diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/test_volume_rbac.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/test_volume_rbac.py
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+# Copyright 2017 AT&T Corporation.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 tempest.lib import decorators
+
+from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_rule_validation
+from patrole_tempest_plugin.tests.api.compute import rbac_base
+
+from tempest import config
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class VolumeV235RbacTest(rbac_base.BaseV2ComputeRbacTest):
+    """RBAC tests for the Nova Volume client."""
+
+    # These tests will fail with a 404 starting from microversion 2.36.
+    # For more information, see:
+    # https://developer.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/volume-extension-os-volumes-os-snapshots-deprecated
+    min_microversion = '2.10'
+    max_microversion = '2.35'
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('2402013e-a624-43e3-9518-44a5d1dbb32d')
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(
+        service="nova",
+        rule="os_compute_api:os-volumes")
+    def test_create_volume(self):
+        self.rbac_utils.switch_role(self, toggle_rbac_role=True)
+        volume = self.volumes_extensions_client.create_volume(
+            size=CONF.volume.volume_size)['volume']
+        self.addCleanup(self.volumes_extensions_client.delete_volume,
+                        volume['id'])
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('69b3888c-dff2-47b0-9fa4-0672619c9054')
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(
+        service="nova",
+        rule="os_compute_api:os-volumes")
+    def test_list_volumes(self):
+        self.rbac_utils.switch_role(self, toggle_rbac_role=True)
+        self.volumes_extensions_client.list_volumes()
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('4ba0a820-040f-488b-86bb-be2e920ea12c')
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(
+        service="nova",
+        rule="os_compute_api:os-volumes")
+    def test_show_volume(self):
+        volume = self.create_volume()
+        self.rbac_utils.switch_role(self, toggle_rbac_role=True)
+        self.volumes_extensions_client.show_volume(volume['id'])
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('6e7870f2-1bb2-4b58-96f8-6782071ef327')
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(
+        service="nova",
+        rule="os_compute_api:os-volumes")
+    def test_delete_volume(self):
+        volume = self.create_volume()
+        self.rbac_utils.switch_role(self, toggle_rbac_role=True)
+        self.volumes_extensions_client.delete_volume(volume['id'])
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/nova_volume_client-75e153a1c84e4ff8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/nova_volume_client-75e153a1c84e4ff8.yaml
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+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds RBAC tests for the Nova os-volumes API which is deprecated
+    from microversion 2.36 onward.