diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
index c6fd181e17..4e40de9a3e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/base.py
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ class BaseOrchestrationTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
         cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_client
         cls.keypairs_client = cls.os.keypairs_client
         cls.network_client = cls.os.network_client
+        cls.volumes_client = cls.os.volumes_client
         cls.stacks = []
         cls.keypairs = []
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic.yaml b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e03a300ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/templates/cinder_basic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+heat_template_version: 2013-05-23
+
+resources:
+    volume:
+        type: OS::Cinder::Volume
+        properties:
+            size: 1
+            description: a descriptive description
+
+outputs:
+  status:
+    description: status
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'status'] }
+
+  size:
+    description: size
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'size'] }
+
+  display_description:
+    description: display_description
+    value: { get_attr: ['volume', 'display_description'] }
+
+  volume_id:
+    value: { get_resource: volume }
diff --git a/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a60cd37779
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/orchestration/stacks/test_volumes.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#    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 logging
+
+from tempest.api.orchestration import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import test
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class CinderResourcesTest(base.BaseOrchestrationTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(CinderResourcesTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.service_available.cinder:
+            raise cls.skipException('Cinder support is required')
+
+    @test.attr(type='gate')
+    def test_cinder_volume_create_delete(self):
+        """Create and delete a volume via OS::Cinder::Volume."""
+        stack_name = data_utils.rand_name('heat')
+        template = self.load_template('cinder_basic')
+        stack_identifier = self.create_stack(stack_name, template)
+        self.client.wait_for_stack_status(stack_identifier, 'CREATE_COMPLETE')
+
+        # Verify with cinder that the volume exists, with matching details
+        volume_id = self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'volume_id')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(volume_id)
+        resp, volume = self.volumes_client.get_volume(volume_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual('available', volume.get('status'))
+        self.assertEqual(1, volume.get('size'))
+        self.assertEqual('a descriptive description',
+                         volume.get('display_description'))
+
+        # Verify the stack outputs are as expected
+        self.assertEqual('available',
+                         self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'status'))
+        self.assertEqual('1',
+                         self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier, 'size'))
+        self.assertEqual('a descriptive description',
+                         self.get_stack_output(stack_identifier,
+                                               'display_description'))