diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
index 3321ad4..0d77064 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
@@ -349,6 +349,11 @@
         return interface
 
     @classmethod
+    def get_supported_qos_rule_types(cls):
+        body = cls.client.list_qos_rule_types()
+        return [rule_type['type'] for rule_type in body['rule_types']]
+
+    @classmethod
     def create_qos_policy(cls, name, description=None, shared=False,
                           tenant_id=None):
         """Wrapper utility that returns a test QoS policy."""
@@ -492,6 +497,18 @@
         raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(message)
 
 
+def require_qos_rule_type(rule_type):
+    def decorator(f):
+        @functools.wraps(f)
+        def wrapper(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs):
+            if rule_type not in self.get_supported_qos_rule_types():
+                raise self.skipException(
+                    "%s rule type is required." % rule_type)
+            return f(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs)
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
 def _require_sorting(f):
     @functools.wraps(f)
     def inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
index 2f1c75a..7752f94 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@
 
 class QosBandwidthLimitRuleTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
     @classmethod
+    @base.require_qos_rule_type(qos_consts.RULE_TYPE_BANDWIDTH_LIMIT)
     @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(QosBandwidthLimitRuleTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
@@ -771,6 +772,7 @@
     VALID_DSCP_MARK2 = 48
 
     @classmethod
+    @base.require_qos_rule_type(qos_consts.RULE_TYPE_DSCP_MARKING)
     @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(QosDscpMarkingRuleTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
@@ -904,6 +906,7 @@
     RULES_NAME = RULE_NAME + "s"
 
     @classmethod
+    @base.require_qos_rule_type(qos_consts.RULE_TYPE_MINIMUM_BANDWIDTH)
     @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(QosMinimumBandwidthRuleTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()