diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/hosts.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/hosts.py
index add5bb5..cd6bd7b 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/hosts.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/hosts.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
+
 body = {
     'type': 'object',
     'properties': {
@@ -25,3 +27,17 @@
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': body
 }
+
+# The 'power_action' attribute of 'shutdown_host' API is 'shutdown'
+shutdown_host = copy.deepcopy(startup_host)
+
+shutdown_host['response_body']['properties']['power_action'] = {
+    'enum': ['shutdown']
+}
+
+# The 'power_action' attribute of 'reboot_host' API is 'reboot'
+reboot_host = copy.deepcopy(startup_host)
+
+reboot_host['response_body']['properties']['power_action'] = {
+    'enum': ['reboot']
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/hosts.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/hosts.py
index 9731d4b..2cf8f9b 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/hosts.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/hosts.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import copy
 from tempest.api_schema.compute.v2 import hosts
 
 startup_host = {
@@ -24,3 +25,17 @@
         'required': ['host']
     }
 }
+
+# The 'power_action' attribute of 'shutdown_host' API is 'shutdown'
+shutdown_host = copy.deepcopy(startup_host)
+
+shutdown_host['response_body']['properties']['power_action'] = {
+    'enum': ['shutdown']
+}
+
+# The 'power_action' attribute of 'reboot_host' API is 'reboot'
+reboot_host = copy.deepcopy(startup_host)
+
+reboot_host['response_body']['properties']['power_action'] = {
+    'enum': ['reboot']
+}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
index a000e56..e148572 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/hosts_client.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/shutdown" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v2_schema.shutdown_host, resp, body)
         return resp, body['host']
 
     def reboot_host(self, hostname):
@@ -83,4 +84,5 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/reboot" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v2_schema.reboot_host, resp, body)
         return resp, body['host']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py
index 558d4f7..24d43d0 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/hosts_client.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/shutdown" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v3_schema.shutdown_host, resp, body)
         return resp, body['host']
 
     def reboot_host(self, hostname):
@@ -83,4 +84,5 @@
 
         resp, body = self.get("os-hosts/%s/reboot" % str(hostname))
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(v3_schema.reboot_host, resp, body)
         return resp, body['host']