diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index 6b0befd..87c0eba 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
         metadata: A dictionary of values to be used as metadata.
         volume_type: Optional Name of volume_type for the volume
         snapshot_id: When specified the volume is created from this snapshot
+        imageRef: When specified the volume is created from this image
         """
         post_body = {'size': size}
         post_body.update(kwargs)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index 6fd1397..8eda26b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@
         :param volume_type: Optional Name of volume_type for the volume
         :param snapshot_id: When specified the volume is created from
                             this snapshot
+        :param imageRef: When specified the volume is created from this
+                         image
         """
         #NOTE(afazekas): it should use a volume namespace
         volume = Element("volume", xmlns=XMLNS_11, size=size)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index a246afe..8e80e18 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -29,17 +29,22 @@
         super(VolumesGetTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.client = cls.volumes_client
 
-    @attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_volume_create_get_delete(self):
+    def _volume_create_get_delete(self, image_ref=None):
         # Create a volume, Get it's details and Delete the volume
         try:
             volume = {}
             v_name = rand_name('Volume-')
             metadata = {'Type': 'work'}
             #Create a volume
-            resp, volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
-                                                     display_name=v_name,
-                                                     metadata=metadata)
+            if not image_ref:
+                resp, volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                         display_name=v_name,
+                                                         metadata=metadata)
+            else:
+                resp, volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                         display_name=v_name,
+                                                         metadata=metadata,
+                                                         imageRef=image_ref)
             self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
             self.assertTrue('id' in volume)
             self.assertTrue('display_name' in volume)
@@ -100,6 +105,14 @@
                 self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
                 self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume['id'])
 
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_volume_create_get_delete(self):
+        self._volume_create_get_delete(image_ref=None)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_volume_from_image(self):
+        self._volume_create_get_delete(image_ref=self.config.compute.image_ref)
+
 
 class VolumesGetTestXML(VolumesGetTest):
     _interface = "xml"