diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions_negative.py
index 64aac80..0223c0d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions_negative.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         # to a project should fail
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
                           self.client.create_floating_ip,
-                          "non_exist_pool")
+                          pool="non_exist_pool")
 
     @test.attr(type=['negative'])
     @test.idempotent_id('ae1c55a8-552b-44d4-bfb6-2a115a15d0ba')
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 64f9e31..24877f4 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
         """Create a floating IP and associates to a server on Nova"""
 
         floating_ip = (self.compute_floating_ips_client.
-                       create_floating_ip(pool_name)['floating_ip'])
+                       create_floating_ip(pool=pool_name)['floating_ip'])
         self.addCleanup(self.delete_wrapper,
                         self.compute_floating_ips_client.delete_floating_ip,
                         floating_ip['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
index 69d06a3..b3e2f2f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
@@ -42,11 +42,14 @@
         self.validate_response(schema.create_get_floating_ip, resp, body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def create_floating_ip(self, pool_name=None):
-        """Allocate a floating IP to the project."""
+    def create_floating_ip(self, **kwargs):
+        """Allocate a floating IP to the project.
+
+        Available params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                              api-ref-compute-v2.1.html#createFloatingIP
+        """
         url = 'os-floating-ips'
-        post_body = {'pool': pool_name}
-        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
+        post_body = json.dumps(kwargs)
         resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         self.validate_response(schema.create_get_floating_ip, resp, body)