diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index ed417c9b468e..45ed114b60dd 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ Nova Specific Commandments
 - [N354] String interpolation should be delayed at logging calls.
 - [N355] Enforce use of assertTrue/assertFalse
 - [N356] Enforce use of assertIs/assertIsNot
+- [N357] Use oslo_utils.uuidutils or uuidsentinel(in case of test cases) to
+  generate UUID instead of uuid4().
 
 Creating Unit Tests
 -------------------
diff --git a/nova/hacking/checks.py b/nova/hacking/checks.py
index 15e3d48ae0a0..963a910d30a2 100644
--- a/nova/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/nova/hacking/checks.py
@@ -856,6 +856,25 @@ def no_assert_true_false_is_not(logical_line):
                "Use assertIs(A, B) or assertIsNot(A, B) instead")
 
 
+def check_uuid4(logical_line):
+    """Generating UUID
+
+    Use oslo_utils.uuidutils or uuidsentinel(in case of test cases) to generate
+    UUID instead of uuid4().
+
+    N357
+    """
+
+    msg = ("N357: Use oslo_utils.uuidutils or uuidsentinel(in case of test "
+           "cases) to generate UUID instead of uuid4().")
+
+    if "uuid4()." in logical_line:
+        return
+
+    if "uuid4()" in logical_line:
+        yield (0, msg)
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_db_in_virt)
     register(no_db_session_in_public_api)
@@ -899,3 +918,4 @@ def factory(register):
     register(check_delayed_string_interpolation)
     register(no_assert_equal_true_false)
     register(no_assert_true_false_is_not)
+    register(check_uuid4)
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py b/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
index 96a4616032cb..6c4ff7d94b6e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/test_hacking.py
@@ -877,3 +877,19 @@ class HackingTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
                   (4, 0, 'N356')]
         self._assert_has_errors(code, checks.no_assert_true_false_is_not,
                                 expected_errors=errors)
+
+    def test_check_uuid4(self):
+        code = """
+                  fake_uuid = uuid.uuid4()
+               """
+        errors = [(1, 0, 'N357')]
+        self._assert_has_errors(code, checks.check_uuid4,
+                                expected_errors=errors)
+        code = """
+                  hex_uuid = uuid.uuid4().hex
+                  int_uuid = uuid.uuid4().int
+                  urn_uuid = uuid.uuid4().urn
+                  variant_uuid = uuid.uuid4().variant
+                  version_uuid = uuid.uuid4().version
+               """
+        self._assert_has_no_errors(code, checks.check_uuid4)