diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
index 0d77064..49c48d6 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
@@ -317,15 +317,16 @@
         return body['port']
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_router(cls, router_name=None, admin_state_up=False,
-                      external_network_id=None, enable_snat=None,
-                      **kwargs):
+    def _create_router_with_client(
+        cls, client, router_name=None, admin_state_up=False,
+        external_network_id=None, enable_snat=None, **kwargs
+    ):
         ext_gw_info = {}
         if external_network_id:
             ext_gw_info['network_id'] = external_network_id
         if enable_snat:
             ext_gw_info['enable_snat'] = enable_snat
-        body = cls.client.create_router(
+        body = client.create_router(
             router_name, external_gateway_info=ext_gw_info,
             admin_state_up=admin_state_up, **kwargs)
         router = body['router']
@@ -333,6 +334,15 @@
         return router
 
     @classmethod
+    def create_router(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        return cls._create_router_with_client(cls.client, *args, **kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_admin_router(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        return cls._create_router_with_client(cls.admin_manager.network_client,
+                                              *args, **kwargs)
+
+    @classmethod
     def create_floatingip(cls, external_network_id):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test floating IP."""
         body = cls.client.create_floatingip(
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py
index 56221e5..351e587 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/base.py
@@ -128,12 +128,15 @@
         cls.create_secgroup_rules(rule_list, secgroup_id=secgroup_id)
 
     @classmethod
-    def create_router_and_interface(cls, subnet_id):
-        router = cls.create_router(
-            data_utils.rand_name('router'), admin_state_up=True,
-            external_network_id=CONF.network.public_network_id)
+    def create_router_by_client(cls, is_admin=False, **kwargs):
+        kwargs.update({'router_name': data_utils.rand_name('router'),
+                       'admin_state_up': True,
+                       'external_network_id': CONF.network.public_network_id})
+        if not is_admin:
+            router = cls.create_router(**kwargs)
+        else:
+            router = cls.create_admin_router(**kwargs)
         LOG.debug("Created router %s", router['name'])
-        cls.create_router_interface(router['id'], subnet_id)
         cls.routers.append(router)
         return router
 
@@ -151,8 +154,8 @@
         ssh_client.test_connection_auth()
 
     @classmethod
-    def setup_network_and_server(cls):
-        """Creating network resources and a server.
+    def setup_network_and_server(cls, router=None, **kwargs):
+        """Create network resources and a server.
 
         Creating a network, subnet, router, keypair, security group
         and a server.
@@ -167,8 +170,9 @@
         LOG.debug("Created security group %s",
                   secgroup['security_group']['name'])
         cls.security_groups.append(secgroup['security_group'])
-
-        cls.create_router_and_interface(cls.subnet['id'])
+        if not router:
+            router = cls.create_router_by_client(**kwargs)
+        cls.create_router_interface(router['id'], cls.subnet['id'])
         cls.keypair = cls.create_keypair()
         cls.create_loginable_secgroup_rule(
             secgroup_id=secgroup['security_group']['id'])
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_dvr.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_dvr.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9150c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_dvr.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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 test
+
+from neutron.tests.tempest import config
+from neutron.tests.tempest.scenario import base
+from neutron_lib import constants
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class NetworkDvrTest(base.BaseTempestTestCase):
+    credentials = ['primary', 'admin']
+    force_tenant_isolation = False
+
+    @classmethod
+    @test.requires_ext(extension="dvr", service="network")
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(NetworkDvrTest, cls).skip_checks()
+
+    def _check_connectivity(self):
+        self.check_connectivity(self.fip['floating_ip_address'],
+                                CONF.validation.image_ssh_user,
+                                self.keypair['private_key'])
+
+    def _check_snat_port_connectivity(self):
+        self._check_connectivity()
+
+        # Put the Router_SNAT port down to make sure the traffic flows through
+        # Compute node.
+        self._put_snat_port_down(self.network['id'])
+        self._check_connectivity()
+
+    def _put_snat_port_down(self, network_id):
+        port_id = self.client.list_ports(
+            network_id=network_id,
+            device_owner=constants.DEVICE_OWNER_ROUTER_SNAT)['ports'][0]['id']
+        self.admin_manager.network_client.update_port(
+            port_id, admin_state_up=False)
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('3d73ec1a-2ec6-45a9-b0f8-04a283d9d344')
+    def test_vm_reachable_through_compute(self):
+        """Check that the VM is reachable through compute node.
+
+        The test is done by putting the SNAT port down on controller node.
+        """
+        router = self.create_router_by_client(
+            distributed=True, tenant_id=self.client.tenant_id, is_admin=True)
+        self.setup_network_and_server(router=router)
+        self._check_snat_port_connectivity()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('23724222-483a-4129-bc15-7a9278f3828b')
+    def test_update_centralized_router_to_dvr(self):
+        """Check that updating centralized router to be distributed works.
+        """
+        # Created a centralized router on a DVR setup
+        router = self.create_router_by_client(
+            distributed=False, tenant_id=self.client.tenant_id, is_admin=True)
+        self.setup_network_and_server(router=router)
+        self._check_connectivity()
+
+        # Update router to be distributed
+        self.admin_manager.network_client.update_router(
+            router_id=router['id'], admin_state_up=False)
+        self.admin_manager.network_client.update_router(
+            router_id=router['id'], distributed=True)
+        self.admin_manager.network_client.update_router(
+            router_id=router['id'], admin_state_up=True)
+        self._check_snat_port_connectivity()
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py
index b350392..408ef79 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_trunk.py
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
         # setup basic topology for servers we can log into
         cls.network = cls.create_network()
         cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
-        cls.create_router_and_interface(cls.subnet['id'])
+        router = cls.create_router_by_client()
+        cls.create_router_interface(router['id'], cls.subnet['id'])
         cls.keypair = cls.create_keypair()
         cls.secgroup = cls.manager.network_client.create_security_group(
             name=data_utils.rand_name('secgroup-'))