diff --git a/rally_openstack/services/loadbalancer/octavia.py b/rally_openstack/services/loadbalancer/octavia.py
index 96aa80b4..a0645008 100644
--- a/rally_openstack/services/loadbalancer/octavia.py
+++ b/rally_openstack/services/loadbalancer/octavia.py
@@ -207,13 +207,14 @@ class Octavia(service.Service):
 
     @atomic.action_timer("octavia.pool_create")
     def pool_create(self, lb_id, protocol, lb_algorithm,
-                    description=None, admin_state_up=True,
-                    session_persistence=None):
+                    listener_id=None, description=None,
+                    admin_state_up=True, session_persistence=None):
         """Create a pool
 
         :param lb_id: ID of the loadbalancer
         :param protocol: protocol of the resource
         :param lb_algorithm: loadbalancing algorithm of the pool
+        :param listener_id: ID of the listener
         :param description: a human readable description of the pool
         :param admin_state_up: administrative state of the resource
         :param session_persistence: a json object specifiying the session
@@ -226,6 +227,7 @@ class Octavia(service.Service):
             "loadbalancer_id": lb_id,
             "protocol": protocol,
             "lb_algorithm": lb_algorithm,
+            "listener_id": listener_id,
             "description": description,
             "admin_state_up": admin_state_up,
             "session_persistence": session_persistence
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/test_octavia.py b/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/test_octavia.py
index 618129ae..e5498724 100644
--- a/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/test_octavia.py
+++ b/tests/unit/services/loadbalancer/test_octavia.py
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ class LoadBalancerServiceTestCase(test.TestCase):
                 json={"pool": {
                     "lb_algorithm": "ROUND_ROBIN",
                     "protocol": "HTTP",
+                    "listener_id": None,
                     "description": None,
                     "admin_state_up": True,
                     "session_persistence": None,