diff --git a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_router_v2.go b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_router_v2.go
index 3e78cc1ae0b5..c9aae8c68d0a 100644
--- a/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_router_v2.go
+++ b/builtin/providers/openstack/resource_openstack_networking_router_v2.go
@@ -48,11 +48,10 @@ func resourceNetworkingRouterV2() *schema.Resource {
 				ForceNew: true,
 				Computed: true,
 			},
-			"router_type": &schema.Schema{
-				Type:     schema.TypeString,
+			"driver_opts": &schema.Schema{
+				Type:     schema.TypeMap,
 				Optional: true,
 				ForceNew: true,
-				Computed: true,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ func resourceNetworkingRouterV2Create(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{})
 	createOpts := routers.CreateOpts{
 		Name:       d.Get("name").(string),
 		TenantID:   d.Get("tenant_id").(string),
-		RouterType: d.Get("router_type").(string),
+		DriverOpts: routerDriverOpts(d),
 	}
 
 	if asuRaw, ok := d.GetOk("admin_state_up"); ok {
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ func resourceNetworkingRouterV2Read(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) er
 	d.Set("name", n.Name)
 	d.Set("admin_state_up", n.AdminStateUp)
 	d.Set("tenant_id", n.TenantID)
-	d.Set("router_type", n.RouterType)
 	d.Set("external_gateway", n.GatewayInfo.NetworkID)
 
 	return nil
@@ -235,3 +233,11 @@ func waitForRouterDelete(networkingClient *gophercloud.ServiceClient, routerId s
 		return r, "ACTIVE", nil
 	}
 }
+
+func routerDriverOpts(d *schema.ResourceData) map[string]string {
+	m := make(map[string]string)
+	for key, val := range d.Get("driver_opts").(map[string]interface{}) {
+		m[key] = val.(string)
+	}
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_router_v2.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_router_v2.html.markdown
index 18d77446c230..7ba09522045c 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_router_v2.html.markdown
+++ b/website/source/docs/providers/openstack/r/networking_router_v2.html.markdown
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 * `tenant_id` - (Optional) The owner of the floating IP. Required if admin wants
     to create a router for another tenant. Changing this creates a new router.
 
-* `router_type` - (Optional) Either exclusive or shared.
+* `driver_opts` - (Optional) Map of additional driver-specific options.
 
 ## Attributes Reference
 
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ The following attributes are exported:
 * `admin_state_up` - See Argument Reference above.
 * `external_gateway` - See Argument Reference above.
 * `tenant_id` - See Argument Reference above.
-* `router_type` - See Argument Reference above.
+* `driver_opts` - See Argument Reference above.