diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index bde0f57..71d6018 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@
             self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
                                                'SHELVED')
 
+            resp, server = self.client.shelve_offload_server(self.server_id)
+            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
+                                               'SHELVED_OFFLOADED')
+
         resp, server = self.client.get_server(self.server_id)
         image_name = server['name'] + '-shelved'
         params = {'name': image_name}
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
index 406c45a..555d028 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/v3/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -372,6 +372,11 @@
             self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
                                                'SHELVED')
 
+            resp, server = self.client.shelve_offload_server(self.server_id)
+            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+            self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id,
+                                               'SHELVED_OFFLOADED')
+
         resp, server = self.client.get_server(self.server_id)
         image_name = server['name'] + '-shelved'
         resp, images = self.images_client.image_list(name=image_name)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index 623bf42..70d075a 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -382,6 +382,10 @@
         """Un-shelves the provided server."""
         return self.action(server_id, 'unshelve', None, **kwargs)
 
+    def shelve_offload_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Shelve-offload the provided server."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'shelveOffload', None, **kwargs)
+
     def get_console_output(self, server_id, length):
         return self.action(server_id, 'os-getConsoleOutput', 'output',
                            length=length)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
index 389e6a4..b64495d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
@@ -384,6 +384,10 @@
         """Un-shelves the provided server."""
         return self.action(server_id, 'unshelve', None, **kwargs)
 
+    def shelve_offload_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Shelve-offload the provided server."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'shelve_offload', None, **kwargs)
+
     def get_console_output(self, server_id, length):
         return self.action(server_id, 'get_console_output', 'output',
                            length=length)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
index cd2cb06..4d3646c 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@
         """Un-shelves the provided server."""
         return self.action(server_id, 'unshelve', None, **kwargs)
 
+    def shelve_offload_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Shelve-offload the provided server."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'shelveOffload', None, **kwargs)
+
     def reset_state(self, server_id, state='error'):
         """Resets the state of a server to active/error."""
         return self.action(server_id, 'os-resetState', None, state=state)