diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/test_availability_zone_rbac.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/test_availability_zone_rbac.py
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+# Copyright 2017 AT&T Corporation.
+#    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 config
+from tempest.lib import decorators
+
+from patrole_tempest_plugin import rbac_rule_validation
+from patrole_tempest_plugin.rbac_utils import rbac_utils
+from patrole_tempest_plugin.tests.api.compute import rbac_base
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class NovaAvailabilityZoneRbacTest(rbac_base.BaseV2ComputeRbacTest):
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=False)
+        super(NovaAvailabilityZoneRbacTest, self).tearDown()
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(NovaAvailabilityZoneRbacTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.compute_feature_enabled.api_extensions:
+            raise cls.skipException(
+                '%s skipped as no compute extensions enabled' % cls.__name__)
+
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(service="nova", rule="os_compute_api:"
+                                 "os-availability-zone:list")
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('cd34e7ea-d26e-4fa3-a8d0-f8883726ce3d')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list_rbac(self):
+        rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=True)
+        self.os.availability_zone_client.list_availability_zones()
+
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(service="nova", rule="os_compute_api:"
+                                 "os-availability-zone:detail")
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('2f61c191-6ece-4f21-b487-39d749e3d38e')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list_detail_rbac(self):
+        rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=True)
+        self.os.availability_zone_client.list_availability_zones(detail=True)