diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/parameter_types.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/parameter_types.py
index 67c0c9b..95d5b92 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/parameter_types.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/parameter_types.py
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@
         'required': ['href', 'rel']
     }
 }
+
+mac_address = {
+    'type': 'string',
+    'pattern': '(?:[a-f0-9]{2}:){5}[a-f0-9]{2}'
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
index 4e0cec0..81d2ef7 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
@@ -42,3 +42,27 @@
         'required': ['server']
     }
 }
+
+list_virtual_interfaces = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'virtual_interfaces': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': {
+                    'type': 'object',
+                    'properties': {
+                        'id': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'mac_address': parameter_types.mac_address,
+                        'OS-EXT-VIF-NET:net_id': {'type': 'string'}
+                    },
+                    # 'OS-EXT-VIF-NET:net_id' is API extension So it is
+                    # not defined as 'required'
+                    'required': ['id', 'mac_address']
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['virtual_interfaces']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index d6705db..438fce8 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -403,7 +403,9 @@
         """
         resp, body = self.get('/'.join(['servers', server_id,
                               'os-virtual-interfaces']))
-        return resp, json.loads(body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_virtual_interfaces, resp, body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def rescue_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
         """Rescue the provided server."""