diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/network/admin/test_shared_network_extension.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/network/admin/test_shared_network_extension.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cb5798
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+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/network/admin/test_shared_network_extension.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.dsvsv
+# Copyright 2015 OpenStack Foundation
+# 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 neutron.tests.tempest.api.network import base
+from neutron.tests.tempest import config
+from neutron.tests.tempest import test
+from tempest_lib.common.utils import data_utils
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class SharedNetworksTest(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(SharedNetworksTest, cls).resource_setup()
+        cls.shared_network = cls.create_shared_network()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('6661d219-b96d-4597-ad10-55766ce4abf7')
+    def test_create_update_shared_network(self):
+        shared_network = self.create_shared_network()
+        net_id = shared_network['id']
+        self.assertEqual('ACTIVE', shared_network['status'])
+        self.assertIsNotNone(shared_network['id'])
+        self.assertTrue(self.shared_network['shared'])
+        new_name = "New_shared_network"
+        body = self.admin_client.update_network(net_id, name=new_name,
+                                                admin_state_up=False,
+                                                shared=False)
+        updated_net = body['network']
+        self.assertEqual(new_name, updated_net['name'])
+        self.assertFalse(updated_net['shared'])
+        self.assertFalse(updated_net['admin_state_up'])
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('9c31fabb-0181-464f-9ace-95144fe9ca77')
+    def test_create_port_shared_network_as_non_admin_tenant(self):
+        # create a port as non admin
+        body = self.client.create_port(network_id=self.shared_network['id'])
+        port = body['port']
+        self.addCleanup(self.admin_client.delete_port, port['id'])
+        # verify the tenant id of admin network and non admin port
+        self.assertNotEqual(self.shared_network['tenant_id'],
+                            port['tenant_id'])
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('3e39c4a6-9caf-4710-88f1-d20073c6dd76')
+    def test_create_bulk_shared_network(self):
+        # Creates 2 networks in one request
+        net_nm = [data_utils.rand_name('network'),
+                  data_utils.rand_name('network')]
+        body = self.admin_client.create_bulk_network(net_nm, shared=True)
+        created_networks = body['networks']
+        for net in created_networks:
+            self.addCleanup(self.admin_client.delete_network, net['id'])
+            self.assertIsNotNone(net['id'])
+            self.assertTrue(net['shared'])
+
+    def _list_shared_networks(self, user):
+        body = user.list_networks(shared=True)
+        networks_list = [net['id'] for net in body['networks']]
+        self.assertIn(self.shared_network['id'], networks_list)
+        self.assertTrue(self.shared_network['shared'])
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('a064a9fd-e02f-474a-8159-f828cd636a28')
+    def test_list_shared_networks(self):
+        # List the shared networks and confirm that
+        # shared network extension attribute is returned for those networks
+        # that are created as shared
+        self._list_shared_networks(self.admin_client)
+        self._list_shared_networks(self.client)
+
+    def _show_shared_network(self, user):
+        body = user.show_network(self.shared_network['id'])
+        show_shared_net = body['network']
+        self.assertEqual(self.shared_network['name'], show_shared_net['name'])
+        self.assertEqual(self.shared_network['id'], show_shared_net['id'])
+        self.assertTrue(show_shared_net['shared'])
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('e03c92a2-638d-4bfa-b50a-b1f66f087e58')
+    def test_show_shared_networks_attribute(self):
+        # Show a shared network and confirm that
+        # shared network extension attribute is returned.
+        self._show_shared_network(self.admin_client)
+        self._show_shared_network(self.client)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/network/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/network/base.py
index 498d838..1efec96 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/network/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/network/base.py
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         cls.network_cfg = CONF.network
         cls.client = os.network_client
         cls.networks = []
+        cls.shared_networks = []
         cls.subnets = []
         cls.ports = []
         cls.routers = []
@@ -157,6 +158,12 @@
             for network in cls.networks:
                 cls._try_delete_resource(cls.client.delete_network,
                                          network['id'])
+
+            # Clean up shared networks
+            for network in cls.shared_networks:
+                cls._try_delete_resource(cls.admin_client.delete_network,
+                                         network['id'])
+
             cls.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(BaseNetworkTest, cls).resource_cleanup()
 
@@ -191,6 +198,15 @@
         return network
 
     @classmethod
+    def create_shared_network(cls, network_name=None):
+        network_name = network_name or data_utils.rand_name('sharednetwork-')
+        post_body = {'name': network_name, 'shared': True}
+        body = cls.admin_client.create_network(**post_body)
+        network = body['network']
+        cls.shared_networks.append(network)
+        return network
+
+    @classmethod
     def create_subnet(cls, network, gateway='', cidr=None, mask_bits=None,
                       ip_version=None, client=None, **kwargs):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test subnet."""
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index 3a41b47..5b7c534 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@
         raise AttributeError(name)
 
     # Common methods that are hard to automate
-    def create_bulk_network(self, names):
-        network_list = [{'name': name} for name in names]
+    def create_bulk_network(self, names, shared=False):
+        network_list = [{'name': name, 'shared': shared} for name in names]
         post_data = {'networks': network_list}
         body = self.serialize_list(post_data, "networks", "network")
         uri = self.get_uri("networks")