diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add_designate_zones_support-35fa9b8b09995b43.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add_designate_zones_support-35fa9b8b09995b43.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f5253af0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add_designate_zones_support-35fa9b8b09995b43.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Add support for Designate zones resources, with the
+    usual methods (search/list/get/create/update/delete).
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index bbe0083b1..23ead37c4 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,5 +19,6 @@ python-troveclient>=1.2.0
 python-ironicclient>=0.10.0
 python-swiftclient>=2.5.0
 python-heatclient>=0.3.0
+python-designateclient>=2.1.0
 
 dogpile.cache>=0.5.3
diff --git a/shade/_tasks.py b/shade/_tasks.py
index 1ada75a21..a018612b5 100644
--- a/shade/_tasks.py
+++ b/shade/_tasks.py
@@ -772,3 +772,23 @@ class StackDelete(task_manager.Task):
 class StackGet(task_manager.Task):
     def main(self, client):
         return client.heat_client.stacks.get(**self.args)
+
+
+class ZoneList(task_manager.Task):
+    def main(self, client):
+        return client.designate_client.zones.list()
+
+
+class ZoneCreate(task_manager.Task):
+    def main(self, client):
+        return client.designate_client.zones.create(**self.args)
+
+
+class ZoneUpdate(task_manager.Task):
+    def main(self, client):
+        return client.designate_client.zones.update(**self.args)
+
+
+class ZoneDelete(task_manager.Task):
+    def main(self, client):
+        return client.designate_client.zones.delete(**self.args)
diff --git a/shade/openstackcloud.py b/shade/openstackcloud.py
index 920f5bbb7..f5753a35f 100644
--- a/shade/openstackcloud.py
+++ b/shade/openstackcloud.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import swiftclient.client
 import swiftclient.service
 import swiftclient.exceptions as swift_exceptions
 import troveclient.client
+import designateclient.client
 
 from shade.exc import *  # noqa
 from shade import _log
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ class OpenStackCloud(object):
         self._swift_client_lock = threading.Lock()
         self._swift_service_lock = threading.Lock()
         self._trove_client = None
+        self._designate_client = None
 
         self._raw_clients = {}
 
@@ -848,6 +850,13 @@ class OpenStackCloud(object):
                 'network', neutronclient.neutron.client.Client)
         return self._neutron_client
 
+    @property
+    def designate_client(self):
+        if self._designate_client is None:
+            self._designate_client = self._get_client(
+                'dns', designateclient.client.Client)
+        return self._designate_client
+
     def create_stack(
             self, name,
             template_file=None, template_url=None,
@@ -5093,3 +5102,113 @@ class OpenStackCloud(object):
             raise OpenStackCloudUnavailableFeature(
                 "Unavailable feature: security groups"
             )
+
+    def list_zones(self):
+        """List all available zones.
+
+        :returns: A list of zones dicts.
+
+        """
+        with _utils.shade_exceptions("Error fetching zones list"):
+            return self.manager.submitTask(_tasks.ZoneList())
+
+    def get_zone(self, name_or_id, filters=None):
+        """Get a zone by name or ID.
+
+        :param name_or_id: Name or ID of the zone
+        :param dict filters:
+            A dictionary of meta data to use for further filtering
+
+        :returns:  A zone dict or None if no matching zone is
+        found.
+
+        """
+        return _utils._get_entity(self.search_zones, name_or_id, filters)
+
+    def search_zones(self, name_or_id=None, filters=None):
+        zones = self.list_zones()
+        return _utils._filter_list(zones, name_or_id, filters)
+
+    def create_zone(self, name, zone_type=None, email=None, description=None,
+                    ttl=None, masters=None):
+        """Create a new zone.
+
+        :param name: Name of the zone being created.
+        :param zone_type: Type of the zone (primary/secondary)
+        :param email: Email of the zone owner (only
+                      applies if zone_type is primary)
+        :param description: Description of the zone
+        :param ttl: TTL (Time to live) value in seconds
+        :param masters: Master nameservers (only applies
+                        if zone_type is secondary)
+
+        :returns: a dict representing the created zone.
+
+        :raises: OpenStackCloudException on operation error.
+        """
+
+        # We capitalize in case the user passes time in lowercase, as
+        # designate call expects PRIMARY/SECONDARY
+        if zone_type is not None:
+            zone_type = zone_type.upper()
+            if zone_type not in ('PRIMARY', 'SECONDARY'):
+                raise OpenStackCloudException(
+                    "Invalid type %s, valid choices are PRIMARY or SECONDARY" %
+                    zone_type)
+
+        with _utils.shade_exceptions("Unable to create zone {name}".format(
+                name=name)):
+            return self.manager.submitTask(_tasks.ZoneCreate(
+                name=name, type_=zone_type, email=email,
+                description=description, ttl=ttl, masters=masters))
+
+    @_utils.valid_kwargs('email', 'description', 'ttl', 'masters')
+    def update_zone(self, name_or_id, **kwargs):
+        """Update a zone.
+
+        :param name_or_id: Name or ID of the zone being updated.
+        :param email: Email of the zone owner (only
+                      applies if zone_type is primary)
+        :param description: Description of the zone
+        :param ttl: TTL (Time to live) value in seconds
+        :param masters: Master nameservers (only applies
+                        if zone_type is secondary)
+
+        :returns: a dict representing the updated zone.
+
+        :raises: OpenStackCloudException on operation error.
+        """
+        zone = self.get_zone(name_or_id)
+        if not zone:
+            raise OpenStackCloudException(
+                "Zone %s not found." % name_or_id)
+
+        with _utils.shade_exceptions(
+                "Error updating zone {0}".format(name_or_id)):
+            new_zone = self.manager.submitTask(
+                _tasks.ZoneUpdate(
+                    zone=zone['id'], values=kwargs))
+
+        return new_zone
+
+    def delete_zone(self, name_or_id):
+        """Delete a zone.
+
+        :param name_or_id: Name or ID of the zone being deleted.
+
+        :returns: True if delete succeeded, False otherwise.
+
+        :raises: OpenStackCloudException on operation error.
+        """
+
+        zone = self.get_zone(name_or_id)
+        if zone is None:
+            self.log.debug("Zone %s not found for deleting" % name_or_id)
+            return False
+
+        with _utils.shade_exceptions(
+                "Error deleting zone {0}".format(name_or_id)):
+            self.manager.submitTask(
+                _tasks.ZoneDelete(zone=zone['id']))
+
+        return True
diff --git a/shade/tests/fakes.py b/shade/tests/fakes.py
index ea196c624..6bf017697 100644
--- a/shade/tests/fakes.py
+++ b/shade/tests/fakes.py
@@ -248,3 +248,15 @@ class FakeStack(object):
         self.stack_name = name
         self.stack_description = description
         self.stack_status = status
+
+
+class FakeZone(object):
+    def __init__(self, id, name, type_, email, description,
+                 ttl, masters):
+        self.id = id
+        self.name = name
+        self.type_ = type_
+        self.email = email
+        self.description = description
+        self.ttl = ttl
+        self.masters = masters
diff --git a/shade/tests/functional/test_zone.py b/shade/tests/functional/test_zone.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..62e2d7ce2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shade/tests/functional/test_zone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+"""
+test_zone
+----------------------------------
+
+Functional tests for `shade` zone methods.
+"""
+
+from testtools import content
+
+from shade.tests.functional import base
+
+
+class TestZone(base.BaseFunctionalTestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestZone, self).setUp()
+        if not self.demo_cloud.has_service('dns'):
+            self.skipTest('dns service not supported by cloud')
+
+    def test_zones(self):
+        '''Test DNS zones functionality'''
+        name = 'example.net.'
+        zone_type = 'primary'
+        email = 'test@example.net'
+        description = 'Test zone'
+        ttl = 3600
+        masters = None
+
+        self.addDetail('zone', content.text_content(name))
+        self.addCleanup(self.cleanup, name)
+
+        # Test we can create a zone and we get it returned
+        zone = self.demo_cloud.create_zone(
+            name=name, zone_type=zone_type, email=email,
+            description=description, ttl=ttl,
+            masters=masters)
+        self.assertEquals(zone['name'], name)
+        self.assertEquals(zone['type'], zone_type.upper())
+        self.assertEquals(zone['email'], email)
+        self.assertEquals(zone['description'], description)
+        self.assertEquals(zone['ttl'], ttl)
+        self.assertEquals(zone['masters'], [])
+
+        # Test that we can list zones
+        zones = self.demo_cloud.list_zones()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(zones)
+
+        # Test we get the same zone with the get_zone method
+        zone_get = self.demo_cloud.get_zone(zone['id'])
+        self.assertEquals(zone_get['id'], zone['id'])
+
+        # Test the get method also works by name
+        zone_get = self.demo_cloud.get_zone(name)
+        self.assertEquals(zone_get['name'], zone['name'])
+
+        # Test we can update a field on the zone and only that field
+        # is updated
+        zone_update = self.demo_cloud.update_zone(zone['id'], ttl=7200)
+        self.assertEquals(zone_update['id'], zone['id'])
+        self.assertEquals(zone_update['name'], zone['name'])
+        self.assertEquals(zone_update['type'], zone['type'])
+        self.assertEquals(zone_update['email'], zone['email'])
+        self.assertEquals(zone_update['description'], zone['description'])
+        self.assertEquals(zone_update['ttl'], 7200)
+        self.assertEquals(zone_update['masters'], zone['masters'])
+
+        # Test we can delete and get True returned
+        zone_delete = self.demo_cloud.delete_zone(zone['id'])
+        self.assertTrue(zone_delete)
+
+    def cleanup(self, name):
+        self.demo_cloud.delete_zone(name)
diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/test_zone.py b/shade/tests/unit/test_zone.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26315cc0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/test_zone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+
+import mock
+import testtools
+
+import shade
+from shade.tests.unit import base
+from shade.tests import fakes
+
+
+zone_obj = fakes.FakeZone(
+    id='1',
+    name='example.net.',
+    type_='PRIMARY',
+    email='test@example.net',
+    description='Example zone',
+    ttl=3600,
+    masters=None
+)
+
+
+class TestZone(base.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestZone, self).setUp()
+        self.cloud = shade.openstack_cloud(validate=False)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'designate_client')
+    def test_create_zone(self, mock_designate):
+        self.cloud.create_zone(name=zone_obj.name, zone_type=zone_obj.type_,
+                               email=zone_obj.email,
+                               description=zone_obj.description,
+                               ttl=zone_obj.ttl, masters=zone_obj.masters)
+        mock_designate.zones.create.assert_called_once_with(
+            name=zone_obj.name, type_=zone_obj.type_.upper(),
+            email=zone_obj.email, description=zone_obj.description,
+            ttl=zone_obj.ttl, masters=zone_obj.masters
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'designate_client')
+    def test_create_zone_exception(self, mock_designate):
+        mock_designate.zones.create.side_effect = Exception()
+        with testtools.ExpectedException(
+            shade.OpenStackCloudException,
+            "Unable to create zone example.net."
+        ):
+            self.cloud.create_zone('example.net.')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'designate_client')
+    def test_update_zone(self, mock_designate):
+        new_ttl = 7200
+        mock_designate.zones.list.return_value = [zone_obj]
+        self.cloud.update_zone('1', ttl=new_ttl)
+        mock_designate.zones.update.assert_called_once_with(
+            zone='1', values={'ttl': new_ttl}
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'designate_client')
+    def test_delete_zone(self, mock_designate):
+        mock_designate.zones.list.return_value = [zone_obj]
+        self.cloud.delete_zone('1')
+        mock_designate.zones.delete.assert_called_once_with(
+            zone='1'
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'designate_client')
+    def test_get_zone_by_id(self, mock_designate):
+        mock_designate.zones.list.return_value = [zone_obj]
+        zone = self.cloud.get_zone('1')
+        self.assertTrue(mock_designate.zones.list.called)
+        self.assertEqual(zone['id'], '1')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'designate_client')
+    def test_get_zone_by_name(self, mock_designate):
+        mock_designate.zones.list.return_value = [zone_obj]
+        zone = self.cloud.get_zone('example.net.')
+        self.assertTrue(mock_designate.zones.list.called)
+        self.assertEqual(zone['name'], 'example.net.')
+
+    @mock.patch.object(shade.OpenStackCloud, 'designate_client')
+    def test_get_zone_not_found_returns_false(self, mock_designate):
+        mock_designate.zones.list.return_value = []
+        zone = self.cloud.get_zone('nonexistingzone.net.')
+        self.assertFalse(zone)