diff --git a/kubernetes/base/dynamic/resource.py b/kubernetes/base/dynamic/resource.py
index 6708f00d4..ca923a3e7 100644
--- a/kubernetes/base/dynamic/resource.py
+++ b/kubernetes/base/dynamic/resource.py
@@ -108,17 +108,21 @@ class Resource(object):
 class ResourceList(Resource):
     """ Represents a list of API objects """
 
-    def __init__(self, client, group='', api_version='v1', base_kind='', kind=None):
+    def __init__(self, client, group='', api_version='v1', base_kind='', kind=None, base_resource_lookup=None):
         self.client = client
         self.group = group
         self.api_version = api_version
         self.kind = kind or '{}List'.format(base_kind)
         self.base_kind = base_kind
+        self.base_resource_lookup = base_resource_lookup
         self.__base_resource = None
 
     def base_resource(self):
         if self.__base_resource:
             return self.__base_resource
+        elif self.base_resource_lookup:
+            self.__base_resource = self.client.resources.get(**self.base_resource_lookup)
+            return self.__base_resource
         elif self.base_kind:
             self.__base_resource = self.client.resources.get(group=self.group, api_version=self.api_version, kind=self.base_kind)
             return self.__base_resource