diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 9de749282e..e9e5b2eb36 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -1092,6 +1092,16 @@
 #too_slow_to_test = true
 
 
+[telemetry-feature-enabled]
+
+#
+# From tempest.config
+#
+
+# Runs Ceilometer event-related tests (boolean value)
+#events = false
+
+
 [validation]
 
 #
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
index cce8e2ab04..e8f8abec97 100644
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/base.py
@@ -121,3 +121,27 @@ class BaseTelemetryTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
             'Sample for metric:%s with query:%s has not been added to the '
             'database within %d seconds' % (metric, query,
                                             CONF.compute.build_timeout))
+
+
+class BaseTelemetryAdminTest(BaseTelemetryTest):
+    """Base test case class for admin Telemetry API tests."""
+
+    credentials = ['primary', 'admin']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(BaseTelemetryAdminTest, cls).setup_clients()
+        cls.telemetry_admin_client = cls.os_adm.telemetry_client
+
+    def await_events(self, query):
+        timeout = CONF.compute.build_timeout
+        start = timeutils.utcnow()
+        while timeutils.delta_seconds(start, timeutils.utcnow()) < timeout:
+            body = self.telemetry_admin_client.list_events(query)
+            if body:
+                return body
+            time.sleep(CONF.compute.build_interval)
+
+        raise exceptions.TimeoutException(
+            'Event with query:%s has not been added to the '
+            'database within %d seconds' % (query, CONF.compute.build_timeout))
diff --git a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
index 52793c8b92..705791014e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
+++ b/tempest/api/telemetry/test_telemetry_notification_api.py
@@ -71,3 +71,27 @@ class TelemetryNotificationAPITestJSON(base.BaseTelemetryTest):
 
         for metric in self.glance_v2_notifications:
             self.await_samples(metric, query)
+
+
+class TelemetryNotificationAdminAPITestJSON(base.BaseTelemetryAdminTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(TelemetryNotificationAdminAPITestJSON, cls).skip_checks()
+        if CONF.telemetry.too_slow_to_test:
+            raise cls.skipException("Ceilometer feature for fast work mysql "
+                                    "is disabled")
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('29604198-8b45-4fc0-8af8-1cae4f94ebe9')
+    @test.services('compute')
+    def test_check_nova_notification_event_and_meter(self):
+
+        body = self.create_server()
+
+        if CONF.telemetry_feature_enabled.events:
+            query = ('instance_id', 'eq', body['id'])
+            self.await_events(query)
+
+        query = ('resource', 'eq', body['id'])
+        for metric in self.nova_notifications:
+            self.await_samples(metric, query)
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 5628ec9c38..3a2906c8bf 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -826,6 +826,16 @@ TelemetryGroup = [
 ]
 
 
+telemetry_feature_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='telemetry-feature-enabled',
+                                       title='Enabled Ceilometer Features')
+
+TelemetryFeaturesGroup = [
+    cfg.BoolOpt('events',
+                default=False,
+                help="Runs Ceilometer event-related tests"),
+]
+
+
 dashboard_group = cfg.OptGroup(name="dashboard",
                                title="Dashboard options")
 
@@ -1157,6 +1167,7 @@ _opts = [
     (database_group, DatabaseGroup),
     (orchestration_group, OrchestrationGroup),
     (telemetry_group, TelemetryGroup),
+    (telemetry_feature_group, TelemetryFeaturesGroup),
     (dashboard_group, DashboardGroup),
     (data_processing_group, DataProcessingGroup),
     (data_processing_feature_group, DataProcessingFeaturesGroup),
@@ -1219,6 +1230,7 @@ class TempestConfigPrivate(object):
         self.orchestration = _CONF.orchestration
         self.messaging = _CONF.messaging
         self.telemetry = _CONF.telemetry
+        self.telemetry_feature_enabled = _CONF['telemetry-feature-enabled']
         self.dashboard = _CONF.dashboard
         self.data_processing = _CONF.data_processing
         self.data_processing_feature_enabled = _CONF[
diff --git a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py b/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
index 554f574681..b89b9e3e15 100644
--- a/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/telemetry/json/telemetry_client.py
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ class TelemetryClientJSON(service_client.ServiceClient):
         uri = '%s/meters/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, meter_id)
         return self._helper_list(uri, query)
 
+    def list_events(self, query=None):
+        uri = '%s/events' % self.uri_prefix
+        return self._helper_list(uri, query)
+
     def show_resource(self, resource_id):
         uri = '%s/resources/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, resource_id)
         resp, body = self.get(uri)