diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
index e730d318c8..2029a2e628 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_servers.py
@@ -35,8 +35,11 @@ class ServersAdminTestJSON(base.BaseComputeAdminTest):
         cls.client = cls.os_adm.servers_client
         cls.flavors_client = cls.os_adm.flavors_client
 
-        cls.admin_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
-        tenant = cls.admin_client.get_tenant_by_name(
+        cls.non_adm_client = cls.servers_client
+        cls.flavors_client = cls.os_adm.flavors_client
+
+        cls.identity_client = cls._get_identity_admin_client()
+        tenant = cls.identity_client.get_tenant_by_name(
             cls.client.tenant_name)
         cls.tenant_id = tenant['id']
 
@@ -158,6 +161,24 @@ class ServersAdminTestJSON(base.BaseComputeAdminTest):
         self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
                           self.client.reset_state, '999')
 
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_server_diagnostics_by_admin(self):
+        # Retrieve server diagnostics by admin user
+        resp, diagnostic = self.client.get_server_diagnostics(self.s1_id)
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        basic_attrs = ['rx_packets', 'rx_errors', 'rx_drop',
+                       'tx_packets', 'tx_errors', 'tx_drop',
+                       'read_req', 'write_req', 'cpu', 'memory']
+        for key in basic_attrs:
+            self.assertIn(key, str(diagnostic.keys()))
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_server_diagnostics_by_non_admin(self):
+        # Non-admin user can not view server diagnostics according to policy
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.Unauthorized,
+                          self.non_adm_client.get_server_diagnostics,
+                          self.s1_id)
+
 
 class ServersAdminTestXML(ServersAdminTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index 990c98604a..eda0ede033 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -366,6 +366,11 @@ class ServersClientJSON(RestClient):
         """Unrescue the provided server."""
         return self.action(server_id, 'unrescue', None)
 
+    def get_server_diagnostics(self, server_id):
+        """Get the usage data for a server."""
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/diagnostics" % str(server_id))
+        return resp, json.loads(body)
+
     def list_instance_actions(self, server_id):
         """List the provided server action."""
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/os-instance-actions" %
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
index c58c3eea9c..cb21c6171f 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -575,6 +575,13 @@ class ServersClientXML(RestClientXML):
                                  (server_id, volume_id), headers)
         return resp, body
 
+    def get_server_diagnostics(self, server_id):
+        """Get the usage data for a server."""
+        resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/diagnostics" % server_id,
+                              self.headers)
+        body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
     def list_instance_actions(self, server_id):
         """List the provided server action."""
         resp, body = self.get("servers/%s/os-instance-actions" % server_id,