diff --git a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/base.py b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/base.py
index dd1ae30..9b17b1c 100644
--- a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/base.py
+++ b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/base.py
@@ -257,6 +257,24 @@ class BaseInfraOptimTest(test.BaseTestCase):
 
         return action_plans['action_plans'][0]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def start_action_plan(cls, action_plan_uuid):
+        """Starts an action plan having the specified UUID
+
+        :param action_plan_uuid: The unique identifier of the action plan.
+        :return: the HTTP response
+        """
+        resp, _ = cls.client.start_action_plan(action_plan_uuid)
+
+        test_utils.call_until_true(
+            func=functools.partial(
+                cls.is_action_plan_idle, action_plan_uuid),
+            duration=30,
+            sleep_for=.5
+        )
+
+        return resp
+
     @classmethod
     def delete_action_plan(cls, action_plan_uuid):
         """Deletes an action plan having the specified UUID
diff --git a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_action_plan.py b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_action_plan.py
index 442ac42..14926f1 100644
--- a/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_action_plan.py
+++ b/watcher_tempest_plugin/tests/api/admin/test_action_plan.py
@@ -48,6 +48,29 @@ class TestCreateDeleteExecuteActionPlan(base.BaseInfraOptimTest):
         self.assertEqual(audit['uuid'], action_plan['audit_uuid'])
         self.assertEqual('RECOMMENDED', action_plan['state'])
 
+    @decorators.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_execute_action_plan(self):
+        _, goal = self.client.show_goal("dummy")
+        _, audit_template = self.create_audit_template(goal['uuid'])
+        _, audit = self.create_audit(audit_template['uuid'])
+
+        self.assertTrue(test_utils.call_until_true(
+            func=functools.partial(self.has_audit_finished, audit['uuid']),
+            duration=30,
+            sleep_for=.5
+        ))
+        _, action_plans = self.client.list_action_plans(
+            audit_uuid=audit['uuid'])
+        action_plan = action_plans['action_plans'][0]
+
+        _, action_plan = self.client.show_action_plan(action_plan['uuid'])
+        self.assertEqual('RECOMMENDED', action_plan['state'])
+
+        self.start_action_plan(action_plan['uuid'])
+
+        _, action_plan = self.client.show_action_plan(action_plan['uuid'])
+        self.assertEqual('SUCCEEDED', action_plan['state'])
+
     @decorators.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_delete_action_plan(self):
         _, goal = self.client.show_goal("dummy")