diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/doc.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/doc.go
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+// Package schedulerhints enables instances to provide the OpenStack scheduler
+// hints about where they should be placed in the cloud.
+package schedulerhints
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/requests.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/requests.go
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+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/requests.go
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+package schedulerhints
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/servers"
+)
+
+// SchedulerHints represents a set of scheduling hints that are passed to the
+// OpenStack scheduler
+type SchedulerHints struct {
+	// Group specifies a Server Group to place the instance in.
+	Group string
+
+	// DifferentHost will place the instance on a compute node that does not
+	// host the given instances.
+	DifferentHost []string
+
+	// SameHost will place the instance on a compute node that hosts the given
+	// instances.
+	SameHost []string
+
+	// Query is a conditional statement that results in compute nodes able to
+	// host the instance.
+	Query []string
+
+	// TargetCell specifies a cell name where the instance will be placed.
+	TargetCell string
+
+	// BuildNearHostIP specifies a subnet of compute nodes to host the instance.
+	BuildNearHostIP string
+}
+
+// SchedulerHintsBuilder builds the scheduler hints into a serializable format.
+type SchedulerHintsBuilder interface {
+	ToServerSchedulerHintsMap() (map[string]interface{}, error)
+}
+
+// ToServerSchedulerHintsMap builds the scheduler hints into a serializable format.
+func (opts SchedulerHints) ToServerSchedulerHintsMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	sh := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	uuidRegex, _ := regexp.Compile("^[a-z0-9]{8}-[a-z0-9]{4}-[1-5][a-z0-9]{3}-[a-z0-9]{4}-[a-z0-9]{12}$")
+
+	if opts.Group != "" {
+		if !uuidRegex.MatchString(opts.Group) {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Group must be a UUID")
+		}
+		sh["group"] = opts.Group
+	}
+
+	if len(opts.DifferentHost) > 0 {
+		for _, diffHost := range opts.DifferentHost {
+			if !uuidRegex.MatchString(diffHost) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("The hosts in DifferentHost must be in UUID format.")
+			}
+		}
+		sh["different_host"] = opts.DifferentHost
+	}
+
+	if len(opts.SameHost) > 0 {
+		for _, sameHost := range opts.SameHost {
+			if !uuidRegex.MatchString(sameHost) {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("The hosts in SameHost must be in UUID format.")
+			}
+		}
+		sh["same_host"] = opts.SameHost
+	}
+
+	/* Query can be something simple like:
+	     [">=", "$free_ram_mb", 1024]
+
+			Or more complex like:
+				['and',
+					['>=', '$free_ram_mb', 1024],
+					['>=', '$free_disk_mb', 200 * 1024]
+				]
+
+		Because of the possible complexity, just make sure the length is a minimum of 3.
+	*/
+	if len(opts.Query) > 0 {
+		if len(opts.Query) < 3 {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Query must be a conditional statement in the format of [op,variable,value]")
+		}
+		sh["query"] = opts.Query
+	}
+
+	if opts.TargetCell != "" {
+		sh["target_cell"] = opts.TargetCell
+	}
+
+	if opts.BuildNearHostIP != "" {
+		if _, _, err := net.ParseCIDR(opts.BuildNearHostIP); err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("BuildNearHostIP must be a valid subnet in the form 192.168.1.1/24")
+		}
+		ipParts := strings.Split(opts.BuildNearHostIP, "/")
+		sh["build_near_host_ip"] = ipParts[0]
+		sh["cidr"] = "/" + ipParts[1]
+	}
+
+	return sh, nil
+}
+
+// CreateOptsExt adds a SchedulerHints option to the base CreateOpts.
+type CreateOptsExt struct {
+	servers.CreateOptsBuilder
+
+	// SchedulerHints provides a set of hints to the scheduler.
+	SchedulerHints SchedulerHintsBuilder
+}
+
+// ToServerCreateMap adds the SchedulerHints option to the base server creation options.
+func (opts CreateOptsExt) ToServerCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	base, err := opts.CreateOptsBuilder.ToServerCreateMap()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	schedulerHints, err := opts.SchedulerHints.ToServerSchedulerHintsMap()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if len(schedulerHints) == 0 {
+		return base, nil
+	}
+
+	base["os:scheduler_hints"] = schedulerHints
+
+	return base, nil
+}
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/requests_test.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/requests_test.go
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+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/schedulerhints/requests_test.go
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+package schedulerhints
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/compute/v2/servers"
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+)
+
+func TestCreateOpts(t *testing.T) {
+	base := servers.CreateOpts{
+		Name:      "createdserver",
+		ImageRef:  "asdfasdfasdf",
+		FlavorRef: "performance1-1",
+	}
+
+	schedulerHints := SchedulerHints{
+		Group: "101aed42-22d9-4a3e-9ba1-21103b0d1aba",
+		DifferentHost: []string{
+			"a0cf03a5-d921-4877-bb5c-86d26cf818e1",
+			"8c19174f-4220-44f0-824a-cd1eeef10287",
+		},
+		SameHost: []string{
+			"a0cf03a5-d921-4877-bb5c-86d26cf818e1",
+			"8c19174f-4220-44f0-824a-cd1eeef10287",
+		},
+		Query:           []string{">=", "$free_ram_mb", "1024"},
+		TargetCell:      "foobar",
+		BuildNearHostIP: "192.168.1.1/24",
+	}
+
+	ext := CreateOptsExt{
+		CreateOptsBuilder: base,
+		SchedulerHints:    schedulerHints,
+	}
+
+	expected := `
+		{
+			"server": {
+				"name": "createdserver",
+				"imageRef": "asdfasdfasdf",
+				"flavorRef": "performance1-1"
+			},
+			"os:scheduler_hints": {
+				"group": "101aed42-22d9-4a3e-9ba1-21103b0d1aba",
+				"different_host": [
+					"a0cf03a5-d921-4877-bb5c-86d26cf818e1",
+					"8c19174f-4220-44f0-824a-cd1eeef10287"
+				],
+				"same_host": [
+					"a0cf03a5-d921-4877-bb5c-86d26cf818e1",
+					"8c19174f-4220-44f0-824a-cd1eeef10287"
+				],
+				"query": [
+					">=", "$free_ram_mb", "1024"
+				],
+				"target_cell": "foobar",
+				"build_near_host_ip": "192.168.1.1",
+				"cidr": "/24"
+			}
+		}
+	`
+	actual, err := ext.ToServerCreateMap()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+	th.CheckJSONEquals(t, expected, actual)
+}