diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/volume/limits.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/volume/limits.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..99af180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/volume/limits.py
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# Copyright 2018 ZTE Corporation.  All rights reserved.
+#
+#    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.
+
+show_limits = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'limits': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'rate': {'type': 'array'},
+                    'absolute': {
+                        'type': 'object',
+                        'properties': {
+                            'totalSnapshotsUsed': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'maxTotalBackups': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'maxTotalVolumeGigabytes': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'maxTotalSnapshots': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'maxTotalBackupGigabytes': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'totalBackupGigabytesUsed': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'maxTotalVolumes': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'totalVolumesUsed': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'totalBackupsUsed': {'type': 'integer'},
+                            'totalGigabytesUsed': {'type': 'integer'},
+                        },
+                        'additionalProperties': False,
+                        'required': ['totalSnapshotsUsed', 'maxTotalBackups',
+                                     'maxTotalVolumeGigabytes',
+                                     'maxTotalSnapshots',
+                                     'maxTotalBackupGigabytes',
+                                     'totalBackupGigabytesUsed',
+                                     'maxTotalVolumes', 'totalVolumesUsed',
+                                     'totalBackupsUsed', 'totalGigabytesUsed']
+                    }
+                },
+                'additionalProperties': False,
+                'required': ['rate', 'absolute'],
+            }
+        },
+        'additionalProperties': False,
+        'required': ['limits']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/limits_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/limits_client.py
index 9500254..a8d1377 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/limits_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/limits_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.volume import limits as schema
 from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
 
 
@@ -26,5 +27,5 @@
         url = "limits"
         resp, body = self.get(url)
         body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        self.validate_response(schema.show_limits, resp, body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)