diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py
index ffc7e9b8e..2473caa39 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/object.py
@@ -24,6 +24,52 @@ except ImportError:
     from urlparse import urlparse  # noqa
 
 
+def create_object(
+    api,
+    url,
+    container,
+    object,
+):
+    """Create an object, upload it to a container
+
+    :param api: a restapi object
+    :param url: endpoint
+    :param container: name of container to store object
+    :param object: local path to object
+    :returns: dict of returned headers
+    """
+
+    full_url = "%s/%s/%s" % (url, container, object)
+    response = api.put(full_url, data=open(object))
+    url_parts = urlparse(url)
+    data = {
+        'account': url_parts.path.split('/')[-1],
+        'container': container,
+        'object': object,
+    }
+    data['x-trans-id'] = response.headers.get('X-Trans-Id', None)
+    data['etag'] = response.headers.get('Etag', None)
+
+    return data
+
+
+def delete_object(
+    api,
+    url,
+    container,
+    object,
+):
+    """Delete an object stored in a container
+
+    :param api: a restapi object
+    :param url: endpoint
+    :param container: name of container that stores object
+    :param container: name of object to delete
+    """
+
+    api.delete("%s/%s/%s" % (url, container, object))
+
+
 def list_objects(
     api,
     url,
diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py
index ee30c8421..4a99a8f19 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/object.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import logging
 import six
 
+from cliff import command
 from cliff import lister
 from cliff import show
 
@@ -26,6 +27,68 @@ from openstackclient.common import utils
 from openstackclient.object.v1.lib import object as lib_object
 
 
+class CreateObject(show.ShowOne):
+    """Upload an object to a container"""
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.CreateObject')
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(CreateObject, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'container',
+            metavar='<container>',
+            help='Container to store new object',
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'object',
+            metavar='<object-name>',
+            help='Local path of object to upload',
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.log.debug('take_action(%s)', parsed_args)
+
+        data = lib_object.create_object(
+            self.app.restapi,
+            self.app.client_manager.object_store.endpoint,
+            parsed_args.container,
+            parsed_args.object,
+        )
+
+        return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(data)))
+
+
+class DeleteObject(command.Command):
+    """Delete an object within a container"""
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.DeleteObject')
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(DeleteObject, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'container',
+            metavar='<container>',
+            help='Container that stores the object to delete',
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'object',
+            metavar='<object-name>',
+            help='Object to delete',
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.log.debug('take_action(%s)', parsed_args)
+
+        lib_object.delete_object(
+            self.app.restapi,
+            self.app.client_manager.object_store.endpoint,
+            parsed_args.container,
+            parsed_args.object,
+        )
+
+
 class ListObject(lister.Lister):
     """List objects"""
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7f07286c0..b1b80a06b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ openstack.object_store.v1 =
     container_delete = openstackclient.object.v1.container:DeleteContainer
     container_list = openstackclient.object.v1.container:ListContainer
     container_show = openstackclient.object.v1.container:ShowContainer
+    object_create = openstackclient.object.v1.object:CreateObject
+    object_delete = openstackclient.object.v1.object:DeleteObject
     object_list = openstackclient.object.v1.object:ListObject
     object_show = openstackclient.object.v1.object:ShowObject