diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index cd57354..fc1b0af 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -268,6 +268,8 @@
 container_sync_interval = 5
 # Set to True if the Account Quota middleware is enabled
 accounts_quotas_available = True
+# Set to True if the Container Quota middleware is enabled
+container_quotas_available = True
 
 # Set operator role for tests that require creating a container
 operator_role = Member
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_quotas.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_quotas.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31fe711
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_container_quotas.py
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 Cloudwatt
+# 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.
+
+import testtools
+
+from tempest.api.object_storage import base
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import arbitrary_string
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+
+QUOTA_BYTES = 10
+QUOTA_COUNT = 3
+SKIP_MSG = "Container quotas middleware not available."
+
+
+class ContainerQuotasTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+    """Attemps to test the perfect behavior of quotas in a container."""
+    container_quotas_available = \
+        config.TempestConfig().object_storage.container_quotas_available
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """Creates and sets a container with quotas.
+
+        Quotas are set by adding meta values to the container,
+        and are validated when set:
+          - X-Container-Meta-Quota-Bytes:
+                     Maximum size of the container, in bytes.
+          - X-Container-Meta-Quota-Count:
+                     Maximum object count of the container.
+        """
+        super(ContainerQuotasTest, self).setUp()
+        self.container_name = rand_name(name="TestContainer")
+        self.container_client.create_container(self.container_name)
+        metadata = {"quota-bytes": str(QUOTA_BYTES),
+                    "quota-count": str(QUOTA_COUNT), }
+        self.container_client.update_container_metadata(
+            self.container_name, metadata)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        """Cleans the container of any object after each test."""
+        self.delete_containers([self.container_name])
+        super(ContainerQuotasTest, self).tearDown()
+
+    @testtools.skipIf(not container_quotas_available, SKIP_MSG)
+    @attr(type="smoke")
+    def test_upload_valid_object(self):
+        """Attempts to uploads an object smaller than the bytes quota."""
+        object_name = rand_name(name="TestObject")
+        data = arbitrary_string(QUOTA_BYTES)
+
+        nbefore = self._get_bytes_used()
+
+        resp, _ = self.object_client.create_object(
+            self.container_name, object_name, data)
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+
+        nafter = self._get_bytes_used()
+        self.assertEqual(nbefore + len(data), nafter)
+
+    @testtools.skipIf(not container_quotas_available, SKIP_MSG)
+    @attr(type="smoke")
+    def test_upload_large_object(self):
+        """Attempts to upload an object lagger than the bytes quota."""
+        object_name = rand_name(name="TestObject")
+        data = arbitrary_string(QUOTA_BYTES + 1)
+
+        nbefore = self._get_bytes_used()
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.object_client.create_object,
+                          self.container_name, object_name, data)
+
+        nafter = self._get_bytes_used()
+        self.assertEqual(nbefore, nafter)
+
+    @testtools.skipIf(not container_quotas_available, SKIP_MSG)
+    @attr(type="smoke")
+    def test_upload_too_many_objects(self):
+        """Attempts to upload many objects that exceeds the count limit."""
+        for _ in range(QUOTA_COUNT):
+            name = rand_name(name="TestObject")
+            self.object_client.create_object(self.container_name, name, "")
+
+        nbefore = self._get_object_count()
+        self.assertEqual(nbefore, QUOTA_COUNT)
+
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.OverLimit,
+                          self.object_client.create_object,
+                          self.container_name, "OverQuotaObject", "")
+
+        nafter = self._get_object_count()
+        self.assertEqual(nbefore, nafter)
+
+    def _get_container_metadata(self):
+        resp, _ = self.container_client.list_container_metadata(
+            self.container_name)
+        return resp
+
+    def _get_object_count(self):
+        resp = self._get_container_metadata()
+        return int(resp["x-container-object-count"])
+
+    def _get_bytes_used(self):
+        resp = self._get_container_metadata()
+        return int(resp["x-container-bytes-used"])
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index b386968..7f3a7d1 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('accounts_quotas_available',
                 default=True,
                 help="Set to True if the Account Quota middleware is enabled"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('container_quotas_available',
+                default=True,
+                help="Set to True if the container quota middleware "
+                     "is enabled"),
     cfg.StrOpt('operator_role',
                default='Member',
                help="Role to add to users created for swift tests to "