diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index 12b03b5..70fe1a3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(volume_id)
 
-    def _volume_create_get_delete(self, **kwargs):
+    def _volume_create_get_update_delete(self, **kwargs):
         # Create a volume, Get it's details and Delete the volume
         volume = {}
         v_name = rand_name('Volume')
@@ -74,6 +74,29 @@
         if 'imageRef' not in kwargs:
             self.assertEqual(fetched_volume['bootable'], False)
 
+        # Update Volume
+        new_v_name = rand_name('new-Volume')
+        new_desc = 'This is the new description of volume'
+        resp, update_volume = \
+            self.client.update_volume(volume['id'],
+                                      display_name=new_v_name,
+                                      display_description=new_desc)
+        # Assert response body for update_volume method
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(new_v_name, update_volume['display_name'])
+        self.assertEqual(new_desc, update_volume['display_description'])
+        # Assert response body for get_volume method
+        resp, updated_volume = self.client.get_volume(volume['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertEqual(volume['id'], updated_volume['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(new_v_name, updated_volume['display_name'])
+        self.assertEqual(new_desc, updated_volume['display_description'])
+        self.assertEqual(metadata, updated_volume['metadata'])
+        if 'imageRef' in kwargs:
+            self.assertEqual(updated_volume['bootable'], True)
+        if 'imageRef' not in kwargs:
+            self.assertEqual(updated_volume['bootable'], False)
+
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_get_metadata_none(self):
         # Create a volume without passing metadata, get details, and delete
@@ -94,19 +117,20 @@
         self.assertEqual(fetched_volume['metadata'], {})
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
-    def test_volume_create_get_delete(self):
-        self._volume_create_get_delete()
+    def test_volume_create_get_update_delete(self):
+        self._volume_create_get_update_delete()
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     @services('image')
-    def test_volume_create_get_delete_from_image(self):
-        self._volume_create_get_delete(imageRef=self.config.compute.image_ref)
+    def test_volume_create_get_update_delete_from_image(self):
+        self._volume_create_get_update_delete(imageRef=self.
+                                              config.compute.image_ref)
 
     @attr(type='gate')
-    def test_volume_create_get_delete_as_clone(self):
+    def test_volume_create_get_update_delete_as_clone(self):
         origin = self.create_volume(size=1,
                                     display_name="Volume Origin")
-        self._volume_create_get_delete(source_volid=origin['id'])
+        self._volume_create_get_update_delete(source_volid=origin['id'])
 
 
 class VolumesGetTestXML(VolumesGetTest):
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index c35452e..32b6270 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['volume']
 
+    def update_volume(self, volume_id, **kwargs):
+        """Updates the Specified Volume."""
+        put_body = json.dumps({'volume': kwargs})
+        resp, body = self.put('volumes/%s' % volume_id, put_body,
+                              self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['volume']
+
     def delete_volume(self, volume_id):
         """Deletes the Specified Volume."""
         return self.delete("volumes/%s" % str(volume_id))
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index 9fa7a1e..7915637 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -151,6 +151,16 @@
         body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
+    def update_volume(self, volume_id, **kwargs):
+        """Updates the Specified Volume."""
+        put_body = Element("volume", xmlns=XMLNS_11, **kwargs)
+
+        resp, body = self.put('volumes/%s' % volume_id,
+                              str(Document(put_body)),
+                              self.headers)
+        body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
     def delete_volume(self, volume_id):
         """Deletes the Specified Volume."""
         return self.delete("volumes/%s" % str(volume_id))