diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/config.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/config.py
index f4ca708..38e7db0 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/config.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/config.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
                 default=True,
                 help="Is the v2 dns API enabled."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_admin',
-                default=True,
+                default=False,
                 help="Is the admin dns API enabled."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_v2_root_recordsets',
                 default=False,
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/recordset_client.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/recordset_client.py
index 4440705..ed07817 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/recordset_client.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/services/dns/v2/json/recordset_client.py
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@
 
     @base.handle_errors
     def create_recordset(self, zone_uuid, recordset_data,
-                         params=None, wait_until=False, headers=None):
+                         params=None, headers=None, wait_until=False):
         """Create a recordset for the specified zone.
+
         :param zone_uuid: Unique identifier of the zone in UUID format..
         :param recordset_data: A dictionary that represents the recordset
                                data.
@@ -45,20 +46,28 @@
         :param headers (dict): The headers to use for the request.
         :return: A tuple with the server response and the created zone.
         """
-        resp, body = self._create_request(
-            "/zones/{0}/recordsets".format(zone_uuid), params=params,
-            data=recordset_data, headers=headers)
+        if headers:
+            resp, body = self._create_request(
+                "/zones/{0}/recordsets".format(zone_uuid), params=params,
+                data=recordset_data, extra_headers=True, headers=headers)
+        else:
+            resp, body = self._create_request(
+                "/zones/{0}/recordsets".format(zone_uuid), params=params,
+                data=recordset_data)
+
         # Create Recordset should Return a HTTP 202
         self.expected_success(202, resp.status)
+
         if wait_until:
             waiters.wait_for_recordset_status(
                 self, zone_uuid, body['id'], wait_until, headers=headers)
+
         return resp, body
 
     @base.handle_errors
     def update_recordset(self, zone_uuid, recordset_uuid,
-                         recordet_data, params=None,
-                         headers=None, extra_headers=None):
+                         recordset_data, params=None,
+                         headers=None, extra_headers=None, wait_until=False):
         """Update the recordset related to the specified zone.
         :param zone_uuid: Unique identifier of the zone in UUID format.
         :param recordset_uuid: Unique identifier of the recordset in UUID
@@ -73,17 +82,23 @@
                                      method are to be used but additional
                                      headers are needed in the request
                                      pass them in as a dict.
+        :param wait_until: Block until the recordset reaches the
+                           desired status
         :return: A tuple with the server response and the created zone.
         """
         resp, body = self._put_request(
             'zones/{0}/recordsets'.format(zone_uuid), recordset_uuid,
-            data=recordet_data, params=params,
+            data=recordset_data, params=params,
             headers=headers, extra_headers=extra_headers)
 
         # Update Recordset should Return a HTTP 202, or a 200 if the recordset
         # is already active
         self.expected_success([200, 202], resp.status)
 
+        if wait_until:
+            waiters.wait_for_recordset_status(
+                self, zone_uuid, body['id'], wait_until)
+
         return resp, body
 
     @base.handle_errors
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py
index 72495d3..3773537 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_recordset.py
@@ -1063,7 +1063,7 @@
                     lib_exc.BadRequest, 'bad_request', 400,
                     self.admin_client.update_recordset,
                     zone['id'], recordset['id'],
-                    recordet_data=dns_data_utils.rand_ns_records(),
+                    recordset_data=dns_data_utils.rand_ns_records(),
                     headers=sudo_managed_headers, extra_headers=True)
 
             if recordset['type'] == 'SOA':
@@ -1071,6 +1071,55 @@
                     lib_exc.BadRequest, 'bad_request', 400,
                     self.admin_client.update_recordset,
                     zone['id'], recordset['id'],
-                    recordet_data=dns_data_utils.rand_soa_recordset(
+                    recordset_data=dns_data_utils.rand_soa_recordset(
                         zone['name']),
                     headers=sudo_managed_headers, extra_headers=True)
+
+
+class RecordsetsManagedRecordsNegativeTest(BaseRecordsetsTest):
+
+    credentials = ["admin", "system_admin", "primary"]
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(RecordsetsManagedRecordsNegativeTest, cls).setup_clients()
+        if CONF.enforce_scope.designate:
+            cls.admin_client = cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.RecordsetClient()
+            cls.admin_tld_client = cls.os_system_admin.dns_v2.TldClient()
+        else:
+            cls.admin_client = cls.os_admin.dns_v2.RecordsetClient()
+            cls.admin_tld_client = cls.os_admin.dns_v2.TldClient()
+        cls.zone_client = cls.os_primary.dns_v2.ZonesClient()
+        cls.recordset_client = cls.os_primary.dns_v2.RecordsetClient()
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('083fa738-bb1b-11ec-b581-201e8823901f')
+    def test_delete_ns_record_not_permitted(self):
+        LOG.info('Get NS type recordset ID')
+        recordsets = self.recordset_client.list_recordset(
+            self.zone['id'])[1]['recordsets']
+        for recordset in recordsets:
+            if recordset['type'] == 'NS':
+                ns_record_id = recordset['id']
+                break
+
+        LOG.info('Primary user tries to delete NS Recordset')
+        self.assertRaises(
+            lib_exc.Forbidden,
+            self.recordset_client.delete_recordset,
+            self.zone['id'], ns_record_id, headers=self.managed_records)
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('1e78a742-66ee-11ec-8dc3-201e8823901f')
+    def test_create_soa_record_not_permitted(self):
+        soa_record = ("s1.devstack.org. admin.example.net. 1510721487 3510"
+                      " 600 86400 3600")
+        LOG.info('Primary tries to create a Recordset on '
+                 'the existing zone')
+        self.assertRaises(
+            lib_exc.BadRequest,
+            self.recordset_client.create_recordset,
+            self.zone['id'], soa_record)
+        LOG.info('Admin tries to create a Recordset on the existing zone')
+        self.assertRaises(
+            lib_exc.BadRequest,
+            self.admin_client.create_recordset,
+            self.zone['id'], soa_record)
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_request.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_request.py
index f548f47..caf1876 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_request.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/api/v2/test_transfer_request.py
@@ -297,12 +297,12 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.zone_client, zone['id'])
 
         LOG.info('Create a zone transfer_request')
-        _, transfer_request = self.client.create_transfer_request(zone['id'])
+        transfer_request = self.client.create_transfer_request(zone['id'])[1]
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_transfer_request,
                         transfer_request['id'])
 
         LOG.info('List transfer_requests')
-        _, body = self.client.list_transfer_requests()
+        body = self.client.list_transfer_requests()[1]
 
         self.assertGreater(len(body['transfer_requests']), 0)
 
@@ -445,16 +445,16 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.wait_zone_delete, self.zone_client, zone['id'])
 
         LOG.info('Create a zone transfer_request')
-        _, transfer_request = self.client.create_transfer_request(zone['id'])
+        transfer_request = self.client.create_transfer_request(zone['id'])[1]
         self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_transfer_request,
                         transfer_request['id'])
 
         LOG.info('Update the transfer_request')
         data = {
-                 "description": "demo descripion"
+                 "description": "demo description"
                }
-        _, transfer_request_patch = self.client.update_transfer_request(
-            transfer_request['id'], transfer_request_data=data)
+        transfer_request_patch = self.client.update_transfer_request(
+            transfer_request['id'], transfer_request_data=data)[1]
 
         self.assertEqual(data['description'],
                          transfer_request_patch['description'])
@@ -507,6 +507,15 @@
         super(TestTransferRequestNotFound, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.client = cls.os_primary.dns_v2.TransferRequestClient()
 
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('39131f7c-e9bb-4f92-a325-444a675e1b3d')
+    def test_create_transfer_request_404(self):
+        e = self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
+                              self.client.create_transfer_request,
+                              data_utils.rand_uuid())
+        self.assertEqual(404, e.resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(404, e.resp_body['code'])
+        self.assertEqual("zone_not_found", e.resp_body['type'])
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('d255f72f-ba24-43df-9dba-011ed7f4625d')
     def test_show_transfer_request_404(self):
         e = self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
@@ -532,8 +541,6 @@
         self.assertEqual(404, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(404, resp_body['code'])
         self.assertEqual("zone_transfer_request_not_found", resp_body['type'])
-        self.assertEqual("Could not find ZoneTransferRequest",
-                         resp_body['message'])
 
 
 class TestTransferRequestInvalidId(BaseTransferRequestTest):
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
index 091c3ca..d5cdb6b 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/base.py
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@
     """Base class for DNS V2 API tests."""
 
     all_projects_header = {'X-Auth-All-Projects': True}
+    managed_records = {'x-designate-edit-managed-records': True}
 
     @classmethod
     def skip_checks(cls):
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/recordset_data.json b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/recordset_data.json
index 3168722..6dda986 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/recordset_data.json
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/recordset_data.json
@@ -54,11 +54,6 @@
         "type": "SPF",
         "records": ["\"v=spf1; a -all\""]
     },
-    "NS": {
-        "name": "NS_Record",
-        "type": "NS",
-        "records": ["ns1.example.org."]
-    },
     "PTR_IPV4": {
         "name": "PTR_Record_IPV4",
         "type": "PTR",
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py
index e58a54c..029854a 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_recordsets.py
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
+
+import time
+
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
@@ -17,9 +20,11 @@
 import ddt
 
 from designate_tempest_plugin.tests import base
+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.query.query_client \
+    import SingleQueryClient
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -50,7 +55,7 @@
         zone_id = CONF.dns.zone_id
         if zone_id:
             LOG.info('Retrieve info from a zone')
-            _, zone = cls.client.show_zone(zone_id)
+            zone = cls.client.show_zone(zone_id)[1]
         else:
             # Make sure we have an allowed TLD available
             tld_name = dns_data_utils.rand_zone_name(name="RecordsetsTest")
@@ -93,8 +98,8 @@
         }
 
         LOG.info('Create a Recordset on the existing zone')
-        _, recordset = self.recordset_client.create_recordset(
-            self.zone['id'], recordset_data)
+        recordset = self.recordset_client.create_recordset(
+            self.zone['id'], recordset_data)[1]
         self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
                         self.recordset_client.delete_recordset,
                         self.zone['id'], recordset['id'])
@@ -108,8 +113,8 @@
                                           'ACTIVE')
 
         LOG.info('Delete the recordset')
-        _, body = self.recordset_client.delete_recordset(self.zone['id'],
-                                                         recordset['id'])
+        body = self.recordset_client.delete_recordset(
+            self.zone['id'], recordset['id'])[1]
 
         LOG.info('Ensure we respond with DELETE+PENDING')
         self.assertEqual('DELETE', body['action'])
@@ -120,20 +125,50 @@
                           lambda: self.recordset_client.show_recordset(
                               self.zone['id'], recordset['id']))
 
-    @decorators.idempotent_id('1e78a742-66ee-11ec-8dc3-201e8823901f')
-    def test_create_soa_record_not_permitted(self):
-        # SOA record is automatically created for a zone, no user
-        # should be able to create a SOA record.
-        soa_record = ("s1.devstack.org. admin.example.net. 1510721487 3510"
-                      " 600 86400 3600")
-        LOG.info('Primary tries to create a Recordset on '
-                 'the existing zone')
-        self.assertRaises(
-            lib_exc.BadRequest,
-            self.recordset_client.create_recordset,
-            self.zone['id'], soa_record)
-        LOG.info('Admin tries to create a Recordset on the existing zone')
-        self.assertRaises(
-            lib_exc.BadRequest,
-            self.admin_client.create_recordset,
-            self.zone['id'], soa_record)
+    @decorators.attr(type='slow')
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('cbf756b0-ba64-11ec-93d4-201e8823901f')
+    @ddt.file_data("recordset_data.json")
+    def test_update_records_propagated_to_backends(self, name, type, records):
+        if name:
+            recordset_name = name + "." + self.zone['name']
+        else:
+            recordset_name = self.zone['name']
+
+        orig_ttl = 666
+        updated_ttl = 777
+        recordset_data = {
+            'name': recordset_name,
+            'type': type,
+            'records': records,
+            'ttl': orig_ttl
+        }
+
+        LOG.info('Create a Recordset on the existing zone')
+        recordset = self.recordset_client.create_recordset(
+            self.zone['id'], recordset_data, wait_until=const.ACTIVE)[1]
+        self.addCleanup(test_utils.call_and_ignore_notfound_exc,
+                        self.recordset_client.delete_recordset,
+                        self.zone['id'], recordset['id'])
+
+        LOG.info('Update a Recordset on the existing zone')
+        recordset_data['ttl'] = updated_ttl
+        self.recordset_client.update_recordset(
+            self.zone['id'], recordset['id'],
+            recordset_data, wait_until=const.ACTIVE)
+
+        LOG.info('Per Nameserver "dig" for a record until either:'
+                 ' updated TTL is detected or build timeout has reached')
+        for ns in config.CONF.dns.nameservers:
+            start = time.time()
+            while True:
+                ns_obj = SingleQueryClient(ns, config.CONF.dns.query_timeout)
+                ns_record = ns_obj.query(
+                    self.zone['name'], rdatatype=recordset_data['type'])
+                if str(updated_ttl) in str(ns_record):
+                    return
+                if time.time() - start >= config.CONF.dns.build_timeout:
+                    raise lib_exc.TimeoutException(
+                        'Failed, updated TTL:{} for the record was not'
+                        ' detected on Nameserver:{} within a timeout of:{}'
+                        ' seconds.'.format(
+                            updated_ttl, ns, config.CONF.dns.build_timeout))
diff --git a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_transfer.py b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_transfer.py
index b29262a..78aaabc 100644
--- a/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_transfer.py
+++ b/designate_tempest_plugin/tests/scenario/v2/test_zones_transfer.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 from tempest import config
 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.tests import base
 from designate_tempest_plugin import data_utils as dns_data_utils
@@ -74,7 +75,8 @@
             self.request_client.create_transfer_request_empty_body(
                 zone['id'])[1])
         self.addCleanup(self.request_client.delete_transfer_request,
-                        transfer_request['id'])
+                        transfer_request['id'],
+                        ignore_errors=lib_exc.NotFound)
 
         accept_data = {
                  "key": transfer_request['key'],
@@ -82,7 +84,13 @@
         }
 
         LOG.info('Accept the request as alt tenant')
-        self.alt_accept_client.create_transfer_accept(accept_data)
+        transfer_accept = self.alt_accept_client.create_transfer_accept(
+            accept_data)[1]
+
+        LOG.info('Ensure we respond with COMPLETE status')
+        show_request = self.request_client.show_transfer_request(
+            transfer_request['id'])[1]
+        self.assertEqual(const.COMPLETE, show_request['status'])
 
         LOG.info('Fetch the zone as alt tenant')
         alt_zone = self.alt_zones_client.show_zone(zone['id'])[1]
@@ -100,6 +108,15 @@
                 lib_exc.BadRequest, 'invalid_zone_transfer_request', 400):
             self.admin_accept_client.create_transfer_accept(accept_data)
 
+        LOG.info('Delete the transfer_request')
+        self.request_client.delete_transfer_request(transfer_request['id'])[1]
+
+        LOG.info('Validation that transfer_accept deleted'
+                 ' after the transfer_request delete')
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound,
+                          self.accept_client.show_transfer_accept,
+                          transfer_accept['id'])
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('5855b772-a036-11eb-9973-74e5f9e2a801')
     def test_zone_transfer_target_project(self):
         LOG.info('Create a zone as "primary" tenant')
@@ -116,7 +133,7 @@
         self.addCleanup(self.request_client.delete_transfer_request,
                         transfer_request['id'])
         LOG.info('Ensure we respond with ACTIVE status')
-        self.assertEqual('ACTIVE', transfer_request['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(const.ACTIVE, transfer_request['status'])
 
         LOG.info('Accept the request as "alt" tenant, Expected: should fail '
                  'as "admin" was set as a target project.')