diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
index 45e12f0..908b8df 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
@@ -325,7 +325,8 @@
         return interface
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_qos_policy(cls, name, description, shared, tenant_id=None):
+    def create_qos_policy(cls, name, description=None, shared=False,
+                          tenant_id=None):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test QoS policy."""
         body = cls.admin_client.create_qos_policy(
             name, description, shared, tenant_id)
@@ -501,6 +502,8 @@
 
     list_kwargs = {}
 
+    list_as_admin = False
+
     def assertSameOrder(self, original, actual):
         # gracefully handle iterators passed
         original = list(original)
@@ -513,8 +516,12 @@
     def plural_name(self):
         return '%ss' % self.resource
 
+    @property
+    def list_client(self):
+        return self.admin_client if self.list_as_admin else self.client
+
     def list_method(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        method = getattr(self.client, 'list_%s' % self.plural_name)
+        method = getattr(self.list_client, 'list_%s' % self.plural_name)
         kwargs.update(self.list_kwargs)
         return method(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -617,9 +624,9 @@
                 uri = self.get_bare_url(prev_links['next'])
             else:
                 sort_args.update(self.list_kwargs)
-                uri = self.client.build_uri(
+                uri = self.list_client.build_uri(
                     self.plural_name, limit=1, **sort_args)
-            prev_links, body = self.client.get_uri_with_links(
+            prev_links, body = self.list_client.get_uri_with_links(
                 self.plural_name, uri
             )
             resources_ = self._extract_resources(body)
@@ -637,7 +644,7 @@
         resources2 = []
         for i in range(niterations):
             uri = self.get_bare_url(prev_links['previous'])
-            prev_links, body = self.client.get_uri_with_links(
+            prev_links, body = self.list_client.get_uri_with_links(
                 self.plural_name, uri
             )
             resources_ = self._extract_resources(body)
@@ -676,9 +683,9 @@
                 uri = self.get_bare_url(prev_links['previous'])
             else:
                 pagination_args.update(self.list_kwargs)
-                uri = self.client.build_uri(
+                uri = self.list_client.build_uri(
                     self.plural_name, page_reverse=True, **pagination_args)
-            prev_links, body = self.client.get_uri_with_links(
+            prev_links, body = self.list_client.get_uri_with_links(
                 self.plural_name, uri
             )
             resources_ = self._extract_resources(body)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
index 2d688df..579859e 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
@@ -831,3 +831,58 @@
         rules_ids = [r['id'] for r in rules]
         self.assertIn(rule1['id'], rules_ids)
         self.assertNotIn(rule2['id'], rules_ids)
+
+
+class QosSearchCriteriaTest(base.BaseSearchCriteriaTest,
+                            base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
+
+    resource = 'policy'
+    plural_name = 'policies'
+
+    # Use unique description to isolate the tests from other QoS tests
+    list_kwargs = {'description': 'search-criteria-test'}
+    list_as_admin = True
+
+    @classmethod
+    @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(QosSearchCriteriaTest, cls).resource_setup()
+        for name in cls.resource_names:
+            cls.create_qos_policy(
+                name=name, description='search-criteria-test')
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('55fc0103-fdc1-4d34-ab62-c579bb739a91')
+    def test_list_sorts_asc(self):
+        self._test_list_sorts_asc()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('13e08ac3-bfed-426b-892a-b3b158560c23')
+    def test_list_sorts_desc(self):
+        self._test_list_sorts_desc()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('719e61cc-e33c-4918-aa4d-1a791e6e0e86')
+    def test_list_pagination(self):
+        self._test_list_pagination()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('3bd8fb58-c0f8-4954-87fb-f286e1eb096a')
+    def test_list_pagination_with_marker(self):
+        self._test_list_pagination_with_marker()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('3bad0747-8082-46e9-be4d-c428a842db41')
+    def test_list_pagination_with_href_links(self):
+        self._test_list_pagination_with_href_links()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('d6a8bacd-d5e8-4ef3-bc55-23ca6998d208')
+    def test_list_pagination_page_reverse_asc(self):
+        self._test_list_pagination_page_reverse_asc()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('0b9aecdc-2b27-421b-b104-53d24e905ae8')
+    def test_list_pagination_page_reverse_desc(self):
+        self._test_list_pagination_page_reverse_desc()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('1a3dc257-dafd-4870-8c71-639ae7ddc6ea')
+    def test_list_pagination_page_reverse_with_href_links(self):
+        self._test_list_pagination_page_reverse_with_href_links()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('40e09b53-4eb8-4526-9181-d438c8005a20')
+    def test_list_no_pagination_limit_0(self):
+        self._test_list_no_pagination_limit_0()
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index 87a77e5..d9e333c 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -535,15 +535,17 @@
         body = jsonutils.loads(body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def create_qos_policy(self, name, description, shared, tenant_id=None):
+    def create_qos_policy(self, name, description=None, shared=False,
+                          tenant_id=None):
         uri = '%s/qos/policies' % self.uri_prefix
         post_data = {
             'policy': {
                 'name': name,
-                'description': description,
                 'shared': shared
             }
         }
+        if description is not None:
+            post_data['policy']['description'] = description
         if tenant_id is not None:
             post_data['policy']['tenant_id'] = tenant_id
         resp, body = self.post(uri, self.serialize(post_data))