diff --git a/acceptance/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips_test.go b/acceptance/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips_test.go
index 351020410e..b38d7283ca 100644
--- a/acceptance/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips_test.go
+++ b/acceptance/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package layer3
 
 import (
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/acceptance/clients"
@@ -10,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/acceptance/tools"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/networks"
+	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/openstack/networking/v2/subnets"
 )
 
 func TestLayer3FloatingIPsList(t *testing.T) {
@@ -98,3 +100,48 @@ func TestLayer3FloatingIPsCreateDelete(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unable to disassociate floating IP: %v", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestLayer3FloatingIPsCreateDeleteBySubnetID(t *testing.T) {
+	username := os.Getenv("OS_USERNAME")
+	if username != "admin" {
+		t.Skip("must be admin to run this test")
+	}
+
+	client, err := clients.NewNetworkV2Client()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to create a compute client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	choices, err := clients.AcceptanceTestChoicesFromEnv()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to get choices: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	listOpts := subnets.ListOpts{
+		NetworkID: choices.ExternalNetworkID,
+	}
+
+	subnetPages, err := subnets.List(client, listOpts).AllPages()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to list subnets: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	allSubnets, err := subnets.ExtractSubnets(subnetPages)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to extract subnets: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	createOpts := floatingips.CreateOpts{
+		FloatingNetworkID: choices.ExternalNetworkID,
+		SubnetID:          allSubnets[0].ID,
+	}
+
+	fip, err := floatingips.Create(client, createOpts).Extract()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Unable to create floating IP: %v")
+	}
+
+	tools.PrintResource(t, fip)
+
+	DeleteFloatingIP(t, client, fip.ID)
+}
diff --git a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/requests.go b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/requests.go
index 1c8a8b2f13..0a6eb62cb6 100644
--- a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/requests.go
+++ b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/requests.go
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ type CreateOpts struct {
 	FloatingIP        string `json:"floating_ip_address,omitempty"`
 	PortID            string `json:"port_id,omitempty"`
 	FixedIP           string `json:"fixed_ip_address,omitempty"`
+	SubnetID          string `json:"subnet_id,omitempty"`
 	TenantID          string `json:"tenant_id,omitempty"`
 }
 
diff --git a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/testing/requests_test.go b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/testing/requests_test.go
index c665a2ef18..89c028e8a7 100644
--- a/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/testing/requests_test.go
+++ b/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/layer3/floatingips/testing/requests_test.go
@@ -224,6 +224,58 @@ func TestCreateEmptyPort(t *testing.T) {
 	th.AssertEquals(t, "10.0.0.3", ip.FixedIP)
 }
 
+func TestCreateWithSubnetID(t *testing.T) {
+	th.SetupHTTP()
+	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+
+	th.Mux.HandleFunc("/v2.0/floatingips", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		th.TestMethod(t, r, "POST")
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "X-Auth-Token", fake.TokenID)
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "Content-Type", "application/json")
+		th.TestHeader(t, r, "Accept", "application/json")
+		th.TestJSONRequest(t, r, `
+{
+    "floatingip": {
+        "floating_network_id": "376da547-b977-4cfe-9cba-275c80debf57",
+        "subnet_id": "37adf01c-24db-467a-b845-7ab1e8216c01"
+    }
+}
+			`)
+
+		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusCreated)
+
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `
+{
+    "floatingip": {
+        "router_id": null,
+        "tenant_id": "4969c491a3c74ee4af974e6d800c62de",
+        "floating_network_id": "376da547-b977-4cfe-9cba-275c80debf57",
+        "fixed_ip_address": null,
+        "floating_ip_address": "172.24.4.3",
+        "port_id": null,
+        "id": "2f245a7b-796b-4f26-9cf9-9e82d248fda7"
+    }
+}
+		`)
+	})
+
+	options := floatingips.CreateOpts{
+		FloatingNetworkID: "376da547-b977-4cfe-9cba-275c80debf57",
+		SubnetID:          "37adf01c-24db-467a-b845-7ab1e8216c01",
+	}
+
+	ip, err := floatingips.Create(fake.ServiceClient(), options).Extract()
+	th.AssertNoErr(t, err)
+
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "2f245a7b-796b-4f26-9cf9-9e82d248fda7", ip.ID)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "4969c491a3c74ee4af974e6d800c62de", ip.TenantID)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "376da547-b977-4cfe-9cba-275c80debf57", ip.FloatingNetworkID)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "172.24.4.3", ip.FloatingIP)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "", ip.PortID)
+	th.AssertEquals(t, "", ip.FixedIP)
+}
+
 func TestGet(t *testing.T) {
 	th.SetupHTTP()
 	defer th.TeardownHTTP()