diff --git a/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/config.py b/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/config.py
index d839e28f39f..2e2523ec9e3 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/config.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/config.py
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ class OVSConfigFixture(ConfigFixture):
             'agent': {
                 'l2_population': str(self.env_desc.l2_pop),
                 'arp_responder': str(self.env_desc.arp_responder),
+                'debug_iptables_rules': str(env_desc.debug_iptables)
             }
         })
 
@@ -239,6 +240,9 @@ class LinuxBridgeConfigFixture(ConfigFixture):
             },
             'securitygroup': {
                 'firewall_driver': host_desc.firewall_driver,
+            },
+            'AGENT': {
+                'debug_iptables_rules': str(env_desc.debug_iptables)
             }
         })
         if env_desc.qos:
diff --git a/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/environment.py b/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/environment.py
index 9527547204d..15ff2f6d231 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/environment.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/fullstack/resources/environment.py
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ class EnvironmentDescription(object):
                  mech_drivers='openvswitch,linuxbridge',
                  service_plugins='router', arp_responder=False,
                  agent_down_time=75, router_scheduler=None,
-                 global_mtu=common_const.DEFAULT_NETWORK_MTU):
+                 global_mtu=common_const.DEFAULT_NETWORK_MTU,
+                 debug_iptables=False):
         self.network_type = network_type
         self.l2_pop = l2_pop
         self.qos = qos
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ class EnvironmentDescription(object):
         self.router_scheduler = router_scheduler
         self.global_mtu = global_mtu
         self.service_plugins = service_plugins
+        self.debug_iptables = debug_iptables
         if self.qos:
             self.service_plugins += ',qos'
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_securitygroup.py b/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_securitygroup.py
index dc587e3dd45..829655d9d28 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_securitygroup.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/fullstack/test_securitygroup.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ class BaseSecurityGroupsSameNetworkTest(base.BaseFullStackTestCase):
     of_interface = None
 
     def setUp(self):
+        debug_iptables = self.firewall_driver.startswith("iptables")
         host_descriptions = [
             environment.HostDescription(
                 of_interface=self.of_interface,
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ class BaseSecurityGroupsSameNetworkTest(base.BaseFullStackTestCase):
                 dhcp_agent=True) for _ in range(self.num_hosts)]
         env = environment.Environment(
             environment.EnvironmentDescription(
-                network_type=self.network_type),
+                network_type=self.network_type,
+                debug_iptables=debug_iptables),
             host_descriptions)
         super(BaseSecurityGroupsSameNetworkTest, self).setUp(env)