diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index adc978f..6dac6d3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@
         super(BaseV2ImageTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.client = cls.os.image_client_v2
         cls.namespaces_client = cls.os.namespaces_client
+        cls.schemas_client = cls.os.schemas_client
 
 
 class BaseV2MemberImageTest(BaseV2ImageTest):
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index 04582c6..1fb9c52 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -254,12 +254,12 @@
     def test_get_image_schema(self):
         # Test to get image schema
         schema = "image"
-        body = self.client.show_schema(schema)
+        body = self.schemas_client.show_schema(schema)
         self.assertEqual("image", body['name'])
 
     @test.idempotent_id('25c8d7b2-df21-460f-87ac-93130bcdc684')
     def test_get_images_schema(self):
         # Test to get images schema
         schema = "images"
-        body = self.client.show_schema(schema)
+        body = self.schemas_client.show_schema(schema)
         self.assertEqual("images", body['name'])
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py
index 9ac708b..d8254f5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@
 
     @test.idempotent_id('634dcc3f-f6e2-4409-b8fd-354a0bb25d83')
     def test_get_image_member_schema(self):
-        body = self.client.show_schema("member")
+        body = self.schemas_client.show_schema("member")
         self.assertEqual("member", body['name'])
 
     @test.idempotent_id('6ae916ef-1052-4e11-8d36-b3ae14853cbb')
     def test_get_image_members_schema(self):
-        body = self.client.show_schema("members")
+        body = self.schemas_client.show_schema("members")
         self.assertEqual("members", body['name'])
 
     @test.idempotent_id('cb961424-3f68-4d21-8e36-30ad66fb6bfb')
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index f98ca00..4fc75de 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 from tempest.services.image.v2.json.members_client import MembersClient \
     as MembersClientV2
 from tempest.services.image.v2.json.namespaces_client import NamespacesClient
+from tempest.services.image.v2.json.schemas_client import SchemasClient
 from tempest.services.object_storage.account_client import AccountClient
 from tempest.services.object_storage.container_client import ContainerClient
 from tempest.services.object_storage.object_client import ObjectClient
@@ -359,6 +360,14 @@
                 build_interval=CONF.image.build_interval,
                 build_timeout=CONF.image.build_timeout,
                 **self.default_params)
+            self.schemas_client = SchemasClient(
+                self.auth_provider,
+                CONF.image.catalog_type,
+                CONF.image.region or CONF.identity.region,
+                endpoint_type=CONF.image.endpoint_type,
+                build_interval=CONF.image.build_interval,
+                build_timeout=CONF.image.build_timeout,
+                **self.default_params)
         self.orchestration_client = OrchestrationClient(
             self.auth_provider,
             CONF.orchestration.catalog_type,
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
index dd38ee9..aae1cd0 100644
--- a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
@@ -132,13 +132,6 @@
         self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp)
 
-    def show_schema(self, schema):
-        url = 'schemas/%s' % schema
-        resp, body = self.get(url)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
     def list_resource_types(self):
         url = 'metadefs/resource_types'
         resp, body = self.get(url)
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/schemas_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/schemas_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c9db40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/schemas_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+# 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 SchemasClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+    api_version = "v2"
+
+    def show_schema(self, schema):
+        url = 'schemas/%s' % schema
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)