diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/test_security_groups_rbac.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/compute/test_security_groups_rbac.py
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+#    Copyright 2017 AT&T Corporation.
+#    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.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
+
+
+class SecurityGroupsRbacTest(rbac_base.BaseV2ComputeRbacTest):
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=False)
+        super(SecurityGroupsRbacTest, self).tearDown()
+
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(
+        service="nova",
+        rule="os_compute_api:os-security-groups")
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('4ac58e49-48c1-4fca-a6c3-3f95fb99eb77')
+    def test_server_security_groups(self):
+        rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=True)
+        self.security_groups_client.list_security_groups()