diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-cascade-parameter-to-volumes-client-ff4f7f12795003a4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-cascade-parameter-to-volumes-client-ff4f7f12795003a4.yaml
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+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-cascade-parameter-to-volumes-client-ff4f7f12795003a4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Add cascade parameter to volumes_client.
+    This option provides the ability to delete a volume and have Cinder
+    handle deletion of snapshots associated with that volume by passing
+    an additional argument to volume delete, "cascade=True".
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_delete_cascade.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_delete_cascade.py
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index 000000000..bb32c114a
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+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_delete_cascade.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+import operator
+
+import testtools
+
+from tempest.api.volume import base
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.lib import decorators
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class VolumesDeleteCascade(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+    """Delete a volume with associated snapshots.
+
+    Cinder provides the ability to delete a volume with its
+    associated snapshots.
+    It is allow a volume and its snapshots to be removed in one operation
+    both for usability and performance reasons.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(VolumesDeleteCascade, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.snapshot:
+            raise cls.skipException("Cinder snapshot feature disabled")
+
+    def _assert_cascade_delete(self, volume_id):
+        # Fetch volume ids
+        volume_list = [
+            vol['id'] for vol in
+            self.volumes_client.list_volumes()['volumes']
+            ]
+
+        # Verify the parent volume was deleted
+        self.assertNotIn(volume_id, volume_list)
+
+        # List snapshots
+        snapshot_list = self.snapshots_client.list_snapshots()['snapshots']
+
+        # Verify snapshots were deleted
+        self.assertNotIn(volume_id, map(operator.itemgetter('volume_id'),
+                                        snapshot_list))
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('994e2d40-de37-46e8-b328-a58fba7e4a95')
+    def test_volume_delete_cascade(self):
+        # The case validates the ability to delete a volume
+        # with associated snapshots.
+
+        # Create a volume
+        volume = self.create_volume()
+
+        for _ in range(2):
+            self.create_snapshot(volume['id'])
+
+        # Delete the parent volume with associated snapshots
+        self.volumes_client.delete_volume(volume['id'], cascade=True)
+        self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
+
+        # Verify volume parent was deleted with its associated snapshots
+        self._assert_cascade_delete(volume['id'])
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('59a77ede-609b-4ee8-9f68-fc3c6ffe97b5')
+    @testtools.skipIf(CONF.volume.storage_protocol == 'ceph',
+                      'Skip because of Bug#1677525')
+    def test_volume_from_snapshot_cascade_delete(self):
+        # The case validates the ability to delete a volume with
+        # associated snapshot while there is another volume created
+        # from that snapshot.
+
+        # Create a volume
+        volume = self.create_volume()
+
+        snapshot = self.create_snapshot(volume['id'])
+
+        # Create volume from snapshot
+        volume_snap = self.create_volume(snapshot_id=snapshot['id'])
+        volume_details = self.volumes_client.show_volume(
+            volume_snap['id'])['volume']
+        self.assertEqual(snapshot['id'], volume_details['snapshot_id'])
+
+        # Delete the parent volume with associated snapshot
+        self.volumes_client.delete_volume(volume['id'], cascade=True)
+        self.volumes_client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
+
+        # Verify volume parent was deleted with its associated snapshot
+        self._assert_cascade_delete(volume['id'])
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
index f59abb772..7a855cd84 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ class VolumesClient(rest_client.RestClient):
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def delete_volume(self, volume_id):
+    def delete_volume(self, volume_id, cascade=False):
         """Deletes the Specified Volume."""
-        resp, body = self.delete("volumes/%s" % volume_id)
+        url = 'volumes/%s' % volume_id
+        if cascade:
+            url += '?cascade=True'
+        resp, body = self.delete(url)
         self.expected_success(202, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)