diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage_test.go
index 2aef3d4..11025a0 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/blockstorage_test.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
-	v, err := volumes.Create(client, volumes.CreateOpts{
+	nv, err := volumes.Create(client, volumes.CreateOpts{
 		"size":         1,
 		"display_name": "test-volume",
 	})
@@ -68,10 +68,19 @@
 		t.Error(err)
 		return
 	}
+
 	defer func() {
 		err = volumes.Delete(client, volumes.DeleteOpts{
-			"id": v.Id,
+			"id": nv.Id,
 		})
 	}()
-	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", v)
+
+	gv, err := volumes.Get(client, volumes.GetOpts{
+		"id": nv.Id,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+		return
+	}
+	fmt.Printf("%+v\n", gv)
 }
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go
index a6d51fb..5dcbca0 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/requests.go
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@
 	return v, err
 }
 
+func Get(c *blockstorage.Client, opts GetOpts) (Volume, error) {
+	var v Volume
+	h, err := c.GetHeaders()
+	if err != nil {
+		return v, err
+	}
+	url := c.GetVolumeURL(opts["id"])
+	_, err = perigee.Request("GET", url, perigee.Options{
+		Results: &struct {
+			Volume *Volume `json:"volume"`
+		}{&v},
+		MoreHeaders: h,
+	})
+	return v, err
+}
+
 func Delete(c *blockstorage.Client, opts DeleteOpts) error {
 	h, err := c.GetHeaders()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/volumes.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/volumes.go
index 77f19af..741e4bf 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/volumes.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/volumes.go
@@ -16,4 +16,5 @@
 	Size                int
 }
 type CreateOpts map[string]interface{}
+type GetOpts map[string]string
 type DeleteOpts map[string]string