diff --git a/test_set/cvp-sanity/fixtures/base.py b/test_set/cvp-sanity/fixtures/base.py
index 560f906..754f872 100644
--- a/test_set/cvp-sanity/fixtures/base.py
+++ b/test_set/cvp-sanity/fixtures/base.py
@@ -59,6 +59,14 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='session')
+def check_ironic(local_salt_client):
+    salt_output = local_salt_client.test_ping(tgt='ironic:client')
+    if not salt_output:
+        pytest.skip("Ironic service is not found or ironic:client pillar is "
+                    "not found on this environment.")
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope='session')
 def check_drivetrain(local_salt_client):
     salt_output = local_salt_client.test_ping(tgt='I@jenkins:client and not I@salt:master',
                                               expr_form='compound')
diff --git a/test_set/cvp-sanity/tests/test_ironic_services.py b/test_set/cvp-sanity/tests/test_ironic_services.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f2d3c90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_set/cvp-sanity/tests/test_ironic_services.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import pytest
+
+
+@pytest.mark.full
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('check_ironic')
+@pytest.mark.usefixtures('check_openstack')
+def test_ironic_nodes_are_available_or_active(local_salt_client):
+    """
+        Make sure that ironic nodes are available or active - check that all
+        nodes have 'active' or 'available' state in output of
+        `openstack baremetal node list` on 'keystone:server' nodes.
+        The other states are not expected. See full states description:
+        https://docs.openstack.org/ironic/latest/contributor/states.html
+    """
+    result = local_salt_client.cmd_any(
+        tgt='keystone:server',
+        param='. /root/keystonercv3; openstack baremetal node list | '
+              'grep -v "\-------\|UUID\|active\|available"')
+    assert result == '', (
+        "Some Ironic nodes are in wrong state:\n{}".format(result))