diff --git a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_roles.py b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_roles.py
index 784c233e6..bcf2948ec 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_roles.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/tests/unit/v3/test_roles.py
@@ -33,6 +33,32 @@ class RoleTests(utils.ClientTestCase, utils.CrudTests):
         kwargs.setdefault('name', uuid.uuid4().hex)
         return kwargs
 
+    def _new_domain_ref(self, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.setdefault('enabled', True)
+        kwargs.setdefault('name', uuid.uuid4().hex)
+        return kwargs
+
+    def test_create_with_domain_id(self):
+        ref = self.new_ref()
+        ref['domain_id'] = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        self.test_create(ref=ref)
+
+    def test_create_with_domain(self):
+        ref = self.new_ref()
+        domain_ref = self._new_domain_ref()
+        domain_ref['id'] = uuid.uuid4().hex
+        ref['domain_id'] = domain_ref['id']
+
+        self.stub_entity('POST', entity=ref, status_code=201)
+        returned = self.manager.create(name=ref['name'],
+                                       domain=domain_ref)
+        self.assertIsInstance(returned, self.model)
+        for attr in ref:
+            self.assertEqual(
+                getattr(returned, attr),
+                ref[attr],
+                'Expected different %s' % attr)
+
     def test_domain_role_grant(self):
         user_id = uuid.uuid4().hex
         domain_id = uuid.uuid4().hex
diff --git a/keystoneclient/v3/roles.py b/keystoneclient/v3/roles.py
index 4082eb6e9..1c00a696b 100644
--- a/keystoneclient/v3/roles.py
+++ b/keystoneclient/v3/roles.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Role(base.Resource):
     Attributes:
         * id: a uuid that identifies the role
         * name: user-facing identifier
+        * domain: optional domain for the role
 
     """
     pass
@@ -91,9 +92,14 @@ class RoleManager(base.CrudManager):
             raise exceptions.ValidationError(msg)
 
     @positional(1, enforcement=positional.WARN)
-    def create(self, name, **kwargs):
+    def create(self, name, domain=None, **kwargs):
+        domain_id = None
+        if domain:
+            domain_id = base.getid(domain)
+
         return super(RoleManager, self).create(
             name=name,
+            domain_id=domain_id,
             **kwargs)
 
     def _implied_role_url_tail(self, prior_role, implied_role):