diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index cef4f212c8..dbb758b4e9 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Tempest Specific Commandments
 - [T112] Check that tempest.lib should not import local tempest code
 - [T113] Check that tests use data_utils.rand_uuid() instead of uuid.uuid4()
 - [T114] Check that tempest.lib does not use tempest config
+- [T115] Check that admin tests should exist under admin path
 - [N322] Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable
 
 Test Data/Configuration
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
index 870b9f0872..4018468950 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ CONF = config.CONF
 # NOTE(zhufl): This inherits from BaseVolumeAdminTest because
 # it requires force_tenant_isolation=True, which need admin
 # credentials to create non-admin users for the tests.
-class AbsoluteLimitsTests(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class AbsoluteLimitsTests(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):  # noqa
 
     # avoid existing volumes of pre-defined tenant
     force_tenant_isolation = True
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index 4123ae5653..067da09a55 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -273,6 +273,27 @@ def dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib(logical_line, filename):
         yield(0, msg)
 
 
+def dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path(logical_line, physical_line,
+                                          filename):
+    """Check admin tests should exist under admin path
+
+    T115
+    """
+
+    if 'tempest/api/' not in filename:
+        return
+
+    if pep8.noqa(physical_line):
+        return
+
+    if not re.match('class .*Test.*\(.*Admin.*\):', logical_line):
+        return
+
+    if not re.match('.\/tempest\/api\/.*\/admin\/.*', filename):
+        msg = 'T115: All admin tests should exist under admin path.'
+        yield(0, msg)
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests)
     register(scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
@@ -287,3 +308,4 @@ def factory(register):
     register(dont_import_local_tempest_into_lib)
     register(dont_use_config_in_tempest_lib)
     register(use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4)
+    register(dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path)