diff --git a/openstack/storage/accounts/accounts.go b/openstack/storage/accounts/accounts.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb72072
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack/storage/accounts/accounts.go
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+package accounts
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+type UpdateOpts struct {
+	Metadata map[string]string
+	Headers  map[string]string
+}
+
+type GetOpts struct {
+	Headers map[string]string
+}
+
+// GetMetadata is a function that takes a GetResult (of type *perigee.Response)
+// and returns the custom metatdata associated with the account.
+func GetMetadata(gr GetResult) map[string]string {
+	metadata := make(map[string]string)
+	for k, v := range gr.HttpResponse.Header {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(k, "X-Account-Meta-") {
+			key := strings.TrimPrefix(k, "X-Account-Meta-")
+			metadata[key] = v[0]
+		}
+	}
+	return metadata
+}
diff --git a/openstack/storage/accounts/requests.go b/openstack/storage/accounts/requests.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c658d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openstack/storage/accounts/requests.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package accounts
+
+import (
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/storage"
+)
+
+type GetResult *perigee.Response
+
+// Update is a function that creates, updates, or deletes an account's metadata.
+func Update(c *storage.Client, opts UpdateOpts) error {
+	h, err := c.GetHeaders()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for k, v := range opts.Headers {
+		h[k] = v
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range opts.Metadata {
+		h["X-Account-Meta-"+k] = v
+	}
+
+	url := c.GetAccountURL()
+	_, err = perigee.Request("POST", url, perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: h,
+		OkCodes:     []int{204},
+	})
+	return err
+}
+
+// Get is a function that retrieves an account's metadata. To extract just the custom
+// metadata, pass the GetResult response to the GetMetadata function.
+func Get(c *storage.Client, opts GetOpts) (GetResult, error) {
+	h, err := c.GetHeaders()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range opts.Headers {
+		h[k] = v
+	}
+
+	url := c.GetAccountURL()
+	resp, err := perigee.Request("HEAD", url, perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: h,
+		OkCodes:     []int{204},
+	})
+	return resp, err
+}