diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 99ed287..3d97476 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -392,6 +392,39 @@ for additional flexibility. If the helper function here does not meet your
 needs, you should see the `from_config` method of
 `openstack.connection.Connection <http://developer.openstack.org/sdks/python/openstacksdk/users/guides/connect_from_config.html>`_
 
+Constructing shade objects
+--------------------------
+
+If what you want to do is get a
+`shade <http://docs.openstack.org/infra/shade/>`_ OpenStackCloud object, a
+helper function that honors clouds.yaml and `OS_` environment variables is
+provided. The following will get you a fully configured `OpenStackCloud`
+instance.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+  import os_client_config
+
+  cloud = os_client_config.make_shade()
+
+If you want to do the same thing but on a named cloud.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+  import os_client_config
+
+  cloud = os_client_config.make_shade(cloud='mtvexx')
+
+If you want to do the same thing but also support command line parsing.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+  import argparse
+
+  import os_client_config
+
+  cloud = os_client_config.make_shade(options=argparse.ArgumentParser())
+
 Constructing REST API Clients
 -----------------------------
 
diff --git a/os_client_config/__init__.py b/os_client_config/__init__.py
index 6142853..09d7442 100644
--- a/os_client_config/__init__.py
+++ b/os_client_config/__init__.py
@@ -82,3 +82,15 @@ def make_sdk(options=None, **kwargs):
     from openstack import connection
     cloud = get_config(options=options, **kwargs)
     return connection.from_config(cloud_config=cloud, options=options)
+
+
+def make_shade(options=None, **kwargs):
+    """Simple wrapper for getting a Shade OpenStackCloud object
+
+    A mechanism that matches make_sdk, make_client and make_rest_client.
+
+    :rtype: :class:`~shade.OpenStackCloud`
+    """
+    import shade
+    cloud = get_config(options=options, **kwargs)
+    return shade.OpenStackCloud(cloud_config=cloud, **kwargs)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/shade-helper-568f8cb372eef6d9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/shade-helper-568f8cb372eef6d9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70aab0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/shade-helper-568f8cb372eef6d9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Added helper method for constructing shade
+    OpenStackCloud objects.