diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/config.py b/manila_tempest_tests/config.py
index caa4589..2c5e809 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/config.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/config.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                help="The minimum api microversion is configured to be the "
                     "value of the minimum microversion supported by Manila."),
     cfg.StrOpt("max_api_microversion",
-               default="1.5",
+               default="1.6",
                help="The maximum api microversion is configured to be the "
                     "value of the latest microversion supported by Manila."),
     cfg.StrOpt("region",
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_microversions.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_microversions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2984b04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/test_microversions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Goutham Pacha Ravi
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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 tempest import config
+from tempest import test
+
+from manila_tempest_tests.tests.api import base
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class MicroversionsTest(base.BaseSharesTest):
+    """Request and validate REST API Microversions.
+
+    Sends a HTTP GET request with the base endpoint to request a Microversion.
+    """
+
+    _MIN_API_VERSION = CONF.share.min_api_microversion
+    _MAX_API_VERSION = CONF.share.max_api_microversion
+
+    @test.attr(type=["gate", "smoke", ])
+    def test_microversions_no_version(self):
+        resp, resp_body = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request()
+
+        self.assertEqual(self._MIN_API_VERSION,
+                         resp[self.shares_client.API_MICROVERSIONS_HEADER])
+        self.assertTrue(len(resp_body['versions']) > 0)
+        self.assertNotIn('min_version', resp_body['versions'][0])
+        self.assertNotIn('version', resp_body['versions'][0])
+
+    @test.attr(type=["gate", "smoke", ])
+    def test_microversions_version_min_version(self):
+        """Requests base version 1.0."""
+
+        resp, resp_body = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request(
+            self._MIN_API_VERSION)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self._MIN_API_VERSION,
+                         resp[self.shares_client.API_MICROVERSIONS_HEADER])
+        self.assertTrue(len(resp_body['versions']) > 0)
+        self.assertNotIn('min_version', resp_body['versions'][0])
+        self.assertNotIn('version', resp_body['versions'][0])
+
+    @test.attr(type=["gate", "smoke", ])
+    def test_microversions_version_max_configured_version(self):
+        """Requests maximum API microversion.
+
+        Requests the current maximum API microversion from the Manila API
+        service, and confirms that version is the same as what Tempest is
+        configured to request in other versioned API calls.
+        """
+
+        resp, resp_body = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request(
+            self._MAX_API_VERSION)
+
+        self.assertEqual(self._MAX_API_VERSION,
+                         resp[self.shares_client.API_MICROVERSIONS_HEADER])
+        self.assertTrue(len(resp_body['versions']) > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(self._MAX_API_VERSION,
+                         resp_body['versions'][0]['version'])
+
+    @test.attr(type=["gate", "smoke", ])
+    def test_microversions_version_1_1(self):
+        """Requests version 1.1, the first Manila microversion."""
+
+        resp, resp_body = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request('1.1')
+
+        self.assertEqual('1.1',
+                         resp[self.shares_client.API_MICROVERSIONS_HEADER])
+        self.assertTrue(len(resp_body['versions']) > 0)
+        self.assertEqual(self._MIN_API_VERSION,
+                         resp_body['versions'][0]['min_version'])
+
+    @test.attr(type=["gate", "smoke", ])
+    def test_microversions_unavailable_versions(self):
+        """Requests a version greater than the latest available version."""
+
+        resp, resp_body = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request('1.1')
+        self.assertTrue(len(resp_body['versions']) > 0)
+        major_ver, minor_ver = [int(ver) for ver in
+                                resp_body['versions'][0]['version'].split(".")]
+        req_version = ('%s.%s' % (major_ver + 1, minor_ver + 1))
+        resp, _ = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request(req_version)
+
+        self.assertEqual(406, resp.status)
+
+    @test.attr(type=["gate", "smoke", ])
+    def test_microversions_invalid_versions(self):
+        """Requests invalid versions."""
+
+        resp, resp_body = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request('1.2.1')
+
+        self.assertEqual(400, resp.status)
+
+        resp, _ = self.shares_client.send_microversion_request('None')
+
+        self.assertEqual(400, resp.status)