diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_replicationcontrollers.py b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_replicationcontrollers.py
index 9c8c736c..c42c6509 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_replicationcontrollers.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_replicationcontrollers.py
@@ -69,6 +69,21 @@ fake_responses = {
             UPDATED_RC,
         ),
     },
+    '/v1/rcs/%s' % RC1['name']:
+    {
+        'GET': (
+            {},
+            RC1
+        ),
+        'DELETE': (
+            {},
+            None,
+        ),
+        'PATCH': (
+            {},
+            UPDATED_RC,
+        ),
+    },
 }
 
 
@@ -87,7 +102,7 @@ class RCManagerTest(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
         self.assertThat(rcs, matchers.HasLength(2))
 
-    def test_rc_show(self):
+    def test_rc_show_by_id(self):
         rc = self.mgr.get(RC1['id'])
         expect = [
             ('GET', '/v1/rcs/%s' % RC1['id'], {}, None)
@@ -96,6 +111,15 @@ class RCManagerTest(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(RC1['name'], rc.name)
         self.assertEqual(RC1['replicas'], rc.replicas)
 
+    def test_rc_show_by_name(self):
+        rc = self.mgr.get(RC1['name'])
+        expect = [
+            ('GET', '/v1/rcs/%s' % RC1['name'], {}, None)
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
+        self.assertEqual(RC1['name'], rc.name)
+        self.assertEqual(RC1['replicas'], rc.replicas)
+
     def test_rc_create(self):
         rc = self.mgr.create(**CREATE_RC)
         expect = [
@@ -104,7 +128,7 @@ class RCManagerTest(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
         self.assertTrue(rc)
 
-    def test_rc_delete(self):
+    def test_rc_delete_by_id(self):
         rc = self.mgr.delete(RC1['id'])
         expect = [
             ('DELETE', '/v1/rcs/%s' % RC1['id'], {}, None),
@@ -112,6 +136,14 @@ class RCManagerTest(testtools.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
         self.assertIsNone(rc)
 
+    def test_rc_delete_by_name(self):
+        rc = self.mgr.delete(RC1['name'])
+        expect = [
+            ('DELETE', '/v1/rcs/%s' % RC1['name'], {}, None),
+        ]
+        self.assertEqual(expect, self.api.calls)
+        self.assertIsNone(rc)
+
     def test_rc_update(self):
         patch = {'op': 'replace',
                  'value': NEW_REPLICAS,
diff --git a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
index fbb0dbac..d65c2baa 100644
--- a/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class ShellTest(base.TestCase):
         client_mock = mock.MagicMock()
         args = mock.MagicMock()
         rc_id = 'id'
-        args.id = [rc_id]
+        args.rcs = [rc_id]
 
         shell.do_rc_delete(client_mock, args)
         client_mock.rcs.delete.assert_called_once_with(rc_id)
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ class ShellTest(base.TestCase):
         client_mock = mock.MagicMock()
         args = mock.MagicMock()
         rc_id = 'id'
-        args.id = rc_id
+        args.rc = rc_id
 
         shell.do_rc_show(client_mock, args)
         client_mock.rcs.get.assert_called_once_with(rc_id)
diff --git a/magnumclient/v1/shell.py b/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
index 31cd1880..4c110aaa 100644
--- a/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -332,26 +332,26 @@ def do_rc_create(cs, args):
     _show_rc(rc)
 
 
-@utils.arg('id',
-           metavar='<rc_id>',
+@utils.arg('rcs',
+           metavar='<rcs>',
            nargs='+',
-           help='ID of the replication (controller)s to delete.')
+           help='ID or name of the replication (controller)s to delete.')
 def do_rc_delete(cs, args):
     """Delete specified replication controller."""
-    for id in args.id:
+    for rc in args.rcs:
         try:
-            cs.rcs.delete(id)
+            cs.rcs.delete(rc)
         except Exception as e:
             print("Delete for rc %(rc)s failed: %(e)s" %
-                  {'rc': id, 'e': e})
+                  {'rc': rc, 'e': e})
 
 
-@utils.arg('id',
-           metavar='<rc_id>',
-           help='ID of the replication controller to show.')
+@utils.arg('rc',
+           metavar='<rc>',
+           help='ID or name of the replication controller to show.')
 def do_rc_show(cs, args):
     """Show details about the given replication controller."""
-    rc = cs.rcs.get(args.id)
+    rc = cs.rcs.get(args.rc)
     _show_rc(rc)