diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
index 31285ac..207a30f 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def create_qos_policy(cls, name, description=None, shared=False,
-                          tenant_id=None):
+                          tenant_id=None, is_default=False):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test QoS policy."""
         body = cls.admin_client.create_qos_policy(
-            name, description, shared, tenant_id)
+            name, description, shared, tenant_id, is_default)
         qos_policy = body['policy']
         cls.qos_policies.append(qos_policy)
         return qos_policy
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
index 7735710..6a44abb 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
@@ -37,6 +37,17 @@
             if driver['name'] == driver_name:
                 return driver
 
+    def _create_project(self):
+        # Add a project to conduct the test
+        test_project = data_utils.rand_name('test_project_')
+        test_description = data_utils.rand_name('desc_')
+        project = self.identity_admin_client.create_project(
+            name=test_project,
+            description=test_description)['project']
+        self.addCleanup(
+            self.identity_admin_client.delete_project, project['id'])
+        return project
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('108fbdf7-3463-4e47-9871-d07f3dcf5bbb')
     def test_create_policy(self):
         policy = self.create_qos_policy(name='test-policy',
@@ -385,6 +396,37 @@
             self.client.create_qos_policy,
             'test-policy', 'test policy', False)
 
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('18d94f22-b9d5-4390-af12-d30a0cfc4cd3')
+    def test_default_policy_creating_network_without_policy(self):
+        project_id = self._create_project()['id']
+        policy = self.create_qos_policy(name='test-policy',
+                                        tenant_id=project_id,
+                                        is_default=True)
+        network = self.create_network('test network', client=self.admin_client,
+                                      project_id=project_id)
+        self.addCleanup(self._disassociate_network,
+                        self.admin_client, network['id'])
+        retrieved_network = self.admin_client.show_network(network['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            policy['id'], retrieved_network['network']['qos_policy_id'])
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('807cce45-38e5-482d-94db-36e1796aba73')
+    def test_default_policy_creating_network_with_policy(self):
+        project_id = self._create_project()['id']
+        self.create_qos_policy(name='test-policy',
+                               tenant_id=project_id,
+                               is_default=True)
+        policy = self.create_qos_policy(name='test-policy',
+                                        tenant_id=project_id)
+        network = self.create_network('test network', client=self.admin_client,
+                                      project_id=project_id,
+                                      qos_policy_id=policy['id'])
+        self.addCleanup(self._disassociate_network,
+                        self.admin_client, network['id'])
+        retrieved_network = self.admin_client.show_network(network['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(
+            policy['id'], retrieved_network['network']['qos_policy_id'])
+
 
 class QosBandwidthLimitRuleTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index 12cdf97..358dd64 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -559,12 +559,13 @@
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
     def create_qos_policy(self, name, description=None, shared=False,
-                          tenant_id=None):
+                          tenant_id=None, is_default=False):
         uri = '%s/qos/policies' % self.uri_prefix
         post_data = {
             'policy': {
                 'name': name,
-                'shared': shared
+                'shared': shared,
+                'is_default': is_default
             }
         }
         if description is not None: