diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
index 5de2436..29df2b0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 from tempest.api.compute import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import config
-from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
@@ -32,48 +31,6 @@
         cls.client = cls.images_client
         cls.servers_client = cls.servers_client
 
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_create_image_from_deleted_server(self):
-        # An image should not be created if the server instance is removed
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-
-        # Delete server before trying to create server
-        self.servers_client.delete_server(server['id'])
-        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(server['id'])
-        # Create a new image after server is deleted
-        name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
-        meta = {'image_type': 'test'}
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
-                          self.create_image_from_server,
-                          server['id'], name=name, meta=meta)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_create_image_from_invalid_server(self):
-        # An image should not be created with invalid server id
-        # Create a new image with invalid server id
-        name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
-        meta = {'image_type': 'test'}
-        resp = {}
-        resp['status'] = None
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
-                          self.create_image_from_server,
-                          '!@#$%^&*()', name=name, meta=meta)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_create_image_from_stopped_server(self):
-        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
-        self.servers_client.stop(server['id'])
-        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
-                                                   'SHUTOFF')
-        self.addCleanup(self.servers_client.delete_server, server['id'])
-        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
-        resp, image = self.create_image_from_server(server['id'],
-                                                    name=snapshot_name,
-                                                    wait_until='ACTIVE',
-                                                    wait_for_server=False)
-        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(snapshot_name, image['name'])
-
     @test.attr(type='gate')
     def test_delete_saving_image(self):
         snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
@@ -85,59 +42,6 @@
         resp, body = self.client.delete_image(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual('204', resp['status'])
 
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_create_image_specify_uuid_35_characters_or_less(self):
-        # Return an error if Image ID passed is 35 characters or less
-        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
-        test_uuid = ('a' * 35)
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
-                          test_uuid, snapshot_name)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_create_image_specify_uuid_37_characters_or_more(self):
-        # Return an error if Image ID passed is 37 characters or more
-        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
-        test_uuid = ('a' * 37)
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
-                          test_uuid, snapshot_name)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_with_invalid_image_id(self):
-        # An image should not be deleted with invalid image id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          '!@$%^&*()')
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_non_existent_image(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete a non-existent image
-
-        non_existent_image_id = '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa'
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          non_existent_image_id)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_blank_id(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with blank Id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, '')
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_non_hex_string_id(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with non hex id
-        image_id = '11a22b9-120q-5555-cc11-00ab112223gj'
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          image_id)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_negative_image_id(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with negative id
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, -1)
-
-    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_delete_image_id_is_over_35_character_limit(self):
-        # Return an error while trying to delete image with id over limit
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
-                          '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa-3fac')
-
 
 class ImagesTestXML(ImagesTestJSON):
     _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae00ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/images/test_images_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation
+#
+#    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 tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class ImagesNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(ImagesNegativeTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not CONF.service_available.glance:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as glance is not available" % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+        cls.client = cls.images_client
+        cls.servers_client = cls.servers_client
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_from_deleted_server(self):
+        # An image should not be created if the server instance is removed
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+
+        # Delete server before trying to create server
+        self.servers_client.delete_server(server['id'])
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_termination(server['id'])
+       # Create a new image after server is deleted
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
+        meta = {'image_type': 'test'}
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.create_image_from_server,
+                          server['id'], name=name, meta=meta)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_from_invalid_server(self):
+        # An image should not be created with invalid server id
+        # Create a new image with invalid server id
+        name = data_utils.rand_name('image')
+        meta = {'image_type': 'test'}
+        resp = {}
+        resp['status'] = None
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.create_image_from_server,
+                          '!@#$%^&*()', name=name, meta=meta)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_from_stopped_server(self):
+        resp, server = self.create_test_server(wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        self.servers_client.stop(server['id'])
+        self.servers_client.wait_for_server_status(server['id'],
+                                                   'SHUTOFF')
+        self.addCleanup(self.servers_client.delete_server, server['id'])
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        resp, image = self.create_image_from_server(server['id'],
+                                                    name=snapshot_name,
+                                                    wait_until='ACTIVE',
+                                                    wait_for_server=False)
+        self.addCleanup(self.client.delete_image, image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(snapshot_name, image['name'])
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_uuid_35_characters_or_less(self):
+        # Return an error if Image ID passed is 35 characters or less
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        test_uuid = ('a' * 35)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
+                          test_uuid, snapshot_name)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_create_image_specify_uuid_37_characters_or_more(self):
+        # Return an error if Image ID passed is 37 characters or more
+        snapshot_name = data_utils.rand_name('test-snap-')
+        test_uuid = ('a' * 37)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.create_image,
+                          test_uuid, snapshot_name)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_with_invalid_image_id(self):
+        # An image should not be deleted with invalid image id
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          '!@$%^&*()')
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_non_existent_image(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete a non-existent image
+
+        non_existent_image_id = '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa'
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          non_existent_image_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_blank_id(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with blank Id
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, '')
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_non_hex_string_id(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with non hex id
+        image_id = '11a22b9-120q-5555-cc11-00ab112223gj'
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          image_id)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_negative_image_id(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete an image with negative id
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image, -1)
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_id_is_over_35_character_limit(self):
+        # Return an error while trying to delete image with id over limit
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          '11a22b9-12a9-5555-cc11-00ab112223fa-3fac')
+
+
+class ImagesNegativeTestXML(ImagesNegativeTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'