diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/Client.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/Client.java
index 9e05cd01371..e7461dabfe1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/Client.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/Client.java
@@ -51,9 +51,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.indexedscripts.get.GetIndexedScriptResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.indexedscripts.put.PutIndexedScriptRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.indexedscripts.put.PutIndexedScriptRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.indexedscripts.put.PutIndexedScriptResponse;
-import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.SimulatePipelineRequest;
-import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder;
-import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.SimulatePipelineResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.percolate.MultiPercolateRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.percolate.MultiPercolateRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.percolate.MultiPercolateResponse;
@@ -85,7 +82,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.update.UpdateRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.update.UpdateResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.support.Headers;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Nullable;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.bytes.BytesReference;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.lease.Releasable;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 
@@ -596,21 +592,6 @@ public interface Client extends ElasticsearchClient, Releasable {
 
     void fieldStats(FieldStatsRequest request, ActionListener<FieldStatsResponse> listener);
 
-    /**
-     * Simulates an ingest pipeline
-     */
-    void simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request, ActionListener<SimulatePipelineResponse> listener);
-
-    /**
-     * Simulates an ingest pipeline
-     */
-    ActionFuture<SimulatePipelineResponse> simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request);
-
-    /**
-     * Simulates an ingest pipeline
-     */
-    SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder prepareSimulatePipeline(BytesReference source);
-
     /**
      * Returns this clients settings
      */
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/ClusterAdminClient.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/ClusterAdminClient.java
index 761ab1a529c..c56fd087062 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/ClusterAdminClient.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/ClusterAdminClient.java
@@ -91,6 +91,9 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.GetPipelineRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.GetPipelineResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.PutPipelineRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.PutPipelineRequestBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.SimulatePipelineRequest;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.SimulatePipelineResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ingest.WritePipelineResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.bytes.BytesReference;
 
@@ -528,4 +531,19 @@ public interface ClusterAdminClient extends ElasticsearchClient {
      * Returns a stored ingest pipeline
      */
     GetPipelineRequestBuilder prepareGetPipeline(String... ids);
+
+    /**
+     * Simulates an ingest pipeline
+     */
+    void simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request, ActionListener<SimulatePipelineResponse> listener);
+
+    /**
+     * Simulates an ingest pipeline
+     */
+    ActionFuture<SimulatePipelineResponse> simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request);
+
+    /**
+     * Simulates an ingest pipeline
+     */
+    SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder prepareSimulatePipeline(BytesReference source);
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/support/AbstractClient.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/support/AbstractClient.java
index 08a57e68d60..f8badc3a8fb 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/support/AbstractClient.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/client/support/AbstractClient.java
@@ -810,21 +810,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractClient extends AbstractComponent implements Client
         return new FieldStatsRequestBuilder(this, FieldStatsAction.INSTANCE);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request, ActionListener<SimulatePipelineResponse> listener) {
-        execute(SimulatePipelineAction.INSTANCE, request, listener);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public ActionFuture<SimulatePipelineResponse> simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request) {
-        return execute(SimulatePipelineAction.INSTANCE, request);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    public SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder prepareSimulatePipeline(BytesReference source) {
-        return new SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder(this, SimulatePipelineAction.INSTANCE, source);
-    }
-
     static class Admin implements AdminClient {
 
         private final ClusterAdmin clusterAdmin;
@@ -1249,6 +1234,21 @@ public abstract class AbstractClient extends AbstractComponent implements Client
         public GetPipelineRequestBuilder prepareGetPipeline(String... ids) {
             return new GetPipelineRequestBuilder(this, GetPipelineAction.INSTANCE, ids);
         }
+
+        @Override
+        public void simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request, ActionListener<SimulatePipelineResponse> listener) {
+            execute(SimulatePipelineAction.INSTANCE, request, listener);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public ActionFuture<SimulatePipelineResponse> simulatePipeline(SimulatePipelineRequest request) {
+            return execute(SimulatePipelineAction.INSTANCE, request);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder prepareSimulatePipeline(BytesReference source) {
+            return new SimulatePipelineRequestBuilder(this, SimulatePipelineAction.INSTANCE, source);
+        }
     }
 
     static class IndicesAdmin implements IndicesAdminClient {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/ingest/RestSimulatePipelineAction.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/ingest/RestSimulatePipelineAction.java
index 35cf43740a4..8e615505bb0 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/ingest/RestSimulatePipelineAction.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/rest/action/ingest/RestSimulatePipelineAction.java
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ public class RestSimulatePipelineAction extends BaseRestHandler {
         SimulatePipelineRequest request = new SimulatePipelineRequest(RestActions.getRestContent(restRequest));
         request.setId(restRequest.param("id"));
         request.setVerbose(restRequest.paramAsBoolean("verbose", false));
-        client.simulatePipeline(request, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
+        client.admin().cluster().simulatePipeline(request, new RestToXContentListener<>(channel));
     }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestClientIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestClientIT.java
index a645677a729..1a6e0c46df5 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestClientIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/ingest/IngestClientIT.java
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ public class IngestClientIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
             .endObject().bytes();
         SimulatePipelineResponse response;
         if (randomBoolean()) {
-            response = client().prepareSimulatePipeline(bytes)
+            response = client().admin().cluster().prepareSimulatePipeline(bytes)
                 .setId("_id").get();
         } else {
             SimulatePipelineRequest request = new SimulatePipelineRequest(bytes);
             request.setId("_id");
-            response = client().simulatePipeline(request).get();
+            response = client().admin().cluster().simulatePipeline(request).get();
         }
         assertThat(response.isVerbose(), equalTo(false));
         assertThat(response.getPipelineId(), equalTo("_id"));