diff --git a/docker/autoscaler/Dockerfile b/docker/autoscaler/Dockerfile
index 290035295..8d7fe6e99 100644
--- a/docker/autoscaler/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/autoscaler/Dockerfile
@@ -3,7 +3,14 @@ ARG WHEEL_PATH
 ARG WHEEL_NAME
 
 RUN apt update
-RUN apt install -y curl tmux screen rsync
+RUN apt install -y curl tmux screen rsync apt-transport-https
+
+# Install kubectl.
+RUN curl -s https://packages.cloud.google.com/apt/doc/apt-key.gpg | apt-key add -
+RUN touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
+RUN echo "deb http://apt.kubernetes.io/ kubernetes-xenial main" | tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/kubernetes.list
+RUN apt update
+RUN apt install -y kubectl
 
 # We have to uninstall wrapt this way for Tensorflow compatibility
 RUN conda remove -y wrapt