diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index c538e60..89f9850 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -129,6 +129,13 @@
             name = data_utils.rand_name(cls.__name__ + '-Volume')
             kwargs['name'] = name
 
+        if CONF.volume.volume_type and 'volume_type' not in kwargs:
+            # If volume_type is not provided in config then no need to
+            # add a volume type and
+            # if volume_type has already been added by child class then
+            # no need to override.
+            kwargs['volume_type'] = CONF.volume.volume_type
+
         if CONF.compute.compute_volume_common_az:
             kwargs.setdefault('availability_zone',
                               CONF.compute.compute_volume_common_az)
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 956b593..4d6577b 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -965,6 +965,9 @@
                 default=['BACKEND_1', 'BACKEND_2'],
                 help='A list of backend names separated by comma. '
                      'The backend name must be declared in cinder.conf'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('volume_type',
+               default='',
+               help='Volume type to be used while creating volume.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('storage_protocol',
                default='iSCSI',
                help='Backend protocol to target when creating volume types'),