diff --git a/rackspace/lb/v1/vips/requests.go b/rackspace/lb/v1/vips/requests.go
index d4bdb98..92bd0b2 100644
--- a/rackspace/lb/v1/vips/requests.go
+++ b/rackspace/lb/v1/vips/requests.go
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package vips
 
 import (
+	"github.com/racker/perigee"
+
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
 	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/pagination"
 )
@@ -13,3 +15,57 @@
 		return VIPPage{pagination.SinglePageBase(r)}
 	})
 }
+
+// CreateOptsBuilder is the interface options structs have to satisfy in order
+// to be used in the main Create operation in this package. Since many
+// extensions decorate or modify the common logic, it is useful for them to
+// satisfy a basic interface in order for them to be used.
+type CreateOptsBuilder interface {
+	ToVIPCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error)
+}
+
+// CreateOpts is the common options struct used in this package's Create
+// operation.
+type CreateOpts struct {
+	ID string
+
+	Type string
+
+	Version string
+}
+
+// ToVIPCreateMap casts a CreateOpts struct to a map.
+func (opts CreateOpts) ToVIPCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	lb := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	if opts.ID != "" {
+		lb["id"] = opts.ID
+	}
+	if opts.Type != "" {
+		lb["type"] = opts.Type
+	}
+	if opts.Version != "" {
+		lb["ipVersion"] = opts.Version
+	}
+
+	return lb, nil
+}
+
+func Create(c *gophercloud.ServiceClient, lbID int, opts CreateOptsBuilder) CreateResult {
+	var res CreateResult
+
+	reqBody, err := opts.ToVIPCreateMap()
+	if err != nil {
+		res.Err = err
+		return res
+	}
+
+	_, res.Err = perigee.Request("POST", rootURL(c, lbID), perigee.Options{
+		MoreHeaders: c.AuthenticatedHeaders(),
+		ReqBody:     &reqBody,
+		Results:     &res.Body,
+		OkCodes:     []int{202},
+	})
+
+	return res
+}