diff --git a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancer.rb b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancer.rb
index 53be58092..6324ca454 100644
--- a/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancer.rb
+++ b/lib/fog/rackspace/models/load_balancer.rb
@@ -45,24 +45,80 @@ module Fog
           end
         end
 
-        def connection_logging
-          attributes[:connection_logging]
-        end
-
         def virtual_ips=(new_virtual_ips=[])
           virtual_ips.load(new_virtual_ips)
         end
 
+        def connection_logging
+          attributes[:connection_logging]
+        end
+
         def enable_connection_logging
+          requires :identity
           connection.set_connection_logging identity, true
           attributes[:connection_logging] = true
         end
 
         def disable_connection_logging
+          requires :identity
           connection.set_connection_logging identity, false
           attributes[:connection_logging] = false
         end
 
+        def health_monitor
+          requires :identity
+          monitor = connection.get_monitor(identity).body['healthMonitor']
+          monitor.count == 0 ? nil : monitor
+        end
+
+        def enable_health_monitor(type, delay, timeout, attempsBeforeDeactivation, options = {})
+          requires :identity
+          connection.set_monitor(identity, type, delay, timeout, attempsBeforeDeactivation, options = {})
+          true
+        end
+
+        def disable_health_monitor
+          requires :identity
+          connection.remove_monitor(identity)
+          true
+        end
+
+        def connection_throttling
+          requires :identity
+          throttle = connection.get_connection_throttling(identity).body['connectionThrottle']
+          throttle.count == 0 ? nil : throttle
+        end
+
+        def enable_connection_throttling(max_connections, min_connections, max_connection_rate, rate_interval)
+          requires :identity
+          connection.set_connection_throttling(identity, max_connections, min_connections, max_connection_rate, rate_interval)
+          true
+        end
+
+        def disable_connection_throttling
+          requires :identity
+          connection.remove_connection_throttling(identity)
+          true
+        end
+
+        def session_persistence
+          requires :identity
+          persistence = connection.get_session_persistence(identity).body['sessionPersistence']
+          persistence.count == 0 ? nil : persistence
+        end
+
+        def enable_session_persistence(type)
+          requires :identity
+          connection.set_session_persistence(identity, type)
+          true
+        end
+
+        def disable_session_persistence
+          requires :identity
+          connection.remove_session_persistence(identity)
+          true
+        end
+
         def destroy
           requires :identity
           connection.delete_load_balancer(identity)
@@ -82,6 +138,11 @@ module Fog
           true
         end
 
+        def usage(options = {})
+          requires :identity
+          connection.get_load_balancer_usage(identity, options).body
+        end
+
         private
         def create
           requires :name, :protocol, :port, :virtual_ips, :nodes
diff --git a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancer_tests.rb b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancer_tests.rb
index adc265751..e3d0b2075 100644
--- a/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancer_tests.rb
+++ b/tests/rackspace/models/load_balancer_tests.rb
@@ -30,6 +30,85 @@ Shindo.tests('Fog::Rackspace::LoadBalancer | load_balancer', ['rackspace']) do
       returns(false) { @instance.connection_logging }
     end
 
+    tests('#usage').succeeds do
+      @instance.usage
+    end
+
+    tests("#usage(:start_time => '2010-05-10', :end_time => '2010-05-11')").succeeds do
+      @instance.usage(:start_time => '2010-05-10', :end_time => '2010-05-11')
+    end
+
+    tests("#health_monitor").returns(nil) do
+      @instance.health_monitor
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#enable_health_monitor('CONNECT', 5, 5, 5)").succeeds do
+      @instance.enable_health_monitor('CONNECT', 5, 5, 5)
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#health_monitor").succeeds do
+      monitor = @instance.health_monitor
+      returns('CONNECT') { monitor['type'] }
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#disable_health_monitor").succeeds do
+      @instance.disable_health_monitor
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#connection_throttling").returns(nil) do
+      @instance.connection_throttling
+    end
+
+    tests("#enable_connection_throttling(5, 5, 5, 5)").succeeds do
+      @instance.enable_connection_throttling(5, 5, 5, 5)
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#connection_throttling").succeeds do
+      throttle = @instance.connection_throttling
+      returns(5) { throttle['maxConnections'] }
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#disable_connection_throttling").succeeds do
+      @instance.disable_connection_throttling
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#session_persistence").returns(nil) do
+      @instance.session_persistence
+    end
+
+    tests("#enable_session_persistence('HTTP_COOKIE')").succeeds do
+      @instance.enable_session_persistence('HTTP_COOKIE')
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#connction_throttling").succeeds do
+      persistence = @instance.session_persistence
+      returns('HTTP_COOKIE') { persistence['persistenceType'] }
+    end
+
+    @instance.wait_for { ready? }
+    tests("#disable_session_persistence").succeeds do
+      @instance.disable_session_persistence
+    end
+
     @instance.wait_for { ready? }
   end
+
+  tests('failure') do
+    @lb = @service.load_balancers.new LOAD_BALANCER_ATTRIBUTES
+    tests('#usage => Requires ID').raises(ArgumentError) do
+      @lb.usage
+    end
+
+    tests('#health_monitor => Requires ID').raises(ArgumentError) do
+      @lb.health_monitor
+    end
+  end
 end