diff --git a/openstack/client.go b/openstack/client.go
index cfdfd1b..b06a981 100644
--- a/openstack/client.go
+++ b/openstack/client.go
@@ -269,6 +269,16 @@
 	return &gophercloud.ServiceClient{ProviderClient: client, Endpoint: url}, nil
 }
 
+// NewBlockStorageV3 creates a ServiceClient that may be used to access the v3 block storage service.
+func NewBlockStorageV3(client *gophercloud.ProviderClient, eo gophercloud.EndpointOpts) (*gophercloud.ServiceClient, error) {
+	eo.ApplyDefaults("volumev3")
+	url, err := client.EndpointLocator(eo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &gophercloud.ServiceClient{ProviderClient: client, Endpoint: url}, nil
+}
+
 // NewSharedFileSystemV2 creates a ServiceClient that may be used to access the v2 shared file system service.
 func NewSharedFileSystemV2(client *gophercloud.ProviderClient, eo gophercloud.EndpointOpts) (*gophercloud.ServiceClient, error) {
 	eo.ApplyDefaults("sharev2")