diff --git a/tempest/hacking/checks.py b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
index 183d422..6a4cc6d 100644
--- a/tempest/hacking/checks.py
+++ b/tempest/hacking/checks.py
@@ -105,9 +105,24 @@
                             "T107: service tag should not be in path")
 
 
+def no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(physical_line, filename):
+    """Check that the OfficialClientManager isn't used in the api tests
+
+    The api tests should not use the official clients.
+
+    T108: Can not use OfficialClientManager in the API tests
+    """
+    if 'tempest/api' in filename:
+        if 'OfficialClientManager' in physical_line:
+            return (physical_line.find('OfficialClientManager'),
+                    'T108: OfficialClientManager can not be used in the api '
+                    'tests')
+
+
 def factory(register):
     register(import_no_clients_in_api)
     register(scenario_tests_need_service_tags)
     register(no_setupclass_for_unit_tests)
     register(no_vi_headers)
     register(service_tags_not_in_module_path)
+    register(no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
index ab81836..70bfdb7 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/test_hacking.py
@@ -93,3 +93,11 @@
             './tempest/scenario/compute/fake_test.py'))
         self.assertFalse(checks.service_tags_not_in_module_path(
             "@test.services('compute')", './tempest/api/image/fake_test.py'))
+
+    def test_no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(self):
+        self.assertTrue(checks.no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(
+            "cls.official_client = clients.OfficialClientManager(credentials)",
+            "tempest/api/compute/base.py"))
+        self.assertFalse(checks.no_official_client_manager_in_api_tests(
+            "cls.official_client = clients.OfficialClientManager(credentials)",
+            "tempest/scenario/fake_test.py"))