diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/noop.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/noop.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b7c7eb98ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/noop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+"""
+Dummy interface implementations for use as defaults with optional interfaces.
+
+Note that unlike fake implementatios, these do not pass validation and raise
+exceptions for user-accessible actions.
+"""
+
+from ironic.common import exception
+from ironic.drivers import base
+
+
+def _fail(iface, task, *args, **kwargs):
+    # TODO(dtanstur): support hardware types
+    driver = task.node.driver
+    raise exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension(
+        driver=driver, extension=iface.interface_type)
+
+
+class FailMixin(object):
+    """Mixin to add to an interface to make it fail validation."""
+
+    def get_properties(self):
+        return {}
+
+    validate = _fail
+
+
+class NoConsole(FailMixin, base.ConsoleInterface):
+    """Console interface implementation that raises errors on all requests."""
+    stop_console = get_console = start_console = _fail
+
+
+class NoRescue(FailMixin, base.RescueInterface):
+    """Rescue interface implementation that raises errors on all requests."""
+    rescue = unrescue = _fail
+
+
+class NoVendor(FailMixin, base.VendorInterface):
+    """Vendor interface implementation that raises errors on all requests."""
+
+    def driver_validate(self, method, **kwargs):
+        raise exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension(
+            driver=type(self).__name__, extension=self.interface_type)
+
+
+class NoInspect(FailMixin, base.InspectInterface):
+    """Inspect interface implementation that raises errors on all requests."""
+    inspect_hardware = _fail
+
+
+class NoRAID(FailMixin, base.RAIDInterface):
+    """RAID interface implementation that raises errors on all requests."""
+    create_configuration = delete_configuration = _fail
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_noop.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_noop.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ec6f21776e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/test_noop.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# 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 mock
+import stevedore
+
+from ironic.common import exception
+from ironic.drivers.modules import noop
+from ironic.tests import base
+
+
+# TODO(dtantsur): move to ironic.common.driver_factory
+def hardware_interface_extension_manager(interface):
+    """Get a Stevedore extension manager for given hardware interface."""
+    return stevedore.extension.ExtensionManager(
+        'ironic.hardware.interfaces.%s' % interface,
+        invoke_on_load=True)
+
+
+class NoInterfacesTestCase(base.TestCase):
+    iface_types = ['console', 'inspect', 'raid', 'rescue', 'vendor']
+    task = mock.Mock(node=mock.Mock(driver='pxe_foobar', spec=['driver']),
+                     spec=['node'])
+
+    def test_console(self):
+        for method in ('start_console', 'stop_console', 'get_console'):
+            self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
+                              getattr(noop.NoConsole(), method),
+                              self.task)
+
+    def test_rescue(self):
+        for method in ('rescue', 'unrescue'):
+            self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
+                              getattr(noop.NoRescue(), method),
+                              self.task)
+
+    def test_vendor(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
+                          noop.NoVendor().validate,
+                          self.task, 'method')
+        self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
+                          noop.NoVendor().driver_validate,
+                          'method')
+
+    def test_inspect(self):
+        self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
+                          noop.NoInspect().inspect_hardware, self.task)
+
+    def test_load_by_name(self):
+        for iface_type in self.iface_types:
+            mgr = hardware_interface_extension_manager(iface_type)
+            inst = mgr['no-%s' % iface_type].obj
+            self.assertEqual({}, inst.get_properties())
+            self.assertRaises(exception.UnsupportedDriverExtension,
+                              inst.validate, self.task)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 1a29d88edc..5369d86a41 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -97,11 +97,26 @@ ironic.drivers =
     pxe_iscsi_cimc = ironic.drivers.pxe:PXEAndCIMCDriver
     pxe_agent_cimc = ironic.drivers.agent:AgentAndCIMCDriver
 
+ironic.hardware.interfaces.console =
+    no-console = ironic.drivers.modules.noop:NoConsole
+
+ironic.hardware.interfaces.inspect =
+    no-inspect = ironic.drivers.modules.noop:NoInspect
+
 ironic.hardware.interfaces.network =
     flat = ironic.drivers.modules.network.flat:FlatNetwork
     noop = ironic.drivers.modules.network.noop:NoopNetwork
     neutron = ironic.drivers.modules.network.neutron:NeutronNetwork
 
+ironic.hardware.interfaces.raid =
+    no-raid = ironic.drivers.modules.noop:NoRAID
+
+ironic.hardware.interfaces.rescue =
+    no-rescue = ironic.drivers.modules.noop:NoRescue
+
+ironic.hardware.interfaces.vendor =
+    no-vendor = ironic.drivers.modules.noop:NoVendor
+
 ironic.database.migration_backend =
     sqlalchemy = ironic.db.sqlalchemy.migration