diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
index 2d3f70e..84ee5ae 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/common/constants.py
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@
 DELETED = 'DELETED'
 ACTIVE = 'ACTIVE'
 UP = 'UP'
+
+# Zone types
+PRIMARY_ZONE_TYPE = 'PRIMARY'
+SECONDARY_ZONE_TYPE = 'SECONDARY'
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/json/base.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/json/base.py
index c478654..1f12642 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/json/base.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/json/base.py
@@ -63,12 +63,15 @@
         return json.dumps(data)
 
     def deserialize(self, resp, object_str):
-        if 'application/json' in resp['content-type']:
-            return json.loads(object_str)
-        elif 'text/dns' in resp['content-type']:
-            return models.ZoneFile.from_text(object_str.decode("utf-8"))
+        if 'content-type' in resp.keys():
+            if 'application/json' in resp['content-type']:
+                return json.loads(object_str)
+            elif 'text/dns' in resp['content-type']:
+                return models.ZoneFile.from_text(object_str.decode("utf-8"))
+            else:
+                raise lib_exc.InvalidContentType()
         else:
-            raise lib_exc.InvalidContentType()
+            return None
 
     @classmethod
     def expected_success(cls, expected_code, read_code):
@@ -103,7 +106,8 @@
                                   params=params)
 
     def _create_request(self, resource, data=None, params=None,
-                        headers=None, extra_headers=False):
+                        headers=None, extra_headers=False,
+                        expected_statuses=None):
         """Create an object of the specified type.
         :param resource: The name of the REST resource, e.g., 'zones'.
         :param data: A Python dict that represents an object of the
@@ -117,6 +121,9 @@
                                      method are to be used but additional
                                      headers are needed in the request
                                      pass them in as a dict.
+        :param expected_statuses: If set, it will override the default expected
+                                  statuses list with the status codes provided
+                                  by caller function
         :returns: A tuple with the server response and the deserialized created
                  object.
         """
@@ -125,7 +132,11 @@
 
         resp, body = self.post(uri, body=body, headers=headers,
                                extra_headers=extra_headers)
-        self.expected_success(self.CREATE_STATUS_CODES, resp.status)
+
+        if expected_statuses is None:
+            self.expected_success(self.CREATE_STATUS_CODES, resp.status)
+        else:
+            self.expected_success(expected_statuses, resp.status)
 
         return resp, self.deserialize(resp, body)
 
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/zones_client.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/zones_client.py
index 9c5c056..ec84aa3 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/zones_client.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/zones_client.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # under the License.
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 
+from designate_tempest_plugin.common import constants as const
+
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils as dns_data_utils
 from designate_tempest_plugin.common import waiters
 from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.v2.json import base
@@ -23,7 +25,10 @@
 
     @base.handle_errors
     def create_zone(self, name=None, email=None, ttl=None, description=None,
-                    attributes=None, wait_until=False, params=None):
+                    attributes=None, wait_until=False,
+                    zone_type=const.PRIMARY_ZONE_TYPE,
+                    primaries=None, params=None):
+
         """Create a zone with the specified parameters.
 
         :param name: The name of the zone.
@@ -39,10 +44,15 @@
                This information can be used by the scheduler to place
                zones on the correct pool.
         :param wait_until: Block until the zone reaches the desiered status
+        :param zone_type: PRIMARY or SECONDARY
+            Default: PRIMARY
+        :param primaries: List of Primary nameservers. Required for SECONDARY
+            Default: None
         :param params: A Python dict that represents the query paramaters to
                        include in the request URI.
         :return: A tuple with the server response and the created zone.
         """
+
         zone = {
             'name': name or dns_data_utils.rand_zone_name(),
             'email': email or dns_data_utils.rand_email(),
@@ -51,7 +61,17 @@
             'attributes': attributes or {
                 'attribute_key': data_utils.rand_name('attribute_value')}
         }
+        # If SECONDARY, "email" and "ttl" cannot be supplied
+        if zone_type == const.SECONDARY_ZONE_TYPE:
+            zone['type'] = zone_type
+            del zone['email']
+            del zone['ttl']
+            if primaries is None:
+                raise AttributeError(
+                    'Error - "primaries" is mandatory parameter'
+                    ' for a SECONDARY zone type')
 
+            zone['masters'] = primaries
         resp, body = self._create_request('zones', zone, params=params)
 
         # Create Zone should Return a HTTP 202
@@ -75,6 +95,18 @@
             'zones', uuid, params=params, headers=headers)
 
     @base.handle_errors
+    def show_zone_nameservers(self, zone_uuid, params=None):
+        """Gets list of Zone Name Servers
+        :param zone_uuid: Unique identifier of the zone in UUID format.
+        :param params: A Python dict that represents the query paramaters to
+                       include in the request URI.
+        :return: Serialized nameservers as a list.
+        """
+        return self._show_request(
+            'zones/{0}/nameservers'.format(zone_uuid), uuid=None,
+            params=params)
+
+    @base.handle_errors
     def list_zones(self, params=None, headers=None):
         """Gets a list of zones.
         :param params: A Python dict that represents the query paramaters to
@@ -130,3 +162,34 @@
             waiters.wait_for_zone_status(self, body['id'], wait_until)
 
         return resp, body
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def trigger_manual_update(self, zone_id, headers=None):
+        """Trigger manually update for secondary zone.
+
+        :param zone_id: Secondary zone ID.
+        :param headers (dict): The headers to use for the request.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and body.
+        """
+        resp, body = self._create_request(
+            'zones/{}/tasks/xfr'.format(zone_id), headers=headers)
+        # Trigger Zone Update should Return a HTTP 202
+        self.expected_success(202, resp.status)
+        return resp, body
+
+    @base.handle_errors
+    def abandon_zone(self, zone_id, headers=None):
+        """This removes a zone from the designate database without removing
+         it from the backends.
+
+        :param zone_id: Zone ID.
+        :param headers (dict): The headers to use for the request.
+        :return: A tuple with the server response and body.
+        """
+        resp, body = self._create_request(
+            'zones/{}/tasks/abandon'.format(zone_id),
+            headers=headers,
+            expected_statuses=self.DELETE_STATUS_CODES)
+
+        self.expected_success(self.DELETE_STATUS_CODES, resp.status)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zone_tasks.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zone_tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5816cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zone_tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,175 @@
+# Copyright 2021 Red Hat.
+#
+# 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 socket import gaierror
+
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+from tempest.lib import decorators
+from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+
+from designate_tempest_plugin.common import constants as const
+from designate_tempest_plugin.common import waiters
+from designate_tempest_plugin.tests import base
+
+from designate_tempest_plugin.services.dns.query.query_client \
+    import SingleQueryClient
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class BaseZonesTest(base.BaseDnsV2Test):
+    excluded_keys = ['created_at', 'updated_at', 'version', 'links',
+                    'status', 'action']
+
+
+class ZoneTasks(BaseZonesTest):
+    credentials = ['primary', 'alt', 'admin']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_credentials(cls):
+        # Do not create network resources for these test.
+        cls.set_network_resources()
+        super(ZoneTasks, cls).setup_credentials()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(ZoneTasks, cls).setup_clients()
+
+        cls.client = cls.os_primary.zones_client
+        cls.alt_client = cls.os_alt.zones_client
+        cls.admin_client = cls.os_admin.zones_client
+        cls.query_client = cls.os_primary.query_client
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('287e2cd0-a0e7-11eb-b962-74e5f9e2a801')
+    def test_zone_abandon(self):
+
+        LOG.info('Create a PRIMARY zone')
+        pr_zone = self.client.create_zone()[1]
+
+        LOG.info('Ensure we respond with CREATE+PENDING')
+        self.assertEqual('CREATE', pr_zone['action'])
+        self.assertEqual('PENDING', pr_zone['status'])
+
+        LOG.info('Fetch the zone')
+        self.client.show_zone(pr_zone['id'])
+
+        LOG.info('Check that the zone was created on Nameserver/BIND')
+        waiters.wait_for_query(self.query_client, pr_zone['name'], "SOA")
+
+        LOG.info('Abandon a zone')
+        self.admin_client.abandon_zone(
+            pr_zone['id'],
+            headers={'x-auth-sudo-project-id': pr_zone['project_id']})
+
+        LOG.info('Wait for the zone to become 404/NotFound in Designate')
+        waiters.wait_for_zone_404(self.client, pr_zone['id'])
+
+        LOG.info('Check that the zone is still exists in Nameserver/BIND')
+        waiters.wait_for_query(
+            self.query_client, pr_zone['name'], "SOA")
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('90b21d1a-a1ba-11eb-84fa-74e5f9e2a801')
+    def test_zone_abandon_forbidden(self):
+
+        LOG.info('Create a PRIMARY zone and add to the cleanup')
+        pr_zone = self.client.create_zone()[1]
+        self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.client, pr_zone['id'])
+
+        LOG.info('Ensure we respond with CREATE+PENDING')
+        self.assertEqual('CREATE', pr_zone['action'])
+        self.assertEqual('PENDING', pr_zone['status'])
+
+        LOG.info('Fetch the zone')
+        self.client.show_zone(pr_zone['id'])
+
+        LOG.info('Check that the zone was created on Nameserver/BIND')
+        waiters.wait_for_query(self.query_client, pr_zone['name'], "SOA")
+
+        LOG.info('Abandon a zone as primary client, Expected: should '
+                 'fail with: 403 forbidden')
+        self.assertRaises(
+            lib_exc.Forbidden, self.client.abandon_zone,
+            zone_id=pr_zone['id'])
+
+
+class ZoneTasksNegative(BaseZonesTest):
+    credentials = ['primary', 'alt', 'admin']
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_credentials(cls):
+        # Do not create network resources for these test.
+        cls.set_network_resources()
+        super(ZoneTasksNegative, cls).setup_credentials()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(ZoneTasksNegative, cls).setup_clients()
+
+        cls.client = cls.os_primary.zones_client
+        cls.alt_client = cls.os_alt.zones_client
+        cls.admin_client = cls.os_admin.zones_client
+        cls.query_client = cls.os_primary.query_client
+
+    def _query_nameserver(self, nameserver, query_timeout,
+                          zone_name, zone_type='SOA'):
+        query_succeeded = False
+        ns_obj = SingleQueryClient(nameserver, query_timeout)
+        try:
+            ns_obj.query(zone_name, zone_type)
+            query_succeeded = True
+        except gaierror as e:
+            LOG.info('Function "_query_nameserver" failed with:{} '.format(e))
+        return query_succeeded
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('ca250d92-8a2b-11eb-b49b-74e5f9e2a801')
+    def test_manually_trigger_update_secondary_zone_negative(self):
+        # Create a PRIMARY zone
+        LOG.info('Create a PRIMARY zone')
+        pr_zone = self.client.create_zone()[1]
+        self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.client, pr_zone['id'])
+
+        LOG.info('Ensure we respond with CREATE+PENDING')
+        self.assertEqual('CREATE', pr_zone['action'])
+        self.assertEqual('PENDING', pr_zone['status'])
+
+        # Get the Name Servers created for a PRIMARY zone
+        nameservers = [
+            dic['hostname'] for dic in self.client.show_zone_nameservers(
+                pr_zone['id'])[1]['nameservers']]
+
+        # Make sure that the nameservers are not available using DNS
+        # query and if it does, skip the test.
+        LOG.info('Check if NameServers are available, skip the test if not')
+        for ns in nameservers:
+            if self._query_nameserver(
+                    ns, 5, pr_zone['name'], zone_type='SOA') is True:
+                raise self.skipException(
+                    "Nameserver:{} is available, but negative test scenario "
+                    "needs it to be unavailable, therefore test is "
+                    "skipped.".format(ns.strip('.')))
+
+        # Create a SECONDARY zone
+        LOG.info('Create a SECONDARY zone')
+        sec_zone = self.client.create_zone(
+            zone_type=const.SECONDARY_ZONE_TYPE, primaries=nameservers)[1]
+        self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.client, sec_zone['id'])
+        LOG.info('Ensure we respond with CREATE+PENDING')
+        self.assertEqual('CREATE', sec_zone['action'])
+        self.assertEqual('PENDING', sec_zone['status'])
+
+        # Manually trigger_update zone
+        LOG.info('Manually Trigger an Update of a Secondary Zone when the '
+                 'nameservers not pingable. Expected: error status code 500')
+        with self.assertRaisesDns(lib_exc.ServerFault, 'unknown', 500):
+            self.client.trigger_manual_update(sec_zone['id'])
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zones.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zones.py
index 94e162f..c7e2fb1 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zones.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_zones.py
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@
 import uuid
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from tempest.lib import decorators
-from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+
+
+from designate_tempest_plugin.common import constants as const
 
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils as dns_data_utils
 from designate_tempest_plugin.tests import base
@@ -30,6 +33,7 @@
 
 
 class ZonesTest(BaseZonesTest):
+    credentials = ['admin', 'primary']
     @classmethod
     def setup_credentials(cls):
         # Do not create network resources for these test.
@@ -41,11 +45,27 @@
         super(ZonesTest, cls).setup_clients()
 
         cls.client = cls.os_primary.zones_client
+        cls.pool_client = cls.os_admin.pool_client
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('9d2e20fc-e56f-4a62-9c61-9752a9ec615c')
-    def test_create_zone(self):
-        LOG.info('Create a zone')
-        _, zone = self.client.create_zone()
+    def test_create_zones(self):
+        # Create a PRIMARY zone
+        LOG.info('Create a PRIMARY zone')
+        zone = self.client.create_zone()[1]
+        self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.client, zone['id'])
+
+        LOG.info('Ensure we respond with CREATE+PENDING')
+        self.assertEqual('CREATE', zone['action'])
+        self.assertEqual('PENDING', zone['status'])
+
+        # Get the Name Servers (hosts) created in PRIMARY zone
+        nameservers = self.client.show_zone_nameservers(zone['id'])[1]
+        nameservers = [dic['hostname'] for dic in nameservers['nameservers']]
+
+        # Create a SECONDARY zone
+        LOG.info('Create a SECONDARY zone')
+        zone = self.client.create_zone(
+            zone_type=const.SECONDARY_ZONE_TYPE, primaries=nameservers)[1]
         self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.client, zone['id'])
 
         LOG.info('Ensure we respond with CREATE+PENDING')
@@ -144,6 +164,32 @@
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
             lambda: self.client.get(uri))
 
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('d4ce813e-64a5-11eb-9f43-74e5f9e2a801')
+    def test_get_primary_zone_nameservers(self):
+        # Create a zone and get the associated "pool_id"
+        LOG.info('Create a zone')
+        zone = self.client.create_zone()[1]
+        self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.client, zone['id'])
+        zone_pool_id = zone['pool_id']
+
+        # Get zone's Name Servers using dedicated API request
+        zone_nameservers = self.client.show_zone_nameservers(zone['id'])[1]
+        zone_nameservers = zone_nameservers['nameservers']
+        LOG.info('Zone Name Servers are: {}'.format(zone_nameservers))
+        self.assertIsNot(
+            0, len(zone_nameservers),
+            "Failed - received list of nameservers shouldn't be empty")
+
+        # Use "pool_id" to get the Name Servers used
+        pool = self.pool_client.show_pool(zone_pool_id)[1]
+        pool_nameservers = pool['ns_records']
+        LOG.info('Pool nameservers: {}'.format(pool_nameservers))
+
+        # Make sure that pool's and zone's Name Servers are same
+        self.assertCountEqual(
+            pool_nameservers, zone_nameservers,
+            'Failed - Pool and Zone nameservers should be the same')
+
 
 class ZonesAdminTest(BaseZonesTest):
     credentials = ['primary', 'admin', 'alt']