diff --git a/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/api/templates/test_template_v2.py b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/api/templates/test_template_v2.py
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+++ b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/api/templates/test_template_v2.py
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+# Copyright 2018 - Nokia
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
+from vitrage_tempest_tests.tests.api.templates.base import BaseTemplateTest
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+EXECUTE_MISTRAL_TEMPLATE = 'v2_execute_mistral.yaml'
+EQUIVALENCE_TEMPLATE = 'v2_equivalence_templates.yaml'
+DEFINITION_TEMPLATE = 'v2_definition_template.yaml'
+NO_TYPE_TEMPLATE = 'v2_no_type_template.yaml'
+
+FAKE_UUID = 'ade68276-0fe9-42cd-9ec2-e7f20470a771'
+
+
+class TestValidateV2(BaseTemplateTest):
+    """Template test class for Vitrage API tests."""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestValidateV2, cls).setUpClass()
+
+    def test_templates_validate_no_type_templates(self):
+        try:
+            path = self.TEST_PATH + NO_TYPE_TEMPLATE
+            validation = self.vitrage_client.template.validate(path=path)
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(validation['results']))
+            self._run_template_validation(
+                validation['results'][0], path, negative=True)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.error('Failed to get validation of corrupted template file')
+
+    def test_templates_validate_standard_template(self):
+        try:
+            path = self.TEST_PATH + EXECUTE_MISTRAL_TEMPLATE
+            validation = self.vitrage_client.template.validate(path=path)
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(validation['results']))
+            self._run_template_validation(
+                validation['results'][0], path)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.error('Failed to get validation of standard template file')
+
+    def test_templates_validate_definition_template(self):
+        try:
+            path = self.TEST_PATH + DEFINITION_TEMPLATE
+            validation = self.vitrage_client.template.validate(path=path)
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(validation['results']))
+            self._run_template_validation(
+                validation['results'][0], path)
+        except Exception:
+            LOG.error('Failed to get validation of definition template file')
diff --git a/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/resources/templates/api/v2_no_type_template.yaml b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/resources/templates/api/v2_no_type_template.yaml
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+++ b/vitrage_tempest_tests/tests/resources/templates/api/v2_no_type_template.yaml
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+metadata:
+ version: 2
+ name: v2_no_type
+ description: invalid v2 template - with no type
+definitions:
+ entities:
+  - entity:
+     category: ALARM
+     name: invalid.template.alarm
+     template_id: alarm
+ relationships:
+scenarios:
+ - scenario:
+    condition: alarm
+    actions:
+     - action:
+        action_type: execute_mistral
+        properties:
+         workflow: wf_for_tempest_test_1234
+         input:
+          farewell: Hello and Goodbye