diff --git a/hack/test-end-to-end.sh b/hack/test-end-to-end.sh
index cd3811f5f5f2..4b65d8b7d5af 100755
--- a/hack/test-end-to-end.sh
+++ b/hack/test-end-to-end.sh
@@ -290,6 +290,14 @@ wait_for_command '[[ "$(osc get endpoints router -t "{{ if .endpoints }}{{ len .
 echo "[INFO] Validating routed app response..."
 validate_response "-s -k --resolve www.example.com:443:${CONTAINER_ACCESSIBLE_API_HOST} https://www.example.com" "Hello from OpenShift" 0.2 50
 
+# Remote command execution
+registry_pod=$(osc get pod | grep docker-registry | awk '{print $1}')
+osc exec -p ${registry_pod} whoami | grep root
+
+# Port forwarding
+osc port-forward -p ${registry_pod} 5001:5000 &
+wait_for_url_timed "http://localhost:5001/" "[INFO] Docker registry says: " $((10*TIME_SEC))
+
 # UI e2e tests can be found in assets/test/e2e
 if [[ "$TEST_ASSETS" == "true" ]]; then
 	echo "[INFO] Running UI e2e tests..."
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/cli.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/cli.go
index dafc77c89e55..a17c00fd61d7 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/cli.go
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ func NewCommandCLI(name, fullName string) *cobra.Command {
 	cmds.AddCommand(cmd.NewCmdUpdate(fullName, f, out))
 	cmds.AddCommand(cmd.NewCmdDelete(fullName, f, out))
 	cmds.AddCommand(cmd.NewCmdLog(fullName, f, out))
+	cmds.AddCommand(cmd.NewCmdExec(fullName, f, os.Stdin, out, os.Stderr))
+	cmds.AddCommand(cmd.NewCmdPortForward(fullName, f))
 	cmds.AddCommand(f.NewCmdProxy(out))
 	cmds.AddCommand(kubecmd.NewCmdNamespace(out))
 	cmds.AddCommand(cmd.NewCmdProject(f, out))
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/wrappers.go b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/wrappers.go
index cab666375c94..e2ffb4c42255 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/wrappers.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/cli/cmd/wrappers.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Examples:
 func NewCmdCreate(fullName string, f *clientcmd.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := f.NewCmdCreate(out)
 	longDesc := `Create a resource by filename or stdin.
-	
+
 JSON and YAML formats are accepted.
 
 Examples:
@@ -121,3 +121,41 @@ Examples:
 	cmd.Long = fmt.Sprintf(longDesc, fullName)
 	return cmd
 }
+
+func NewCmdExec(fullName string, f *clientcmd.Factory, cmdIn io.Reader, cmdOut, cmdErr io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := f.NewCmdExec(cmdIn, cmdOut, cmdErr)
+	longDesc := `Execute a command in a container.
+
+Examples:
+
+	# get output from running 'date' in ruby-container from pod 123456-7890
+	$ %[1]s exec -p 123456-7890 -c ruby-container date
+
+	# switch to raw terminal mode, sends stdin to 'bash' in ruby-container from pod 123456-780 and sends stdout/stderr from 'bash' back to the client
+	$ %[1]s exec -p 123456-7890 -c ruby-container -i -t -- bash -il
+`
+	cmd.Long = fmt.Sprintf(longDesc, fullName)
+	return cmd
+}
+
+func NewCmdPortForward(fullName string, f *clientcmd.Factory) *cobra.Command {
+	cmd := f.NewCmdPortForward()
+	longDesc := `Forward 1 or more local ports to a pod.
+
+Examples:
+
+	# listens on ports 5000 and 6000 locally, forwarding data to/from ports 5000 and 6000 in the pod
+	$ %[1]s port-forward -p mypod 5000 6000
+
+	# listens on port 8888 locally, forwarding to 5000 in the pod
+	$ %[1]s port-forward -p mypod 8888:5000
+
+	# listens on a random port locally, forwarding to 5000 in the pod
+	$ %[1]s port-forward -p mypod :5000
+
+	# listens on a random port locally, forwarding to 5000 in the pod
+	$ %[1]s port-forward -p mypod 0:5000
+`
+	cmd.Long = fmt.Sprintf(longDesc, fullName)
+	return cmd
+}