diff --git a/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/subnet.py b/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/subnet.py
index b9c637bea..15eec6dcc 100644
--- a/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/subnet.py
+++ b/neutronclient/neutron/v2_0/subnet.py
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ class CreateSubnet(neutronV20.CreateCommand):
             help=_('CIDR of subnet to create.'))
 
     def args2body(self, parsed_args):
+        if parsed_args.ip_version == 4 and parsed_args.cidr.endswith('/32'):
+            self.log.warning(_("An IPv4 subnet with a /32 CIDR will have "
+                               "only one usable IP address so the device "
+                               "attached to it will not have any IP "
+                               "connectivity."))
         _network_id = neutronV20.find_resourceid_by_name_or_id(
             self.get_client(), 'network', parsed_args.network_id)
         body = {'subnet': {'cidr': parsed_args.cidr,
diff --git a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_subnet.py b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_subnet.py
index ffbfd851a..d28d6f3e5 100644
--- a/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_subnet.py
+++ b/neutronclient/tests/unit/test_cli20_subnet.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 import sys
 
+from mox3 import mox
+
 from neutronclient.common import exceptions
 from neutronclient.neutron.v2_0 import subnet
 from neutronclient.tests.unit import test_cli20
@@ -315,6 +317,25 @@ class CLITestV20SubnetJSON(test_cli20.CLITestV20Base):
                                    position_names, position_values,
                                    tenant_id='tenantid')
 
+    def test_create_subnet_max_v4_cidr(self):
+        """Create subnet: --gateway gateway netid cidr."""
+        resource = 'subnet'
+        cmd = subnet.CreateSubnet(test_cli20.MyApp(sys.stdout), None)
+        name = 'myname'
+        myid = 'myid'
+        netid = 'netid'
+        cidr = '192.168.0.1/32'
+        gateway = 'gatewayvalue'
+        args = ['--gateway', gateway, netid, cidr]
+        position_names = ['ip_version', 'network_id', 'cidr', 'gateway_ip']
+        position_values = [4, netid, cidr, gateway]
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(cmd.log, 'warning')
+        cmd.log.warning(mox.IgnoreArg())
+        self._test_create_resource(resource, cmd, name, myid, args,
+                                   position_names, position_values)
+        self.mox.VerifyAll()
+        self.mox.UnsetStubs()
+
     def test_list_subnets_detail(self):
         """List subnets: -D."""
         resources = "subnets"