diff --git a/rally-jobs/rally-keystone-api-v2.yaml b/rally-jobs/rally-keystone-api-v2.yaml
index 3adeb10583..ed94e27077 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/rally-keystone-api-v2.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/rally-keystone-api-v2.yaml
@@ -705,6 +705,22 @@
         failure_rate:
           max: 0
 
+  Authenticate.validate_ceilometer:
+    -
+      args:
+        repetitions: 2
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 10
+        concurrency: 5
+      context:
+        users:
+          tenants: 3
+          users_per_tenant: 5
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
+
   Authenticate.validate_glance:
     -
       args:
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/authenticate.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/authenticate.py
index 89632b91bd..65a85b8704 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/authenticate.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/authenticate.py
@@ -68,6 +68,24 @@ class Authenticate(scenario.OpenStackScenario):
             for i in range(repetitions):
                 nova_client.flavors.list()
 
+    @validation.number("repetitions", minval=1)
+    @validation.required_openstack(users=True)
+    @scenario.configure()
+    def validate_ceilometer(self, repetitions):
+        """Check Ceilometer Client to ensure validation of token.
+
+        Creation of the client does not ensure validation of the token.
+        We have to do some minimal operation to make sure token gets validated.
+
+        :param repetitions: number of times to validate
+        """
+        ceilometer_client = self.clients("ceilometer")
+        with atomic.ActionTimer(self,
+                                "authenticate.validate_ceilometer_%s_times"
+                                % repetitions):
+            for i in range(repetitions):
+                ceilometer_client.meters.list()
+
     @validation.number("repetitions", minval=1)
     @validation.required_openstack(users=True)
     @scenario.configure()
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/authenticate/token-validate-ceilometer.json b/samples/tasks/scenarios/authenticate/token-validate-ceilometer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d915cc1d6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/authenticate/token-validate-ceilometer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{
+    "Authenticate.validate_ceilometer": [
+        {
+            "args": {
+                "repetitions": 2
+            },
+            "runner": {
+                "type": "constant",
+                "times": 10,
+                "concurrency": 5
+            },
+            "context": {
+                "users": {
+                    "tenants": 3,
+                    "users_per_tenant": 5
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/authenticate/token-validate-ceilometer.yaml b/samples/tasks/scenarios/authenticate/token-validate-ceilometer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..474150e2f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/authenticate/token-validate-ceilometer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+  Authenticate.validate_ceilometer:
+    -
+      args:
+        repetitions: 2
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 10
+        concurrency: 5
+      context:
+        users:
+          tenants: 3
+          users_per_tenant: 5
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/test_authenticate.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/test_authenticate.py
index aa1f6849cc..5b4256a382 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/test_authenticate.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/authenticate/test_authenticate.py
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@ class AuthenticateTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
         self._test_atomic_action_timer(scenario_inst.atomic_actions(),
                                        "authenticate.validate_nova_5_times")
 
+    def test_validate_ceilometer(self):
+        scenario_inst = authenticate.Authenticate()
+        scenario_inst.validate_ceilometer(5)
+        self.clients("ceilometer").meters.list.assert_has_calls(
+            [mock.call()] * 5)
+        self._test_atomic_action_timer(
+            scenario_inst.atomic_actions(),
+            "authenticate.validate_ceilometer_5_times")
+
     def test_validate_cinder(self):
         scenario_inst = authenticate.Authenticate()
         scenario_inst.validate_cinder(5)