diff --git a/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py b/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py
index b2a6415..e113995 100644
--- a/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py
+++ b/glanceclient/tests/unit/v2/test_shell_v2.py
@@ -2940,13 +2940,15 @@ class ShellV2Test(testtools.TestCase):
         args = self._make_args({'namespace': 'MyNamespace',
                                 'name': "MyProperty",
                                 'title': "Title",
+                                'type': 'boolean',
                                 'schema': '{}'})
         with mock.patch.object(self.gc.metadefs_property,
                                'create') as mocked_create:
             expect_property = {
                 'namespace': 'MyNamespace',
                 'name': 'MyProperty',
-                'title': 'Title'
+                'title': 'Title',
+                'type': 'boolean',
             }
 
             mocked_create.return_value = expect_property
@@ -2955,13 +2957,15 @@ class ShellV2Test(testtools.TestCase):
 
             mocked_create.assert_called_once_with('MyNamespace',
                                                   name='MyProperty',
-                                                  title='Title')
+                                                  title='Title',
+                                                  type='boolean')
             utils.print_dict.assert_called_once_with(expect_property)
 
     def test_do_md_property_create_invalid_schema(self):
         args = self._make_args({'namespace': 'MyNamespace',
                                 'name': "MyProperty",
                                 'title': "Title",
+                                'type': "boolean",
                                 'schema': 'Invalid'})
         self.assertRaises(SystemExit, test_shell.do_md_property_create,
                           self.gc, args)
diff --git a/glanceclient/v2/shell.py b/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
index 3b5b248..652fab9 100644
--- a/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/glanceclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -1218,6 +1218,8 @@ def do_md_namespace_resource_type_list(gc, args):
            help=_('Property name displayed to the user.'))
 @utils.arg('--schema', metavar='<SCHEMA>', required=True,
            help=_('Valid JSON schema of a property.'))
+@utils.arg('--type', metavar='<TYPE>', required=True,
+           help=_('Type of the property'))
 def do_md_property_create(gc, args):
     """Create a new metadata definitions property inside a namespace."""
     try:
@@ -1225,7 +1227,7 @@ def do_md_property_create(gc, args):
     except ValueError:
         utils.exit('Schema is not a valid JSON object.')
     else:
-        fields = {'name': args.name, 'title': args.title}
+        fields = {'name': args.name, 'title': args.title, 'type': args.type}
         fields.update(schema)
         new_property = gc.metadefs_property.create(args.namespace, **fields)
         utils.print_dict(new_property)