diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 3d3ddff..eb49fed 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -424,6 +424,9 @@
                 help='Does the test environment support creating instances '
                      'with multiple ports on the same network? This is only '
                      'valid when using Neutron.'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('config_drive',
+                default=True,
+                help='Enable special configuration drive with metadata.'),
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py
index 0f27cd1..e2f8adb 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_server_basic_ops.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+import json
+
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 
 from tempest import config
@@ -39,6 +41,7 @@
      * Launch an instance
      * Perform ssh to instance
      * Verify metadata service
+     * Verify metadata on config_drive
      * Terminate the instance
     """
 
@@ -72,9 +75,12 @@
     def boot_instance(self):
         # Create server with image and flavor from input scenario
         security_groups = [{'name': self.security_group['name']}]
+        self.md = {'meta1': 'data1', 'meta2': 'data2', 'metaN': 'dataN'}
         create_kwargs = {
             'key_name': self.keypair['name'],
-            'security_groups': security_groups
+            'security_groups': security_groups,
+            'config_drive': CONF.compute_feature_enabled.config_drive,
+            'metadata': self.md
         }
         self.instance = self.create_server(image=self.image_ref,
                                            flavor=self.flavor_ref,
@@ -119,6 +125,22 @@
                                                   'verify metadata on server. '
                                                   '%s is empty.' % md_url)
 
+    def verify_metadata_on_config_drive(self):
+        if self.run_ssh and CONF.compute_feature_enabled.config_drive:
+            # Verify metadata on config_drive
+            cmd_blkid = 'blkid -t LABEL=config-2 -o device'
+            dev_name = self.ssh_client.exec_command(cmd_blkid)
+            dev_name = dev_name.rstrip()
+            self.ssh_client.exec_command('sudo mount %s /mnt' % dev_name)
+            cmd_md = 'sudo cat /mnt/openstack/latest/meta_data.json'
+            result = self.ssh_client.exec_command(cmd_md)
+            self.ssh_client.exec_command('sudo umount /mnt')
+            result = json.loads(result)
+            self.assertIn('meta', result)
+            msg = ('Failed while verifying metadata on config_drive on server.'
+                   ' Result of command "%s" is NOT "%s".' % (cmd_md, self.md))
+            self.assertEqual(self.md, result['meta'], msg)
+
     @test.idempotent_id('7fff3fb3-91d8-4fd0-bd7d-0204f1f180ba')
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
     @test.services('compute', 'network')
@@ -128,4 +150,5 @@
         self.boot_instance()
         self.verify_ssh()
         self.verify_metadata()
+        self.verify_metadata_on_config_drive()
         self.servers_client.delete_server(self.instance['id'])