diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/kinesis.rb b/lib/fog/aws/kinesis.rb
index 0a46db15b..c80272aee 100644
--- a/lib/fog/aws/kinesis.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/kinesis.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ module Fog
       request_path 'fog/aws/requests/kinesis'
 
       request :list_streams
+      request :describe_stream
+      request :create_stream
+      request :delete_stream
 
       class Real
         include Fog::AWS::CredentialFetcher::ConnectionMethods
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/create_stream.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/create_stream.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7eaf9220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/create_stream.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class Kinesis
+      class Real
+        # Creates a Amazon Kinesis stream.
+        #
+        # ==== Options
+        # * ShardCount<~Number>: The number of shards that the stream will use.
+        # * StreamName<~String>: A name to identify the stream.
+        # ==== Returns
+        # * response<~Excon::Response>:
+        #
+        # ==== See Also
+        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesis/latest/APIReference/API_CreateStream.html
+        #
+        def create_stream(options={})
+          body = {
+            "ShardCount" => options.delete("ShardCount") || 1,
+            "StreamName" => options.delete("StreamName")
+          }.reject{ |_,v| v.nil? }
+
+          response = request({
+                               'X-Amz-Target' => 'Kinesis_20131202.CreateStream',
+                               :body          => body,
+                             }.merge(options))
+          # response.body = Fog::JSON.decode(response.body) unless response.body.nil?
+          response
+        end
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+        def create_streams(options={})
+          raise Fog::Mock::NotImplementedError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/delete_stream.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/delete_stream.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..66977b74e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/delete_stream.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class Kinesis
+      class Real
+        # Deletes a stream and all its shards and data.
+        #
+        # ==== Options
+        # * StreamName<~String>: A name to identify the stream.
+        # ==== Returns
+        # * response<~Excon::Response>:
+        #
+        # ==== See Also
+        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesis/latest/APIReference/API_DeleteStream.html
+        #
+        def delete_stream(options={})
+          body = {
+            "StreamName" => options.delete("StreamName")
+          }.reject{ |_,v| v.nil? }
+
+          response = request({
+                               'X-Amz-Target' => 'Kinesis_20131202.DeleteStream',
+                               :body          => body,
+                             }.merge(options))
+          # response.body = Fog::JSON.decode(response.body) unless response.body.nil?
+          response
+        end
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+        def delete_streams(options={})
+          raise Fog::Mock::NotImplementedError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/describe_stream.rb b/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/describe_stream.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26fd17a81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/fog/aws/requests/kinesis/describe_stream.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+module Fog
+  module AWS
+    class Kinesis
+      class Real
+        # Describes the specified stream.
+        #
+        # ==== Options
+        # * ExclusiveStartShardId<~String>: The shard ID of the shard to start with.
+        # * Limit<~Number>: The maximum number of shards to return.
+        # * StreamName<~String>: The name of the stream to describe.
+        # ==== Returns
+        # * response<~Excon::Response>:
+        #
+        # ==== See Also
+        # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/kinesis/latest/APIReference/API_DescribeStream.html
+        #
+        def describe_stream(options={})
+          body = {
+            "ExclusiveStartShardId" => options.delete("ExclusiveStartShardId"),
+            "Limit" => options.delete("Limit"),
+            "StreamName" => options.delete("StreamName")
+          }.reject{ |_,v| v.nil? }
+
+          response = request({
+                               'X-Amz-Target' => 'Kinesis_20131202.DescribeStream',
+                               :body          => body,
+                             }.merge(options))
+          response.body = Fog::JSON.decode(response.body) unless response.body.nil?
+          response
+        end
+      end
+
+      class Mock
+        def describe_streams(options={})
+          raise Fog::Mock::NotImplementedError
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/tests/requests/kinesis/stream_tests.rb b/tests/requests/kinesis/stream_tests.rb
index e5ac5518d..aceca5f0f 100644
--- a/tests/requests/kinesis/stream_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/requests/kinesis/stream_tests.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,25 @@
 Shindo.tests('AWS::Kinesis | stream requests', ['aws', 'kinesis']) do
+  @stream_id = 'fog-test-stream'
+
   tests('success') do
+    wait_for_delete = lambda {
+      begin
+        while Fog::AWS[:kinesis].describe_stream("StreamName" => @stream_id).body["StreamDescription"]["StreamStatus"] == "DELETING"
+          sleep 1
+          print '.'
+        end
+      rescue Excon::Errors::BadRequest; end
+    }
+
+    # ensure we start from a clean slate
+    if Fog::AWS[:kinesis].list_streams.body["StreamNames"].include?(@stream_id)
+      wait_for_delete.()
+      begin
+        Fog::AWS[:kinesis].delete_stream("StreamName" => @stream_id)
+        wait_for_delete.()
+      rescue Excon::Errors::BadRequest; end
+    end
+
     @list_streams_format = {
       "HasMoreStreams" => Fog::Boolean,
       "StreamNames" => [
@@ -7,8 +27,46 @@ Shindo.tests('AWS::Kinesis | stream requests', ['aws', 'kinesis']) do
       ]
     }
 
-    tests("#list_streams").formats(@list_streams_format) do
+    # optional keys are commented out
+    @describe_stream_format = {
+      "StreamDescription" => {
+        "HasMoreShards" => Fog::Boolean,
+        "Shards" => [
+          {
+            #"AdjacentParentShardId" => String,
+            "HashKeyRange" => {
+              "EndingHashKey" => String,
+              "StartingHashKey" => String
+            },
+            #"ParentShardId" => String,
+            "SequenceNumberRange" => {
+              # "EndingSequenceNumber" => String,
+              "StartingSequenceNumber" => String
+            },
+            "ShardId" => String
+          }
+        ],
+        "StreamARN" => String,
+        "StreamName" => String,
+        "StreamStatus" => String
+      }
+    }
+
+    tests("#create_stream").returns("") do
+      Fog::AWS[:kinesis].create_stream("StreamName" => @stream_id).body
+    end
+
+    tests("#list_streams").formats(@list_streams_format, false) do
       Fog::AWS[:kinesis].list_streams.body
     end
+
+    tests("#describe_stream").formats(@describe_stream_format) do
+      Fog::AWS[:kinesis].describe_stream("StreamName" => @stream_id).body
+    end
+
+    tests("#delete_stream").returns("") do
+      Fog::AWS[:kinesis].delete_stream("StreamName" => @stream_id).body
+    end
+
   end
 end