diff --git a/openstack/client.go b/openstack/client.go
index 951f4ed..b533e83 100644
--- a/openstack/client.go
+++ b/openstack/client.go
@@ -281,6 +281,29 @@
 	return &gophercloud.ServiceClient{ProviderClient: client, Endpoint: url}, nil
 }
 
+// NewBlockStorageV2 creates a ServiceClient that may be used to access the v2 block storage service.
+func NewBlockStorageV2(client *gophercloud.ProviderClient, eo gophercloud.EndpointOpts) (*gophercloud.ServiceClient, error) {
+	eo.ApplyDefaults("volume")
+	url, err := client.EndpointLocator(eo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Force using v2 API
+	if strings.Contains(url, "/v1") {
+		url = strings.Replace(url, "/v1", "/v2", -1)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(url, "/v2") {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Block Storage v2 endpoint not found")
+	}
+
+	return &gophercloud.ServiceClient{
+		ProviderClient: client,
+		Endpoint:       url,
+		ResourceBase:   url,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // NewCDNV1 creates a ServiceClient that may be used to access the OpenStack v1
 // CDN service.
 func NewCDNV1(client *gophercloud.ProviderClient, eo gophercloud.EndpointOpts) (*gophercloud.ServiceClient, error) {