diff --git a/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py b/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py
index 18a03d90..ad05b60c 100644
--- a/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py
+++ b/magnumclient/osc/v1/clusters.py
@@ -159,10 +159,16 @@ class CreateCluster(command.Command):
         parser.add_argument(
             '--master-lb-enabled',
             dest='master_lb_enabled',
-            action='store_true',
-            default=False,
-            help=_('Indicates whether created clusters should have '
-                   'a loadbalancer for API.'))
+            action='append_const',
+            default=[],
+            const=False,
+            help=_('Enable master LB creation on the new cluster'))
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--master-lb-disabled',
+            dest='master_lb_enabled',
+            action='append_const',
+            const=False,
+            help=_('Disable master LB creation on the new cluster'))
 
         return parser
 
@@ -215,6 +221,20 @@ class CreateCluster(command.Command):
         if parsed_args.master_lb_enabled:
             args["master_lb_enabled"] = parsed_args.master_lb_enabled
 
+        if len(parsed_args.master_lb_enabled) > 1:
+            raise exceptions.InvalidAttribute(
+                '--master-lb-enabled and '
+                '--master-lb-disabled are '
+                'mutually exclusive and '
+                'should be specified only once.')
+        elif len(parsed_args.master_lb_enabled) == 1:
+            args['master_lb_enabled'] = parsed_args.master_lb_enabled[0]
+            if (not args['master_lb_enabled'] and
+                    parsed_args.master_count > 1):
+                raise exceptions.InvalidAttribute(
+                    'Master node count can only be one if master '
+                    'loadbalancer is disabled.')
+
         cluster = mag_client.clusters.create(**args)
         print("Request to create cluster %s accepted"
               % cluster.uuid)
diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py b/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py
index 8b7359c4..f9faa4ac 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/osc/unit/v1/test_clusters.py
@@ -125,6 +125,25 @@ class TestClusterCreate(TestCluster):
         self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
         self.clusters_mock.create.assert_called_with(**expected_args)
 
+    def test_cluster_create_with_lb_disabled(self):
+        """Verifies master lb disabled properly parsed."""
+
+        expected_args = self._default_args
+        expected_args['master_lb_enabled'] = False
+        arglist = [
+            '--cluster-template', self._cluster.cluster_template_id,
+            '--master-lb-disabled',
+            self._cluster.name
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('cluster_template', self._cluster.cluster_template_id),
+            ('master_lb_enabled', [False]),
+            ('name', self._cluster.name)
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+        self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.clusters_mock.create.assert_called_with(**expected_args)
+
 
 class TestClusterDelete(TestCluster):