diff --git a/osc_lib/tests/test_utils.py b/osc_lib/tests/test_utils.py
index b1bef70..e4c01a2 100644
--- a/osc_lib/tests/test_utils.py
+++ b/osc_lib/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -322,6 +322,75 @@ class TestUtils(test_utils.TestCase):
         )
         self.assertEqual("0", utils.format_size(None))
 
+    def test_backward_compat_col_lister(self):
+        fake_col_headers = ['ID', 'Name', 'Size']
+        columns = ['Display Name']
+        column_map = {'Display Name': 'Name'}
+        results = utils.backward_compat_col_lister(fake_col_headers,
+                                                   columns,
+                                                   column_map)
+        self.assertIsInstance(results, list)
+        self.assertIn('Display Name', results)
+        self.assertNotIn('Name', results)
+        self.assertIn('ID', results)
+        self.assertIn('Size', results)
+
+    def test_backward_compat_col_lister_no_specify_column(self):
+        fake_col_headers = ['ID', 'Name', 'Size']
+        columns = []
+        column_map = {'Display Name': 'Name'}
+        results = utils.backward_compat_col_lister(fake_col_headers,
+                                                   columns,
+                                                   column_map)
+        self.assertIsInstance(results, list)
+        self.assertNotIn('Display Name', results)
+        self.assertIn('Name', results)
+        self.assertIn('ID', results)
+        self.assertIn('Size', results)
+
+    def test_backward_compat_col_lister_with_tuple_headers(self):
+        fake_col_headers = ('ID', 'Name', 'Size')
+        columns = ['Display Name']
+        column_map = {'Display Name': 'Name'}
+        results = utils.backward_compat_col_lister(fake_col_headers,
+                                                   columns,
+                                                   column_map)
+        self.assertIsInstance(results, list)
+        self.assertIn('Display Name', results)
+        self.assertNotIn('Name', results)
+        self.assertIn('ID', results)
+        self.assertIn('Size', results)
+
+    def test_backward_compat_col_showone(self):
+        fake_object = {'id': 'fake-id',
+                       'name': 'fake-name',
+                       'size': 'fake-size'}
+        columns = ['display_name']
+        column_map = {'display_name': 'name'}
+        results = utils.backward_compat_col_showone(fake_object,
+                                                    columns,
+                                                    column_map)
+        self.assertIsInstance(results, dict)
+        self.assertIn('display_name', results)
+        self.assertIn('id', results)
+        self.assertNotIn('name', results)
+        self.assertIn('size', results)
+
+    def test_backward_compat_col_showone_no_specify_column(self):
+        fake_object = {'id': 'fake-id',
+                       'name': 'fake-name',
+                       'size': 'fake-size'}
+        columns = []
+        column_map = {'display_name': 'name'}
+        results = utils.backward_compat_col_showone(fake_object,
+                                                    columns,
+                                                    column_map)
+        self.assertIsInstance(results, dict)
+        self.assertNotIn('display_name', results)
+        self.assertIn('id', results)
+        self.assertIn('name', results)
+        self.assertIn('size', results)
+
 
 class NoUniqueMatch(Exception):
     pass
diff --git a/osc_lib/utils.py b/osc_lib/utils.py
index 4f3d34f..dec5490 100644
--- a/osc_lib/utils.py
+++ b/osc_lib/utils.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 """Common client utilities"""
 
+import copy
 import getpass
 import logging
 import os
@@ -27,6 +28,9 @@ from osc_lib import exceptions
 from osc_lib.i18n import _
 
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
 def build_kwargs_dict(arg_name, value):
     """Return a dictionary containing `arg_name` if `value` is set."""
     kwargs = {}
@@ -526,3 +530,61 @@ def format_size(size):
     stripped = padded.rstrip('0').rstrip('.')
 
     return '%s%s' % (stripped, suffix[index])
+
+
+def backward_compat_col_lister(column_headers, columns, column_map):
+    """Convert the column headers to keep column backward compatibility.
+
+    Replace the new column name of column headers by old name, so that
+    the column headers can continue to support to show the old column name by
+    --column/-c option with old name, like: volume list -c 'Display Name'
+
+    :param column_headers: The column headers to be output in list command.
+    :param columns: The columns to be output.
+    :param column_map: The key of map is old column name, the value is new
+            column name, like: {'old_col': 'new_col'}
+    """
+    if not columns:
+        return column_headers
+    # NOTE(RuiChen): column_headers may be a tuple in some code, like:
+    #                volume v1, convert it to a list in order to change
+    #                the column name.
+    column_headers = list(column_headers)
+    for old_col, new_col in six.iteritems(column_map):
+        if old_col in columns:
+            LOG.warning(_('The column "%(old_column)s" was deprecated, '
+                          'please use "%(new_column)s" replace.') % {
+                              'old_column': old_col,
+                              'new_column': new_col}
+                        )
+            if new_col in column_headers:
+                column_headers[column_headers.index(new_col)] = old_col
+    return column_headers
+
+
+def backward_compat_col_showone(show_object, columns, column_map):
+    """Convert the output object to keep column backward compatibility.
+
+    Replace the new column name of output object by old name, so that
+    the object can continue to support to show the old column name by
+    --column/-c option with old name, like: volume show -c 'display_name'
+
+    :param show_object: The object to be output in create/show commands.
+    :param columns: The columns to be output.
+    :param column_map: The key of map is old column name, the value is new
+        column name, like: {'old_col': 'new_col'}
+    """
+    if not columns:
+        return show_object
+
+    show_object = copy.deepcopy(show_object)
+    for old_col, new_col in six.iteritems(column_map):
+        if old_col in columns:
+            LOG.warning(_('The column "%(old_column)s" was deprecated, '
+                          'please use "%(new_column)s" replace.') % {
+                              'old_column': old_col,
+                              'new_column': new_col}
+                        )
+            if new_col in show_object:
+                show_object.update({old_col: show_object.pop(new_col)})
+    return show_object