diff --git a/vault/barrier_view.go b/vault/barrier_view.go
index 987763e90d..7dfe0b7bb7 100644
--- a/vault/barrier_view.go
+++ b/vault/barrier_view.go
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ func NewBarrierView(barrier SecurityBarrier, prefix string) *BarrierView {
 	}
 }
 
+// SubView constructs a nested sub-view using the given prefix
+func (v *BarrierView) SubView(prefix string) *BarrierView {
+	sub := v.expandKey(prefix)
+	return &BarrierView{barrier: v.barrier, prefix: sub}
+}
+
 // Put is used to insert or update an entry
 func (v *BarrierView) Put(entry *Entry) error {
 	nested := &Entry{
diff --git a/vault/barrier_view_test.go b/vault/barrier_view_test.go
index ec2091b237..f272d1dfd0 100644
--- a/vault/barrier_view_test.go
+++ b/vault/barrier_view_test.go
@@ -67,3 +67,65 @@ func TestBarrierView(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("root test missing")
 	}
 }
+
+func TestBarrierView_SubView(t *testing.T) {
+	_, barrier, _ := mockBarrier(t)
+	root := NewBarrierView(barrier, "foo/")
+	view := root.SubView("bar/")
+
+	// List should have no visibility
+	keys, err := view.List("")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(keys) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Get should have no visibility
+	out, err := view.Get("test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %v", out)
+	}
+
+	// Try to put the same entry via the view
+	entry := &Entry{Key: "test", Value: []byte("test")}
+	if err := view.Put(entry); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check it is nested
+	out, err = barrier.Get("foo/bar/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("missing nested foo/bar/test")
+	}
+
+	// Check for visibility in root
+	out, err = root.Get("bar/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("missing nested bar/test")
+	}
+
+	// Delete nested
+	if err := view.Delete("test"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Check the nested key
+	out, err = barrier.Get("foo/bar/test")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if out != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("nested foo/bar/test should be gone")
+	}
+}