-	return `{{with or .Long .Short }}{{. | trim}}
-
-{{end}}{{if or .Runnable .HasSubCommands}}{{.UsageString}}{{end}}`
+	return `{{with or .Long .Short }}{{. | trim}}{{end}}{{if or .Runnable .HasSubCommands}}{{.UsageString}}{{end}}`
 }
 
 // Really only used when casting a command to a commander