diff --git a/heatclient/tests/test_stacks.py b/heatclient/tests/test_stacks.py
index 722a9eb8..f2a4b961 100644
--- a/heatclient/tests/test_stacks.py
+++ b/heatclient/tests/test_stacks.py
@@ -53,3 +53,9 @@ class StackOperationsTest(testtools.TestCase):
         stack = Stack(manager, {'id': 'abcd1234'})
         stack.delete()
         manager.delete.assert_called_once_with('abcd1234')
+
+    def test_get_stack(self):
+        manager = MagicMock()
+        stack = Stack(manager, {'id': 'abcd1234', 'stack_name': 'the_stack'})
+        stack.get()
+        manager.get.assert_called_once_with('the_stack/abcd1234')
diff --git a/heatclient/v1/stacks.py b/heatclient/v1/stacks.py
index dabe8dd2..b9e76fc4 100644
--- a/heatclient/v1/stacks.py
+++ b/heatclient/v1/stacks.py
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ class Stack(base.Resource):
     def data(self, **kwargs):
         return self.manager.data(self, **kwargs)
 
+    def get(self):
+        # set_loaded() first ... so if we have to bail, we know we tried.
+        self.set_loaded(True)
+        if not hasattr(self.manager, 'get'):
+            return
+
+        new = self.manager.get('%s/%s' % (self.stack_name, self.id))
+        if new:
+            self._add_details(new._info)
+
     @property
     def action(self):
         s = self.stack_status