diff --git libcloud/compute/drivers/openstack.py libcloud/compute/drivers/openstack.py
index 3dfeb2b..b9a5ffe 100644
--- libcloud/compute/drivers/openstack.py
+++ libcloud/compute/drivers/openstack.py
@@ -1099,3 +1099,17 @@ class OpenStack_1_1_NodeDriver(OpenStackNodeDriver):
         path = urlparse.urlparse(location_header).path
         image_id = path.split('/')[-1]
         return image_id
+
+    def ex_rescue(self, node, password=None):
+        # Requires Rescue Mode extension
+        if password:
+            resp = self._node_action(node, 'rescue', adminPass=password)
+        else:
+            resp = self._node_action(node, 'rescue')
+            password = json.loads(resp.body)['adminPass']
+        node.extra['password'] = password
+        return node
+
+    def ex_unrescue(self, node):
+        resp = self._node_action(node, 'unrescue')
+        return resp.status == httplib.ACCEPTED
diff --git test/compute/test_openstack.py test/compute/test_openstack.py
index e377603..800f1fa 100644
--- test/compute/test_openstack.py
+++ test/compute/test_openstack.py
@@ -840,6 +840,24 @@ class OpenStack_1_1_Tests(unittest.TestCase, TestCaseMixin):
         params = [("key", "value1"), ("key", "value2") ]
         self.driver.connection.request("/servers/12067", params=params)
 
+    def test_ex_rescue_with_password(self):
+        node = Node(id=12064, name=None, state=None, public_ips=None,
+                    private_ips=None, driver=self.driver)
+        n = self.driver.ex_rescue(node, 'foo')
+        self.assertEqual(n.extra['password'], 'foo')
+
+    def test_ex_rescue_no_password(self):
+        node = Node(id=12064, name=None, state=None, public_ips=None,
+                    private_ips=None, driver=self.driver)
+        n = self.driver.ex_rescue(node)
+        self.assertEqual(n.extra['password'], 'foo')
+
+    def test_ex_unrescue(self):
+        node = Node(id=12064, name=None, state=None, public_ips=None,
+                    private_ips=None, driver=self.driver)
+        result = self.driver.ex_unrescue(node)
+        self.assertTrue(result)
+
 
 class OpenStack_1_1_FactoryMethodTests(OpenStack_1_1_Tests):
     should_list_locations = False
@@ -909,6 +927,9 @@ class OpenStack_1_1_MockHttp(MockHttpTestCase):
             return (httplib.ACCEPTED, "",
                     {"location": "http://127.0.0.1/v1.1/68/images/4949f9ee-2421-4c81-8b49-13119446008b"},
                     httplib.responses[httplib.ACCEPTED])
+        elif "rescue" in json.loads(body):
+            return (httplib.OK, '{"adminPass": "foo"}', {},
+                    httplib.responses[httplib.OK])
 
         return (httplib.ACCEPTED, "", {}, httplib.responses[httplib.ACCEPTED])