diff --git a/kmip/core/attributes.py b/kmip/core/attributes.py
index 1f3433b..7ecb029 100644
--- a/kmip/core/attributes.py
+++ b/kmip/core/attributes.py
@@ -259,6 +259,14 @@ class CertificateType(Enumeration):
                                              Tags.CERTIFICATE_TYPE)
 
 
+# 3.18
+class OperationPolicyName(TextString):
+
+    def __init__(self, value=None):
+        super(OperationPolicyName, self).__init__(
+            value, Tags.OPERATION_POLICY_NAME)
+
+
 # 3.19
 class CryptographicUsageMask(Integer):
 
diff --git a/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py b/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py
index 1136762..d7c68cc 100644
--- a/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py
+++ b/kmip/core/factories/attribute_values.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from kmip.core.attributes import Name
 from kmip.core.attributes import ObjectGroup
 from kmip.core.attributes import UniqueIdentifier
 from kmip.core.attributes import ObjectType
+from kmip.core.attributes import OperationPolicyName
 
 from kmip.core import utils
 
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ class AttributeValueFactory(object):
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def _create_operation_policy_name(self, name):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
+        return OperationPolicyName(name)
 
     def _create_cryptographic_usage_mask(self, flags):
         mask = None
diff --git a/kmip/tests/core/factories/test_attribute_values.py b/kmip/tests/core/factories/test_attribute_values.py
index 8190436..e273357 100644
--- a/kmip/tests/core/factories/test_attribute_values.py
+++ b/kmip/tests/core/factories/test_attribute_values.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 from testtools import TestCase
 
+from kmip.core.enums import AttributeType
+from kmip.core.attributes import OperationPolicyName
 from kmip.core.factories.attribute_values import AttributeValueFactory
 
 
@@ -26,3 +28,32 @@ class TestAttributeValueFactory(TestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         super(TestAttributeValueFactory, self).tearDown()
+
+    # TODO (peter-hamilton) Consider even further modularity
+    def _test_operation_policy_name(self, opn, value):
+        msg = "expected {0}, received {1}".format(OperationPolicyName, opn)
+        self.assertIsInstance(opn, OperationPolicyName, msg)
+
+        msg = "expected {0}, received {1}".format(value, opn.value)
+        self.assertEqual(value, opn.value, msg)
+
+    def _test_create_attribute_value_operation_policy_name(self, value):
+        opn = self.factory.create_attribute_value(
+            AttributeType.OPERATION_POLICY_NAME, value)
+        self._test_operation_policy_name(opn, value)
+
+    def _test_create_operation_policy_name(self, value):
+        opn = self.factory._create_operation_policy_name(value)
+        self._test_operation_policy_name(opn, value)
+
+    def test_create_attribute_value_operation_policy_name(self):
+        self._test_create_attribute_value_operation_policy_name('test')
+
+    def test_create_attribute_value_operation_policy_name_on_none(self):
+        self._test_create_attribute_value_operation_policy_name(None)
+
+    def test_create_operation_policy_name(self):
+        self._test_create_operation_policy_name('test')
+
+    def test_create_operation_policy_name_on_none(self):
+        self._test_create_operation_policy_name(None)
diff --git a/kmip/tests/core/test_attributes.py b/kmip/tests/core/test_attributes.py
index dd6f6fd..14650d2 100644
--- a/kmip/tests/core/test_attributes.py
+++ b/kmip/tests/core/test_attributes.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 from testtools import TestCase
 
+from kmip.core.attributes import OperationPolicyName
+
 from kmip.core.utils import BytearrayStream
 
 
@@ -60,3 +62,24 @@ class TestName(TestCase):
 
     def test_maximum_read(self):
         self.skip('Not implemented')
+
+
+class TestOperationPolicyName(TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestOperationPolicyName, self).setUp()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestOperationPolicyName, self).tearDown()
+
+    def _test_operation_policy_name(self, value):
+        opn = OperationPolicyName(value)
+
+        msg = "expected {0}, received {1}".format(value, opn.value)
+        self.assertEqual(value, opn.value, msg)
+
+    def test_operation_policy_name(self):
+        self._test_operation_policy_name('test')
+
+    def test_operation_policy_name_on_none(self):
+        self._test_operation_policy_name(None)