diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/fakes.py b/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/fakes.py
index d6ef0d399e..3567eca507 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/fakes.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/fakes.py
@@ -24,7 +24,14 @@ volume_id = 'vvvvvvvv-vvvv-vvvv-vvvvvvvv'
 volume_name = 'nigel'
 volume_description = 'Nigel Tufnel'
 volume_size = 120
-volume_metadata = {}
+volume_type = 'to-eleven'
+volume_zone = 'stonehenge'
+volume_metadata = {
+    'Alpha': 'a',
+    'Beta': 'b',
+    'Gamma': 'g',
+}
+volume_metadata_str = "Alpha='a', Beta='b', Gamma='g'"
 
 VOLUME = {
     'id': volume_id,
@@ -33,6 +40,8 @@ VOLUME = {
     'size': volume_size,
     'status': '',
     'attach_status': 'detached',
+    'availability_zone': volume_zone,
+    'volume_type': volume_type,
     'metadata': volume_metadata,
 }
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/test_volume.py b/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/test_volume.py
index 554e2b2a36..d881598af3 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/test_volume.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/volume/v1/test_volume.py
@@ -71,10 +71,6 @@ class TestVolumeCreate(TestVolume):
         # DisplayCommandBase.take_action() returns two tuples
         columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
-        # Set expected values
-        #kwargs = {
-        #    'metadata': volume_fakes.volume_metadata,
-        #}
         # VolumeManager.create(size, snapshot_id=, source_volid=,
         #                      display_name=, display_description=,
         #                      volume_type=, user_id=,
@@ -96,22 +92,90 @@ class TestVolumeCreate(TestVolume):
 
         collist = (
             'attach_status',
+            'availability_zone',
             'display_description',
             'display_name',
             'id',
             'properties',
             'size',
             'status',
+            'type',
         )
         self.assertEqual(columns, collist)
         datalist = (
             'detached',
+            volume_fakes.volume_zone,
             volume_fakes.volume_description,
             volume_fakes.volume_name,
             volume_fakes.volume_id,
-            '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_metadata_str,
             volume_fakes.volume_size,
             '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_type,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(data, datalist)
+
+    def test_volume_create_options(self):
+        arglist = [
+            '--size', str(volume_fakes.volume_size),
+            '--description', volume_fakes.volume_description,
+            '--type', volume_fakes.volume_type,
+            '--availability-zone', volume_fakes.volume_zone,
+            volume_fakes.volume_name,
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('size', volume_fakes.volume_size),
+            ('description', volume_fakes.volume_description),
+            ('type', volume_fakes.volume_type),
+            ('availability_zone', volume_fakes.volume_zone),
+            ('name', volume_fakes.volume_name),
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        # DisplayCommandBase.take_action() returns two tuples
+        columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        # VolumeManager.create(size, snapshot_id=, source_volid=,
+        #                      display_name=, display_description=,
+        #                      volume_type=, user_id=,
+        #                      project_id=, availability_zone=,
+        #                      metadata=, imageRef=)
+        self.volumes_mock.create.assert_called_with(
+            volume_fakes.volume_size,
+            None,
+            None,
+            volume_fakes.volume_name,
+            volume_fakes.volume_description,
+            volume_fakes.volume_type,
+            None,
+            None,
+            volume_fakes.volume_zone,
+            None,
+            None,
+        )
+
+        collist = (
+            'attach_status',
+            'availability_zone',
+            'display_description',
+            'display_name',
+            'id',
+            'properties',
+            'size',
+            'status',
+            'type',
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(columns, collist)
+        datalist = (
+            'detached',
+            volume_fakes.volume_zone,
+            volume_fakes.volume_description,
+            volume_fakes.volume_name,
+            volume_fakes.volume_id,
+            volume_fakes.volume_metadata_str,
+            volume_fakes.volume_size,
+            '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_type,
         )
         self.assertEqual(data, datalist)
 
@@ -146,10 +210,6 @@ class TestVolumeCreate(TestVolume):
         # DisplayCommandBase.take_action() returns two tuples
         columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
-        # Set expected values
-        #kwargs = {
-        #    'metadata': volume_fakes.volume_metadata,
-        #}
         # VolumeManager.create(size, snapshot_id=, source_volid=,
         #                      display_name=, display_description=,
         #                      volume_type=, user_id=,
@@ -172,22 +232,26 @@ class TestVolumeCreate(TestVolume):
 
         collist = (
             'attach_status',
+            'availability_zone',
             'display_description',
             'display_name',
             'id',
             'properties',
             'size',
             'status',
+            'type',
         )
         self.assertEqual(columns, collist)
         datalist = (
             'detached',
+            volume_fakes.volume_zone,
             volume_fakes.volume_description,
             volume_fakes.volume_name,
             volume_fakes.volume_id,
-            '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_metadata_str,
             volume_fakes.volume_size,
             '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_type,
         )
         self.assertEqual(data, datalist)
 
@@ -222,10 +286,6 @@ class TestVolumeCreate(TestVolume):
         # DisplayCommandBase.take_action() returns two tuples
         columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
-        # Set expected values
-        #kwargs = {
-        #    'metadata': volume_fakes.volume_metadata,
-        #}
         # VolumeManager.create(size, snapshot_id=, source_volid=,
         #                      display_name=, display_description=,
         #                      volume_type=, user_id=,
@@ -248,21 +308,86 @@ class TestVolumeCreate(TestVolume):
 
         collist = (
             'attach_status',
+            'availability_zone',
             'display_description',
             'display_name',
             'id',
             'properties',
             'size',
             'status',
+            'type',
         )
         self.assertEqual(columns, collist)
         datalist = (
             'detached',
+            volume_fakes.volume_zone,
             volume_fakes.volume_description,
             volume_fakes.volume_name,
             volume_fakes.volume_id,
-            '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_metadata_str,
             volume_fakes.volume_size,
             '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_type,
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(data, datalist)
+
+    def test_volume_create_properties(self):
+        arglist = [
+            '--property', 'Alpha=a',
+            '--property', 'Beta=b',
+            '--size', str(volume_fakes.volume_size),
+            volume_fakes.volume_name,
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('property', {'Alpha': 'a', 'Beta': 'b'}),
+            ('size', volume_fakes.volume_size),
+            ('name', volume_fakes.volume_name),
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        # DisplayCommandBase.take_action() returns two tuples
+        columns, data = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        # VolumeManager.create(size, snapshot_id=, source_volid=,
+        #                      display_name=, display_description=,
+        #                      volume_type=, user_id=,
+        #                      project_id=, availability_zone=,
+        #                      metadata=, imageRef=)
+        self.volumes_mock.create.assert_called_with(
+            volume_fakes.volume_size,
+            None,
+            None,
+            volume_fakes.volume_name,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            None,
+            {'Alpha': 'a', 'Beta': 'b'},
+            None,
+        )
+
+        collist = (
+            'attach_status',
+            'availability_zone',
+            'display_description',
+            'display_name',
+            'id',
+            'properties',
+            'size',
+            'status',
+            'type',
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(columns, collist)
+        datalist = (
+            'detached',
+            volume_fakes.volume_zone,
+            volume_fakes.volume_description,
+            volume_fakes.volume_name,
+            volume_fakes.volume_id,
+            volume_fakes.volume_metadata_str,
+            volume_fakes.volume_size,
+            '',
+            volume_fakes.volume_type,
         )
         self.assertEqual(data, datalist)
diff --git a/openstackclient/volume/v1/volume.py b/openstackclient/volume/v1/volume.py
index 928ed76be0..cad53eb111 100644
--- a/openstackclient/volume/v1/volume.py
+++ b/openstackclient/volume/v1/volume.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class CreateVolume(show.ShowOne):
             help='Description of the volume',
         )
         parser.add_argument(
-            '--volume-type',
+            '--type',
             metavar='<volume-type>',
             help='Type of volume',
         )
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ class CreateVolume(show.ShowOne):
             source_volume,
             parsed_args.name,
             parsed_args.description,
-            parsed_args.volume_type,
+            parsed_args.type,
             user,
             project,
             parsed_args.availability_zone,
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ class CreateVolume(show.ShowOne):
         )
         # Map 'metadata' column to 'properties'
         volume._info.update(
-            {'properties': utils.format_dict(volume._info.pop('metadata'))}
+            {
+                'properties': utils.format_dict(volume._info.pop('metadata')),
+                'type': volume._info.pop('volume_type'),
+            },
         )
 
         return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(volume._info)))
@@ -331,7 +334,10 @@ class ShowVolume(show.ShowOne):
         volume = utils.find_resource(volume_client.volumes, parsed_args.volume)
         # Map 'metadata' column to 'properties'
         volume._info.update(
-            {'properties': utils.format_dict(volume._info.pop('metadata'))}
+            {
+                'properties': utils.format_dict(volume._info.pop('metadata')),
+                'type': volume._info.pop('volume_type'),
+            },
         )
         if 'os-vol-tenant-attr:tenant_id' in volume._info:
             volume._info.update(