diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index 9fa86b6..960785d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         resp, volume = self.client.get_volume(self.volume['id'])
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertIn('attachments', volume)
-        attachment = volume['attachments'][0]
+        attachment = self.client.get_attachment_from_volume(volume)
         self.assertEqual(mountpoint, attachment['device'])
         self.assertEqual(self.server['id'], attachment['server_id'])
         self.assertEqual(self.volume['id'], attachment['id'])
@@ -105,3 +105,7 @@
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         self.image_client.wait_for_image_status(image_id, 'active')
         self.client.wait_for_volume_status(self.volume['id'], 'available')
+
+
+class VolumesActionsTestXML(VolumesActionsTest):
+    _interface = "xml"
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index c22b398..2ae73b1 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
         self.build_interval = self.config.volume.build_interval
         self.build_timeout = self.config.volume.build_timeout
 
+    def get_attachment_from_volume(self, volume):
+        """Return the element 'attachment' from input volumes."""
+        return volume['attachments'][0]
+
     def list_volumes(self, params=None):
         """List all the volumes created."""
         url = 'volumes'
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index eaa3ae0..936e036 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -56,6 +56,10 @@
                 vol[tag] = xml_to_json(child)
         return vol
 
+    def get_attachment_from_volume(self, volume):
+        """Return the element 'attachment' from input volumes."""
+        return volume['attachments']['attachment']
+
     def list_volumes(self, params=None):
         """List all the volumes created."""
         url = 'volumes'
@@ -157,3 +161,33 @@
         except exceptions.NotFound:
             return True
         return False
+
+    def attach_volume(self, volume_id, instance_uuid, mountpoint):
+        """Attaches a volume to a given instance on a given mountpoint."""
+        post_body = Element("os-attach",
+                            instance_uuid=instance_uuid,
+                            mountpoint=mountpoint
+                            )
+        url = 'volumes/%s/action' % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+        if body:
+            body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def detach_volume(self, volume_id):
+        """Detaches a volume from an instance."""
+        post_body = Element("os-detach")
+        url = 'volumes/%s/action' % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+        if body:
+            body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body
+
+    def upload_volume(self, volume_id, image_name):
+        """Uploads a volume in Glance."""
+        post_body = Element("os-volume_upload_image",
+                            image_name=image_name)
+        url = 'volumes/%s/action' % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+        volume = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, volume