diff --git a/gcloud/storage/bucket.py b/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
index 589f8527fb3f..d4e82b61bdb5 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/bucket.py
@@ -167,9 +167,12 @@ def create(self, client=None):
         """
         client = self._require_client(client)
         query_params = {'project': client.project}
+        properties = dict(
+            (key, self._properties[key]) for key in self._changes)
+        properties['name'] = self.name
         api_response = client.connection.api_request(
             method='POST', path='/b', query_params=query_params,
-            data={'name': self.name}, _target_object=self)
+            data=properties, _target_object=self)
         self._set_properties(api_response)
 
     @property
diff --git a/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py b/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
index 947b1f0e600d..d7f127c44898 100644
--- a/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
+++ b/gcloud/storage/test_bucket.py
@@ -190,6 +190,45 @@ def test_create_hit(self):
         self.assertEqual(kw['query_params'], {'project': PROJECT})
         self.assertEqual(kw['data'], DATA)
 
+    def test_create_w_extra_properties(self):
+        BUCKET_NAME = 'bucket-name'
+        PROJECT = 'PROJECT'
+        CORS = [{
+            'maxAgeSeconds': 60,
+            'methods': ['*'],
+            'origin': ['https://example.com/frontend'],
+            'responseHeader': ['X-Custom-Header'],
+        }]
+        LIFECYCLE_RULES = [{
+            "action": {"type": "Delete"},
+            "condition": {"age": 365}
+        }]
+        LOCATION = 'eu'
+        STORAGE_CLASS = 'NEARLINE'
+        DATA = {
+            'name': BUCKET_NAME,
+            'cors': CORS,
+            'lifecycle': {'rule': LIFECYCLE_RULES},
+            'location': LOCATION,
+            'storageClass': STORAGE_CLASS,
+            'versioning': {'enabled': True},
+        }
+        connection = _Connection(DATA)
+        client = _Client(connection, project=PROJECT)
+        bucket = self._makeOne(client=client, name=BUCKET_NAME)
+        bucket.cors = CORS
+        bucket.lifecycle_rules = LIFECYCLE_RULES
+        bucket.location = LOCATION
+        bucket.storage_class = STORAGE_CLASS
+        bucket.versioning_enabled = True
+        bucket.create()
+
+        kw, = connection._requested
+        self.assertEqual(kw['method'], 'POST')
+        self.assertEqual(kw['path'], '/b')
+        self.assertEqual(kw['query_params'], {'project': PROJECT})
+        self.assertEqual(kw['data'], DATA)
+
     def test_acl_property(self):
         from gcloud.storage.acl import BucketACL
         bucket = self._makeOne()