diff --git a/buildbot/Makefile b/buildbot/Makefile
index a32f3910..fd0ee0ed 100644
--- a/buildbot/Makefile
+++ b/buildbot/Makefile
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ preconfigure:
 configure:
 	@../setup.py configure --riak-admin=$(RIAK_ADMIN)
 
+configure_timeseries:
+	@../setup.py setup_timeseries --riak-admin=$(RIAK_ADMIN)
+
 compile:
 	@echo NO-OP
 
diff --git a/docs/client.rst b/docs/client.rst
index ae2f8e54..f014afd9 100644
--- a/docs/client.rst
+++ b/docs/client.rst
@@ -127,10 +127,12 @@ Key-level Operations
 Timeseries Operations
 --------------------
 
+.. automethod:: RiakClient.ts_describe
 .. automethod:: RiakClient.ts_get
 .. automethod:: RiakClient.ts_put
 .. automethod:: RiakClient.ts_delete
 .. automethod:: RiakClient.ts_query
+.. automethod:: RiakClient.ts_stream_keys
 
 ----------------
 Query Operations
diff --git a/riak/client/operations.py b/riak/client/operations.py
index aaecae7d..d3541b3c 100644
--- a/riak/client/operations.py
+++ b/riak/client/operations.py
@@ -536,6 +536,25 @@ def put(self, transport, robj, w=None, dw=None, pw=None, return_body=None,
                              if_none_match=if_none_match,
                              timeout=timeout)
 
+    @retryable
+    def ts_describe(self, transport, table):
+        """
+        ts_describe(table)
+
+        Retrieve a time series table description from the Riak cluster.
+
+        .. note:: This request is automatically retried :attr:`retries`
+           times if it fails due to network error.
+
+        :param table: The timeseries table.
+        :type table: string or :class:`Table <riak.table.Table>`
+        :rtype: :class:`TsObject <riak.ts_object.TsObject>`
+        """
+        t = table
+        if isinstance(t, string_types):
+            t = Table(self, table)
+        return transport.ts_describe(t)
+
     @retryable
     def ts_get(self, transport, table, key):
         """
diff --git a/riak/table.py b/riak/table.py
index c477a32b..d026bf18 100644
--- a/riak/table.py
+++ b/riak/table.py
@@ -49,6 +49,14 @@ def new(self, rows, columns=None):
 
         return TsObject(self._client, self, rows, columns)
 
+    def describe(self):
+        """
+        Retrieves a timeseries table's description.
+
+        :rtype: :class:`TsObject <riak.ts_object.TsObject>`
+        """
+        return self._client.ts_describe(self)
+
     def get(self, key):
         """
         Gets a value from a timeseries table.
diff --git a/riak/tests/test_timeseries.py b/riak/tests/test_timeseries.py
index b0b28423..21a0d3b9 100644
--- a/riak/tests/test_timeseries.py
+++ b/riak/tests/test_timeseries.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import datetime
 import platform
+import random
+import string
 import riak.pb.riak_ts_pb2
 
 from riak import RiakError
@@ -27,7 +29,6 @@
 ts1 = ts0 + fiveMins
 
 
-@unittest.skipUnless(RUN_TIMESERIES, 'RUN_TIMESERIES is 0')
 class TimeseriesUnitTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.c = RiakPbcCodec()
@@ -213,6 +214,58 @@ def validate_data(self, ts_obj):
         self.assertEqual(row[3], 'wind')
         self.assertIsNone(row[4])
 
+    def test_query_that_creates_table_using_interpolation(self):
+        table = ''.join(
+            [random.choice(string.ascii_letters + string.digits)
+                for n in range(32)])
+        query = """CREATE TABLE test-{table} (
+            geohash varchar not null,
+            user varchar not null,
+            time timestamp not null,
+            weather varchar not null,
+            temperature double,
+            PRIMARY KEY((geohash, user, quantum(time, 15, m)),
+                geohash, user, time))
+        """
+        ts_obj = self.client.ts_query(table, query)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ts_obj)
+
+    def test_query_that_returns_table_description(self):
+        fmt = 'DESCRIBE {table}'
+        query = fmt.format(table=table_name)
+        ts_obj = self.client.ts_query('GeoCheckin', query)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ts_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.columns), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.rows), 5)
+
+    def test_query_that_returns_table_description_using_interpolation(self):
+        query = 'Describe {table}'
+        ts_obj = self.client.ts_query('GeoCheckin', query)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ts_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.columns), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.rows), 5)
+
+    def test_query_description_via_table(self):
+        query = 'describe {table}'
+        table = Table(self.client, 'GeoCheckin')
+        ts_obj = table.query(query)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ts_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.columns), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.rows), 5)
+
+    def test_get_description(self):
+        ts_obj = self.client.ts_describe('GeoCheckin')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ts_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.columns), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.rows), 5)
+
+    def test_get_description_via_table(self):
+        table = Table(self.client, 'GeoCheckin')
+        ts_obj = table.describe()
+        self.assertIsNotNone(ts_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.columns), 5)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.rows), 5)
+
     def test_query_that_returns_no_data(self):
         fmt = """
         select * from {table} where
@@ -225,6 +278,17 @@ def test_query_that_returns_no_data(self):
         self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.columns), 0)
         self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.rows), 0)
 
+    def test_query_that_returns_no_data_using_interpolation(self):
+        query = """
+        select * from {table} where
+            time > 0 and time < 10 and
+            geohash = 'hash1' and
+            user = 'user1'
+        """
+        ts_obj = self.client.ts_query('GeoCheckin', query)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.columns), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(ts_obj.rows), 0)
+
     def test_query_that_matches_some_data(self):
         fmt = """
         select * from {table} where
@@ -239,6 +303,19 @@ def test_query_that_matches_some_data(self):
         ts_obj = self.client.ts_query('GeoCheckin', query)
         self.validate_data(ts_obj)
 
+    def test_query_that_matches_some_data_using_interpolation(self):
+        fmt = """
+        select * from {{table}} where
+            time > {t1} and time < {t2} and
+            geohash = 'hash1' and
+            user = 'user2'
+        """
+        query = fmt.format(
+                t1=self.tenMinsAgoMsec,
+                t2=self.nowMsec)
+        ts_obj = self.client.ts_query('GeoCheckin', query)
+        self.validate_data(ts_obj)
+
     def test_query_that_matches_more_data(self):
         fmt = """
         select * from {table} where
diff --git a/riak/transports/pbc/transport.py b/riak/transports/pbc/transport.py
index 3ad5ae1c..53df2181 100644
--- a/riak/transports/pbc/transport.py
+++ b/riak/transports/pbc/transport.py
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ def put(self, robj, w=None, dw=None, pw=None, return_body=True,
 
         return robj
 
+    def ts_describe(self, table):
+        query = 'DESCRIBE {table}'.format(table=table.name)
+        return self.ts_query(table, query)
+
     def ts_get(self, table, key):
         req = riak.pb.riak_ts_pb2.TsGetReq()
         self._encode_timeseries_keyreq(table, key, req)
@@ -213,7 +217,12 @@ def ts_delete(self, table, key):
 
     def ts_query(self, table, query, interpolations=None):
         req = riak.pb.riak_ts_pb2.TsQueryReq()
-        req.query.base = str_to_bytes(query)
+
+        q = query
+        if '{table}' in q:
+            q = q.format(table=table.name)
+
+        req.query.base = str_to_bytes(q)
 
         msg_code, ts_query_resp = self._request(
             riak.pb.messages.MSG_CODE_TS_QUERY_REQ, req,
diff --git a/riak/transports/transport.py b/riak/transports/transport.py
index f9fcae6d..4f33168c 100644
--- a/riak/transports/transport.py
+++ b/riak/transports/transport.py
@@ -92,12 +92,30 @@ def delete(self, robj, rw=None, r=None, w=None, dw=None, pr=None,
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def ts_describe(self, table):
+        """
+        Retrieves a timeseries table description.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    def ts_get(self, table, key):
+        """
+        Retrieves a timeseries object.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def ts_put(self, tsobj):
         """
         Stores a timeseries object.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    def ts_delete(self, table, key):
+        """
+        Deletes a timeseries object.
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
     def ts_query(self, table, query, interpolations=None):
         """
         Query timeseries data.