diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
index a273abb..b27fb5e 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
@@ -47,3 +47,14 @@
 delete_server = {
     'status_code': [204],
 }
+
+set_server_metadata = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'metadata': {'type': 'object'}
+        },
+        'required': ['metadata']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index 70a950a..190b831 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.set_server_metadata, resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def update_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
index bbffc13..7d21ed3 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@
         resp, body = self.put('servers/%s/metadata' % str(server_id),
                               post_body)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.set_server_metadata, resp, body)
         return resp, body['metadata']
 
     def update_server_metadata(self, server_id, meta):