diff --git a/moto/redshift/responses.py b/moto/redshift/responses.py
index 23c653332..cc0e72793 100644
--- a/moto/redshift/responses.py
+++ b/moto/redshift/responses.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import json
+import dicttoxml
 
 from moto.core.responses import BaseResponse
 from .models import redshift_backends
@@ -12,6 +13,13 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
     def redshift_backend(self):
         return redshift_backends[self.region]
 
+    def get_response(self, response):
+        if self.request_json:
+            return json.dumps(response)
+        else:
+            xml = dicttoxml.dicttoxml(response, attr_type=False, root=False)
+            return xml
+
     def create_cluster(self):
         cluster_kwargs = {
             "cluster_identifier": self._get_param('ClusterIdentifier'),
@@ -37,7 +45,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         }
         cluster = self.redshift_backend.create_cluster(**cluster_kwargs)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "CreateClusterResponse": {
                 "CreateClusterResult": {
                     "Cluster": cluster.to_json(),
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         cluster_identifier = self._get_param("ClusterIdentifier")
         clusters = self.redshift_backend.describe_clusters(cluster_identifier)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DescribeClustersResponse": {
                 "DescribeClustersResult": {
                     "Clusters": [cluster.to_json() for cluster in clusters]
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         }
         cluster = self.redshift_backend.modify_cluster(**cluster_kwargs)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "ModifyClusterResponse": {
                 "ModifyClusterResult": {
                     "Cluster": cluster.to_json(),
@@ -99,7 +107,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         cluster_identifier = self._get_param("ClusterIdentifier")
         cluster = self.redshift_backend.delete_cluster(cluster_identifier)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DeleteClusterResponse": {
                 "DeleteClusterResult": {
                     "Cluster": cluster.to_json()
@@ -121,7 +129,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
             subnet_ids=subnet_ids,
         )
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "CreateClusterSubnetGroupResponse": {
                 "CreateClusterSubnetGroupResult": {
                     "ClusterSubnetGroup": subnet_group.to_json(),
@@ -137,7 +145,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         subnet_groups = self.redshift_backend.describe_cluster_subnet_groups(
             subnet_identifier)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DescribeClusterSubnetGroupsResponse": {
                 "DescribeClusterSubnetGroupsResult": {
                     "ClusterSubnetGroups": [subnet_group.to_json() for subnet_group in subnet_groups]
@@ -152,7 +160,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         subnet_identifier = self._get_param("ClusterSubnetGroupName")
         self.redshift_backend.delete_cluster_subnet_group(subnet_identifier)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DeleteClusterSubnetGroupResponse": {
                 "ResponseMetadata": {
                     "RequestId": "384ac68d-3775-11df-8963-01868b7c937a",
@@ -170,7 +178,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
             description=description,
         )
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "CreateClusterSecurityGroupResponse": {
                 "CreateClusterSecurityGroupResult": {
                     "ClusterSecurityGroup": security_group.to_json(),
@@ -187,7 +195,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         security_groups = self.redshift_backend.describe_cluster_security_groups(
             cluster_security_group_name)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DescribeClusterSecurityGroupsResponse": {
                 "DescribeClusterSecurityGroupsResult": {
                     "ClusterSecurityGroups": [security_group.to_json() for security_group in security_groups]
@@ -203,7 +211,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         self.redshift_backend.delete_cluster_security_group(
             security_group_identifier)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DeleteClusterSecurityGroupResponse": {
                 "ResponseMetadata": {
                     "RequestId": "384ac68d-3775-11df-8963-01868b7c937a",
@@ -222,7 +230,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
             description,
         )
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "CreateClusterParameterGroupResponse": {
                 "CreateClusterParameterGroupResult": {
                     "ClusterParameterGroup": parameter_group.to_json(),
@@ -238,7 +246,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         parameter_groups = self.redshift_backend.describe_cluster_parameter_groups(
             cluster_parameter_group_name)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DescribeClusterParameterGroupsResponse": {
                 "DescribeClusterParameterGroupsResult": {
                     "ParameterGroups": [parameter_group.to_json() for parameter_group in parameter_groups]
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ class RedshiftResponse(BaseResponse):
         self.redshift_backend.delete_cluster_parameter_group(
             cluster_parameter_group_name)
 
-        return json.dumps({
+        return self.get_response({
             "DeleteClusterParameterGroupResponse": {
                 "ResponseMetadata": {
                     "RequestId": "384ac68d-3775-11df-8963-01868b7c937a",
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index a09438d69..37eb78ccf 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ install_requires = [
     "cookies",
     "requests>=2.0",
     "xmltodict",
+    "dicttoxml",
     "six",
     "werkzeug",
     "pytz",
diff --git a/tests/test_redshift/test_redshift.py b/tests/test_redshift/test_redshift.py
index 41be8f022..045e30246 100644
--- a/tests/test_redshift/test_redshift.py
+++ b/tests/test_redshift/test_redshift.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import boto
+import boto3
 from boto.redshift.exceptions import (
     ClusterNotFound,
     ClusterParameterGroupNotFound,
@@ -10,7 +11,21 @@ from boto.redshift.exceptions import (
 )
 import sure  # noqa
 
-from moto import mock_ec2_deprecated, mock_redshift_deprecated
+from moto import mock_ec2_deprecated, mock_redshift_deprecated, mock_redshift
+
+
+@mock_redshift
+def test_create_cluster_boto3():
+    client = boto3.client('redshift', region_name='us-east-1')
+    response = client.create_cluster(
+        DBName='test',
+        ClusterIdentifier='test',
+        ClusterType='single-node',
+        NodeType='ds2.xlarge',
+        MasterUsername='user',
+        MasterUserPassword='password',
+    )
+    response['Cluster']['NodeType'].should.equal('ds2.xlarge')
 
 
 @mock_redshift_deprecated