diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/network_feature_enabled_available_features-35f9ac5f253e2ca3.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/network_feature_enabled_available_features-35f9ac5f253e2ca3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1f2d6b9a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/network_feature_enabled_available_features-35f9ac5f253e2ca3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    New config option to ``network-feature-enabled``: ``available_features``.
+    This is a list which can contain features that are not discoverable
+    through Neutron API, or it can be the special entry ``all``.
diff --git a/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py b/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py
index 167bf5b5a8..914acf7906 100644
--- a/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/common/utils/__init__.py
@@ -128,3 +128,18 @@ def is_extension_enabled(extension_name, service):
     if extension_name in config_dict[service]:
         return True
     return False
+
+
+def is_network_feature_enabled(feature_name):
+    """A function that will check the list of available network features
+
+    """
+    list_of_features = CONF.network_feature_enabled.available_features
+
+    if not list_of_features:
+        return False
+    if list_of_features[0] == 'all':
+        return True
+    if feature_name in list_of_features:
+        return True
+    return False
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 2f2c2e9a62..28a70c2ecf 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -790,6 +790,13 @@ NetworkFeaturesGroup = [
                      "entry all which indicates every extension is enabled. "
                      "Empty list indicates all extensions are disabled. "
                      "To get the list of extensions run: 'neutron ext-list'"),
+    cfg.ListOpt('available_features',
+                default=['all'],
+                help="A list of available network features with a special "
+                     "entry all that indicates every feature is available. "
+                     "Empty list indicates all features are disabled."
+                     "This list can contain features that are not "
+                     "discoverable through API."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('ipv6_subnet_attributes',
                 default=False,
                 help="Allow the execution of IPv6 subnet tests that use "