diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index 6d0fa8e..307d6d6 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
         super(BaseV2ImageTest, cls).setup_clients()
         cls.client = cls.os.image_client_v2
         cls.namespaces_client = cls.os.namespaces_client
+        cls.resource_types_client = cls.os.resource_types_client
         cls.schemas_client = cls.os.schemas_client
 
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
index f6d1bdc..6fced00 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_metadefs_namespaces.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('319b765e-7f3d-4b3d-8b37-3ca3876ee768')
     def test_basic_metadata_definition_namespaces(self):
         # get the available resource types and use one resource_type
-        body = self.client.list_resource_types()
+        body = self.resource_types_client.list_resource_types()
         resource_name = body['resource_types'][0]['name']
         name = [{'name': resource_name}]
         namespace_name = data_utils.rand_name('namespace')
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index de9b88a..f71d3ce 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
 from tempest.services.image.v2.json.members_client import MembersClient \
     as MembersClientV2
 from tempest.services.image.v2.json.namespaces_client import NamespacesClient
+from tempest.services.image.v2.json.resource_types_client import \
+    ResourceTypesClient
 from tempest.services.image.v2.json.schemas_client import SchemasClient
 from tempest.services.object_storage.account_client import AccountClient
 from tempest.services.object_storage.container_client import ContainerClient
@@ -369,6 +371,14 @@
                 build_interval=CONF.image.build_interval,
                 build_timeout=CONF.image.build_timeout,
                 **self.default_params)
+            self.resource_types_client = ResourceTypesClient(
+                self.auth_provider,
+                CONF.image.catalog_type,
+                CONF.image.region or CONF.identity.region,
+                endpoint_type=CONF.image.endpoint_type,
+                build_interval=CONF.image.build_interval,
+                build_timeout=CONF.image.build_timeout,
+                **self.default_params)
             self.schemas_client = SchemasClient(
                 self.auth_provider,
                 CONF.image.catalog_type,
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
index aae1cd0..71e7c6b 100644
--- a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
@@ -131,10 +131,3 @@
         resp, _ = self.delete(url)
         self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp)
-
-    def list_resource_types(self):
-        url = 'metadefs/resource_types'
-        resp, body = self.get(url)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/resource_types_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/resource_types_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1349c63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/resource_types_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+# 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.
+
+from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+
+from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+
+
+class ResourceTypesClient(rest_client.RestClient):
+    api_version = "v2"
+
+    def list_resource_types(self):
+        url = 'metadefs/resource_types'
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)