diff --git a/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py b/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py
index 33a03480f..0f09fcd1a 100644
--- a/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py
+++ b/manilaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell.py
@@ -3066,6 +3066,7 @@ class ShellTest(test_utils.TestCase):
         '--description my_fake_description --name fake_name  fake-sg-id',
     )
     @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_find_share_group', mock.Mock())
+    @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_wait_for_resource_status', mock.Mock())
     def test_share_group_snapshot_create(self, data):
         fake_sg = type('FakeShareGroup', (object,), {'id': '1234'})
         shell_v2._find_share_group.return_value = fake_sg
@@ -3074,6 +3075,21 @@ class ShellTest(test_utils.TestCase):
 
         shell_v2._find_share_group.assert_called_with(mock.ANY, 'fake-sg-id')
         self.assert_called('POST', '/share-group-snapshots')
+        self.assertEqual(0, shell_v2._wait_for_resource_status.call_count)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_find_share_group', mock.Mock())
+    @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_wait_for_resource_status', mock.Mock())
+    def test_share_group_snapshot_create_with_wait(self):
+        fake_sg = type('FakeShareGroup', (object,), {'id': '1234'})
+        shell_v2._find_share_group.return_value = fake_sg
+        self.run_command('share-group-snapshot-create fake-sg-id --wait')
+
+        shell_v2._find_share_group.assert_called_with(mock.ANY, 'fake-sg-id')
+        self.assert_called('POST', '/share-group-snapshots')
+        # _wait_for_resource_status should be triggered once
+        shell_v2._wait_for_resource_status.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.shell.cs, mock.ANY, resource_type='share_group_snapshot',
+            expected_status='available')
 
     @mock.patch.object(cliutils, 'print_list', mock.Mock())
     def test_share_group_snapshot_list(self):
@@ -3175,6 +3191,7 @@ class ShellTest(test_utils.TestCase):
             self.run_command, 'share-group-snapshot-update 1234')
 
     @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_find_share_group_snapshot', mock.Mock())
+    @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_wait_for_resource_status', mock.Mock())
     def test_share_group_snapshot_delete(self):
         fake_sg_snapshot = type('FakeSGSnapshot', (object,), {'id': '1234'})
         shell_v2._find_share_group_snapshot.return_value = fake_sg_snapshot
@@ -3182,6 +3199,22 @@ class ShellTest(test_utils.TestCase):
         self.run_command('share-group-snapshot-delete fake-group-snapshot')
 
         self.assert_called('DELETE', '/share-group-snapshots/1234')
+        self.assertEqual(0, shell_v2._wait_for_resource_status.call_count)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_find_share_group_snapshot', mock.Mock())
+    @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_wait_for_resource_status', mock.Mock())
+    def test_share_group_snapshot_delete_with_wait(self):
+        fake_sg_snapshot = type('FakeSGSnapshot', (object,), {'id': '1234'})
+        shell_v2._find_share_group_snapshot.return_value = fake_sg_snapshot
+
+        self.run_command('share-group-snapshot-delete fake-group-snapshot'
+                         ' --wait')
+
+        self.assert_called('DELETE', '/share-group-snapshots/1234')
+        # _wait_for_resource_status should be triggered once
+        shell_v2._wait_for_resource_status.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.shell.cs, mock.ANY, resource_type='share_group_snapshot',
+            expected_status='deleted')
 
     @mock.patch.object(shell_v2, '_find_share_group_snapshot', mock.Mock())
     def test_share_group_snapshot_delete_force(self):
diff --git a/manilaclient/v2/shell.py b/manilaclient/v2/shell.py
index d00ab0b75..be7939501 100644
--- a/manilaclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/manilaclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -6039,12 +6039,21 @@ def do_share_group_reset_state(cs, args):
     metavar='<description>',
     help='Optional share group snapshot description. (Default=None)',
     default=None)
+@cliutils.arg(
+    '--wait',
+    action='store_true',
+    default=False,
+    help='Wait for share group snapshot to be created')
 @cliutils.service_type('sharev2')
 def do_share_group_snapshot_create(cs, args):
     """Creates a new share group snapshot."""
     kwargs = {'name': args.name, 'description': args.description}
     share_group = _find_share_group(cs, args.share_group)
     sg_snapshot = cs.share_group_snapshots.create(share_group.id, **kwargs)
+    if args.wait:
+        _wait_for_resource_status(
+            cs, sg_snapshot, resource_type='share_group_snapshot',
+            expected_status='available')
     _print_share_group_snapshot(cs, sg_snapshot)
 
 
@@ -6245,6 +6254,11 @@ def do_share_group_snapshot_update(cs, args):
     default=False,
     help='Attempt to force delete the share group snapshot(s) (Default=False)'
          ' (Admin only).')
+@cliutils.arg(
+    '--wait',
+    action='store_true',
+    default=False,
+    help='Wait for share group snapshot to be deleted')
 @cliutils.service_type('sharev2')
 def do_share_group_snapshot_delete(cs, args):
     """Remove one or more share group snapshots."""
@@ -6257,6 +6271,10 @@ def do_share_group_snapshot_delete(cs, args):
         try:
             sg_snapshot_ref = _find_share_group_snapshot(cs, sg_snapshot)
             cs.share_group_snapshots.delete(sg_snapshot_ref, **kwargs)
+            if args.wait:
+                _wait_for_resource_status(
+                    cs, sg_snapshot, resource_type='share_group_snapshot',
+                    expected_status='deleted')
         except Exception as e:
             failure_count += 1
             print("Delete for share group snapshot %s failed: %s" % (
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1898319-add-wait-to-create-delete-a-share-group-snapshot-f789e324f66ad1b6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1898319-add-wait-to-create-delete-a-share-group-snapshot-f789e324f66ad1b6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe4a5e812
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1898319-add-wait-to-create-delete-a-share-group-snapshot-f789e324f66ad1b6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The commands "share-group-snapshot-create" and
+    "share-group-snapshot-delete" now accept an optional "--wait"
+    option that allows users to let the client poll for the completion
+    of the operation.
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