diff --git a/tempest/common/compute.py b/tempest/common/compute.py
index 49fcaf2..b885b83 100644
--- a/tempest/common/compute.py
+++ b/tempest/common/compute.py
@@ -255,6 +255,9 @@
         if CONF.compute.compute_volume_common_az:
             params.setdefault('availability_zone',
                               CONF.compute.compute_volume_common_az)
+        if CONF.volume.volume_type:
+            params.setdefault('volume_type',
+                              CONF.volume.volume_type)
         volume = volumes_client.create_volume(**params)
         try:
             waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(volumes_client,