diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
index c8551df..16f1bb1 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import (
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	os "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/db/v1/instances"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
 
 // DatastoreOpts represents the configuration for how an instance stores data.
@@ -95,3 +96,11 @@
 func Create(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts os.CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
 	return CreateResult{os.Create(client, opts)}
 }
+
+func List(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient) pagination.Pager {
+	return os.List(client)
+}
+
+func Get(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) GetResult {
+	return GetResult{os.Get(client, id)}
+}
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
index 03dd47a..835297c 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/delegate_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,29 @@
 	fake "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/client"
 )
 
+var instanceID = "d4603f69-ec7e-4e9b-803f-600b9205576f"
+
+var expectedInstance = &Instance{
+	Created:   "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
+	Updated:   "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
+	Datastore: Datastore{Type: "mysql", Version: "5.6"},
+	Flavor: os.Flavor{
+		ID: "1",
+		Links: []gophercloud.Link{
+			gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "self"},
+			gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "bookmark"},
+		},
+	},
+	Hostname: "e09ad9a3f73309469cf1f43d11e79549caf9acf2.rackspaceclouddb.com",
+	ID:       instanceID,
+	Links: []gophercloud.Link{
+		gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "self"},
+	},
+	Name:   "json_rack_instance",
+	Status: "BUILD",
+	Volume: os.Volume{Size: 2},
+}
+
 func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
 	th.SetupHTTP()
 	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
@@ -37,27 +60,18 @@
 
 	instance, err := Create(fake.ServiceClient(), opts).Extract()
 
-	expected := &Instance{
-		Created:   "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
-		Updated:   "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
-		Datastore: Datastore{Type: "mysql", Version: "5.6"},
-		Flavor: os.Flavor{
-			ID: "1",
-			Links: []gophercloud.Link{
-				gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "self"},
-				gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "bookmark"},
-			},
-		},
-		Hostname: "e09ad9a3f73309469cf1f43d11e79549caf9acf2.rackspaceclouddb.com",
-		ID:       "d4603f69-ec7e-4e9b-803f-600b9205576f",
-		Links: []gophercloud.Link{
-			gophercloud.Link{Href: "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1", Rel: "self"},
-		},
-		Name:   "json_rack_instance",
-		Status: "BUILD",
-		Volume: os.Volume{Size: 2},
-	}
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, expectedInstance, instance)
+}
+
+func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
+	th.SetupHTTP()
+	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+
+	HandleGetInstanceSuccessfully(t, instanceID)
+
+	instance, err := Get(fake.ServiceClient(), instanceID).Extract()
 
 	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
-	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, expected, instance)
+	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, expectedInstance, instance)
 }
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go
index 79537ab..ac2471e 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/fixtures.go
@@ -9,6 +9,45 @@
 	fake "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/client"
 )
 
+const singleInstanceJson = `
+{
+  "instance": {
+    "created": "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
+    "datastore": {
+      "type": "mysql",
+      "version": "5.6"
+    },
+    "flavor": {
+      "id": "1",
+      "links": [
+        {
+          "href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
+          "rel": "self"
+        },
+        {
+          "href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
+          "rel": "bookmark"
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    "links": [
+      {
+        "href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
+        "rel": "self"
+      }
+    ],
+    "hostname": "e09ad9a3f73309469cf1f43d11e79549caf9acf2.rackspaceclouddb.com",
+    "id": "d4603f69-ec7e-4e9b-803f-600b9205576f",
+    "name": "json_rack_instance",
+    "status": "BUILD",
+    "updated": "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
+    "volume": {
+      "size": 2
+    }
+  }
+}
+`
+
 func HandleCreateInstanceSuccessfully(t *testing.T) {
 	th.Mux.HandleFunc("/instances", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		th.TestMethod(t, r, "POST")
@@ -51,43 +90,17 @@
 }
 `)
 
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, `
-{
-  "instance": {
-    "created": "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
-    "datastore": {
-      "type": "mysql",
-      "version": "5.6"
-    },
-    "flavor": {
-      "id": "1",
-      "links": [
-        {
-          "href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
-          "rel": "self"
-        },
-        {
-          "href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
-          "rel": "bookmark"
-        }
-      ]
-    },
-		"links": [
-			{
-				"href": "https://ord.databases.api.rackspacecloud.com/v1.0/1234/flavors/1",
-				"rel": "self"
-			}
-		],
-    "hostname": "e09ad9a3f73309469cf1f43d11e79549caf9acf2.rackspaceclouddb.com",
-    "id": "d4603f69-ec7e-4e9b-803f-600b9205576f",
-    "name": "json_rack_instance",
-    "status": "BUILD",
-    "updated": "2014-02-13T21:47:13",
-    "volume": {
-      "size": 2
-    }
-  }
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, singleInstanceJson)
+	})
 }
-`)
+
+func HandleGetInstanceSuccessfully(t *testing.T, id string) {
+	th.Mux.HandleFunc("/instances/"+id, func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		th.TestMethod(t, r, "GET")
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", fake.TokenID)
+
+		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, singleInstanceJson)
 	})
 }
diff --git a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go
index df13aed..cab403a 100644
--- a/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go
+++ b/rackspace/db/v1/instances/results.go
@@ -24,21 +24,32 @@
 	Volume    os.Volume
 }
 
-// CreateResult represents the result of a Create operation.
-type CreateResult struct {
-	os.CreateResult
-}
-
-func (r CreateResult) Extract() (*Instance, error) {
-	if r.Err != nil {
-		return nil, r.Err
+func commonExtract(err error, body interface{}) (*Instance, error) {
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
 	var response struct {
 		Instance Instance `mapstructure:"instance"`
 	}
 
-	err := mapstructure.Decode(r.Body, &response)
-
+	err = mapstructure.Decode(body, &response)
 	return &response.Instance, err
 }
+
+// CreateResult represents the result of a Create operation.
+type CreateResult struct {
+	os.CreateResult
+}
+
+func (r CreateResult) Extract() (*Instance, error) {
+	return commonExtract(r.Err, r.Body)
+}
+
+type GetResult struct {
+	os.GetResult
+}
+
+func (r GetResult) Extract() (*Instance, error) {
+	return commonExtract(r.Err, r.Body)
+}