diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py
index b0f1934..f65b9d8 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@
 image_links = copy.deepcopy(parameter_types.links)
 image_links['items']['properties'].update({'type': {'type': 'string'}})
 
+image_status_enums = ['ACTIVE', 'SAVING', 'DELETED', 'ERROR', 'UNKNOWN']
+
 common_image_schema = {
     'type': 'object',
     'properties': {
         'id': {'type': 'string'},
-        'status': {'type': 'string'},
+        'status': {'enum': image_status_enums},
         'updated': {'type': 'string'},
         'links': image_links,
         'name': {'type': ['string', 'null']},