diff --git a/lib/k8s/client.rb b/lib/k8s/client.rb
index c766f62..1f810ce 100644
--- a/lib/k8s/client.rb
+++ b/lib/k8s/client.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 require 'base64'
 require 'yajl'
 require 'monitor'
+require 'uri'
 
 require 'k8s/util'
 
diff --git a/lib/k8s/transport.rb b/lib/k8s/transport.rb
index 6e1ca48..35f050a 100644
--- a/lib/k8s/transport.rb
+++ b/lib/k8s/transport.rb
@@ -142,15 +142,17 @@ def self.in_cluster_config(**options)
       )
     end
 
-    attr_reader :server, :options
+    attr_reader :server, :options, :path_prefix
 
-    # @param server [String] URL with protocol://host:port - any /path is ignored
+    # @param server [String] URL with protocol://host:port (paths are preserved as well)
     # @param auth_token [String] optional Authorization: Bearer token
     # @param auth_username [String] optional Basic authentication username
     # @param auth_password [String] optional Basic authentication password
     # @param options [Hash] @see Excon.new
     def initialize(server, auth_token: nil, auth_username: nil, auth_password: nil, **options)
-      @server = server
+      uri = URI.parse(server)
+      @server = "#{uri.scheme}://#{uri.host}:#{uri.port}"
+      @path_prefix = File.join('/', uri.path, '/') # add leading and/or trailing slashes
       @auth_token = auth_token
       @auth_username = auth_username
       @auth_password = auth_password
@@ -175,10 +177,10 @@ def build_excon
       )
     end
 
-    # @param path [Array<String>] join path parts together to build the full URL
+    # @param parts [Array<String>] join path parts together to build the full URL
     # @return [String]
-    def path(*path)
-      File.join('/', *path)
+    def path(*parts)
+      File.join(path_prefix, *parts)
     end
 
     # @param request_object [Object] include request body using to_json
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/config/kubeadm-admin-with-path-prefix.conf b/spec/fixtures/config/kubeadm-admin-with-path-prefix.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43a94e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/fixtures/config/kubeadm-admin-with-path-prefix.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+clusters:
+- cluster:
+    certificate-authority-data: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0tCk1JSUN5RENDQWJDZ0F3SUJBZ0lCQURBTkJna3Foa2lHOXcwQkFRc0ZBREFWTVJNd0VRWURWUVFERXdwcmRXSmwKY201bGRHVnpNQjRYRFRFNE1EY3dOVEEyTWpjeE5Gb1hEVEk0TURjd01qQTJNamN4TkZvd0ZURVRNQkVHQTFVRQpBeE1LYTNWaVpYSnVaWFJsY3pDQ0FTSXdEUVlKS29aSWh2Y05BUUVCQlFBRGdnRVBBRENDQVFvQ2dnRUJBS0V4CjR0ZXN2V1hUV1Z4dlVQdzFwS29NNmE3NFhPRlRTdGF4d0YrcDFMVENUN3JmdlE3Nncwems4c3F1ZEh0MUlMRkgKMnpia1d2b3UrcFlhNUE1YUkxUjlMZk1vSGRPQ2ZUeXBqZmdDVVRzdDl1amxuZ0dmK3M0VFRqRndZMzBvSVNRWQpHaHUvajZBL3gzbWhhQ0psODM2SkhGeTZDTnE1OTk5MU5uMDlDT0RXc0NPbUZ6RHY3K2VaSGZiVzNIMjU1YUpFCm5zS2RHRTJ2ejNSdnVpbmRUUk1FZnhpc1RkRmx1YTZCMWp3MDF2MWRhWlcvek5sSXF6NDRieFJOTmlONFhLVngKeTJqb0dYSDI1aW5udmc4dDQwL1JCSStvamppcU1nQUlRUHVkdVJacW1pYnJMcytDdmtGcUVVWml3cWdWS0ZGQgpwVHQ0dHB5NjVIckZGZVdwcGFjQ0F3RUFBYU1qTUNFd0RnWURWUjBQQVFIL0JBUURBZ0trTUE4R0ExVWRFd0VCCi93UUZNQU1CQWY4d0RRWUpLb1pJaHZjTkFRRUxCUUFEZ2dFQkFKbGE3ejFWb0dPMmNiL00vK0RJcW1vQit4T2UKY0FJTUJxYTNXZUZQUXZ1N2dFbGh3cTBFRndTQmRtOUp6R0xqVHRxbGZ5ai8veEgwc08wdWt3WS9NTkRhODdsZQpXT1lsZFN3RW5WQXhmVjRvU0U1N2J4ci9NeE1YVnlYRXVDc1VOTFhXbG9SM251Y3hINHQzUFRSV0ZrejRyZ1ZSCk95WUtsL2w4VW9ZQWQ5VytsRHBaa1ZXa2oxbDZXQTJZck5YQVdtZTNnb2xMS3FLSUpZTUhKUlhVbnBHSWN2SHUKWVZDaGxqbjVQMnpubkVrRms5aTVtZjZ0ZDlXNEErc0cwTUJkV3c2bUl0RWRSZmM0MVNQWUgrcUQwZDZaZDNzUwo2ZzRhaXA4Z2dmRG9SbjBDL0FKb3lFVkxRL0ZPdy9ua0NJNnRDSDQ2amZXak0rb2plbFVDSHRMcHFjRT0KLS0tLS1FTkQgQ0VSVElGSUNBVEUtLS0tLQo=
+    server: "https://192.168.56.11:6443/k8s/clusters/c-dnmgm"
+  name: kubernetes
+contexts:
+- context:
+    cluster: kubernetes
+    user: kubernetes-admin
+  name: kubernetes-admin@kubernetes
+current-context: kubernetes-admin@kubernetes
+kind: Config
+preferences: {}
+users:
+- name: kubernetes-admin
+  user:
+    client-certificate-data: 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
+    client-key-data: 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
diff --git a/spec/k8s/api_client_spec.rb b/spec/k8s/api_client_spec.rb
index e8066f3..9397bd5 100644
--- a/spec/k8s/api_client_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/k8s/api_client_spec.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   include FixtureHelpers
 
   let(:transport) { K8s::Transport.new('http://localhost:8080') }
+  let(:transport_with_prefix) { K8s::Transport.new('http://localhost:8080/k8s/clusters/c-dnmgm') }
 
   context "for the v1 API" do
     subject { described_class.new(transport, 'v1') }
@@ -22,6 +23,20 @@
       end
     end
 
+    context "for URIs with a path prefix" do
+      subject { described_class.new(transport_with_prefix, 'v1') }
+
+      describe '#path' do
+        it "returns the correct root path" do
+          expect(subject.path).to eq '/k8s/clusters/c-dnmgm/api/v1'
+        end
+
+        it "returns the correct resource path" do
+          expect(subject.path('tests')).to eq '/k8s/clusters/c-dnmgm/api/v1/tests'
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     before do
       stub_request(:get, 'localhost:8080/api/v1')
       .to_return(
diff --git a/spec/k8s/transport_spec.rb b/spec/k8s/transport_spec.rb
index f6f07ad..cd10394 100644
--- a/spec/k8s/transport_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/k8s/transport_spec.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
         expect(subject.server).to eq 'https://192.168.56.11:6443'
       end
 
+      it 'uses the correct path' do
+        expect(subject.path).to eq '/'
+      end
+
       it 'uses the correct options' do
         expect(subject.options).to match(
           ssl_cert_store: OpenSSL::X509::Store,
@@ -23,6 +27,30 @@
         expect(subject.options[:ssl_cert_store].verify(server_cert)).to eq true
       end
 
+      context "for URIs with a path prefix" do
+        subject { described_class.config(K8s::Config.load_file(fixture_path('config/kubeadm-admin-with-path-prefix.conf')))}
+
+        it 'uses the correct server' do
+          expect(subject.server).to eq 'https://192.168.56.11:6443'
+        end
+
+        it 'uses the correct path' do
+          expect(subject.path).to eq '/k8s/clusters/c-dnmgm/'
+        end
+
+        it 'uses the correct options' do
+          expect(subject.options).to match(
+            ssl_cert_store: OpenSSL::X509::Store,
+            client_cert_data: /^-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----\n/,
+            client_key_data: /^-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----\n/,
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'uses an ssl_cert_store that verifies the server cert' do
+          expect(subject.options[:ssl_cert_store].verify(server_cert)).to eq true
+        end
+      end
+
       context "overriding the server option" do
         subject {
           described_class.config(K8s::Config.load_file(fixture_path('config/kubeadm-admin.conf')),
@@ -33,6 +61,21 @@
         it "uses the overriden server" do
           expect(subject.server).to eq 'http://localhost:8001'
         end
+
+        context "for URIs with a path prefix" do
+          subject { described_class.config(K8s::Config.load_file(fixture_path('config/kubeadm-admin-with-path-prefix.conf')),
+              server: 'http://localhost:8001',
+            )
+          }
+
+          it 'uses the correct server' do
+            expect(subject.server).to eq 'http://localhost:8001'
+          end
+
+          it 'uses the correct path' do
+            expect(subject.path).to eq '/'
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context "overriding other options" do