diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_backends_capabilities.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_backends_capabilities.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8a2185356d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_backends_capabilities.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+# Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
+# 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 operator
+
+from tempest.api.volume import base
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class BackendsCapabilitiesAdminV2TestsJSON(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+
+    CAPABILITIES = ('namespace',
+                    'vendor_name',
+                    'volume_backend_name',
+                    'pool_name',
+                    'driver_version',
+                    'storage_protocol',
+                    'display_name',
+                    'description',
+                    'visibility',
+                    'properties')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(BackendsCapabilitiesAdminV2TestsJSON, cls).resource_setup()
+        # Get host list, formation: host@backend-name
+        cls.hosts = [
+            pool['name'] for pool in
+            cls.admin_volume_client.show_pools()['pools']
+        ]
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('3750af44-5ea2-4cd4-bc3e-56e7e6caf854')
+    def test_get_capabilities_backend(self):
+        # Test backend properties
+        backend = self.admin_volume_client.show_backend_capabilities(
+            self.hosts[0])
+
+        # Verify getting capabilities parameters from a backend
+        for key in self.CAPABILITIES:
+            self.assertIn(key, backend)
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('a9035743-d46a-47c5-9cb7-3c80ea16dea0')
+    def test_compare_volume_stats_values(self):
+        # Test values comparison between show_backend_capabilities
+        # to show_pools
+        VOLUME_STATS = ('vendor_name',
+                        'volume_backend_name',
+                        'storage_protocol')
+
+        # Get list backend capabilities using show_pools
+        cinder_pools = [
+            pool['capabilities'] for pool in
+            self.admin_volume_client.show_pools(detail=True)['pools']
+        ]
+
+        # Get list backends capabilities using show_backend_capabilities
+        capabilities = [
+            self.admin_volume_client.show_backend_capabilities(
+                host=host) for host in self.hosts
+        ]
+
+        # Returns a tuple of VOLUME_STATS values
+        expected_list = map(operator.itemgetter(*VOLUME_STATS),
+                            cinder_pools)
+        observed_list = map(operator.itemgetter(*VOLUME_STATS),
+                            capabilities)
+        self.assertEqual(expected_list, observed_list)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
index d694c5350e..c2e2b92567 100755
--- a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_volumes_client.py
@@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ class BaseVolumesClient(rest_client.RestClient):
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def show_pools(self, detail=False):
-        # List all the volumes pools (hosts)
+        """List all the volumes pools (hosts).
+
+        Output params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                           api-ref-blockstorage-v2.html#listPools
+        """
         url = 'scheduler-stats/get_pools'
         if detail:
             url += '?detail=True'
@@ -73,6 +77,19 @@ class BaseVolumesClient(rest_client.RestClient):
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def show_backend_capabilities(self, host):
+        """Shows capabilities for a storage back end.
+
+         Output params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                            api-ref-blockstorage-v2.html
+                            #showBackendCapabilities
+        """
+        url = 'capabilities/%s' % host
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     def show_volume(self, volume_id):
         """Returns the details of a single volume."""
         url = "volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)