diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-show-volume-image-metadata-api-to-v2-volumes-client-ee3c027f35276561.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-show-volume-image-metadata-api-to-v2-volumes-client-ee3c027f35276561.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ac7c74e592
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-show-volume-image-metadata-api-to-v2-volumes-client-ee3c027f35276561.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add show volume image metadata API to v2 volumes_client library.
+    This feature enables the possibility to show volume's image metadata.
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_image_metadata.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_image_metadata.py
index 77baf18bf1..129981b61e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_image_metadata.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_image_metadata.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class VolumesImageMetadata(base.BaseVolumeTest):
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('03efff0b-5c75-4822-8f10-8789ac15b13e')
     @test.services('image')
-    def test_update_image_metadata(self):
+    def test_update_show_delete_image_metadata(self):
         # Update image metadata
         image_metadata = {'image_id': '5137a025-3c5f-43c1-bc64-5f41270040a5',
                           'image_name': 'image',
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class VolumesImageMetadata(base.BaseVolumeTest):
         self.volumes_client.update_volume_image_metadata(self.volume['id'],
                                                          **image_metadata)
 
-        # Fetch image metadata from the volume
+        # Fetch volume's image metadata by show_volume method
         volume_image_metadata = self.volumes_client.show_volume(
             self.volume['id'])['volume']['volume_image_metadata']
 
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@ class VolumesImageMetadata(base.BaseVolumeTest):
                                                          'ramdisk_id')
         del image_metadata['ramdisk_id']
 
-        # Fetch the new image metadata from the volume
-        volume_image_metadata = self.volumes_client.show_volume(
-            self.volume['id'])['volume']['volume_image_metadata']
+        # Fetch volume's image metadata by show_volume_image_metadata method
+        volume_image_metadata = self.volumes_client.show_volume_image_metadata(
+            self.volume['id'])['metadata']
 
         # Verify image metadata was updated after item deletion
         self.assertThat(volume_image_metadata.items(),
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
index 62b9992dd4..e932adc7dc 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/volumes_client.py
@@ -355,6 +355,15 @@ class VolumesClient(base_client.BaseClient):
         self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def show_volume_image_metadata(self, volume_id):
+        """Show image metadata for the volume."""
+        post_body = json.dumps({'os-show_image_metadata': {}})
+        url = "volumes/%s/action" % volume_id
+        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     @removals.remove(message="use list_pools from tempest.lib.services."
                              "volume.v2.scheduler_stats_client")
     def show_pools(self, detail=False):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v2/test_volumes_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v2/test_volumes_client.py
index e53e0a2a85..d7b042e595 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v2/test_volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v2/test_volumes_client.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2 import volumes_client
 from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
 from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
@@ -26,6 +28,19 @@ class TestVolumesClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
         }
     }
 
+    FAKE_VOLUME_IMAGE_METADATA = {
+        "metadata": {
+            "container_format": "bare",
+            "min_ram": "0",
+            "disk_format": "raw",
+            "image_name": "xly-ubuntu16-server",
+            "image_id": "3e087b0c-10c5-4255-b147-6e8e9dbad6fc",
+            "checksum": "008f5d22fe3cb825d714da79607a90f9",
+            "min_disk": "0",
+            "size": "8589934592"
+        }
+    }
+
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestVolumesClient, self).setUp()
         fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
@@ -76,6 +91,17 @@ class TestVolumesClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
             volume_id="a3be971b-8de5-4bdf-bdb8-3d8eb0fb69f8",
             id="key1")
 
+    def _test_show_volume_image_metadata(self, bytes_body=False):
+        fake_volume_id = "a3be971b-8de5-4bdf-bdb8-3d8eb0fb69f8"
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.show_volume_image_metadata,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post',
+            self.FAKE_VOLUME_IMAGE_METADATA,
+            to_utf=bytes_body,
+            mock_args=['volumes/%s/action' % fake_volume_id,
+                       json.dumps({"os-show_image_metadata": {}})],
+            volume_id=fake_volume_id)
+
     def test_force_detach_volume_with_str_body(self):
         self._test_force_detach_volume()
 
@@ -88,6 +114,12 @@ class TestVolumesClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
     def test_show_volume_metadata_item_with_bytes_body(self):
         self._test_show_volume_metadata_item(bytes_body=True)
 
+    def test_show_volume_image_metadata_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_show_volume_image_metadata()
+
+    def test_show_volume_image_metadata_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_show_volume_image_metadata(bytes_body=True)
+
     def test_retype_volume_with_str_body(self):
         self._test_retype_volume()