diff --git a/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory.go b/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory.go
index 09e367bfef..336bbb5e47 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package kubectlcobra
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -81,3 +82,99 @@ func (i *Inventory) String() string {
 		i.GroupKind.Group, fieldSeparator,
 		i.GroupKind.Kind)
 }
+
+// InventorySet encapsulates a grouping of unique Inventory
+// structs. Organizes the Inventory structs with a map,
+// which ensures there are no duplicates. Allows set
+// operations such as merging sets and subtracting sets.
+type InventorySet struct {
+	set map[string]*Inventory
+}
+
+// NewInventorySet returns a pointer to an InventorySet
+// struct grouping the passed Inventory items.
+func NewInventorySet(items []*Inventory) *InventorySet {
+	invSet := InventorySet{set: map[string]*Inventory{}}
+	invSet.AddItems(items)
+	return &invSet
+}
+
+// GetItems returns the set of pointers to Inventory
+// structs.
+func (is *InventorySet) GetItems() []*Inventory {
+	items := []*Inventory{}
+	for _, item := range is.set {
+		items = append(items, item)
+	}
+	return items
+}
+
+// AddItems adds Inventory structs to the set which
+// are not already in the set.
+func (is *InventorySet) AddItems(items []*Inventory) {
+	for _, item := range items {
+		if item != nil {
+			is.set[item.String()] = item
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// DeleteItem removes an Inventory struct from the
+// set if it exists in the set. Returns true if the
+// Inventory item was deleted, false if it did not exist
+// in the set.
+func (is *InventorySet) DeleteItem(item *Inventory) bool {
+	if item == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	if _, ok := is.set[item.String()]; ok {
+		delete(is.set, item.String())
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// Merge combines the unique set of Inventory items from the
+// current set with the passed "other" set, returning a new
+// set or error. Returns an error if the passed set to merge
+// is nil.
+func (is *InventorySet) Merge(other *InventorySet) (*InventorySet, error) {
+	if other == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("InventorySet to merge is nil.")
+	}
+	// Copy the current InventorySet into result
+	result := NewInventorySet(is.GetItems())
+	result.AddItems(other.GetItems())
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// Subtract removes the Inventory items in the "other" set from the
+// current set, returning a new set. This does not modify the current
+// set. Returns an error if the passed set to subtract is nil.
+func (is *InventorySet) Subtract(other *InventorySet) (*InventorySet, error) {
+	if other == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("InventorySet to subtract is nil.")
+	}
+	// Copy the current InventorySet into result
+	result := NewInventorySet(is.GetItems())
+	// Remove each item in "other" which exists in "result"
+	for _, item := range other.GetItems() {
+		result.DeleteItem(item)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+// String returns a string describing set of Inventory structs.
+func (is *InventorySet) String() string {
+	strs := []string{}
+	for _, item := range is.GetItems() {
+		strs = append(strs, item.String())
+	}
+	sort.Strings(strs)
+	return strings.Join(strs, ", ")
+}
+
+// Size returns the number of Inventory structs in the set.
+func (is *InventorySet) Size() int {
+	return len(is.set)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory_test.go b/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory_test.go
index 2f6aaf080b..93fd9a0e87 100644
--- a/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kubectl/kubectlcobra/inventory_test.go
@@ -216,3 +216,274 @@ func TestParseInventory(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+var inventory1 = Inventory{
+	Namespace: "test-namespace",
+	Name:      "test-inv-1",
+	GroupKind: schema.GroupKind{
+		Group: "apps",
+		Kind:  "Deployment",
+	},
+}
+
+var inventory2 = Inventory{
+	Namespace: "test-namespace",
+	Name:      "test-inv-2",
+	GroupKind: schema.GroupKind{
+		Group: "",
+		Kind:  "Pod",
+	},
+}
+
+var inventory3 = Inventory{
+	Namespace: "test-namespace",
+	Name:      "test-inv-3",
+	GroupKind: schema.GroupKind{
+		Group: "",
+		Kind:  "Service",
+	},
+}
+
+var inventory4 = Inventory{
+	Namespace: "test-namespace",
+	Name:      "test-inv-4",
+	GroupKind: schema.GroupKind{
+		Group: "apps",
+		Kind:  "DaemonSet",
+	},
+}
+
+func TestNewInventorySet(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		items        []*Inventory
+		expectedStr  string
+		expectedSize int
+	}{
+		{
+			items:        []*Inventory{},
+			expectedStr:  "",
+			expectedSize: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			items:        []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			expectedStr:  "test-namespace_test-inv-1_apps_Deployment",
+			expectedSize: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			items:        []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			expectedStr:  "test-namespace_test-inv-1_apps_Deployment, test-namespace_test-inv-2__Pod",
+			expectedSize: 2,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		invSet := NewInventorySet(test.items)
+		actualStr := invSet.String()
+		actualSize := invSet.Size()
+		if test.expectedStr != actualStr {
+			t.Errorf("Expected InventorySet (%s), got (%s)\n", test.expectedStr, actualStr)
+		}
+		if test.expectedSize != actualSize {
+			t.Errorf("Expected InventorySet size (%d), got (%d)\n", test.expectedSize, actualSize)
+		}
+		actualItems := invSet.GetItems()
+		if len(test.items) != len(actualItems) {
+			t.Errorf("Expected num inventory items (%d), got (%d)\n", len(test.items), len(actualItems))
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInventorySetAddItems(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		initialItems  []*Inventory
+		addItems      []*Inventory
+		expectedItems []*Inventory
+	}{
+		// Adding no items to empty inventory set.
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{},
+			addItems:      []*Inventory{},
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		// Adding item to empty inventory set.
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{},
+			addItems:      []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+		},
+		// Adding no items does not change the inventory set
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			addItems:      []*Inventory{},
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+		},
+		// Adding an item which alread exists does not increase size.
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			addItems:      []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			addItems:      []*Inventory{&inventory3, &inventory4},
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2, &inventory3, &inventory4},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		invSet := NewInventorySet(test.initialItems)
+		invSet.AddItems(test.addItems)
+		if len(test.expectedItems) != invSet.Size() {
+			t.Errorf("Expected num inventory items (%d), got (%d)\n", len(test.expectedItems), invSet.Size())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInventorySetDeleteItem(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		initialItems  []*Inventory
+		deleteItem    *Inventory
+		expected      bool
+		expectedItems []*Inventory
+	}{
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{},
+			deleteItem:    nil,
+			expected:      false,
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{},
+			deleteItem:    &inventory1,
+			expected:      false,
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory2},
+			deleteItem:    &inventory1,
+			expected:      false,
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{&inventory2},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			deleteItem:    &inventory1,
+			expected:      true,
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			deleteItem:    &inventory1,
+			expected:      true,
+			expectedItems: []*Inventory{&inventory2},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		invSet := NewInventorySet(test.initialItems)
+		actual := invSet.DeleteItem(test.deleteItem)
+		if test.expected != actual {
+			t.Errorf("Expected return value (%t), got (%t)\n", test.expected, actual)
+		}
+		if len(test.expectedItems) != invSet.Size() {
+			t.Errorf("Expected num inventory items (%d), got (%d)\n", len(test.expectedItems), invSet.Size())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInventorySetMerge(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		set1   []*Inventory
+		set2   []*Inventory
+		merged []*Inventory
+	}{
+		{
+			set1:   []*Inventory{},
+			set2:   []*Inventory{},
+			merged: []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		{
+			set1:   []*Inventory{},
+			set2:   []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			merged: []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+		},
+		{
+			set1:   []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			set2:   []*Inventory{},
+			merged: []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+		},
+		{
+			set1:   []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			set2:   []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			merged: []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+		},
+		{
+			set1:   []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			set2:   []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			merged: []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+		},
+		{
+			set1:   []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			set2:   []*Inventory{&inventory3, &inventory4},
+			merged: []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2, &inventory3, &inventory4},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		invSet1 := NewInventorySet(test.set1)
+		invSet2 := NewInventorySet(test.set2)
+		expected := NewInventorySet(test.merged)
+		merged, _ := invSet1.Merge(invSet2)
+		if expected.Size() != merged.Size() {
+			t.Errorf("Expected merged inventory set size (%d), got (%d)\n", expected.Size(), merged.Size())
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestInventorySetSubtract(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		initialItems  []*Inventory
+		subtractItems []*Inventory
+		expected      []*Inventory
+	}{
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{},
+			subtractItems: []*Inventory{},
+			expected:      []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{},
+			subtractItems: []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			expected:      []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			subtractItems: []*Inventory{},
+			expected:      []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			subtractItems: []*Inventory{&inventory1},
+			expected:      []*Inventory{&inventory2},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			subtractItems: []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			expected:      []*Inventory{},
+		},
+		{
+			initialItems:  []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+			subtractItems: []*Inventory{&inventory3, &inventory4},
+			expected:      []*Inventory{&inventory1, &inventory2},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		invInitialItems := NewInventorySet(test.initialItems)
+		invSubtractItems := NewInventorySet(test.subtractItems)
+		expected := NewInventorySet(test.expected)
+		actual, _ := invInitialItems.Subtract(invSubtractItems)
+		if expected.Size() != actual.Size() {
+			t.Errorf("Expected subtracted inventory set size (%d), got (%d)\n", expected.Size(), actual.Size())
+		}
+	}
+}