diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py
index 8c45f4b..4072a1f 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py
@@ -47,13 +47,37 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def create_server(cls, flavor_ref, image_ref, key_name, networks,
-                      name=None):
+                      name=None, security_groups=None):
+        """Create a server using tempest lib
+        All the parameters are the ones used in Compute API
+
+        Args:
+           flavor_ref(str): The flavor of the server to be provisioned.
+           image_ref(str):  The image of the server to be provisioned.
+           key_name(str): SSH key to to be used to connect to the
+                            provisioned server.
+           networks(list): List of dictionaries where each represent
+               an interface to be attached to the server. For network
+               it should be {'uuid': network_uuid} and for port it should
+               be {'port': port_uuid}
+           name(str): Name of the server to be provisioned.
+           security_groups(list): List of dictionaries where
+                the keys is 'name' and the value is the name of
+                the security group. If it's not passed the default
+                security group will be used.
+        """
+
         name = name or data_utils.rand_name('server-test')
+        if not security_groups:
+            security_groups = [{'name': 'default'}]
+
         server = cls.manager.servers_client.create_server(
-            name=name, flavorRef=flavor_ref,
+            name=name,
+            flavorRef=flavor_ref,
             imageRef=image_ref,
             key_name=key_name,
-            networks=networks)
+            networks=networks,
+            security_groups=security_groups)
         cls.servers.append(server['server']['id'])
         return server
 
@@ -123,17 +147,28 @@
 
     @classmethod
     def setup_network_and_server(cls):
+        """Creating network resources and a server.
+
+        Creating a network, subnet, router, keypair, security group
+        and a server.
+        """
         cls.network = cls.create_network()
         cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
 
+        secgroup = cls.manager.network_client.create_security_group(
+            name=data_utils.rand_name('secgroup-'))
+        cls.security_groups.append(secgroup['security_group'])
+
         cls.create_router_and_interface(cls.subnet['id'])
         cls.keypair = cls.create_keypair()
-        cls.create_loginable_secgroup_rule()
+        cls.create_loginable_secgroup_rule(
+            secgroup_id=secgroup['security_group']['id'])
         cls.server = cls.create_server(
             flavor_ref=CONF.compute.flavor_ref,
             image_ref=CONF.compute.image_ref,
             key_name=cls.keypair['name'],
-            networks=[{'uuid': cls.network['id']}])
+            networks=[{'uuid': cls.network['id']}],
+            security_groups=[{'name': secgroup['security_group']['name']}])
         waiters.wait_for_server_status(cls.manager.servers_client,
                                        cls.server['server']['id'],
                                        constants.SERVER_STATUS_ACTIVE)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py
index 89b31a7..a58b6e4 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py
@@ -158,7 +158,9 @@
                      'port_range_min': NC_PORT,
                      'port_range_max': NC_PORT,
                      'remote_ip_prefix': '0.0.0.0/0'}]
-        self.create_secgroup_rules(rulesets)
+        self.create_secgroup_rules(rulesets,
+                                   self.security_groups[-1]['id'])
+
         ssh_client = ssh.Client(self.fip['floating_ip_address'],
                                 CONF.validation.image_ssh_user,
                                 pkey=self.keypair['private_key'])
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py
index 30d6022..b350392 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import test
 
 from neutron.common import utils
@@ -38,17 +39,24 @@
         cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
         cls.create_router_and_interface(cls.subnet['id'])
         cls.keypair = cls.create_keypair()
-        cls.create_loginable_secgroup_rule()
+        cls.secgroup = cls.manager.network_client.create_security_group(
+            name=data_utils.rand_name('secgroup-'))
+        cls.security_groups.append(cls.secgroup['security_group'])
+        cls.create_loginable_secgroup_rule(
+            secgroup_id=cls.secgroup['security_group']['id'])
 
     def _create_server_with_trunk_port(self):
-        port = self.create_port(self.network)
+        port = self.create_port(self.network, security_groups=[
+            self.secgroup['security_group']['id']])
         trunk = self.client.create_trunk(port['id'], subports=[])['trunk']
         fip = self.create_and_associate_floatingip(port['id'])
         server = self.create_server(
             flavor_ref=CONF.compute.flavor_ref,
             image_ref=CONF.compute.image_ref,
             key_name=self.keypair['name'],
-            networks=[{'port': port['id']}])['server']
+            networks=[{'port': port['id']}],
+            security_groups=[{'name': self.secgroup[
+                'security_group']['name']}])['server']
         self.addCleanup(self._detach_and_delete_trunk, server, trunk)
         return {'port': port, 'trunk': trunk, 'fip': fip,
                 'server': server}