diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/config.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/config.py
index c5bfec8d0..43723da50 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/config.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/config.py
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@ lbaas_opts = [
                help='Default protocol for Neutron LBaaS Pools'),
     cfg.StrOpt('default_health_monitor_protocol', default='HTTP',
                help='Default protocol for Neutron LBaaS Health Monitors'),
+    cfg.ListOpt('session_persistence_types',
+                default=['SOURCE_IP', 'HTTP_COOKIE', 'APP_COOKIE'],
+                help='Supported session persistence types for Neutron LBaaS'),
 ]
diff --git a/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/test_session_persistence.py b/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/test_session_persistence.py
index af3c28afa..91eb981db 100644
--- a/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/test_session_persistence.py
+++ b/neutron_lbaas/tests/tempest/v2/scenario/test_session_persistence.py
@@ -13,11 +13,15 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
 from neutron_lbaas.tests.tempest.v2.scenario import base
 
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
 class TestSessionPersistence(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
@@ -44,12 +48,16 @@ class TestSessionPersistence(base.BaseTestCase):
         """
         self._create_server('server1')
         self._start_servers()
-        self._create_load_balancer(persistence_type="SOURCE_IP")
-        self._check_source_ip_persistence()
-        self._update_pool_session_persistence("HTTP_COOKIE")
-        self._check_cookie_session_persistence()
-        self._update_pool_session_persistence("APP_COOKIE",
-                                              cookie_name="JSESSIONID")
-        self._check_cookie_session_persistence()
+        session_persistence_types = CONF.lbaas.session_persistence_types
+        if "SOURCE_IP" in session_persistence_types:
+            self._create_load_balancer(persistence_type="SOURCE_IP")
+            self._check_source_ip_persistence()
+        if "HTTP_COOKIE" in session_persistence_types:
+            self._update_pool_session_persistence("HTTP_COOKIE")
+            self._check_cookie_session_persistence()
+        if "APP_COOKIE" in session_persistence_types:
+            self._update_pool_session_persistence("APP_COOKIE",
+                                                  cookie_name="JSESSIONID")
+            self._check_cookie_session_persistence()
         self._update_pool_session_persistence()
         self._check_load_balancing()