diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/flavor.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/flavor.py
index 04674614b..4b918369f 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/flavor.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/flavor.py
@@ -18,10 +18,29 @@
 import six
 
 from openstackclient.common import command
+from openstackclient.common import exceptions
 from openstackclient.common import parseractions
 from openstackclient.common import utils
 
 
+def _find_flavor(compute_client, flavor):
+    try:
+        return compute_client.flavors.get(flavor)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        if type(ex).__name__ == 'NotFound':
+            pass
+        else:
+            raise
+    try:
+        return compute_client.flavors.find(name=flavor, is_public=None)
+    except Exception as ex:
+        if type(ex).__name__ == 'NotFound':
+            msg = "No flavor with a name or ID of '%s' exists." % flavor
+            raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)
+        else:
+            raise
+
+
 class CreateFlavor(command.ShowOne):
     """Create new flavor"""
 
@@ -132,8 +151,7 @@ class DeleteFlavor(command.Command):
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
-        flavor = utils.find_resource(compute_client.flavors,
-                                     parsed_args.flavor)
+        flavor = _find_flavor(compute_client, parsed_args.flavor)
         compute_client.flavors.delete(flavor.id)
 
 
@@ -239,8 +257,7 @@ class SetFlavor(command.Command):
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
-        flavor = utils.find_resource(compute_client.flavors,
-                                     parsed_args.flavor)
+        flavor = _find_flavor(compute_client, parsed_args.flavor)
         flavor.set_keys(parsed_args.property)
 
 
@@ -258,8 +275,7 @@ class ShowFlavor(command.ShowOne):
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
-        resource_flavor = utils.find_resource(compute_client.flavors,
-                                              parsed_args.flavor)
+        resource_flavor = _find_flavor(compute_client, parsed_args.flavor)
         flavor = resource_flavor._info.copy()
         flavor.pop("links", None)
 
@@ -290,6 +306,5 @@ class UnsetFlavor(command.Command):
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
         compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
-        flavor = utils.find_resource(compute_client.flavors,
-                                     parsed_args.flavor)
+        flavor = _find_flavor(compute_client, parsed_args.flavor)
         flavor.unset_keys(parsed_args.property)
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/compute/v2/test_flavor.py b/openstackclient/tests/compute/v2/test_flavor.py
index fa29111b3..529a3c25b 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/compute/v2/test_flavor.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/compute/v2/test_flavor.py
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ class TestFlavorSet(TestFlavor):
         super(TestFlavorSet, self).setUp()
 
         self.flavors_mock.find.return_value = self.flavor
-
+        self.flavors_mock.get.side_effect = exceptions.NotFound(None)
         self.cmd = flavor.SetFlavor(self.app, None)
 
     def test_flavor_set(self):
@@ -288,10 +288,8 @@ class TestFlavorSet(TestFlavor):
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
 
         result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
-        try:
-            self.flavors_mock.find.assert_called_with(name=parsed_args.flavor)
-        except Exception:
-            self.flavors_mock.get.assert_called_with(parsed_args.flavor)
+        self.flavors_mock.find.assert_called_with(name=parsed_args.flavor,
+                                                  is_public=None)
         self.assertIsNone(result)
 
 
@@ -331,9 +329,9 @@ class TestFlavorShow(TestFlavor):
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestFlavorShow, self).setUp()
 
-        # Return value of utils.find_resource()
-        self.flavors_mock.get.return_value = self.flavor
-
+        # Return value of _find_resource()
+        self.flavors_mock.find.return_value = self.flavor
+        self.flavors_mock.get.side_effect = exceptions.NotFound(None)
         self.cmd = flavor.ShowFlavor(self.app, None)
 
     def test_show_no_options(self):
@@ -369,7 +367,7 @@ class TestFlavorUnset(TestFlavor):
         super(TestFlavorUnset, self).setUp()
 
         self.flavors_mock.find.return_value = self.flavor
-
+        self.flavors_mock.get.side_effect = exceptions.NotFound(None)
         self.cmd = flavor.UnsetFlavor(self.app, None)
 
     def test_flavor_unset(self):
@@ -384,8 +382,6 @@ class TestFlavorUnset(TestFlavor):
         parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
 
         result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
-        try:
-            self.flavors_mock.find.assert_called_with(name=parsed_args.flavor)
-        except Exception:
-            self.flavors_mock.get.assert_called_with(parsed_args.flavor)
+        self.flavors_mock.find.assert_called_with(name=parsed_args.flavor,
+                                                  is_public=None)
         self.assertIsNone(result)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1575478-5a0a923c3a32f96a.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1575478-5a0a923c3a32f96a.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b043a0e75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1575478-5a0a923c3a32f96a.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - Fixed ``flavor show/delete/set/unset`` command to properly
+    find a private flavor by flavor name.
+    [Bug `1575478 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1575478>`_]