diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_users_negative.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_users_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca2aaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_users_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Copyright 2015 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_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+
+from tempest.api.identity import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import test
+
+
+class UsersNegativeTest(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative'])
+    @test.idempotent_id('e75f006c-89cc-477b-874d-588e4eab4b17')
+    def test_create_user_for_non_existent_domain(self):
+        # Attempt to create a user in a non-existent domain should fail
+        u_name = data_utils.rand_name('user')
+        u_email = u_name + '@testmail.tm'
+        u_password = data_utils.rand_name('pass')
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.NotFound, self.client.create_user,
+                          u_name, u_password,
+                          email=u_email,
+                          domain_id=data_utils.rand_uuid_hex())