diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index bce7524..7a9c09d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -557,6 +557,8 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('77eba8e0-036e-4635-944b-f7a8f3b78dc9')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.shelve,
                           'Shelve is not available.')
+    @testtools.skipIf(getattr(CONF.service_available, 'barbican', False),
+                      'Barbican service is enabled, unshelve will not work')
     @utils.services('image')
     def test_shelve_unshelve_server(self):
         if CONF.image_feature_enabled.api_v2:
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
index d067bb3..d2c4392 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_servers_negative.py
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('443e4f9b-e6bf-4389-b601-3a710f15fddd')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.shelve,
                           'Shelve is not available.')
+    @testtools.skipIf(getattr(CONF.service_available, 'barbican', False),
+                      'Barbican service is enabled, unshelve will not work')
     @decorators.attr(type=['negative'])
     def test_shelve_shelved_server(self):
         # shelve a shelved server.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
index 9bef80f..ce73d8a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/volumes/test_attach_volume.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
+
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common import compute
 from tempest.common.utils.linux import remote_client
@@ -215,6 +217,8 @@
             self.assertEqual(number_of_volumes, counted_volumes)
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('13a940b6-3474-4c3c-b03f-29b89112bfee')
+    @testtools.skipIf(getattr(CONF.service_available, 'barbican', False),
+                      'Barbican service is enabled, unshelve will not work')
     def test_attach_volume_shelved_or_offload_server(self):
         # Create server, count number of volumes on it, shelve
         # server and attach pre-created volume to shelved server
@@ -241,6 +245,8 @@
         self.assertIsNotNone(volume_attachment['device'])
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('b54e86dd-a070-49c4-9c07-59ae6dae15aa')
+    @testtools.skipIf(getattr(CONF.service_available, 'barbican', False),
+                      'Barbican service is enabled, unshelve will not work')
     def test_detach_volume_shelved_or_offload_server(self):
         # Count number of volumes on instance, shelve
         # server and attach pre-created volume to shelved server
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py b/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py
index 68f18d1..cbfc8c6 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_shelve_instance.py
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('1164e700-0af0-4a4c-8792-35909a88743c')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.network.public_network_id,
                           'The public_network_id option must be specified.')
+    @testtools.skipIf(getattr(CONF.service_available, 'barbican', False),
+                      'Barbican service is enabled, unshelve will not work')
     @utils.services('compute', 'network', 'image')
     def test_shelve_instance(self):
         self._create_server_then_shelve_and_unshelve()
@@ -86,6 +88,8 @@
     @decorators.idempotent_id('c1b6318c-b9da-490b-9c67-9339b627271f')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.network.public_network_id,
                           'The public_network_id option must be specified.')
+    @testtools.skipIf(getattr(CONF.service_available, 'barbican', False),
+                      'Barbican service is enabled, unshelve will not work')
     @utils.services('compute', 'volume', 'network', 'image')
     def test_shelve_volume_backed_instance(self):
         self._create_server_then_shelve_and_unshelve(boot_from_volume=True)