diff --git a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_network_v2.go b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_network_v2.go
index 8fbd832c7..aab85ffcf 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_network_v2.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_network_v2.go
@@ -53,10 +53,50 @@ func resourceNetworkingNetworkV2() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
+			"value_specs": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeMap,
+				Optional: true,
+				ForceNew: true,
+			},
 		},
 	}
 }
 
+// NetworkCreateOpts contains all teh values needed to create a new network.
+type NetworkCreateOpts struct {
+	AdminStateUp *bool
+	Name         string
+	Shared       *bool
+	TenantID     string
+	ValueSpecs   map[string]string
+}
+
+// ToNetworkCreateMpa casts a networkCreateOpts struct to a map.
+func (opts NetworkCreateOpts) ToNetworkCreateMap() (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	n := make(map[string]interface{})
+
+	if opts.AdminStateUp != nil {
+		n["admin_state_up"] = &opts.AdminStateUp
+	}
+	if opts.Name != "" {
+		n["name"] = opts.Name
+	}
+	if opts.Shared != nil {
+		n["shared"] = &opts.Shared
+	}
+	if opts.TenantID != "" {
+		n["tenant_id"] = opts.TenantID
+	}
+
+	if opts.ValueSpecs != nil {
+		for k, v := range opts.ValueSpecs {
+			n[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	return map[string]interface{}{"network": n}, nil
+}
+
 func resourceNetworkingNetworkV2Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error {
 	config := meta.(*Config)
 	networkingClient, err := config.networkingV2Client(d.Get("region").(string))
@@ -64,9 +104,10 @@ func resourceNetworkingNetworkV2Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 		return fmt.Errorf("Error creating OpenStack networking client: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	createOpts := networks.CreateOpts{
-		Name:     d.Get("name").(string),
-		TenantID: d.Get("tenant_id").(string),
+	createOpts := NetworkCreateOpts{
+		Name:       d.Get("name").(string),
+		TenantID:   d.Get("tenant_id").(string),
+		ValueSpecs: networkValueSpecs(d),
 	}
 
 	asuRaw := d.Get("admin_state_up").(string)
@@ -249,3 +290,11 @@ func waitForNetworkDelete(networkingClient *gophercloud.ServiceClient, networkId
 		return n, "ACTIVE", nil
 	}
 }
+
+func networkValueSpecs(d *schema.ResourceData) map[string]string {
+	m := make(map[string]string)
+	for key, val := range d.Get("value_specs").(map[string]interface{}) {
+		m[key] = val.(string)
+	}
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_network_v2.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_network_v2.html.markdown
index 96c4cb3b3..3daac8103 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_network_v2.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_network_v2.html.markdown
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
     Acceptable values are "true" and "false". Changing this value updates the
     state of the existing network.
 
+* `value_specs` - (Optional) Map of additional options.
+
 ## Attributes Reference
 
 The following attributes are exported: