diff --git a/openstack/network/v2/_proxy.py b/openstack/network/v2/_proxy.py
index 207b4c2d2..d45bd1a1a 100644
--- a/openstack/network/v2/_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/network/v2/_proxy.py
@@ -748,9 +748,12 @@ class Proxy(proxy.BaseProxy):
         """
         return self._update(_pool.Pool, pool, **attrs)
 
-    def create_pool_member(self, **attrs):
+    def create_pool_member(self, pool, **attrs):
         """Create a new pool member from attributes
 
+        :param pool: The pool can be either the ID of a pool or a
+                     :class:`~openstack.network.v2.pool.Pool` instance that
+                     the member will be created in.
         :param dict attrs: Keyword arguments which will be used to create
             a :class:`~openstack.network.v2.pool_member.PoolMember`,
             comprised of the properties on the PoolMember class.
@@ -758,7 +761,10 @@ class Proxy(proxy.BaseProxy):
         :returns: The results of pool member creation
         :rtype: :class:`~openstack.network.v2.pool_member.PoolMember`
         """
-        return self._create(_pool_member.PoolMember, **attrs)
+        pool_id = resource.Resource.get_id(pool)
+        return self._create(_pool_member.PoolMember,
+                            path_args={'pool_id': pool_id},
+                            **attrs)
 
     def delete_pool_member(self, pool_member, pool, ignore_missing=True):
         """Delete a pool member
@@ -837,19 +843,24 @@ class Proxy(proxy.BaseProxy):
                           path_args={'pool_id': pool_id}, paginated=False,
                           **query)
 
-    def update_pool_member(self, pool_member, **attrs):
+    def update_pool_member(self, pool_member, pool, **attrs):
         """Update a pool member
 
         :param pool_member: Either the ID of a pool member or a
                        :class:`~openstack.network.v2.pool_member.PoolMember`
                        instance.
+        :param pool: The pool can be either the ID of a pool or a
+                     :class:`~openstack.network.v2.pool.Pool` instance that
+                     the member belongs to.
         :attrs kwargs: The attributes to update on the pool member represented
                        by ``value``.
 
         :returns: The updated pool member
         :rtype: :class:`~openstack.network.v2.pool_member.PoolMember`
         """
-        return self._update(_pool_member.PoolMember, pool_member, **attrs)
+        pool_id = resource.Resource.get_id(pool)
+        return self._update(_pool_member.PoolMember, pool_member,
+                            path_args={'pool_id': pool_id}, **attrs)
 
     def create_port(self, **attrs):
         """Create a new port from attributes
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/network/v2/test_proxy.py b/openstack/tests/unit/network/v2/test_proxy.py
index c525b9c43..bc79c5f45 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/network/v2/test_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/network/v2/test_proxy.py
@@ -240,7 +240,10 @@ class TestNetworkProxy(test_proxy_base.TestProxyBase):
 
     def test_pool_member_create_attrs(self):
         self.verify_create(self.proxy.create_pool_member,
-                           pool_member.PoolMember)
+                           pool_member.PoolMember,
+                           method_kwargs={"pool": "test_id"},
+                           expected_kwargs={"path_args": {
+                               "pool_id": "test_id"}})
 
     def test_pool_member_delete(self):
         self.verify_delete(self.proxy.delete_pool_member,
@@ -273,7 +276,8 @@ class TestNetworkProxy(test_proxy_base.TestProxyBase):
 
     def test_pool_member_update(self):
         self.verify_update(self.proxy.update_pool_member,
-                           pool_member.PoolMember)
+                           pool_member.PoolMember,
+                           path_args={"pool_id": "test_id"})
 
     def test_pool_create_attrs(self):
         self.verify_create(self.proxy.create_pool, pool.Pool)
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py b/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py
index a39a225b3..b2f557df3 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/test_proxy_base.py
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ class TestProxyBase(base.TestCase):
         super(TestProxyBase, self).setUp()
         self.session = mock.Mock()
 
+    def _add_path_args_for_verify(self, path_args, method_args,
+                                  expected_kwargs):
+        if path_args is not None:
+            for key in path_args:
+                method_args.append(path_args[key])
+            expected_kwargs['path_args'] = path_args
+
     def _verify(self, mock_method, test_method,
                 method_args=None, method_kwargs=None,
                 expected_args=None, expected_kwargs=None,
@@ -134,10 +141,7 @@ class TestProxyBase(base.TestCase):
         method_args = ["name_or_id"]
         expected_kwargs = {}
 
-        if path_args is not None:
-            for key in path_args:
-                method_args.append(path_args[key])
-            expected_kwargs = {"path_args": path_args}
+        self._add_path_args_for_verify(path_args, method_args, expected_kwargs)
 
         # TODO(briancurtin): if sub-tests worked in this mess of
         # test dependencies, the following would be a lot easier to work with.
@@ -183,12 +187,14 @@ class TestProxyBase(base.TestCase):
 
     def verify_update(self, test_method, resource_type,
                       mock_method="openstack.proxy.BaseProxy._update",
-                      expected_result="result", **kwargs):
+                      expected_result="result", path_args=None, **kwargs):
         the_kwargs = {"x": 1, "y": 2, "z": 3}
         method_args = ["resource_or_id"]
-        method_kwargs = the_kwargs
+        method_kwargs = the_kwargs.copy()
         expected_args = [resource_type, "resource_or_id"]
-        expected_kwargs = the_kwargs
+        expected_kwargs = the_kwargs.copy()
+
+        self._add_path_args_for_verify(path_args, method_args, expected_kwargs)
 
         self._verify2(mock_method, test_method,
                       expected_result=expected_result,