diff --git a/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py b/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
index 84d5be6..fc313f2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/data_processing/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from tempest import config
+from tempest import exceptions
 import tempest.test
 
 
@@ -27,46 +28,35 @@
     def setUpClass(cls):
         super(BaseDataProcessingTest, cls).setUpClass()
         if not CONF.service_available.sahara:
-            raise cls.skipException("Sahara support is required")
+            raise cls.skipException('Sahara support is required')
 
         os = cls.get_client_manager()
         cls.client = os.data_processing_client
 
-        # set some constants
         cls.flavor_ref = CONF.compute.flavor_ref
-        cls.simple_node_group_template = {
-            'plugin_name': 'vanilla',
-            'hadoop_version': '1.2.1',
-            'node_processes': [
-                "datanode",
-                "tasktracker"
-            ],
-            'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
-            'node_configs': {
-                'HDFS': {
-                    'Data Node Heap Size': 1024
-                },
-                'MapReduce': {
-                    'Task Tracker Heap Size': 1024
-                }
-            }
-        }
 
         # add lists for watched resources
         cls._node_group_templates = []
+        cls._cluster_templates = []
 
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
-        # cleanup node group templates
-        for ngt_id in getattr(cls, '_node_group_templates', []):
-            try:
-                cls.client.delete_node_group_template(ngt_id)
-            except Exception:
-                # ignore errors while auto removing created resource
-                pass
+        cls.cleanup_resources(getattr(cls, '_cluster_templates', []),
+                              cls.client.delete_cluster_template)
+        cls.cleanup_resources(getattr(cls, '_node_group_templates', []),
+                              cls.client.delete_node_group_template)
         cls.clear_isolated_creds()
         super(BaseDataProcessingTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def cleanup_resources(resource_id_list, method):
+        for resource_id in resource_id_list:
+            try:
+                method(resource_id)
+            except exceptions.NotFound:
+                # ignore errors while auto removing created resource
+                pass
+
     @classmethod
     def create_node_group_template(cls, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
                                    node_processes, flavor_id,
@@ -77,16 +67,32 @@
         object. All resources created in this method will be automatically
         removed in tearDownClass method.
         """
-
         resp, body = cls.client.create_node_group_template(name, plugin_name,
                                                            hadoop_version,
                                                            node_processes,
                                                            flavor_id,
                                                            node_configs,
                                                            **kwargs)
-
         # store id of created node group template
-        template_id = body['id']
-        cls._node_group_templates.append(template_id)
+        cls._node_group_templates.append(body['id'])
 
-        return resp, body, template_id
+        return resp, body
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_cluster_template(cls, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
+                                node_groups, cluster_configs=None, **kwargs):
+        """Creates watched cluster template with specified params.
+
+        It supports passing additional params using kwargs and returns created
+        object. All resources created in this method will be automatically
+        removed in tearDownClass method.
+        """
+        resp, body = cls.client.create_cluster_template(name, plugin_name,
+                                                        hadoop_version,
+                                                        node_groups,
+                                                        cluster_configs,
+                                                        **kwargs)
+        # store id of created cluster template
+        cls._cluster_templates.append(body['id'])
+
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
index a64c345..ed4cf1f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
+++ b/tempest/api/data_processing/test_node_group_templates.py
@@ -19,65 +19,87 @@
 
 
 class NodeGroupTemplateTest(dp_base.BaseDataProcessingTest):
-    def _create_simple_node_group_template(self, template_name=None):
-        """Creates simple Node Group Template with optional name specified.
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(NodeGroupTemplateTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.node_group_template = {
+            'description': 'Test node group template',
+            'plugin_name': 'vanilla',
+            'hadoop_version': '1.2.1',
+            'node_processes': [
+                'datanode',
+                'tasktracker'
+            ],
+            'flavor_id': cls.flavor_ref,
+            'node_configs': {
+                'HDFS': {
+                    'Data Node Heap Size': 1024
+                },
+                'MapReduce': {
+                    'Task Tracker Heap Size': 1024
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+    def _create_node_group_template(self, template_name=None):
+        """Creates Node Group Template with optional name specified.
 
         It creates template and ensures response status and template name.
         Returns id and name of created template.
         """
-
         if template_name is None:
             # generate random name if it's not specified
-            template_name = data_utils.rand_name('sahara')
+            template_name = data_utils.rand_name('sahara-ng-template')
 
-        # create simple node group template
-        resp, body, template_id = self.create_node_group_template(
-            template_name, **self.simple_node_group_template)
+        # create node group template
+        resp, body = self.create_node_group_template(
+            template_name, **self.node_group_template)
 
         # ensure that template created successfully
         self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(template_name, body['name'])
 
-        return template_id, template_name
+        return body['id'], template_name
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_create(self):
-        # just create and ensure template
-        self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_name = data_utils.rand_name('sahara-ng-template')
+        resp, body = self.create_node_group_template(
+            template_name, **self.node_group_template)
+
+        # check that template created successfully
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status, 202)
+        self.assertEqual(template_name, body['name'])
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(self.node_group_template, body)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_list(self):
-        template_info = self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_info = self._create_node_group_template()
 
         # check for node group template in list
         resp, templates = self.client.list_node_group_templates()
 
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
-        templates_info = list([(template['id'], template['name'])
-                               for template in templates])
+        templates_info = [(template['id'], template['name'])
+                          for template in templates]
         self.assertIn(template_info, templates_info)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_get(self):
-        template_id, template_name = self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_id, template_name = self._create_node_group_template()
 
         # check node group template fetch by id
         resp, template = self.client.get_node_group_template(template_id)
 
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual(template_name, template['name'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.simple_node_group_template['plugin_name'],
-                         template['plugin_name'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.simple_node_group_template['node_processes'],
-                         template['node_processes'])
-        self.assertEqual(self.simple_node_group_template['flavor_id'],
-                         template['flavor_id'])
+        self.assertDictContainsSubset(self.node_group_template, template)
 
     @attr(type='smoke')
     def test_node_group_template_delete(self):
-        template_id, template_name = self._create_simple_node_group_template()
+        template_id = self._create_node_group_template()[0]
 
         # delete the node group template by id
-        resp = self.client.delete_node_group_template(template_id)
+        resp = self.client.delete_node_group_template(template_id)[0]
 
-        self.assertEqual('204', resp[0]['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(204, resp.status)
diff --git a/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py b/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py
index e96b44b..c7b5f93 100644
--- a/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/data_processing/v1_1/client.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
         It returns pair: resp and parsed resource(s) body.
         """
-
         resp, body = req_fun(uri, headers={
             'Content-Type': 'application/json'
         }, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
     def get_node_group_template(self, tmpl_id):
         """Returns the details of a single node group template."""
 
-        uri = "node-group-templates/%s" % tmpl_id
+        uri = 'node-group-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
         return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'node_group_template')
 
     def create_node_group_template(self, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@
         It supports passing additional params using kwargs and returns created
         object.
         """
-        uri = "node-group-templates"
+        uri = 'node-group-templates'
         body = kwargs.copy()
         body.update({
             'name': name,
@@ -75,7 +74,7 @@
     def delete_node_group_template(self, tmpl_id):
         """Deletes the specified node group template by id."""
 
-        uri = "node-group-templates/%s" % tmpl_id
+        uri = 'node-group-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
         return self.delete(uri)
 
     def list_plugins(self):
@@ -87,7 +86,45 @@
     def get_plugin(self, plugin_name, plugin_version=None):
         """Returns the details of a single plugin."""
 
-        uri = "plugins/%s" % plugin_name
+        uri = 'plugins/%s' % plugin_name
         if plugin_version:
             uri += '/%s' % plugin_version
         return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'plugin')
+
+    def list_cluster_templates(self):
+        """List all cluster templates for a user."""
+
+        uri = 'cluster-templates'
+        return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'cluster_templates')
+
+    def get_cluster_template(self, tmpl_id):
+        """Returns the details of a single cluster template."""
+
+        uri = 'cluster-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
+        return self._request_and_parse(self.get, uri, 'cluster_template')
+
+    def create_cluster_template(self, name, plugin_name, hadoop_version,
+                                node_groups, cluster_configs=None,
+                                **kwargs):
+        """Creates cluster template with specified params.
+
+        It supports passing additional params using kwargs and returns created
+        object.
+        """
+        uri = 'cluster-templates'
+        body = kwargs.copy()
+        body.update({
+            'name': name,
+            'plugin_name': plugin_name,
+            'hadoop_version': hadoop_version,
+            'node_groups': node_groups,
+            'cluster_configs': cluster_configs or dict(),
+        })
+        return self._request_and_parse(self.post, uri, 'cluster_template',
+                                       body=json.dumps(body))
+
+    def delete_cluster_template(self, tmpl_id):
+        """Deletes the specified cluster template by id."""
+
+        uri = 'cluster-templates/%s' % tmpl_id
+        return self.delete(uri)