diff --git a/manilaclient/base.py b/manilaclient/base.py
index 4e5b02f75..886ecf1fd 100644
--- a/manilaclient/base.py
+++ b/manilaclient/base.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class Manager(utils.HookableMixin):
     def api_version(self):
         return self.api.api_version
 
-    def _list(self, url, response_key, manager=None, body=None):
+    def _list(self, url, response_key, manager=None, body=None,
+              return_raw=None):
         """List the collection.
 
         :param url: a partial URL, e.g., '/shares'
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ class Manager(utils.HookableMixin):
                 pass
         with self.completion_cache('human_id', obj_class, mode="w"):
             with self.completion_cache('uuid', obj_class, mode="w"):
+                if return_raw:
+                    return data
                 resource = [obj_class(manager, res, loaded=True)
                             for res in data if res]
                 if 'count' in body:
@@ -167,9 +170,11 @@ class Manager(utils.HookableMixin):
             except UnicodeEncodeError:
                 pass
 
-    def _get(self, url, response_key=None):
+    def _get(self, url, response_key, return_raw=False):
         resp, body = self.api.client.get(url)
         if response_key:
+            if return_raw:
+                return body[response_key]
             return self.resource_class(self, body[response_key], loaded=True)
         else:
             return self.resource_class(self, body, loaded=True)
diff --git a/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shares.py b/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shares.py
index 0acf67cc8..a98eb30a1 100644
--- a/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shares.py
+++ b/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shares.py
@@ -332,15 +332,15 @@ class SharesTest(utils.TestCase):
             if version >= api_versions.APIVersion('2.69'):
                 manager.do_list.assert_called_once_with(
                     detailed=False, search_opts=search_opts3,
-                    sort_key=None, sort_dir=None)
+                    sort_key=None, sort_dir=None, return_raw=False)
             elif version >= api_versions.APIVersion('2.35'):
                 manager.do_list.assert_called_once_with(
                     detailed=False, search_opts=search_opts2,
-                    sort_key=None, sort_dir=None)
+                    sort_key=None, sort_dir=None, return_raw=False)
             else:
                 manager.do_list.assert_called_once_with(
                     detailed=False, search_opts=search_opts1,
-                    sort_key=None, sort_dir=None)
+                    sort_key=None, sort_dir=None, return_raw=False)
 
     def test_list_shares_index_with_search_opts(self):
         search_opts = {
diff --git a/manilaclient/v2/shares.py b/manilaclient/v2/shares.py
index 0964dd027..20aea68b5 100644
--- a/manilaclient/v2/shares.py
+++ b/manilaclient/v2/shares.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class ShareManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
     def create(self, share_proto, size, snapshot_id=None, name=None,
                description=None, metadata=None, share_network=None,
                share_type=None, is_public=False, availability_zone=None,
-               share_group_id=None, scheduler_hints=None):
+               share_group_id=None, scheduler_hints=None, return_raw=False):
         """Create a share.
 
         :param share_proto: text - share protocol for new share available
@@ -166,7 +166,8 @@ class ShareManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
         if share_group_id:
             body['share_group_id'] = share_group_id
 
-        return self._create('/shares', {'share': body}, 'share')
+        return self._create('/shares', {'share': body}, 'share',
+                            return_raw=return_raw)
 
     @api_versions.wraps("2.29")
     @api_versions.experimental_api
@@ -321,14 +322,15 @@ class ShareManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
         info = {'snapshot_id': snapshot_id}
         return self._action('revert', share, info=info)
 
-    def get(self, share):
+    def get(self, share, return_raw=False):
         """Get a share.
 
         :param share: either share object or text with its ID.
         :rtype: :class:`Share`
         """
         share_id = base.getid(share)
-        return self._get("/shares/%s" % share_id, "share")
+        return self._get("/shares/%s" % share_id, "share",
+                         return_raw=return_raw)
 
     def update(self, share, **kwargs):
         """Updates a share.
@@ -345,31 +347,34 @@ class ShareManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
 
     @api_versions.wraps("1.0", "2.34")
     def list(self, detailed=True, search_opts=None,
-             sort_key=None, sort_dir=None):
+             sort_key=None, sort_dir=None, return_raw=False):
         """Get a list of all shares."""
         search_opts = search_opts or {}
         search_opts.pop("export_location", None)
         search_opts.pop("is_soft_deleted", None)
         return self.do_list(detailed=detailed, search_opts=search_opts,
-                            sort_key=sort_key, sort_dir=sort_dir)
+                            sort_key=sort_key, sort_dir=sort_dir,
+                            return_raw=return_raw)
 
     @api_versions.wraps("2.35", "2.68")   # noqa
     def list(self, detailed=True, search_opts=None,   # noqa
-             sort_key=None, sort_dir=None):
+             sort_key=None, sort_dir=None, return_raw=False):
         """Get a list of all shares."""
         search_opts.pop("is_soft_deleted", None)
         return self.do_list(detailed=detailed, search_opts=search_opts,
-                            sort_key=sort_key, sort_dir=sort_dir)
+                            sort_key=sort_key, sort_dir=sort_dir,
+                            return_raw=return_raw)
 
     @api_versions.wraps("2.69")  # noqa
     def list(self, detailed=True, search_opts=None,  # noqa
-             sort_key=None, sort_dir=None):
+             sort_key=None, sort_dir=None, return_raw=False):
         """Get a list of all shares."""
         return self.do_list(detailed=detailed, search_opts=search_opts,
-                            sort_key=sort_key, sort_dir=sort_dir)
+                            sort_key=sort_key, sort_dir=sort_dir,
+                            return_raw=return_raw)
 
     def do_list(self, detailed=True, search_opts=None,
-                sort_key=None, sort_dir=None):
+                sort_key=None, sort_dir=None, return_raw=False):
         """Get a list of all shares.
 
         :param detailed: Whether to return detailed share info or not.
@@ -440,7 +445,7 @@ class ShareManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
         else:
             path = "/shares%s" % (query_string,)
 
-        return self._list(path, 'shares')
+        return self._list(path, 'shares', return_raw=return_raw)
 
     def delete(self, share, share_group_id=None):
         """Delete a share.