diff --git a/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/orchestration/test_resource_types_rbac.py b/patrole_tempest_plugin/tests/api/orchestration/test_resource_types_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.tests.api.orchestration import rbac_base
+
+
+class ResourceTypesRbacTest(rbac_base.BaseOrchestrationRbacTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setup_clients(cls):
+        super(ResourceTypesRbacTest, cls).setup_clients()
+        cls.client = cls.orchestration_client
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(ResourceTypesRbacTest, cls).resource_setup()
+
+        cls.resource_types = cls.client.list_resource_types()['resource_types']
+
+        # There should always be several resource types on a system. But just
+        # in case there are none, skip these tests, as that implies the system
+        # is misconfigured.
+        if cls.resource_types:
+            cls.resource_type_name = cls.resource_types[0]
+        else:
+            raise cls.skipException('No resource types found.')
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('56c06e92-df96-47b5-bcf2-0104e74e2511')
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(service="heat",
+                                 rule="stacks:list_resource_types")
+    def test_list_resource_types(self):
+        self.rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=True)
+        self.client.list_resource_types()['resource_types']
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('8b0290f9-0d53-479e-8e4d-3d865b0107a4')
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(service="heat",
+                                 rule="stacks:generate_template")
+    def test_show_resource_type_template(self):
+        self.rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=True)
+        self.client.show_resource_type_template(self.resource_type_name)
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('2cdcd47f-6abe-43af-b736-c188df27dd38')
+    @rbac_rule_validation.action(service="heat",
+                                 rule="stacks:resource_schema")
+    def test_show_resource_type_schema(self):
+        self.rbac_utils.switch_role(self, switchToRbacRole=True)
+        self.client.show_resource_type(self.resource_type_name)[
+            'resource_type']