diff --git a/rally-jobs/rally.yaml b/rally-jobs/rally.yaml
index e53520862f..ac5764fe55 100755
--- a/rally-jobs/rally.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/rally.yaml
@@ -1380,6 +1380,18 @@
         failure_rate:
           max: 0
 
+  NovaHypervisors.list_hypervisors:
+    -
+      args:
+        detailed: True
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 5
+        concurrency: 2
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
+
   VMTasks.boot_runcommand_delete:
     -
       args:
diff --git a/rally/benchmark/scenarios/nova/hypervisors.py b/rally/benchmark/scenarios/nova/hypervisors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a161e96a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rally/benchmark/scenarios/nova/hypervisors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Cisco Systems Inc.
+# 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.benchmark.scenarios import base
+from rally.benchmark.scenarios.nova import utils
+from rally.benchmark import validation
+from rally.common import log as logging
+from rally import consts
+
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class NovaHypervisors(utils.NovaScenario):
+    """Benchmark scenarios for Nova hypervisors."""
+
+    @validation.required_services(consts.Service.NOVA)
+    @validation.required_openstack(admin=True)
+    @base.scenario()
+    def list_hypervisors(self, detailed=True):
+        """List hypervisors.
+
+        Measure the "nova hypervisor-list" command performance.
+
+        :param detailed: True if the hypervisor listing should contain
+                         detailed information about all of them
+        """
+        self._list_hypervisors(detailed)
diff --git a/rally/benchmark/scenarios/nova/utils.py b/rally/benchmark/scenarios/nova/utils.py
index 2512edbe15..a3cf202b86 100644
--- a/rally/benchmark/scenarios/nova/utils.py
+++ b/rally/benchmark/scenarios/nova/utils.py
@@ -742,3 +742,8 @@ class NovaScenario(base.Scenario):
     def _delete_floating_ips_bulk(self, ip_range):
         """Delete floating IPs by range."""
         return self.admin_clients("nova").floating_ips_bulk.delete(ip_range)
+
+    @base.atomic_action_timer("nova.list_hypervisors")
+    def _list_hypervisors(self, detailed=True):
+        """List hypervisors."""
+        return self.admin_clients("nova").hypervisors.list(detailed)
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/list-hypervisors.json b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/list-hypervisors.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d4705f876d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/list-hypervisors.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "NovaHypervisors.list_hypervisors": [
+    {
+      "runner": {
+        "type": "constant",
+        "concurrency": 2,
+        "times": 10
+      },
+      "args": {
+        "detailed": true
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/list-hypervisors.yaml b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/list-hypervisors.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..746ce92b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/list-hypervisors.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+  NovaHypervisors.list_hypervisors:
+    -
+      args:
+        detailed: True
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 10
+        concurrency: 2
diff --git a/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/nova/test_hypervisors.py b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/nova/test_hypervisors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7be1696472
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/nova/test_hypervisors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Copyright 2013 Cisco Systems Inc.
+# 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.benchmark.scenarios.nova import hypervisors
+from tests.unit import test
+
+
+NOVA_HYPERVISORS_MODULE = "rally.benchmark.scenarios.nova.hypervisors"
+NOVA_HYPERVISORS = NOVA_HYPERVISORS_MODULE + ".NovaHypervisors"
+
+
+class NovaHypervisorsTestCase(test.TestCase):
+    def test_list_hypervisors(self):
+        scenario = hypervisors.NovaHypervisors()
+        scenario._list_hypervisors = mock.Mock()
+        scenario.list_hypervisors(detailed=False)
+        scenario._list_hypervisors.assert_called_once_with(False)
diff --git a/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py
index 8e8e5409d2..b167d2008c 100644
--- a/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/benchmark/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py
@@ -749,3 +749,11 @@ class NovaScenarioTestCase(test.TestCase):
             fake_cidr)
         self._test_atomic_action_timer(nova_scenario.atomic_actions(),
                                        "nova.delete_floating_ips_bulk")
+
+    @mock.patch(NOVA_UTILS + ".NovaScenario.admin_clients")
+    def test__list_hypervisors(self, mock_clients):
+        nova_scenario = utils.NovaScenario()
+        nova_scenario._list_hypervisors(detailed=False)
+        mock_clients("nova").hypervisors.list.assert_called_once_with(False)
+        self._test_atomic_action_timer(nova_scenario.atomic_actions(),
+                                       "nova.list_hypervisors")