diff --git a/oslo_utils/strutils.py b/oslo_utils/strutils.py
index 342b398..af55d9d 100644
--- a/oslo_utils/strutils.py
+++ b/oslo_utils/strutils.py
@@ -287,6 +287,79 @@ def mask_password(message, secret="***"):  # nosec
     return message
 
 
+def mask_dict_password(dictionary, secret="***"):  # nosec
+    """Replace password with *secret* in a dictionary recursively.
+
+    :param dictionary: The dictionary which includes secret information.
+    :param secret: value with which to replace secret information.
+    :returns: The dictionary with string substitutions.
+
+    A dictionary (which may contain nested dictionaries) contains
+    information (such as passwords) which should not be revealed, and
+    this function helps detect and replace those with the 'secret'
+    provided (or '***' if none is provided).
+
+    Substitution is performed in one of three situations:
+
+    If the key is something that is considered to be indicative of a
+    secret, then the corresponding value is replaced with the secret
+    provided (or '***' if none is provided).
+
+    If a value in the dictionary is a string, then it is masked
+    using the mask_password() function.
+
+    Finally, if a value is a dictionary, this function will
+    recursively mask that dictionary as well.
+
+    For example:
+
+    >>> mask_dict_password({'password': 'd81juxmEW_',
+    >>>                     'user': 'admin',
+    >>>                     'home-dir': '/home/admin'},
+    >>>                     '???')
+    {'password': '???', 'user': 'admin', 'home-dir': '/home/admin'}
+
+    For example (the value is masked using mask_password())
+
+    >>> mask_dict_password({'password': '--password d81juxmEW_',
+    >>>                     'user': 'admin',
+    >>>                     'home-dir': '/home/admin'},
+    >>>                     '???')
+    {'password': '--password ???', 'user': 'admin',
+     'home-dir': '/home/admin'}
+
+
+    For example (a nested dictionary is masked):
+
+    >>> mask_dict_password({"nested": {'password': 'd81juxmEW_',
+    >>>                     'user': 'admin',
+    >>>                     'home': '/home/admin'}},
+    >>>                     '???')
+    {"nested": {'password': '???', 'user': 'admin', 'home': '/home/admin'}}
+
+    .. versionadded:: 3.4
+
+    """
+
+    if not isinstance(dictionary, dict):
+        raise TypeError("Expected a dictionary, got %s instead."
+                        % type(dictionary))
+
+    out = {}
+
+    for k, v in dictionary.items():
+        if isinstance(v, dict):
+            v = mask_dict_password(v, secret=secret)
+        elif k in _SANITIZE_KEYS:
+            v = secret
+        elif isinstance(v, six.string_types):
+            v = mask_password(v, secret=secret)
+
+        out[k] = v
+
+    return out
+
+
 def is_int_like(val):
     """Check if a value looks like an integer with base 10.
 
diff --git a/oslo_utils/tests/test_strutils.py b/oslo_utils/tests/test_strutils.py
index 7864c39..eba10c9 100644
--- a/oslo_utils/tests/test_strutils.py
+++ b/oslo_utils/tests/test_strutils.py
@@ -587,6 +587,55 @@ class MaskPasswordTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(expected, strutils.mask_password(payload))
 
 
+class MaskDictionaryPasswordTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
+
+    def test_dictionary(self):
+        payload = {'password': 'mypassword'}
+        expected = {'password': '***'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         strutils.mask_dict_password(payload))
+
+        payload = {'user': 'admin', 'password': 'mypassword'}
+        expected = {'user': 'admin', 'password': '***'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         strutils.mask_dict_password(payload))
+
+        payload = {'strval': 'somestring',
+                   'dictval': {'user': 'admin', 'password': 'mypassword'}}
+        expected = {'strval': 'somestring',
+                    'dictval': {'user': 'admin', 'password': '***'}}
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         strutils.mask_dict_password(payload))
+
+        payload = {'strval': '--password abc',
+                   'dont_change': 'this is fine',
+                   'dictval': {'user': 'admin', 'password': b'mypassword'}}
+        expected = {'strval': '--password ***',
+                    'dont_change': 'this is fine',
+                    'dictval': {'user': 'admin', 'password': '***'}}
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         strutils.mask_dict_password(payload))
+
+    def test_do_no_harm(self):
+        payload = {}
+        expected = {}
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         strutils.mask_dict_password(payload))
+
+        payload = {'somekey': 'somevalue',
+                   'anotherkey': 'anothervalue'}
+        expected = {'somekey': 'somevalue',
+                    'anotherkey': 'anothervalue'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         strutils.mask_dict_password(payload))
+
+    def test_mask_values(self):
+        payload = {'somekey': 'test = cmd --password my\xe9\x80\x80pass'}
+        expected = {'somekey': 'test = cmd --password ***'}
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         strutils.mask_dict_password(payload))
+
+
 class IsIntLikeTestCase(test_base.BaseTestCase):
     def test_is_int_like_true(self):
         self.assertTrue(strutils.is_int_like(1))