diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 856b751..8319af9 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -1807,3 +1807,81 @@
             self.client.stacks.delete(stack_identifier)
         except heat_exceptions.HTTPNotFound:
             pass
+
+
+class SwiftScenarioTest(ScenarioTest):
+    """
+    Provide harness to do Swift scenario tests.
+
+    Subclasses implement the tests that use the methods provided by this
+    class.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        cls.set_network_resources()
+        super(SwiftScenarioTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.service_available.swift:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as swift is not available" %
+                        cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+        # Clients for Swift
+        cls.account_client = cls.manager.account_client
+        cls.container_client = cls.manager.container_client
+        cls.object_client = cls.manager.object_client
+
+    def _get_swift_stat(self):
+        """get swift status for our user account."""
+        self.account_client.list_account_containers()
+        LOG.debug('Swift status information obtained successfully')
+
+    def _create_container(self, container_name=None):
+        name = container_name or data_utils.rand_name(
+            'swift-scenario-container')
+        self.container_client.create_container(name)
+        # look for the container to assure it is created
+        self._list_and_check_container_objects(name)
+        LOG.debug('Container %s created' % (name))
+        return name
+
+    def _delete_container(self, container_name):
+        self.container_client.delete_container(container_name)
+        LOG.debug('Container %s deleted' % (container_name))
+
+    def _upload_object_to_container(self, container_name, obj_name=None):
+        obj_name = obj_name or data_utils.rand_name('swift-scenario-object')
+        obj_data = data_utils.arbitrary_string()
+        self.object_client.create_object(container_name, obj_name, obj_data)
+        return obj_name, obj_data
+
+    def _delete_object(self, container_name, filename):
+        self.object_client.delete_object(container_name, filename)
+        self._list_and_check_container_objects(container_name,
+                                               not_present_obj=[filename])
+
+    def _list_and_check_container_objects(self, container_name, present_obj=[],
+                                          not_present_obj=[]):
+        """
+        List objects for a given container and assert which are present and
+        which are not.
+        """
+        _, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
+            container_name)
+        if present_obj:
+            for obj in present_obj:
+                self.assertIn(obj, object_list)
+        if not_present_obj:
+            for obj in not_present_obj:
+                self.assertNotIn(obj, object_list)
+
+    def _change_container_acl(self, container_name, acl):
+        metadata_param = {'metadata_prefix': 'x-container-',
+                          'metadata': {'read': acl}}
+        self.container_client.update_container_metadata(container_name,
+                                                        **metadata_param)
+        resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(container_name)
+        self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-read'], acl)
+
+    def _download_and_verify(self, container_name, obj_name, expected_data):
+        _, obj = self.object_client.get_object(container_name, obj_name)
+        self.assertEqual(obj, expected_data)
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
index 3fa6d2c..ad74ec4 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.common import http
-from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
 from tempest.scenario import manager
@@ -25,9 +24,9 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class TestSwiftBasicOps(manager.ScenarioTest):
+class TestSwiftBasicOps(manager.SwiftScenarioTest):
     """
-    Test swift with the follow operations:
+    Test swift basic ops.
      * get swift stat.
      * create container.
      * upload a file to the created container.
@@ -40,75 +39,6 @@
      * change ACL of the container and make sure it works successfully
     """
 
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.set_network_resources()
-        super(TestSwiftBasicOps, cls).setUpClass()
-        if not CONF.service_available.swift:
-            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as swift is not available" %
-                        cls.__name__)
-            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
-        # Clients for Swift
-        cls.account_client = cls.manager.account_client
-        cls.container_client = cls.manager.container_client
-        cls.object_client = cls.manager.object_client
-
-    def _get_swift_stat(self):
-        """get swift status for our user account."""
-        self.account_client.list_account_containers()
-        LOG.debug('Swift status information obtained successfully')
-
-    def _create_container(self, container_name=None):
-        name = container_name or data_utils.rand_name(
-            'swift-scenario-container')
-        self.container_client.create_container(name)
-        # look for the container to assure it is created
-        self._list_and_check_container_objects(name)
-        LOG.debug('Container %s created' % (name))
-        return name
-
-    def _delete_container(self, container_name):
-        self.container_client.delete_container(container_name)
-        LOG.debug('Container %s deleted' % (container_name))
-
-    def _upload_object_to_container(self, container_name, obj_name=None):
-        obj_name = obj_name or data_utils.rand_name('swift-scenario-object')
-        obj_data = data_utils.arbitrary_string()
-        self.object_client.create_object(container_name, obj_name, obj_data)
-        return obj_name, obj_data
-
-    def _delete_object(self, container_name, filename):
-        self.object_client.delete_object(container_name, filename)
-        self._list_and_check_container_objects(container_name,
-                                               not_present_obj=[filename])
-
-    def _list_and_check_container_objects(self, container_name, present_obj=[],
-                                          not_present_obj=[]):
-        """
-        List objects for a given container and assert which are present and
-        which are not.
-        """
-        _, object_list = self.container_client.list_container_contents(
-            container_name)
-        if present_obj:
-            for obj in present_obj:
-                self.assertIn(obj, object_list)
-        if not_present_obj:
-            for obj in not_present_obj:
-                self.assertNotIn(obj, object_list)
-
-    def _change_container_acl(self, container_name, acl):
-        metadata_param = {'metadata_prefix': 'x-container-',
-                          'metadata': {'read': acl}}
-        self.container_client.update_container_metadata(container_name,
-                                                        **metadata_param)
-        resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(container_name)
-        self.assertEqual(resp['x-container-read'], acl)
-
-    def _download_and_verify(self, container_name, obj_name, expected_data):
-        _, obj = self.object_client.get_object(container_name, obj_name)
-        self.assertEqual(obj, expected_data)
-
     @test.services('object_storage')
     def test_swift_basic_ops(self):
         self._get_swift_stat()