diff --git a/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc.rb b/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc.rb
index 4837f12..64fd61c 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ def create_disk(
           capacity,
           vm = nil,
           bus_type = "scsi",
-          bus_sub_type = "lsilogic")
+          bus_sub_type = "lsilogic",
+          storage_profile = nil)
 
       fail(CloudError,
            "Invalid size in MB #{capacity}") if capacity <= 0
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ def create_disk(
         .info "Creating independent disk #{name} of #{capacity}MB."
 
       disk = connection.post(entity_xml.add_disk_link,
-                             disk_create_params(name, capacity, bus_type, bus_sub_type, vm),
+                             disk_create_params(name, capacity, bus_type, bus_sub_type, vm, storage_profile),
                              Xml::MEDIA_TYPE[:DISK_CREATE_PARAMS])
 
       wait_for_running_tasks(disk, "Disk #{name}")
@@ -217,13 +218,14 @@ def storage_profile_records
         .org_vdc_storage_profile_records
     end
 
-    def disk_create_params(name, capacity, bus_type, bus_sub_type, vm)
+    def disk_create_params(name, capacity, bus_type, bus_sub_type, vm, storage_profile = nil)
       Xml::WrapperFactory.create_instance("DiskCreateParams").tap do |params|
         params.name = name
         params.size_bytes = capacity * 1024 * 1024 # VCD expects bytes
         params.bus_type = bus_type
         params.bus_sub_type = bus_sub_type
         params.add_locality(connection.get(vm.href)) if vm # Use xml form of vm
+        params.add_storage_profile(storage_profile) if storage_profile
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc_storage_profile.rb b/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc_storage_profile.rb
index 5d9eec8..8d699f3 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc_storage_profile.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/vdc_storage_profile.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 module VCloudSdk
 
   class VdcStorageProfile
-    attr_reader :name
+    attr_reader :name,:href
 
     def initialize(storage_profile_xml_obj)
       @storage_profile_xml_obj = storage_profile_xml_obj
       @name = @storage_profile_xml_obj[:name]
+      @href = @storage_profile_xml_obj[:href]
       @storage_used_mb = @storage_profile_xml_obj[:storageUsedMB].to_i
       @storage_limit_mb = @storage_profile_xml_obj[:storageLimitMB].to_i
       @vdc_name = @storage_profile_xml_obj[:vdcName]
diff --git a/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/xml/wrapper_classes/disk_create_params.rb b/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/xml/wrapper_classes/disk_create_params.rb
index 52a1e18..c83b22f 100644
--- a/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/xml/wrapper_classes/disk_create_params.rb
+++ b/lib/ruby_vcloud_sdk/xml/wrapper_classes/disk_create_params.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ def add_locality(local)
         disk.node.after(node)
       end
 
+      def add_storage_profile(storage_profile)
+        node = create_child("StorageProfile")
+        node["href"] = storage_profile.href
+        node["name"] = storage_profile.name
+        disk.node.add_child(node)
+      end
       private
 
       def disk