diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/test_availability_zone_rbac.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/volume/test_availability_zone_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 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.volume import rbac_base
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class AvailabilityZoneRbacTest(rbac_base.BaseVolumeRbacTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(AvailabilityZoneRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
+        cls.client = cls.availability_zone_client
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=False)
+        super(AvailabilityZoneRbacTest, self).tearDown()
+
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(service="cinder",
+                                 rule="volume:availability_zone_list")
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('8cfd920c-4b6c-402d-b6e2-ede86bedc702')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list(self):
+        rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=True)
+        self.client.list_availability_zones()