diff --git a/tackerclient/tacker/v1_0/nfvo/vim.py b/tackerclient/tacker/v1_0/nfvo/vim.py
index 106bedaf..59f48a0b 100644
--- a/tackerclient/tacker/v1_0/nfvo/vim.py
+++ b/tackerclient/tacker/v1_0/nfvo/vim.py
@@ -55,6 +55,11 @@ class CreateVIM(tackerV10.CreateCommand):
         parser.add_argument(
             '--description',
             help='Set a description for the VIM')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--is-default',
+            action='store_true',
+            default=False,
+            help='Set as default VIM')
 
     def args2body(self, parsed_args):
         body = {self.resource: {}}
@@ -76,7 +81,8 @@ class CreateVIM(tackerV10.CreateCommand):
         vim_obj['type'] = config_param.pop('type', 'openstack')
         vim_utils.args2body_vim(config_param, vim_obj)
         tackerV10.update_dict(parsed_args, body[self.resource],
-                              ['tenant_id', 'name', 'description'])
+                              ['tenant_id', 'name', 'description',
+                              'is_default'])
         return body
 
 
@@ -93,6 +99,11 @@ class UpdateVIM(tackerV10.UpdateCommand):
         group.add_argument(
             '--config',
             help='Specify VIM config parameters as a direct input')
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--is-default',
+            action='store_true',
+            default=False,
+            help='Set as default VIM')
 
     def args2body(self, parsed_args):
         body = {self.resource: {}}
@@ -110,7 +121,8 @@ class UpdateVIM(tackerV10.UpdateCommand):
                                                    status_code=404)
         vim_obj = body[self.resource]
         vim_utils.args2body_vim(config_param, vim_obj)
-        tackerV10.update_dict(parsed_args, body[self.resource], ['tenant_id'])
+        tackerV10.update_dict(parsed_args, body[self.resource],
+                              ['tenant_id', 'is_default'])
         return body
 
 
diff --git a/tackerclient/tests/unit/vm/test_cli10_vim.py b/tackerclient/tests/unit/vm/test_cli10_vim.py
index 987bc2e6..a3af7df2 100644
--- a/tackerclient/tests/unit/vm/test_cli10_vim.py
+++ b/tackerclient/tests/unit/vm/test_cli10_vim.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class CLITestV10VIMJSON(test_cli10.CLITestV10Base):
         position_names = ['auth_cred', 'vim_project', 'auth_url']
         position_values = [self.auth_cred, self.vim_project, self.auth_url]
         extra_body = {'type': 'openstack', 'name': name, 'description':
-                      description}
+                      description, 'is_default': False}
         self._test_create_resource(self._RESOURCE, cmd, None, my_id,
                                    args, position_names, position_values,
                                    extra_body=extra_body)
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class CLITestV10VIMJSON(test_cli10.CLITestV10Base):
         ]
         position_names = ['auth_cred', 'vim_project', 'auth_url']
         position_values = [self.auth_cred, self.vim_project, self.auth_url]
-        extra_body = {'type': 'openstack'}
+        extra_body = {'type': 'openstack', 'is_default': False}
         self._test_create_resource(self._RESOURCE, cmd, None, my_id, args,
                                    position_names, position_values,
                                    extra_body=extra_body)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class CLITestV10VIMJSON(test_cli10.CLITestV10Base):
         key = 'config'
         value = str(update_config)
         extra_fields = {'vim_project': self.vim_project, 'auth_cred':
-                        self.auth_cred}
+                        self.auth_cred, 'is_default': False}
         self._test_update_resource(self._RESOURCE, cmd, my_id, [my_id,
                                                                 '--%s' %
                                                                 key, value],