diff --git a/openstack/client.go b/openstack/client.go
index 1193b19..1d3f4d7 100644
--- a/openstack/client.go
+++ b/openstack/client.go
@@ -261,3 +261,12 @@
 	}
 	return &gophercloud.ServiceClient{ProviderClient: client, Endpoint: url}, nil
 }
+
+func NewDBV1(client *gophercloud.ProviderClient, eo gophercloud.EndpointOpts) (*gophercloud.ServiceClient, error) {
+	eo.ApplyDefaults("database")
+	url, err := client.EndpointLocator(eo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &gophercloud.ServiceClient{ProviderClient: client, Endpoint: url}, nil
+}