diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 8363a8d..6d19a0c 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         self._set_object_storage_clients()
         self._set_image_clients()
         self._set_network_clients()
-        self.placement_client = self.placement.PlacementClient()
+        self._set_placement_clients()
         # TODO(andreaf) This is maintained for backward compatibility
         # with plugins, but it should removed eventually, since it was
         # never a stable interface and it's not useful anyways
@@ -139,6 +139,11 @@
         self.snapshots_extensions_client = self.compute.SnapshotsClient(
             **params_volume)
 
+    def _set_placement_clients(self):
+        self.placement_client = self.placement.PlacementClient()
+        self.resource_providers_client = \
+            self.placement.ResourceProvidersClient()
+
     def _set_identity_clients(self):
         # Clients below use the admin endpoint type of Keystone API v2
         params_v2_admin = {