diff --git a/magnum/tests/functional/python_client_base.py b/magnum/tests/functional/python_client_base.py
index d59e655ac5..76ed2ebf4e 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/functional/python_client_base.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/functional/python_client_base.py
@@ -205,9 +205,6 @@ class BayTest(BaseMagnumClient):
 class BayAPITLSTest(BaseMagnumClient):
     """Base class of TLS enabled test case."""
 
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(BayAPITLSTest, self).setUp()
-
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
 
@@ -224,6 +221,8 @@ class BayAPITLSTest(BaseMagnumClient):
             pass
         cls._delete_baymodel(cls.baymodel.uuid)
 
+        super(BayAPITLSTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+
     @classmethod
     def _create_tls_ca_files(cls, client_conf_contents):
         """Creates ca files by client_conf_contents."""
diff --git a/magnum/tests/functional/swarm/__init__.py b/magnum/tests/functional/swarm/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/magnum/tests/functional/swarm/test_swarm_python_client.py b/magnum/tests/functional/swarm/test_swarm_python_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71a9e42cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/magnum/tests/functional/swarm/test_swarm_python_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# 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.
+
+
+from magnum.common import docker_utils
+from magnum.conductor.handlers.common import docker_client
+from magnum.tests.functional.python_client_base import BayAPITLSTest
+from magnum.tests.functional.python_client_base import BayTest
+
+
+class TestBayModelResource(BayTest):
+    coe = 'swarm'
+
+    def test_baymodel_create_and_delete(self):
+        self._test_baymodel_create_and_delete(
+            'test_swarm_baymodel',
+            network_driver=None)
+
+
+class TestSwarmAPIs(BayAPITLSTest):
+
+    """This class will cover swarm bay basic functional testing.
+
+       Will test all kinds of container action with tls_disabled=False mode.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestSwarmAPIs, cls).setUpClass()
+
+        cls.baymodel = cls._create_baymodel('testSwarmApi',
+                                            coe='swarm',
+                                            tls_disabled=False,
+                                            network_driver=None,
+                                            docker_volume_size=5,
+                                            labels={},
+                                            fixed_network='192.168.0.0/24',
+                                            dns_nameserver='8.8.8.8')
+        cls.bay = cls._create_bay('testSwarmApi', cls.baymodel.uuid)
+
+        config_contents = """[req]
+distinguished_name = req_distinguished_name
+req_extensions     = req_ext
+prompt = no
+[req_distinguished_name]
+CN = Your Name
+[req_ext]
+extendedKeyUsage = clientAuth
+"""
+        url = cls.cs.bays.get(cls.bay.uuid).api_address
+        cls._create_tls_ca_files(config_contents)
+        cls.docker_client = docker_client.DockerHTTPClient(
+            url,
+            docker_utils.CONF.docker.docker_remote_api_version,
+            docker_utils.CONF.docker.default_timeout,
+            client_key=cls.key_file,
+            client_cert=cls.cert_file,
+            ca_cert=cls.ca_file)
+
+    def _create_container(self, **kwargs):
+        name = kwargs.get('name', 'test_container')
+        image = kwargs.get('image', 'docker.io/cirros:latest')
+        command = kwargs.get('command', 'ping -c 1000 8.8.8.8')
+        return self.docker_client.create_container(name=name,
+                                                   image=image,
+                                                   command=command)
+
+    def test_start_stop_container_from_api(self):
+        # TODO(eliqiao): add test case here
+
+        pass
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 19eea790fa..1975b0d26a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ commands =
   find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
   bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '{posargs}'
 
+[testenv:functional-swarm]
+sitepackages = True
+setenv = OS_TEST_PATH=./magnum/tests/functional/swarm
+         OS_TEST_TIMEOUT=7200
+deps =
+  {[testenv]deps}
+commands =
+  find . -type f -name "*.pyc" -delete
+  bash tools/pretty_tox.sh '{posargs}'
+
 [testenv:pep8]
 commands =
   doc8 -e .rst specs/ doc/source/ contrib/ CONTRIBUTING.rst HACKING.rst README.rst