diff --git a/tempest/tests/api/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/api/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/api/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/tests/api/compute/__init__.py b/tempest/tests/api/compute/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/api/compute/__init__.py
diff --git a/tempest/tests/api/compute/test_base.py b/tempest/tests/api/compute/test_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..00a9a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/api/compute/test_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# Copyright 2017 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    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.
+
+import mock
+
+from oslo_utils import uuidutils
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base as compute_base
+from tempest.common import waiters
+from tempest.tests import base
+
+
+class TestBaseV2ComputeTest(base.TestCase):
+    """Unit tests for utility functions in BaseV2ComputeTest."""
+
+    @mock.patch.multiple(compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest,
+                         compute_images_client=mock.DEFAULT,
+                         images=[], create=True)
+    def test_create_image_from_server_no_wait(self, compute_images_client):
+        """Tests create_image_from_server without the wait_until kwarg."""
+        # setup mocks
+        image_id = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        fake_image = mock.Mock(response={'location': image_id})
+        compute_images_client.create_image.return_value = fake_image
+        # call the utility method
+        image = compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest.create_image_from_server(
+            mock.sentinel.server_id, name='fake-snapshot-name')
+        self.assertEqual(fake_image, image)
+        # make our assertions
+        compute_images_client.create_image.assert_called_once_with(
+            mock.sentinel.server_id, name='fake-snapshot-name')
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest.images))
+        self.assertEqual(image_id, compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest.images[0])
+
+    @mock.patch.multiple(compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest,
+                         compute_images_client=mock.DEFAULT,
+                         images=[], create=True)
+    @mock.patch.object(waiters, 'wait_for_image_status')
+    def test_create_image_from_server_wait_until_active(self,
+                                                        wait_for_image_status,
+                                                        compute_images_client):
+        """Tests create_image_from_server with wait_until='ACTIVE' kwarg."""
+        # setup mocks
+        image_id = uuidutils.generate_uuid()
+        fake_image = mock.Mock(response={'location': image_id})
+        compute_images_client.create_image.return_value = fake_image
+        compute_images_client.show_image.return_value = (
+            {'image': fake_image})
+        # call the utility method
+        image = compute_base.BaseV2ComputeTest.create_image_from_server(
+            mock.sentinel.server_id, wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        self.assertEqual(fake_image, image)
+        # make our assertions
+        wait_for_image_status.assert_called_once_with(
+            compute_images_client, image_id, 'ACTIVE')
+        compute_images_client.show_image.assert_called_once_with(image_id)