diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/recordset_data.json b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/recordset_data.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9483b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/recordset_data.json
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+    "A": {
+        "name": "www",
+        "type": "A",
+        "records": ["192.0.2.1", "192.0.2.2", "192.0.2.3"]
+    },
+    "AAAA": {
+        "name": "www",
+        "type": "AAAA",
+        "records": ["2001:db8::1", "2001:db8::1", "2001:db8::"]
+    },
+    "SRV TCP": {
+        "name": "_sip._tcp",
+        "type": "SRV",
+        "records": ["10 60 5060 server1.example.com.",
+                    "20 60 5060 server2.example.com.",
+                    "20 30 5060 server3.example.com."]
+    },
+    "SRV UDP": {
+        "name": "_sip._udp",
+        "type": "SRV",
+        "records": ["10 60 5060 server1.example.com.",
+                    "10 60 5060 server2.example.com.",
+                    "20 30 5060 server3.example.com."]
+    },
+    "CNAME": {
+        "name": "www",
+        "type": "CNAME",
+        "records": ["target.example.org."]
+    },
+    "MX at APEX": {
+        "name": null,
+        "type": "MX",
+        "records": ["10 mail.example.org."]
+    },
+    "MX at APEX multiple": {
+        "name": null,
+        "type": "MX",
+        "records": ["10 mail1.example.org.",
+                    "20 mail2.example.org."]
+    },
+    "MX under APEX": {
+        "name": "under",
+        "type": "MX",
+        "records": ["10 mail.example.org."]
+    },
+    "SSHFP": {
+        "name": "www",
+        "type": "SSHFP",
+        "records": ["2 1 123456789abcdef67890123456789abcdef67890"]
+    },
+    "TXT": {
+        "name": "www",
+        "type": "TXT",
+        "records": ["Any Old Text Goes Here"]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/recordset_data_invalid.json b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/recordset_data_invalid.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..413698f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/recordset_data_invalid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{
+    "CNAME multiple": {
+        "name": "www",
+        "type": "CNAME",
+        "records": ["target1.example.org.", "target2.example.org."]
+    },
+    "CNAME at Apex": {
+        "name": null,
+        "type": "CNAME",
+        "records": ["target1.example.org."]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py
index ab2c6a4..5d45f01 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+import ddt
 
 from designate_tempest_plugin.tests import base
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@
                      'type']
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
 class RecordsetsTest(BaseRecordsetsTest):
     @classmethod
     def setup_clients(cls):
@@ -134,6 +136,40 @@
         self.assertNotEqual(record['records'], update['records'])
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
+class RecordsetsNegativeTest(BaseRecordsetsTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(RecordsetsNegativeTest, cls).setup_clients()
+
+        cls.client = cls.os.recordset_client
+        cls.zone_client = cls.os.zones_client
+
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    @test.idempotent_id('631d74fd-6909-4684-a61b-5c4d2f92c3e7')
+    @ddt.file_data("recordset_data_invalid.json")
+    def test_create_recordset_invalid(self, name, type, records):
+        LOG.info('Create a zone')
+        _, zone = self.zone_client.create_zone()
+        self.addCleanup(self.zone_client.delete_zone, zone['id'])
+
+        if name is not None:
+            recordset_name = name + "." + zone['name']
+
+        else:
+            recordset_name = zone['name']
+
+        recordset_data = {
+            'name': recordset_name,
+            'type': type,
+            'records': records,
+        }
+
+        LOG.info('Attempt to create a invalid Recordset')
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
+            lambda: self.client.create_recordset(zone['id'], recordset_data))
+
+
 class RootRecordsetsTests(BaseRecordsetsTest):
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 8ba92bf..13e29e6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@
 
 dnspython!=1.13.0,>=1.12.0;python_version<'3.0' # http://www.dnspython.org/LICENSE
 dnspython3>=1.12.0;python_version>='3.0' # http://www.dnspython.org/LICENSE
+ddt>=1.0.1  # MIT
 tempest>=11.0.0 # Apache-2.0