diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
index 90c2ec3..1fc3e27 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/requests.go
@@ -24,6 +24,22 @@
 	return ss, err
 }
 
+func Get(c *blockstorage.Client, opts GetOpts) (Snapshot, error) {
+	var ss Snapshot
+	h, err := c.GetHeaders()
+	if err != nil {
+		return ss, err
+	}
+	url := c.GetSnapshotURL(opts["id"])
+	_, err = perigee.Request("GET", url, perigee.Options{
+		Results: &struct {
+			Snapshot *Snapshot `json:"snapshot"`
+		}{&ss},
+		MoreHeaders: h,
+	})
+	return ss, err
+}
+
 func Delete(c *blockstorage.Client, opts DeleteOpts) error {
 	h, err := c.GetHeaders()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/snapshots.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/snapshots.go
index 6a76f85..bd5510a 100644
--- a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/snapshots.go
+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/snapshots.go
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@
 }
 
 type CreateOpts map[string]interface{}
+type GetOpts map[string]string
 type DeleteOpts map[string]string