diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/doc.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/doc.go
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+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/doc.go
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+/*
+Package startstop provides functionality to start and stop servers that have
+been provisioned by the OpenStack Compute service.
+*/
+package startstop
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/fixtures.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/fixtures.go
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+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/fixtures.go
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+package startstop
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/client"
+)
+
+func mockStartServerResponse(t *testing.T, id string) {
+	th.Mux.HandleFunc("/servers/"+id+"/action", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		th.TestMethod(t, r, "POST")
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", client.TokenID)
+		th.TestJSONRequest(t, r, `{"os-start": null}`)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+	})
+}
+
+func mockStopServerResponse(t *testing.T, id string) {
+	th.Mux.HandleFunc("/servers/"+id+"/action", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		th.TestMethod(t, r, "POST")
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", client.TokenID)
+		th.TestJSONRequest(t, r, `{"os-stop": null}`)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusAccepted)
+	})
+}
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests.go
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+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests.go
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+package startstop
+
+import (
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+)
+
+func actionURL(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) string {
+	return client.ServiceURL("servers", id, "action")
+}
+
+// Start is the operation responsible for starting a Compute server.
+func Start(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) gophercloud.ErrResult {
+	var res gophercloud.ErrResult
+
+	reqBody := map[string]interface{}{"os-start": nil}
+
+	_, res.Err = perigee.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		ReqBody:     reqBody,
+		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	})
+
+	return res
+}
+
+// Stop is the operation responsible for stopping a Compute server.
+func Stop(client *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id string) gophercloud.ErrResult {
+	var res gophercloud.ErrResult
+
+	reqBody := map[string]interface{}{"os-stop": nil}
+
+	_, res.Err = perigee.Request("POST", actionURL(client, id), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: client.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		ReqBody:     reqBody,
+		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	})
+
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests_test.go b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests_test.go
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+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/extensions/startstop/requests_test.go
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+package startstop
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper/client"
+)
+
+const serverID = "{serverId}"
+
+func TestStart(t *testing.T) {
+	th.SetupHTTP()
+	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+
+	mockStartServerResponse(t, serverID)
+
+	err := Start(client.ServiceClient(), serverID).ExtractErr()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+}
+
+func TestStop(t *testing.T) {
+	th.SetupHTTP()
+	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+
+	mockStopServerResponse(t, serverID)
+
+	err := Stop(client.ServiceClient(), serverID).ExtractErr()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+}