diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/defaults/main.yml b/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/defaults/main.yml
index 130ea77002..027af1f46a 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/defaults/main.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ tempest_boto_ec2_url: "http://{{ external_lb_vip_address }}:8773/services/Cloud"
 tempest_swift_enabled: false
 tempest_swift_object_versioning: True
 
+tempest_volume_backup_enabled: False
+
 tempest_git_repo: https://github.com/openstack/tempest
 tempest_git_install_branch: master
 tempest_git_dest: "/opt/tempest_{{ tempest_git_install_branch | replace('/', '_') }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/openstack_tempest_gate.sh.j2 b/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/openstack_tempest_gate.sh.j2
index 5f0570c8ce..d84c5d1119 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/openstack_tempest_gate.sh.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/openstack_tempest_gate.sh.j2
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ function gen_test_list_heat_api() {
   egrep 'tempest\.api\.orchestration\.stacks\.test_non_empty_stack'
 }
 
+# Run cinder backup api tests
+function gen_test_list_cinder_backup() {
+  egrep 'tempest\.api\.volume\.admin\.test_volumes_backup'
+}
+
 # Run smoke tests
 function gen_test_list_smoke() {
   # this specific test fails frequently and is making our multi node nightly
diff --git a/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2 b/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
index 36a56eb5e5..a5cae17bed 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/os_tempest/templates/tempest.conf.j2
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ volume_size = 1
 api_extensions = all
 api_v1 = true
 api_v2 = false
-backup = false
+backup = {{ tempest_volume_backup_enabled }}
 multi_backend = false
 snapshot = false
 
diff --git a/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh b/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
index f3e2e90203..6e89c686db 100755
--- a/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
+++ b/scripts/bootstrap-aio.sh
@@ -325,6 +325,8 @@ if [ "${DEPLOY_SWIFT}" == "yes" ]; then
   sed -i "s/glance_swift_store_key:.*/glance_swift_store_key: '{{ keystone_auth_admin_password }}'/" /etc/openstack_deploy/user_secrets.yml
   sed -i "s/glance_swift_store_region:.*/glance_swift_store_region: ${SERVICE_REGION}/" /etc/openstack_deploy/user_secrets.yml
   sed -i "s/glance_swift_store_user:.*/glance_swift_store_user: '{{ keystone_admin_user_name }}:{{ keystone_admin_tenant_name }}'/" /etc/openstack_deploy/user_secrets.yml
+  echo "cinder_service_backup_program_enabled: True" | tee -a /etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml
+  echo "tempest_volume_backup_enabled: True" | tee -a /etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml
 fi
 
 if [ ! -z "${RABBITMQ_PACKAGE_URL}" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/run-tempest.sh b/scripts/run-tempest.sh
index 8e956f57a9..67dd11a564 100755
--- a/scripts/run-tempest.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-tempest.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export TEMPEST_SCRIPT_PATH=${TEMPEST_SCRIPT_PATH:-/opt/openstack_tempest_gate.sh
 ## TODO(someone) this needs to be changed back to the normal tests once someone
 ## is able to dig into tempest/the updated/deprecated config(s). This test should
 ## go back to being the scenario tests.
-export TEMPEST_SCRIPT_PARAMETERS=${TEMPEST_SCRIPT_PARAMETERS:-"scenario heat_api"}
+export TEMPEST_SCRIPT_PARAMETERS=${TEMPEST_SCRIPT_PARAMETERS:-"scenario heat_api cinder_backup"}
 export RUN_TEMPEST_OPTS=${RUN_TEMPEST_OPTS:-''}
 export TESTR_OPTS=${TESTR_OPTS:-''}