diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/README.rst b/tempest/api/baremetal/README.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..759c937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/README.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+Tempest Field Guide to Baremetal API tests
+==========================================
+
+
+What are these tests?
+---------------------
+
+These tests stress the OpenStack baremetal provisioning API provided by
+Ironic.
+
+
+Why are these tests in tempest?
+------------------------------
+
+The purpose of these tests is to exercise the various APIs provided by Ironic
+for managing baremetal nodes.
+
+
+Scope of these tests
+--------------------
+
+The baremetal API test perform basic CRUD operations on the Ironic node
+inventory.  They do not actually perform hardware provisioning. It is important
+to note that all Ironic API actions are admin operations meant to be used
+either by cloud operators or other OpenStack services (i.e., Nova).
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/__init__.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/base.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/base.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/base.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/base.py
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_api_discovery.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_api_discovery.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/test_api_discovery.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_api_discovery.py
index bee10b9..7368b3e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_api_discovery.py
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_api_discovery.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest.api.baremetal.admin import base
 from tempest import test
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_chassis.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_chassis.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/test_chassis.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_chassis.py
index 4ab86c2..c306c34 100644
--- a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_chassis.py
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_chassis.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest.api.baremetal.admin import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions as exc
 from tempest import test
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_drivers.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_drivers.py
similarity index 96%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/test_drivers.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_drivers.py
index 852b6ab..649886b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_drivers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_drivers.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest.api.baremetal.admin import base
 from tempest import config
 from tempest import test
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodes.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_nodes.py
similarity index 98%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodes.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_nodes.py
index 1572840..fc67854 100644
--- a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodes.py
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_nodes.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 import six
 
-from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest.api.baremetal.admin import base
 from tempest import exceptions as exc
 from tempest import test
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodestates.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_nodestates.py
similarity index 97%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodestates.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_nodestates.py
index 3044bc6..f24f490 100644
--- a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_nodestates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_nodestates.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest.api.baremetal.admin import base
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.openstack.common import timeutils
 from tempest import test
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_ports.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_ports.py
index 4ac7e29..d4adba9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports.py
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_ports.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest.api.baremetal.admin import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions as exc
 from tempest import test
diff --git a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports_negative.py b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_ports_negative.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports_negative.py
rename to tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_ports_negative.py
index 3e77a5f..7646677 100644
--- a/tempest/api/baremetal/test_ports_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/baremetal/admin/test_ports_negative.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.baremetal import base
+from tempest.api.baremetal.admin import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest import exceptions as exc
 from tempest import test