diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/util.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/util.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b882875
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+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/snapshots/util.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package snapshots
+
+import (
+	"github.com/rackspace/gophercloud"
+)
+
+func WaitForStatus(c *gophercloud.ServiceClient, id, status string, secs int) error {
+	return gophercloud.WaitFor(secs, func() (bool, error) {
+		current, err := Get(c, id).Extract()
+		if err != nil {
+			return false, err
+		}
+
+		if current.Status == status {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+
+		return false, nil
+	})
+}