diff --git a/openstackclient/common/restapi.py b/openstackclient/common/restapi.py
index a4822a1028..a646acb364 100644
--- a/openstackclient/common/restapi.py
+++ b/openstackclient/common/restapi.py
@@ -189,7 +189,11 @@ class RESTApi(object):
         :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments passed to ``request``
         """
 
-        return self.request('PATCH', url, data=data, json=json, **kwargs)
+        if json:
+            kwargs['json'] = json
+        if data:
+            kwargs['data'] = data
+        return self.request('PATCH', url, **kwargs)
 
     def post(self, url, data=None, json=None, **kwargs):
         """Send a POST request. Returns :class:`requests.Response` object.
@@ -201,7 +205,11 @@ class RESTApi(object):
         :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments passed to ``request``
         """
 
-        return self.request('POST', url, data=data, json=json, **kwargs)
+        if json:
+            kwargs['json'] = json
+        if data:
+            kwargs['data'] = data
+        return self.request('POST', url, **kwargs)
 
     def put(self, url, data=None, json=None, **kwargs):
         """Send a PUT request. Returns :class:`requests.Response` object.
@@ -213,7 +221,11 @@ class RESTApi(object):
         :param \*\*kwargs: Optional arguments passed to ``request``
         """
 
-        return self.request('PUT', url, data=data, json=json, **kwargs)
+        if json:
+            kwargs['json'] = json
+        if data:
+            kwargs['data'] = data
+        return self.request('PUT', url, **kwargs)
 
     # Command verb methods
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py
index 1e252aaf4f..ae4013fc0c 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/container.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import logging
 import six
 
+from cliff import command
 from cliff import lister
 from cliff import show
 
@@ -26,6 +27,56 @@ from openstackclient.common import utils
 from openstackclient.object.v1.lib import container as lib_container
 
 
+class CreateContainer(show.ShowOne):
+    """Create a container"""
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.CreateContainer')
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(CreateContainer, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'container',
+            metavar='<container>',
+            help='New container name',
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.log.debug('take_action(%s)', parsed_args)
+
+        data = lib_container.create_container(
+            self.app.restapi,
+            self.app.client_manager.object_store.endpoint,
+            parsed_args.container,
+        )
+
+        return zip(*sorted(six.iteritems(data)))
+
+
+class DeleteContainer(command.Command):
+    """Delete a container"""
+
+    log = logging.getLogger(__name__ + '.DeleteContainer')
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(DeleteContainer, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            'container',
+            metavar='<container>',
+            help='Container name to delete',
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        self.log.debug('take_action(%s)', parsed_args)
+
+        lib_container.delete_container(
+            self.app.restapi,
+            self.app.client_manager.object_store.endpoint,
+            parsed_args.container,
+        )
+
+
 class ListContainer(lister.Lister):
     """List containers"""
 
diff --git a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py
index 72e97d4e1d..bd50955514 100644
--- a/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py
+++ b/openstackclient/object/v1/lib/container.py
@@ -22,6 +22,45 @@ except ImportError:
     from urlparse import urlparse  # noqa
 
 
+def create_container(
+    api,
+    url,
+    container,
+):
+    """Create a container
+
+    :param api: a restapi object
+    :param url: endpoint
+    :param container: name of container to create
+    :returns: dict of returned headers
+    """
+
+    response = api.put("%s/%s" % (url, container))
+    url_parts = urlparse(url)
+    data = {
+        'account': url_parts.path.split('/')[-1],
+        'container': container,
+    }
+    data['x-trans-id'] = response.headers.get('x-trans-id', None)
+
+    return data
+
+
+def delete_container(
+    api,
+    url,
+    container,
+):
+    """Delete a container
+
+    :param api: a restapi object
+    :param url: endpoint
+    :param container: name of container to delete
+    """
+
+    api.delete("%s/%s" % (url, container))
+
+
 def list_containers(
     api,
     url,
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 00c6904fc0..7f07286c0d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@ openstack.network.v2 =
     network_show = openstackclient.network.v2.network:ShowNetwork
 
 openstack.object_store.v1 =
+    container_create = openstackclient.object.v1.container:CreateContainer
+    container_delete = openstackclient.object.v1.container:DeleteContainer
     container_list = openstackclient.object.v1.container:ListContainer
     container_show = openstackclient.object.v1.container:ShowContainer
     object_list = openstackclient.object.v1.object:ListObject