diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/check-boot-action-548e38d17cf1ad96.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/check-boot-action-548e38d17cf1ad96.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..813f88c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/check-boot-action-548e38d17cf1ad96.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Adds an action and workflow used to check the status of
+    the boot images in Glance.
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 21daafd52..02c840ca4 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ mistral.actions =
     tripleo.swift.tempurl = tripleo_common.actions.swifthelper:SwiftTempUrlAction
     tripleo.templates.process = tripleo_common.actions.templates:ProcessTemplatesAction
     tripleo.templates.upload = tripleo_common.actions.templates:UploadTemplatesAction
+    tripleo.validations.check_boot_images = tripleo_common.actions.validations:CheckBootImagesAction
     tripleo.validations.get_pubkey = tripleo_common.actions.validations:GetPubkeyAction
     tripleo.validations.enabled = tripleo_common.actions.validations:Enabled
     tripleo.validations.list_groups = tripleo_common.actions.validations:ListGroupsAction
diff --git a/tripleo_common/actions/validations.py b/tripleo_common/actions/validations.py
index 9f37ffe7f..38a425575 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/actions/validations.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/actions/validations.py
@@ -122,3 +122,54 @@ class RunValidationAction(base.TripleOAction):
             if identity_file:
                 utils.cleanup_identity_file(identity_file)
         return mistral_workflow_utils.Result(**mistral_result)
+
+
+class CheckBootImagesAction(base.TripleOAction):
+    """Validate boot images"""
+
+    # TODO(bcrochet): The validation actions are temporary. This logic should
+    #                 move to the tripleo-validations project eventually.
+    def __init__(self, images,
+                 deploy_kernel_name=constants.DEFAULT_DEPLOY_KERNEL_NAME,
+                 deploy_ramdisk_name=constants.DEFAULT_DEPLOY_RAMDISK_NAME):
+        super(CheckBootImagesAction, self).__init__()
+        self.images = images
+        self.deploy_kernel_name = deploy_kernel_name
+        self.deploy_ramdisk_name = deploy_ramdisk_name
+
+    def run(self):
+        messages = []
+        kernel_id = self._check_for_image(self.deploy_kernel_name, messages)
+        ramdisk_id = self._check_for_image(self.deploy_ramdisk_name, messages)
+
+        return_value = {
+            'kernel_id': kernel_id,
+            'ramdisk_id': ramdisk_id,
+            'errors': messages,
+            'warnings': []
+        }
+
+        if messages:
+            mistral_result = mistral_workflow_utils.Result(error=return_value)
+        else:
+            mistral_result = mistral_workflow_utils.Result(data=return_value)
+
+        return mistral_result
+
+    def _check_for_image(self, name, messages):
+        multiple_message = ("Please make sure there is only one image named "
+                            "'{}' in glance.")
+        missing_message = ("No image with the name '{}' found - make sure you "
+                           "have uploaded boot images.")
+
+        image_id = None
+        found_images = [item['id'] for item in self.images
+                        if item['name'] == name]
+        if len(found_images) > 1:
+            messages.append(multiple_message.format(name))
+        elif len(found_images) == 0:
+            messages.append(missing_message.format(name))
+        else:
+            image_id = found_images[0]
+
+        return image_id
diff --git a/tripleo_common/constants.py b/tripleo_common/constants.py
index f0d7dfe53..e53bba8ba 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/constants.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/constants.py
@@ -112,3 +112,7 @@ DEFAULT_BAREMETAL_API_VERSION = '1.29'
 # The name of the file which holds the Mistral environment contents for plan
 # import/export
 PLAN_ENVIRONMENT = 'plan-environment.yaml'
+
+DEFAULT_DEPLOY_KERNEL_NAME = 'bm-deploy-kernel'
+
+DEFAULT_DEPLOY_RAMDISK_NAME = 'bm-deploy-ramdisk'
diff --git a/tripleo_common/tests/actions/test_validations.py b/tripleo_common/tests/actions/test_validations.py
index b32a19708..4c2b2aa9b 100644
--- a/tripleo_common/tests/actions/test_validations.py
+++ b/tripleo_common/tests/actions/test_validations.py
@@ -200,3 +200,86 @@ class RunValidationActionTest(base.TestCase):
             constants.DEFAULT_CONTAINER_NAME)
         mock_cleanup_identity_file.assert_called_once_with(
             'identity_file_path')
+
+
+class TestCheckBootImagesAction(base.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestCheckBootImagesAction, self).setUp()
+        self.images = [
+            {'id': '67890', 'name': 'ramdisk'},
+            {'id': '12345', 'name': 'kernel'},
+        ]
+
+    @mock.patch(
+        'tripleo_common.actions.validations.CheckBootImagesAction'
+        '._check_for_image')
+    def test_run(self, mock_check_for_image):
+        mock_check_for_image.side_effect = ['12345', '67890']
+        expected = mistral_workflow_utils.Result(
+            data={
+                'kernel_id': '12345',
+                'ramdisk_id': '67890',
+                'warnings': [],
+                'errors': []})
+        action_args = {
+            'images': self.images,
+            'deploy_kernel_name': 'kernel',
+            'deploy_ramdisk_name': 'ramdisk'
+        }
+        action = validations.CheckBootImagesAction(**action_args)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, action.run())
+        mock_check_for_image.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call('kernel', []),
+            mock.call('ramdisk', [])
+        ])
+
+    def test_check_for_image_success(self):
+        expected = '12345'
+        action_args = {
+            'images': self.images,
+            'deploy_kernel_name': 'kernel',
+            'deploy_ramdisk_name': 'ramdisk'
+        }
+
+        messages = mock.Mock()
+        action = validations.CheckBootImagesAction(**action_args)
+        self.assertEqual(expected, action._check_for_image('kernel', messages))
+        messages.assert_not_called()
+
+    def test_check_for_image_missing(self):
+        expected = None
+        deploy_kernel_name = 'missing'
+        action_args = {
+            'images': self.images,
+            'deploy_kernel_name': deploy_kernel_name
+        }
+        expected_message = ("No image with the name '%s' found - make sure "
+                            "you have uploaded boot images."
+                            % deploy_kernel_name)
+
+        messages = []
+        action = validations.CheckBootImagesAction(**action_args)
+        self.assertEqual(expected,
+                         action._check_for_image(deploy_kernel_name, messages))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(messages))
+        self.assertIn(expected_message, messages)
+
+    def test_check_for_image_too_many(self):
+        expected = None
+        deploy_ramdisk_name = 'toomany'
+        images = list(self.images)
+        images.append({'id': 'abcde', 'name': deploy_ramdisk_name})
+        images.append({'id': '45678', 'name': deploy_ramdisk_name})
+        action_args = {
+            'images': images,
+            'deploy_ramdisk_name': deploy_ramdisk_name
+        }
+        expected_message = ("Please make sure there is only one image named "
+                            "'%s' in glance." % deploy_ramdisk_name)
+
+        messages = []
+        action = validations.CheckBootImagesAction(**action_args)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            expected, action._check_for_image(deploy_ramdisk_name, messages))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(messages))
+        self.assertIn(expected_message, messages)
diff --git a/workbooks/validations.yaml b/workbooks/validations.yaml
index 0f2d54fbf..7793f3748 100644
--- a/workbooks/validations.yaml
+++ b/workbooks/validations.yaml
@@ -249,3 +249,70 @@ workflows:
           config_name: copy_ssh_key
           group: script
           queue_name: <% $.queue_name %>
+
+  check_boot_images:
+    input:
+      - deploy_kernel_name: 'bm-deploy-kernel'
+      - deploy_ramdisk_name: 'bm-deploy-ramdisk'
+      - run_validations: true
+      - queue_name: tripleo
+    output:
+      errors: <% $.errors %>
+      warnings: <% $.warnings %>
+      kernel_id: <% $.kernel_id %>
+      ramdisk_id: <% $.ramdisk_id %>
+    tasks:
+      check_run_validations:
+        on-complete:
+          - get_images: <% $.run_validations %>
+          - send_message: <% not $.run_validations %>
+
+      get_images:
+        action: glance.images_list
+        on-success: check_images
+        publish:
+          images: <% task(get_images).result %>
+
+      check_images:
+        action: tripleo.validations.check_boot_images
+        input:
+          images: <% $.images %>
+          deploy_kernel_name: <% $.deploy_kernel_name %>
+          deploy_ramdisk_name: <% $.deploy_ramdisk_name %>
+        on-success: send_message
+        on-error: fail_check_images
+        publish:
+          kernel_id: <% task(check_images).result.kernel_id %>
+          ramdisk_id: <% task(check_images).result.ramdisk_id %>
+          warnings: <% task(check_images).result.warnings %>
+          errors: <% task(check_images).result.errors %>
+        publish-on-error:
+          kernel_id: <% task(check_images).result.kernel_id %>
+          ramdisk_id: <% task(check_images).result.ramdisk_id %>
+          warnings: <% task(check_images).result.warnings %>
+          errors: <% task(check_images).result.errors %>
+
+      fail_check_images:
+        on-success: send_message
+        publish:
+          status: FAILED
+          message: <% task(check_images).result %>
+
+      send_message:
+        action: zaqar.queue_post
+        retry: count=5 delay=1
+        input:
+          queue_name: <% $.queue_name %>
+          messages:
+            body:
+              type: tripleo.validations.v1.check_boot_images
+              payload:
+                status: <% $.get('status', 'SUCCESS') %>
+                message: <% $.get('message', '') %>
+                execution: <% execution() %>
+                kernel_id: <% $.kernel_id %>
+                ramdisk_id: <% $.ramdisk_id %>
+                errors: <% $.errors %>
+                warnings: <% $.warnings %>
+        on-success:
+          - fail: <% $.get('status') = "FAILED" %>