diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18f1074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package snapshots
+
+import (
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+	blockstorage "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/blockstorage/v1"
+)
+
+func Create(c *blockstorage.Client, opts CreateOpts) (Snapshot, error) {
+	var ss Snapshot
+	h, err := c.GetHeaders()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ss, err
+	}
+	url := c.GetSnapshotsURL()
+	_, err = perigee.Request("POST", url, perigee.Options{
+		Results: &struct {
+			Snapshot *Snapshot `json:"snapshot"`
+		}{&ss},
+		ReqBody: map[string]interface{}{
+			"snapshot": opts,
+		},
+		MoreHeaders: h,
+	})
+	return ss, err
+}
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/snapshots.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/snapshots.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8525f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/snapshots.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package snapshots
+
+type Snapshot struct {
+	Status              string
+	Display_name        string
+	Created_at          string
+	Display_description string
+	Volume_id           string
+	Metadata            map[string]string
+	Id                  string
+	Size                int
+}
+
+type CreateOpts map[string]interface{}