diff --git a/nova/scheduler/client/report.py b/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
index d245196a78d9..da82c4f34cfb 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/client/report.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
 import functools
 import math
 import re
@@ -886,6 +887,32 @@ class SchedulerReportClient(object):
             LOG.info(_LI('Submitted allocation for instance'),
                      instance=instance)
 
+    def claim_resources(self, consumer_uuid, alloc_request, project_id,
+                        user_id):
+        """Creates allocation records for the supplied instance UUID against
+        the supplied resource providers.
+
+        :param consumer_uuid: The instance's UUID.
+        :param alloc_request: The JSON body of the request to make to the
+                              placement's PUT /allocations API
+        :param project_id: The project_id associated with the allocations.
+        :param user_id: The user_id associated with the allocations.
+        :returns: True if the allocations were created, False otherwise.
+        """
+        url = '/allocations/%s' % consumer_uuid
+        payload = copy.deepcopy(alloc_request)
+        payload['project_id'] = project_id
+        payload['user_id'] = user_id
+        r = self.put(url, payload, version='1.10')
+        if r.status_code != 204:
+            LOG.warning(
+                'Unable to submit allocation for instance '
+                '%(uuid)s (%(code)i %(text)s)',
+                {'uuid': consumer_uuid,
+                 'code': r.status_code,
+                 'text': r.text})
+        return r.status_code == 204
+
     @safe_connect
     def put_allocations(self, rp_uuid, consumer_uuid, alloc_data, project_id,
                         user_id):
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py
index 21c7b0ff6ae7..4d44112ca34e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/client/test_report.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
+
 from keystoneauth1 import exceptions as ks_exc
 import mock
 import six
@@ -233,6 +235,72 @@ class TestPutAllocations(SchedulerReportClientTestCase):
         log_msg = mock_warn.call_args[0][0]
         self.assertIn("Unable to submit allocation for instance", log_msg)
 
+    def test_claim_resources_success(self):
+        resp_mock = mock.Mock(status_code=204)
+        self.ks_sess_mock.put.return_value = resp_mock
+        consumer_uuid = uuids.consumer_uuid
+        alloc_req = {
+            'allocations': {
+                'resource_provider': {
+                    'uuid': uuids.cn1,
+                },
+                'resources': {
+                    'VCPU': 1,
+                    'MEMORY_MB': 1024,
+                },
+            },
+        }
+
+        project_id = uuids.project_id
+        user_id = uuids.user_id
+        res = self.client.claim_resources(consumer_uuid, alloc_req, project_id,
+            user_id)
+
+        expected_url = "/allocations/%s" % consumer_uuid
+        expected_payload = copy.deepcopy(alloc_req)
+        expected_payload['project_id'] = project_id
+        expected_payload['user_id'] = user_id
+        self.ks_sess_mock.put.assert_called_once_with(
+            expected_url, endpoint_filter=mock.ANY,
+            headers={'OpenStack-API-Version': 'placement 1.10'},
+            json=expected_payload, raise_exc=False)
+
+        self.assertTrue(res)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(report.LOG, 'warning')
+    def test_claim_resources_failure(self, mock_log):
+        resp_mock = mock.Mock(status_code=409)
+        self.ks_sess_mock.put.return_value = resp_mock
+        consumer_uuid = uuids.consumer_uuid
+        alloc_req = {
+            'allocations': {
+                'resource_provider': {
+                    'uuid': uuids.cn1,
+                },
+                'resources': {
+                    'VCPU': 1,
+                    'MEMORY_MB': 1024,
+                },
+            },
+        }
+
+        project_id = uuids.project_id
+        user_id = uuids.user_id
+        res = self.client.claim_resources(consumer_uuid, alloc_req, project_id,
+            user_id)
+
+        expected_url = "/allocations/%s" % consumer_uuid
+        expected_payload = copy.deepcopy(alloc_req)
+        expected_payload['project_id'] = project_id
+        expected_payload['user_id'] = user_id
+        self.ks_sess_mock.put.assert_called_once_with(
+            expected_url, endpoint_filter=mock.ANY,
+            headers={'OpenStack-API-Version': 'placement 1.10'},
+            json=expected_payload, raise_exc=False)
+
+        self.assertFalse(res)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_log.called)
+
 
 class TestProviderOperations(SchedulerReportClientTestCase):
     @mock.patch('nova.scheduler.client.report.SchedulerReportClient.'