diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/new-volume-limit-client-517c17d9090f4df4.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/new-volume-limit-client-517c17d9090f4df4.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..033e147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/new-volume-limit-client-517c17d9090f4df4.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+features:
+  - The volume_limits client was added to tempest.lib.
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index b9aeb99..189b9c4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
             cls.volumes_extension_client = cls.os.volumes_extension_client
             cls.availability_zone_client = (
                 cls.os.volume_availability_zone_client)
+            cls.volume_limits_client = cls.os.volume_limits_client
         else:
             cls.snapshots_client = cls.os.snapshots_v2_client
             cls.volumes_client = cls.os.volumes_v2_client
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@
             cls.volumes_extension_client = cls.os.volumes_v2_extension_client
             cls.availability_zone_client = (
                 cls.os.volume_v2_availability_zone_client)
+            cls.volume_limits_client = cls.os.volume_v2_limits_client
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@
             cls.admin_encryption_types_client = \
                 cls.os_adm.encryption_types_client
             cls.admin_quotas_client = cls.os_adm.volume_quotas_client
+            cls.admin_volume_limits_client = cls.os_adm.volume_limits_client
         elif cls._api_version == 2:
             cls.admin_volume_qos_client = cls.os_adm.volume_qos_v2_client
             cls.admin_volume_services_client = \
@@ -229,6 +232,7 @@
             cls.admin_encryption_types_client = \
                 cls.os_adm.encryption_types_v2_client
             cls.admin_quotas_client = cls.os_adm.volume_quotas_v2_client
+            cls.admin_volume_limits_client = cls.os_adm.volume_v2_limits_client
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc7694a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_absolute_limits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Copyright 2016 OpenStack Foundation
+# 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.api.volume import base
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import test
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class AbsoluteLimitsV2Tests(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def resource_setup(cls):
+        super(AbsoluteLimitsV2Tests, cls).resource_setup()
+        # Create a shared volume for tests
+        cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('8e943f53-e9d6-4272-b2e9-adcf2f7c29ad')
+    def test_get_volume_absolute_limits(self):
+        # get volume limit for a tenant
+        absolute_limits = \
+            self.volume_limits_client.show_limits(
+            )['limits']['absolute']
+
+        # verify volume limits and defaults per tenants
+        self.assertEqual(absolute_limits['totalGigabytesUsed'],
+                         CONF.volume.volume_size)
+        self.assertEqual(absolute_limits['totalVolumesUsed'], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(absolute_limits['totalSnapshotsUsed'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(absolute_limits['totalBackupsUsed'], 0)
+        self.assertEqual(absolute_limits['totalBackupGigabytesUsed'], 0)
+
+
+class AbsoluteLimitsV1Tests(AbsoluteLimitsV2Tests):
+    _api_version = 1
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index d131dc4..a7623fc 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -306,6 +306,8 @@
             self.volume_v1.AvailabilityZoneClient()
         self.volume_v2_availability_zone_client = \
             self.volume_v2.AvailabilityZoneClient()
+        self.volume_limits_client = self.volume_v1.LimitsClient()
+        self.volume_v2_limits_client = self.volume_v2.LimitsClient()
 
     def _set_object_storage_clients(self):
         # Mandatory parameters (always defined)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v1/__init__.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v1/__init__.py
index 9c98542..7b5991f 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v1/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v1/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     EncryptionTypesClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v1.extensions_client import ExtensionsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v1.hosts_client import HostsClient
+from tempest.lib.services.volume.v1.limits_client import LimitsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v1.qos_client import QosSpecsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v1.quotas_client import QuotasClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v1.services_client import ServicesClient
@@ -28,4 +29,5 @@
 
 __all__ = ['AvailabilityZoneClient', 'BackupsClient', 'EncryptionTypesClient',
            'ExtensionsClient', 'HostsClient', 'QosSpecsClient', 'QuotasClient',
-           'ServicesClient', 'SnapshotsClient', 'TypesClient', 'VolumesClient']
+           'ServicesClient', 'SnapshotsClient', 'TypesClient', 'VolumesClient',
+           'LimitsClient']
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v1/limits_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v1/limits_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e14b2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v1/limits_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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 oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+
+from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+
+
+class LimitsClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+    """Volume V1 limits client."""
+
+    api_version = "v1"
+
+    def show_limits(self):
+        """Returns the details of a volume absolute limits."""
+        url = "limits"
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/__init__.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/__init__.py
index f547d7d..eaaafa5 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     EncryptionTypesClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2.extensions_client import ExtensionsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2.hosts_client import HostsClient
+from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2.limits_client import LimitsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2.qos_client import QosSpecsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2.quotas_client import QuotasClient
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2.services_client import ServicesClient
@@ -28,4 +29,5 @@
 
 __all__ = ['AvailabilityZoneClient', 'BackupsClient', 'EncryptionTypesClient',
            'ExtensionsClient', 'HostsClient', 'QosSpecsClient', 'QuotasClient',
-           'ServicesClient', 'SnapshotsClient', 'TypesClient', 'VolumesClient']
+           'ServicesClient', 'SnapshotsClient', 'TypesClient', 'VolumesClient',
+           'LimitsClient']
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/limits_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/limits_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce9fba9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v2/limits_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+# 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 oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+
+from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+
+
+class LimitsClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+    """Volume V2 limits client."""
+
+    api_version = "v2"
+
+    def show_limits(self):
+        """Returns the details of a volume absolute limits."""
+        url = "limits"
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)