diff --git a/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py b/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py
index f0a3dc64e..027416b73 100644
--- a/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py
+++ b/ironicclient/osc/v1/baremetal_port.py
@@ -46,6 +46,11 @@ class CreateBaremetalPort(command.ShowOne):
             required=True,
             help=_('UUID of the node that this port belongs to.')
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--uuid',
+            dest='uuid',
+            metavar='<uuid>',
+            help=_('UUID of the port.'))
         parser.add_argument(
             '--extra',
             metavar="<key=value>",
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ class CreateBaremetalPort(command.ShowOne):
                 parsed_args.local_link_connection = (
                     parsed_args.local_link_connection_deprecated)
 
-        field_list = ['address', 'extra', 'node_uuid', 'pxe_enabled',
+        field_list = ['address', 'uuid', 'extra', 'node_uuid', 'pxe_enabled',
                       'local_link_connection', 'portgroup_uuid']
         fields = dict((k, v) for (k, v) in vars(parsed_args).items()
                       if k in field_list and v is not None)
diff --git a/ironicclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_baremetal_port.py b/ironicclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_baremetal_port.py
index 6a344b5ed..516585cd0 100644
--- a/ironicclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_baremetal_port.py
+++ b/ironicclient/tests/unit/osc/v1/test_baremetal_port.py
@@ -121,6 +121,34 @@ class TestCreateBaremetalPort(TestBaremetalPort):
                           self.check_parser,
                           self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
 
+    def test_baremetal_port_create_uuid(self):
+        port_uuid = "da6c8d2e-fbcd-457a-b2a7-cc5c775933af"
+        arglist = [
+            baremetal_fakes.baremetal_port_address,
+            '--node', baremetal_fakes.baremetal_uuid,
+            '--uuid', port_uuid
+        ]
+
+        verifylist = [
+            ('node_uuid', baremetal_fakes.baremetal_uuid),
+            ('address', baremetal_fakes.baremetal_port_address),
+            ('uuid', port_uuid)
+        ]
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        # DisplayCommandBase.take_action() returns two tuples
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        # Set expected values
+        args = {
+            'address': baremetal_fakes.baremetal_port_address,
+            'node_uuid': baremetal_fakes.baremetal_uuid,
+            'uuid': port_uuid
+        }
+
+        self.baremetal_mock.port.create.assert_called_once_with(**args)
+
     def _test_baremetal_port_create_llc_warning(self, additional_args,
                                                 additional_verify_items):
         arglist = [
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/osc-port-create-uuid-5da551b154540ef7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/osc-port-create-uuid-5da551b154540ef7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ac6e7522
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/osc-port-create-uuid-5da551b154540ef7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds the ``--uuid`` option for the ``openstack baremetal port create``
+    command so that the new port's UUID can be specified.