diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 247f6d1..4845752 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -843,6 +843,15 @@
 # expected to be enabled (list value)
 #discoverable_apis=all
 
+# Execute (old style) container-sync tests (boolean value)
+#container_sync=true
+
+# Execute object-versioning tests (boolean value)
+#object_versioning=true
+
+# Execute discoverability tests (boolean value)
+#discoverability=true
+
 
 [orchestration]
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
index d615374..9b97553 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_account_services.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import random
-
 from six import moves
+import testtools
 
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest import clients
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
         self.assertEqual(container_list.find(".//bytes").tag, 'bytes')
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    @testtools.skipIf(
+        not CONF.object_storage_feature_enabled.discoverability,
+        'Discoverability function is disabled')
     def test_list_extensions(self):
         resp, extensions = self.account_client.list_extensions()
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
index 5f46d01..3e6d58c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_sync.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
 import time
 import urlparse
 
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@
 
     @test.attr(type='slow')
     @test.skip_because(bug='1317133')
+    @testtools.skipIf(
+        not CONF.object_storage_feature_enabled.container_sync,
+        'Old-style container sync function is disabled')
     def test_container_synchronization(self):
         # container to container synchronization
         # to allow/accept sync requests to/from other accounts
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
index 8d2ff9b..971449d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_object_version.py
@@ -13,10 +13,15 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import testtools
+
 from tempest.api.object_storage import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
+CONF = config.CONF
+
 
 class ContainerTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
     @classmethod
@@ -41,6 +46,9 @@
         self.assertEqual(header_value, versioned)
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    @testtools.skipIf(
+        not CONF.object_storage_feature_enabled.object_versioning,
+        'Object-versioning is disabled')
     def test_versioned_container(self):
         # create container
         vers_container_name = data_utils.rand_name(name='TestVersionContainer')
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 4836c63..04aa271 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -640,6 +640,15 @@
                 help="A list of the enabled optional discoverable apis. "
                      "A single entry, all, indicates that all of these "
                      "features are expected to be enabled"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('container_sync',
+                default=True,
+                help="Execute (old style) container-sync tests"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('object_versioning',
+                default=True,
+                help="Execute object-versioning tests"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('discoverability',
+                default=True,
+                help="Execute discoverability tests"),
 ]
 
 database_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='database',