diff --git a/config/__init__.py b/config/__init__.py
index e1bf7f57a..69ed7f1fc 100644
--- a/config/__init__.py
+++ b/config/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ from .config_exception import ConfigException
 from .incluster_config import load_incluster_config
 from .kube_config import (KUBE_CONFIG_DEFAULT_LOCATION,
                           list_kube_config_contexts, load_kube_config,
-                          load_kube_config_from_dict, new_client_from_config)
+                          load_kube_config_from_dict, new_client_from_config, new_client_from_config_dict)
 
 
 def load_config(**kwargs):
diff --git a/config/kube_config.py b/config/kube_config.py
index e5368f473..0b6fe56e3 100644
--- a/config/kube_config.py
+++ b/config/kube_config.py
@@ -871,3 +871,21 @@ def new_client_from_config(
                      client_configuration=client_config,
                      persist_config=persist_config)
     return ApiClient(configuration=client_config)
+
+
+def new_client_from_config_dict(
+        config_dict=None,
+        context=None,
+        persist_config=True,
+        temp_file_path=None):
+    """
+    Loads configuration the same as load_kube_config_from_dict but returns an ApiClient
+    to be used with any API object. This will allow the caller to concurrently
+    talk with multiple clusters.
+    """
+    client_config = type.__call__(Configuration)
+    load_kube_config_from_dict(config_dict=config_dict, context=context,
+                               client_configuration=client_config,
+                               persist_config=persist_config,
+                               temp_file_path=temp_file_path)
+    return ApiClient(configuration=client_config)
diff --git a/config/kube_config_test.py b/config/kube_config_test.py
index c33ffed7e..b90307594 100644
--- a/config/kube_config_test.py
+++ b/config/kube_config_test.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from .kube_config import (ENV_KUBECONFIG_PATH_SEPARATOR, CommandTokenSource,
                           _get_kube_config_loader,
                           _get_kube_config_loader_for_yaml_file,
                           list_kube_config_contexts, load_kube_config,
-                          load_kube_config_from_dict, new_client_from_config)
+                          load_kube_config_from_dict, new_client_from_config, new_client_from_config_dict)
 
 BEARER_TOKEN_FORMAT = "Bearer %s"
 
@@ -1351,6 +1351,13 @@ class TestKubeConfigLoader(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(BEARER_TOKEN_FORMAT % TEST_DATA_BASE64,
                          client.configuration.api_key['authorization'])
 
+    def test_new_client_from_config_dict(self):
+        client = new_client_from_config_dict(
+            config_dict=self.TEST_KUBE_CONFIG, context="simple_token")
+        self.assertEqual(TEST_HOST, client.configuration.host)
+        self.assertEqual(BEARER_TOKEN_FORMAT % TEST_DATA_BASE64,
+                         client.configuration.api_key['authorization'])
+
     def test_no_users_section(self):
         expected = FakeConfig(host=TEST_HOST)
         actual = FakeConfig()