diff --git a/shade/tests/ansible/roles/object/tasks/main.yml b/shade/tests/ansible/roles/object/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae54b6ba2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/shade/tests/ansible/roles/object/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+- name: Create a test object file
+  shell: mktemp
+  register: tmp_file
+
+- name: Create container
+  os_object:
+     cloud: "{{ cloud }}"
+     state: present
+     container: ansible_container
+     container_access: private
+
+- name: Put object
+  os_object:
+     cloud: "{{ cloud }}"
+     state: present
+     name: ansible_object
+     filename: "{{ tmp_file.stdout }}"
+     container: ansible_container
+
+- name: Delete object
+  os_object:
+     cloud: "{{ cloud }}"
+     state: absent
+     name: ansible_object
+     container: ansible_container
+
+- name: Delete container
+  os_object:
+     cloud: "{{ cloud }}"
+     state: absent
+     container: ansible_container
+
+- name: Delete test object file
+  file:
+     name: "{{ tmp_file.stdout }}"
+     state: absent
diff --git a/shade/tests/ansible/run.yml b/shade/tests/ansible/run.yml
index e4bdf231d..a75d87bae 100644
--- a/shade/tests/ansible/run.yml
+++ b/shade/tests/ansible/run.yml
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@
     - { role: security_group, tags: security_group }
     - { role: subnet, tags: subnet}
     - { role: router, tags: router}
+    - { role: object, tags: object}