diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py b/manila/share/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py
index 3fe10f201f..2613f2a5d9 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/ibm/gpfs.py
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ class GPFSShareDriver(driver.ExecuteMixin, driver.GaneshaMixin,
     API version history:
 
         1.0 - Initial version.
+        1.1 - Added extend_share functionality
     """
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -447,6 +448,20 @@ class GPFSShareDriver(driver.ExecuteMixin, driver.GaneshaMixin,
             LOG.error(msg)
             raise exception.GPFSException(msg)
 
+    def _extend_share(self, shareobj, new_size):
+        sharename = shareobj['name']
+        sizestr = '%sG' % new_size
+        fsdev = self._get_gpfs_device()
+        try:
+            self._gpfs_execute('mmsetquota', '-j', sharename, '-h',
+                               sizestr, fsdev)
+        except exception.ProcessExecutionError as e:
+            msg = (_('Failed to set quota for the share %(sharename)s. '
+                     'Error: %(excmsg)s.') %
+                   {'sharename': sharename, 'excmsg': e})
+            LOG.error(msg)
+            raise exception.GPFSException(msg)
+
     def get_network_allocations_number(self):
         return 0
 
@@ -479,6 +494,10 @@ class GPFSShareDriver(driver.ExecuteMixin, driver.GaneshaMixin,
         """Deletes a snapshot."""
         self._delete_share_snapshot(snapshot)
 
+    def extend_share(self, share, new_size, share_server=None):
+        """Extends the quota on the share fileset."""
+        self._extend_share(share, new_size)
+
     def ensure_share(self, ctx, share, share_server=None):
         """Ensure that storage are mounted and exported."""
 
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/ibm/test_gpfs.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/ibm/test_gpfs.py
index 2f9aaf2852..c9252d6e15 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/ibm/test_gpfs.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/ibm/test_gpfs.py
@@ -219,6 +219,34 @@ class GPFSShareDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
             '-j', self.snapshot['share_name']
         )
 
+    def test_extend_share(self):
+        self._driver._extend_share = mock.Mock()
+        self._driver.extend_share(self.share, 10)
+        self._driver._extend_share.assert_called_once_with(self.share, 10)
+
+    def test__extend_share(self):
+        self._driver._get_gpfs_device = mock.Mock(return_value=self.fakedev)
+        self._driver._gpfs_execute = mock.Mock(return_value=True)
+        self._driver._extend_share(self.share, 10)
+        self._driver._gpfs_execute.assert_called_once_with('mmsetquota', '-j',
+                                                           self.share['name'],
+                                                           '-h', '10G',
+                                                           self.fakedev)
+        self._driver._get_gpfs_device.assert_called_once_with()
+
+    def test__extend_share_exception(self):
+        self._driver._get_gpfs_device = mock.Mock(return_value=self.fakedev)
+        self._driver._gpfs_execute = mock.Mock(
+            side_effect=exception.ProcessExecutionError
+        )
+        self.assertRaises(exception.GPFSException,
+                          self._driver._extend_share, self.share, 10)
+        self._driver._gpfs_execute.assert_called_once_with('mmsetquota', '-j',
+                                                           self.share['name'],
+                                                           '-h', '10G',
+                                                           self.fakedev)
+        self._driver._get_gpfs_device.assert_called_once_with()
+
     def test_allow_access(self):
         self._driver._get_share_path = mock.Mock(
             return_value=self.fakesharepath