diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 2a7ae1d..5b9c0f1 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 - [T115] Check that admin tests should exist under admin path
 - [N322] Method's default argument shouldn't be mutable
 - [T116] Unsupported 'message' Exception attribute in PY3
+- [T117] Check negative tests have ``@decorators.attr(type=['negative'])``
+  applied.
 
 Test Data/Configuration
 -----------------------
@@ -146,11 +148,6 @@
 This attribute must be applied to each test that belongs to a negative test
 class, i.e. a test class name ending with "Negative.*" substring.
 
-.. todo::
-
-  Add a hacking check for ensuring that all classes that contain substring
-  "Negative" have the negative attribute decorator applied above each test.
-
 Slow Attribute
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 The ``type='slow'`` attribute is used to signify that a test takes a long time
diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index a57a360..a72675e 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
 METHOD_DELETE_RESOURCE = re.compile(r"^\s*def delete_.+")
 CLASS = re.compile(r"^class .+")
 EX_ATTRIBUTE = re.compile(r'(\s+|\()(e|ex|exc|exception).message(\s+|\))')
+NEGATIVE_TEST_DECORATOR = re.compile(
+    r'\s*@decorators\.attr\(type=.*negative.*\)')
+_HAVE_NEGATIVE_DECORATOR = False
 
 
 def import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests(physical_line, filename):
@@ -306,6 +309,29 @@
         yield(0, msg)
 
 
+def negative_test_attribute_always_applied_to_negative_tests(physical_line,
+                                                             filename):
+    """Check ``@decorators.attr(type=['negative'])`` applied to negative tests.
+
+    T117
+    """
+    global _HAVE_NEGATIVE_DECORATOR
+
+    if re.match(r'.\/tempest\/api\/.*_negative.*', filename):
+
+        if NEGATIVE_TEST_DECORATOR.match(physical_line):
+            _HAVE_NEGATIVE_DECORATOR = True
+            return
+
+        if TEST_DEFINITION.match(physical_line):
+            if not _HAVE_NEGATIVE_DECORATOR:
+                return (
+                    0, "T117: Must apply `@decorators.attr(type=['negative'])`"
+                       " to all negative API tests"
+                )
+            _HAVE_NEGATIVE_DECORATOR = False
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_clients_in_api_and_scenario_tests)
     register(scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
@@ -322,3 +348,4 @@
     register(use_rand_uuid_instead_of_uuid4)
     register(dont_put_admin_tests_on_nonadmin_path)
     register(unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3)
+    register(negative_test_attribute_always_applied_to_negative_tests)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
index bc3a753..9534ce8 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
@@ -193,3 +193,60 @@
             "raise TestCase.failureException(exception.message)"))), 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(list(checks.unsupported_exception_attribute_PY3(
             "raise TestCase.failureException(ee.message)"))), 0)
+
+    def _test_no_negatve_test_attribute_applied_to_negative_test(
+            self, filename, with_other_decorators=False,
+            with_negative_decorator=True, expected_success=True):
+        check = checks.negative_test_attribute_always_applied_to_negative_tests
+        other_decorators = [
+            "@decorators.idempotent_id(123)",
+            "@utils.requires_ext(extension='ext', service='svc')"
+        ]
+
+        if with_other_decorators:
+            # Include multiple decorators to verify that this check works with
+            # arbitrarily many decorators. These insert decorators above the
+            # @decorators.attr(type=['negative']) decorator.
+            for decorator in other_decorators:
+                self.assertIsNone(check(" %s" % decorator, filename))
+        if with_negative_decorator:
+            self.assertIsNone(
+                check("@decorators.attr(type=['negative'])", filename))
+        if with_other_decorators:
+            # Include multiple decorators to verify that this check works with
+            # arbitrarily many decorators. These insert decorators between
+            # the test and the @decorators.attr(type=['negative']) decorator.
+            for decorator in other_decorators:
+                self.assertIsNone(check(" %s" % decorator, filename))
+        final_result = check(" def test_some_negative_case", filename)
+        if expected_success:
+            self.assertIsNone(final_result)
+        else:
+            self.assertIsInstance(final_result, tuple)
+            self.assertFalse(final_result[0])
+
+    def test_no_negatve_test_attribute_applied_to_negative_test(self):
+        # Check negative filename, negative decorator passes
+        self._test_no_negatve_test_attribute_applied_to_negative_test(
+            "./tempest/api/test_something_negative.py")
+        # Check negative filename, negative decorator, other decorators passes
+        self._test_no_negatve_test_attribute_applied_to_negative_test(
+            "./tempest/api/test_something_negative.py",
+            with_other_decorators=True)
+
+        # Check non-negative filename skips check, causing pass
+        self._test_no_negatve_test_attribute_applied_to_negative_test(
+            "./tempest/api/test_something.py")
+
+        # Check negative filename, no negative decorator fails
+        self._test_no_negatve_test_attribute_applied_to_negative_test(
+            "./tempest/api/test_something_negative.py",
+            with_negative_decorator=False,
+            expected_success=False)
+        # Check negative filename, no negative decorator, other decorators
+        # fails
+        self._test_no_negatve_test_attribute_applied_to_negative_test(
+            "./tempest/api/test_something_negative.py",
+            with_other_decorators=True,
+            with_negative_decorator=False,
+            expected_success=False)