diff --git a/magnum/db/api.py b/magnum/db/api.py
index c418e1f8c8..fddd12253f 100644
--- a/magnum/db/api.py
+++ b/magnum/db/api.py
@@ -638,9 +638,10 @@ class Connection(object):
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def get_rc_by_name(self, rc_name):
+    def get_rc_by_name(self, context, rc_name):
         """Return a ReplicationController.
 
+        :param context: The security context
         :param rc_name: The name of a ReplicationController.
         :returns: A ReplicationController.
         """
diff --git a/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 106748f12e..772de9551b 100644
--- a/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/magnum/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -894,9 +894,10 @@ class Connection(api.Connection):
         except NoResultFound:
             raise exception.ReplicationControllerNotFound(bay=bay_uuid)
 
-    def get_rc_by_name(self, rc_name):
-        query = model_query(models.ReplicationController).filter_by(
-            name=rc_name)
+    def get_rc_by_name(self, context, rc_name):
+        query = model_query(models.ReplicationController)
+        query = self._add_tenant_filters(context, query)
+        query = query.filter_by(name=rc_name)
         try:
             return query.one()
         except MultipleResultsFound:
diff --git a/magnum/objects/replicationcontroller.py b/magnum/objects/replicationcontroller.py
index f95d215f7c..84fae81393 100644
--- a/magnum/objects/replicationcontroller.py
+++ b/magnum/objects/replicationcontroller.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class ReplicationController(base.MagnumPersistentObject, base.MagnumObject,
         :param context: Security context
         :returns: a :class:`ReplicationController` object.
         """
-        db_rc = cls.dbapi.get_rc_by_name(name)
+        db_rc = cls.dbapi.get_rc_by_name(context, name)
         rc = ReplicationController._from_db_object(cls(context), db_rc)
         return rc
 
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/db/test_replicationcontroller.py b/magnum/tests/unit/db/test_replicationcontroller.py
index e079d0d1e9..8ce41da550 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/db/test_replicationcontroller.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/db/test_replicationcontroller.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class DbRCTestCase(base.DbTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.rc.uuid, rc.uuid)
 
     def test_get_rc_by_name(self):
-        res = self.dbapi.get_rc_by_name(self.rc.name)
+        res = self.dbapi.get_rc_by_name(self.context, self.rc.name)
         self.assertEqual(self.rc.name, res.name)
         self.assertEqual(self.rc.uuid, res.uuid)
 
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@ class DbRCTestCase(base.DbTestCase):
         utils.create_test_rc(bay_uuid=self.bay.uuid,
                              uuid=magnum_utils.generate_uuid())
         self.assertRaises(exception.Conflict, self.dbapi.get_rc_by_name,
-                          self.rc.name)
+                          self.context, self.rc.name)
 
     def test_get_rc_by_name_not_found(self):
         self.assertRaises(exception.ReplicationControllerNotFound,
-                          self.dbapi.get_rc_by_name,
+                          self.dbapi.get_rc_by_name, self.context,
                           'not_found')
 
     def test_get_rc_that_does_not_exist(self):
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_replicationcontroller.py b/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_replicationcontroller.py
index 658b0629f0..51ac3e7a78 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_replicationcontroller.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/objects/test_replicationcontroller.py
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ class TestReplicationControllerObject(base.DbTestCase):
             mock_get_rc.assert_called_once_with(self.context, uuid)
             self.assertEqual(self.context, rc._context)
 
+    def test_get_by_name(self):
+        name = self.fake_rc['name']
+        with mock.patch.object(self.dbapi, 'get_rc_by_name',
+                               autospec=True) as mock_get_rc:
+            mock_get_rc.return_value = self.fake_rc
+            rc = objects.ReplicationController.get_by_name(self.context,
+                                                           name)
+            mock_get_rc.assert_called_once_with(self.context, name)
+            self.assertEqual(self.context, rc._context)
+
     def test_list(self):
         with mock.patch.object(self.dbapi, 'get_rc_list',
                                autospec=True) as mock_get_list: