diff --git a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node.py b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node.py
index 528482680..c1c683f90 100644
--- a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node.py
+++ b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class UIBdevs(UINode):
         UIErrorBdev(self)
         UISplitBdev(self)
         UIPmemBdev(self)
+        UIRbdBdev(self)
 
     def ui_command_delete(self, name):
         """
@@ -374,6 +375,22 @@ class UIPmemBdev(UIBdev):
         self.refresh()
 
 
+class UIRbdBdev(UIBdev):
+    def __init__(self, parent):
+        UIBdev.__init__(self, "Rbd", parent)
+
+    def ui_command_create(self, pool_name, rbd_name, block_size, name=None):
+        block_size = self.ui_eval_param(block_size, "number", None)
+
+        ret_name = self.get_root().create_rbd_bdev(pool_name=pool_name,
+                                                   rbd_name=rbd_name,
+                                                   block_size=block_size,
+                                                   name=name)
+        self.shell.log.info(ret_name)
+        self.get_root().refresh()
+        self.refresh()
+
+
 class UIBdevObj(UINode):
     def __init__(self, bdev, parent):
         self.bdev = bdev
diff --git a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
index 2b56c8be0..9379ee971 100644
--- a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
+++ b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
@@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ class UIRoot(UINode):
         response = rpc.bdev.construct_pmem_bdev(self.client, **kwargs)
         return response
 
+    def create_rbd_bdev(self, **kwargs):
+        response = rpc.bdev.construct_rbd_bdev(self.client, **kwargs)
+        return response
+
 
 class Bdev(object):
     def __init__(self, bdev_info):