diff --git a/novaclient/tests/functional/v2/test_consoles.py b/novaclient/tests/functional/v2/test_consoles.py
index 37615af7f..084277b0a 100644
--- a/novaclient/tests/functional/v2/test_consoles.py
+++ b/novaclient/tests/functional/v2/test_consoles.py
@@ -30,3 +30,12 @@ class TestConsolesNovaClientV26(test_consoles.TestConsolesNovaClient):
 
     def test_serial_console_get(self):
         self._test_serial_console_get()
+
+
+class TestConsolesNovaClientV28(test_consoles.TestConsolesNovaClient):
+    """Consoles functional tests for >=v2.8 api microversions."""
+
+    COMPUTE_API_VERSION = "2.8"
+
+    def test_webmks_console_get(self):
+        self._test_console_get('get-mks-console %s ')
diff --git a/novaclient/v2/shell.py b/novaclient/v2/shell.py
index 05a0e74d4..d2f32ab8a 100644
--- a/novaclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/novaclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -2435,8 +2435,8 @@ def do_get_serial_console(cs, args):
     print_console(cs, data)
 
 
-@cliutils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help=_('Name or ID of server.'))
 @api_versions.wraps('2.8')
+@cliutils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help=_('Name or ID of server.'))
 def do_get_mks_console(cs, args):
     """Get a serial console to a server."""
     server = _find_server(cs, args.server)