diff --git a/manilaclient/osc/v2/share.py b/manilaclient/osc/v2/share.py
index 8d35d9090..12296e4a5 100644
--- a/manilaclient/osc/v2/share.py
+++ b/manilaclient/osc/v2/share.py
@@ -615,6 +615,14 @@ class SetShare(command.Command):
             help=_('Level of visibility for share. '
                    'Defines whether other tenants are able to see it or not. ')
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--status',
+            metavar='<status>',
+            default=None,
+            help=_('Explicitly update the status of a share (Admin only). '
+                   'Examples include: available, error, creating, deleting, '
+                   'error_deleting.')
+        )
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
@@ -648,6 +656,13 @@ class SetShare(command.Command):
                 LOG.error(_("Failed to update share display name, visibility "
                           "or display description: %s"), e)
                 result += 1
+        if parsed_args.status:
+            try:
+                share_obj.reset_state(parsed_args.status)
+            except Exception as e:
+                LOG.error(_(
+                    "Failed to set status for the share: %s"), e)
+                result += 1
 
         if result > 0:
             raise exceptions.CommandError(_("One or more of the "
diff --git a/manilaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_share.py b/manilaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_share.py
index 02b38fd45..f19e831f1 100644
--- a/manilaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_share.py
+++ b/manilaclient/tests/unit/osc/v2/test_share.py
@@ -1051,7 +1051,9 @@ class TestShareSet(TestShare):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestShareSet, self).setUp()
 
-        self._share = manila_fakes.FakeShare.create_one_share()
+        self._share = manila_fakes.FakeShare.create_one_share(
+            methods={"reset_state": None}
+        )
         self.shares_mock.get.return_value = self._share
 
         # Get the command object to test
@@ -1172,6 +1174,40 @@ class TestShareSet(TestShare):
         self.assertRaises(
             osc_exceptions.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action, parsed_args)
 
+    def test_share_set_status(self):
+        new_status = 'available'
+        arglist = [
+            self._share.id,
+            '--status', new_status
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('share', self._share.id),
+            ('status', new_status)
+        ]
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self._share.reset_state.assert_called_with(new_status)
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
+
+    def test_share_set_status_exception(self):
+        new_status = 'available'
+        arglist = [
+            self._share.id,
+            '--status', new_status
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('share', self._share.id),
+            ('status', new_status)
+        ]
+
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        self._share.reset_state.side_effect = Exception()
+        self.assertRaises(
+            osc_exceptions.CommandError, self.cmd.take_action, parsed_args)
+
 
 class TestShareUnset(TestShare):