diff --git a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests.go b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests.go
index 7337911..d2a0b6d 100644
--- a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import (
 	"strconv"
 
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/openstack/utils"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
@@ -83,3 +84,68 @@
 		return PoolPage{pagination.LinkedPageBase{LastHTTPResponse: r}}
 	})
 }
+
+const (
+	LBMethodRoundRobin       = "ROUND_ROBIN"
+	LBMethodLeastConnections = "LEAST_CONNECTIONS"
+
+	ProtocolTCP   = "TCP"
+	ProtocolHTTP  = "HTTP"
+	ProtocolHTTPS = "HTTPS"
+)
+
+// CreateOpts contains all the values needed to create a new pool.
+type CreateOpts struct {
+	// Only required if the caller has an admin role and wants to create a pool
+	// for another tenant.
+	TenantID string
+
+	// Required. Name of the pool.
+	Name string
+
+	// Required. The protocol used by the pool members, you can use either
+	// ProtocolTCP, ProtocolHTTP, or ProtocolHTTPS.
+	Protocol string
+
+	// The network on which the members of the pool will be located. Only members
+	// that are on this network can be added to the pool.
+	SubnetID string
+
+	// The algorithm used to distribute load between the members of the pool. The
+	// current specification supports LBMethodRoundRobin and
+	// LBMethodLeastConnections as valid values for this attribute.
+	LBMethod string
+}
+
+// Create accepts a CreateOpts struct and uses the values to create a new
+// load balancer pool.
+func Create(c *gophercloud.ServiceClient, opts CreateOpts) CreateResult {
+	type pool struct {
+		Name     string `json:"name,"`
+		TenantID string `json:"tenant_id"`
+		Protocol string `json:"protocol"`
+		SubnetID string `json:"subnet_id"`
+		LBMethod string `json:"lb_method"`
+	}
+	type request struct {
+		Pool pool `json:"pool"`
+	}
+
+	reqBody := request{Pool: pool{
+		Name:     opts.Name,
+		TenantID: opts.TenantID,
+		Protocol: opts.Protocol,
+		SubnetID: opts.SubnetID,
+		LBMethod: opts.LBMethod,
+	}}
+
+	var res CreateResult
+	_, err := perigee.Request("POST", rootURL(c), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: c.Provider.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
+		Results:     &res.Resp,
+		OkCodes:     []int{201},
+	})
+	res.Err = err
+	return res
+}
diff --git a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests_test.go b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests_test.go
index 6c3b23d..2ddcda8 100644
--- a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests_test.go
+++ b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/requests_test.go
@@ -110,3 +110,71 @@
 		t.Errorf("Expected 1 page, got %d", count)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestCreate(t *testing.T) {
+	th.SetupHTTP()
+	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+
+	th.Mux.HandleFunc("/v2.0/lb/pools", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		th.TestMethod(t, r, "POST")
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", tokenID)
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "Content-Type", "application/json")
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "Accept", "application/json")
+		th.TestJSONRequest(t, r, `
+{
+    "pool": {
+        "lb_method": "ROUND_ROBIN",
+        "protocol": "HTTP",
+        "name": "Example pool",
+        "subnet_id": "1981f108-3c48-48d2-b908-30f7d28532c9",
+        "tenant_id": "2ffc6e22aae24e4795f87155d24c896f"
+    }
+}
+			`)
+
+		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `
+{
+    "pool": {
+        "status": "PENDING_CREATE",
+        "lb_method": "ROUND_ROBIN",
+        "protocol": "HTTP",
+        "description": "",
+        "health_monitors": [],
+        "members": [],
+        "status_description": null,
+        "id": "69055154-f603-4a28-8951-7cc2d9e54a9a",
+        "vip_id": null,
+        "name": "Example pool",
+        "admin_state_up": true,
+        "subnet_id": "1981f108-3c48-48d2-b908-30f7d28532c9",
+        "tenant_id": "2ffc6e22aae24e4795f87155d24c896f",
+        "health_monitors_status": []
+    }
+}
+		`)
+	})
+
+	options := CreateOpts{
+		LBMethod: LBMethodRoundRobin,
+		Protocol: "HTTP",
+		Name:     "Example pool",
+		SubnetID: "1981f108-3c48-48d2-b908-30f7d28532c9",
+		TenantID: "2ffc6e22aae24e4795f87155d24c896f",
+	}
+	p, err := Create(serviceClient(), options).Extract()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "PENDING_CREATE", p.Status)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "ROUND_ROBIN", p.LBMethod)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "HTTP", p.Protocol)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "", p.Description)
+	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, []string{}, p.MonitorIDs)
+	th.AssertDeepEquals(t, []string{}, p.MemberIDs)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "69055154-f603-4a28-8951-7cc2d9e54a9a", p.ID)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "Example pool", p.Name)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "1981f108-3c48-48d2-b908-30f7d28532c9", p.SubnetID)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "2ffc6e22aae24e4795f87155d24c896f", p.TenantID)
+}
diff --git a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/results.go b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/results.go
index a9298b7..b077c75 100644
--- a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/results.go
+++ b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/lbaas/pools/results.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package pools
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+
 	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
 
@@ -23,7 +26,8 @@
 	// The IDs of associated monitors which check the health of the pool members.
 	MonitorIDs []string `json:"health_monitors" mapstructure:"health_monitors"`
 
-	// The ID of the subnet associated with the pool
+	// The network on which the members of the pool will be located. Only members
+	// that are on this network can be added to the pool.
 	SubnetID string `json:"subnet_id" mapstructure:"subnet_id"`
 
 	// Owner of the pool. Only an administrative user can specify a tenant ID
@@ -107,3 +111,43 @@
 
 	return resp.Pools, nil
 }
+
+type commonResult struct {
+	gophercloud.CommonResult
+}
+
+// Extract is a function that accepts a result and extracts a router.
+func (r commonResult) Extract() (*Pool, error) {
+	if r.Err != nil {
+		return nil, r.Err
+	}
+
+	var res struct {
+		Pool *Pool `json:"pool"`
+	}
+
+	err := mapstructure.Decode(r.Resp, &res)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error decoding Neutron pool: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return res.Pool, nil
+}
+
+// CreateResult represents the result of a create operation.
+type CreateResult struct {
+	commonResult
+}
+
+// GetResult represents the result of a get operation.
+type GetResult struct {
+	commonResult
+}
+
+// UpdateResult represents the result of an update operation.
+type UpdateResult struct {
+	commonResult
+}
+
+// DeleteResult represents the result of a delete operation.
+type DeleteResult commonResult