diff --git a/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml b/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml
index dd21048f..95abb0f3 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml
@@ -494,6 +494,23 @@
       sla:
         failure_rate:
           max: 0
+    -
+      args:
+        size: 1
+        volume_type: test
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 1
+        concurrency: 1
+      context:
+        users:
+          tenants: 1
+          users_per_tenant: 1
+        volume_types:
+          - test
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
 
   CinderVolumes.create_volume_backup:
     -
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/context/cinder/volume_types.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/context/cinder/volume_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..72894e32
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/context/cinder/volume_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# 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 rally.common.i18n import _
+from rally.common import logging
+from rally import consts
+from rally import osclients
+from rally.task import context
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+@context.configure(name="volume_types", order=410)
+class VolumeTypeGenerator(context.Context):
+    """Context class for adding volumes types for benchmarks."""
+
+    CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
+        "type": "array",
+        "$schema": consts.JSON_SCHEMA,
+        "additionalProperties": False
+    }
+
+    @logging.log_task_wrapper(LOG.info, _("Enter context: `volume_types`"))
+    def setup(self):
+        admin_clients = osclients.Clients(
+            self.context.get("admin", {}).get("credential"),
+            api_info=self.context["config"].get("api_versions"))
+        cinder = admin_clients.cinder()
+        self.context["volume_types"] = []
+        for vtype_name in self.config:
+            LOG.debug("Creating Cinder volume type %s" % vtype_name)
+            vtype = cinder.volume_types.create(vtype_name)
+            self.context["volume_types"].append({"id": vtype.id,
+                                                 "name": vtype_name})
+
+    @logging.log_task_wrapper(LOG.info, _("Exit context: `volume_types`"))
+    def cleanup(self):
+        admin_clients = osclients.Clients(
+            self.context.get("admin", {}).get("credential"),
+            api_info=self.context["config"].get("api_versions"))
+        cinder = admin_clients.cinder()
+        for vtype in self.context["volume_types"]:
+            LOG.debug("Deleting Cinder volume type %s" % vtype["name"])
+            cinder.volume_types.delete(vtype["id"])
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/context/cinder/test_volume_types.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/context/cinder/test_volume_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1baa1a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/context/cinder/test_volume_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+# 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.
+
+import mock
+
+from rally.plugins.openstack.context.cinder import volume_types
+from tests.unit import test
+
+CTX = "rally.plugins.openstack.context"
+
+
+class VolumeTypeGeneratorTestCase(test.ContextTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(VolumeTypeGeneratorTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.context.update({"admin": {"credential": "admin_creds"}})
+
+    def test_setup(self):
+        self.context.update({"config": {"volume_types": ["foo", "bar"]}})
+        create = self.clients("cinder",
+                              admin=True).volume_types.create
+        create.side_effect = (mock.Mock(id="foo-id"),
+                              mock.Mock(id="bar-id"))
+
+        vtype_ctx = volume_types.VolumeTypeGenerator(self.context)
+        vtype_ctx.setup()
+
+        create.assert_has_calls(
+            [mock.call("foo"), mock.call("bar")])
+        self.assertEqual(self.context["volume_types"],
+                         [{"id": "foo-id", "name": "foo"},
+                          {"id": "bar-id", "name": "bar"}])
+
+    def test_cleanup(self):
+        self.context.update({
+            "config": {"volume_types": ["foo", "bar"]},
+            "volume_types": [
+                {"id": "foo_id", "name": "foo"},
+                {"id": "bar_id", "name": "bar"}],
+            "api_versions": {
+                "cinder": {"version": 2, "service_type": "volumev2"}}})
+
+        vtype_ctx = volume_types.VolumeTypeGenerator(self.context)
+        vtype_ctx.cleanup()
+
+        delete = self.clients("cinder",
+                              admin=True).volume_types.delete
+        delete.assert_has_calls(
+            [mock.call("foo_id"), mock.call("bar_id")])