diff --git a/tempest/openstack.py b/tempest/openstack.py
index 862b517a38..1830aa8536 100644
--- a/tempest/openstack.py
+++ b/tempest/openstack.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from tempest.services.nova.json.security_groups_client \
 import SecurityGroupsClient
 from tempest.services.nova.json.floating_ips_client import FloatingIPsClient
 from tempest.services.nova.json.keypairs_client import KeyPairsClient
+from tempest.services.nova.json.volumes_client import VolumesClient
 
 
 class Manager(object):
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class Manager(object):
         self.keypairs_client = KeyPairsClient(*client_args)
         self.security_groups_client = SecurityGroupsClient(*client_args)
         self.floating_ips_client = FloatingIPsClient(*client_args)
+        self.volumes_client = VolumesClient(*client_args)
 
 
 class ServiceManager(object):
diff --git a/tempest/services/nova/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/nova/json/volumes_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95131f2449
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/nova/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+from tempest.common import rest_client
+import json
+
+
+class VolumesClient(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, key, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        self.config = config
+        catalog_type = self.config.compute.catalog_type
+        self.client = rest_client.RestClient(config, username, key, auth_url,
+                                             catalog_type, tenant_name)
+
+    def list_volumes(self, params=None):
+        """List all the volumes created"""
+        url = 'os-volumes'
+        if params != None:
+            param_list = []
+            for param, value in params.iteritems():
+                param_list.append("%s=%s&" % (param, value))
+
+            url += '?' + ' '.join(param_list)
+
+        resp, body = self.client.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['volumes']
+
+    def get_volume(self, volume_id):
+        """Returns the details of a single volume"""
+        url = "os-volumes/%s" % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.client.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['volume']
+
+    def delete_volume(self, volume_id):
+        """Deletes the Specified Volume"""
+        return self.client.delete("os-volumes/%s" % str(volume_id))
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_volumes_negative.py b/tempest/tests/test_volumes_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83eef52780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_volumes_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+from nose.plugins.attrib import attr
+import unittest2 as unittest
+from tempest import openstack
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest import exceptions
+
+
+class VolumesTest(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.os = openstack.Manager()
+        cls.client = cls.os.volumes_client
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_volume_get_nonexistant_volume_id(self):
+        """Negative: Should not be able to get details of nonexistant volume"""
+        #Creating a nonexistant volume id
+        volume_id_list = list()
+        resp, body = self.client.list_volumes()
+        for i in range(len(body)):
+            volume_id_list.append(body[i]['id'])
+        while True:
+            non_exist_id = rand_name('999')
+            if non_exist_id not in volume_id_list:
+                break
+        #Trying to GET a non existant volume
+        try:
+            resp, body = self.client.get_volume(non_exist_id)
+        except exceptions.NotFound:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.fail('Should not be able to GET the details from a '
+                      'nonexistant volume')
+
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_volume_delete_nonexistant_volume_id(self):
+        """Negative: Should not be able to delete nonexistant Volume"""
+        #Creating nonexistant volume id
+        volume_id_list = list()
+        resp, body = self.client.list_volumes()
+        for i in range(len(body)):
+            volume_id_list.append(body[i]['id'])
+        while True:
+            non_exist_id = rand_name('999')
+            if non_exist_id not in volume_id_list:
+                break
+        #Trying to DELETE a non existant volume
+        try:
+            resp, body = self.client.delete_volume(non_exist_id)
+        except exceptions.NotFound:
+            pass
+        else:
+            self.fail('Should not be able to DELETE a nonexistant volume')