diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 3f9e70e..0ed78ba 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -935,6 +935,10 @@
 # Image container format (string value)
 #img_container_format = bare
 
+# Glance image properties. Use for custom images which require them
+# (dict value)
+#img_properties = <None>
+
 # AMI image file name (string value)
 #ami_img_file = cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-blank.img
 
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 3f3e7e7..4e6747f 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -943,6 +943,8 @@
     cfg.StrOpt('img_container_format',
                default='bare',
                help='Image container format'),
+    cfg.DictOpt('img_properties', help='Glance image properties. '
+                'Use for custom images which require them'),
     cfg.StrOpt('ami_img_file',
                default='cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-blank.img',
                help='AMI image file name'),
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 7e0c3b3..a0e59e3 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -318,7 +318,8 @@
 
         return linux_client
 
-    def _image_create(self, name, fmt, path, properties=None):
+    def _image_create(self, name, fmt, path,
+                      disk_format=None, properties=None):
         if properties is None:
             properties = {}
         name = data_utils.rand_name('%s-' % name)
@@ -327,10 +328,10 @@
         params = {
             'name': name,
             'container_format': fmt,
-            'disk_format': fmt,
+            'disk_format': disk_format or fmt,
             'is_public': 'False',
         }
-        params.update(properties)
+        params['properties'] = properties
         image = self.image_client.create_image(**params)
         self.addCleanup(self.image_client.delete_image, image['id'])
         self.assertEqual("queued", image['status'])
@@ -344,23 +345,22 @@
         ami_img_path = CONF.scenario.img_dir + "/" + CONF.scenario.ami_img_file
         img_container_format = CONF.scenario.img_container_format
         img_disk_format = CONF.scenario.img_disk_format
+        img_properties = CONF.scenario.img_properties
         LOG.debug("paths: img: %s, container_fomat: %s, disk_format: %s, "
-                  "ami: %s, ari: %s, aki: %s" %
+                  "properties: %s, ami: %s, ari: %s, aki: %s" %
                   (img_path, img_container_format, img_disk_format,
-                   ami_img_path, ari_img_path, aki_img_path))
+                   img_properties, ami_img_path, ari_img_path, aki_img_path))
         try:
             self.image = self._image_create('scenario-img',
                                             img_container_format,
                                             img_path,
-                                            properties={'disk_format':
-                                                        img_disk_format})
+                                            disk_format=img_disk_format,
+                                            properties=img_properties)
         except IOError:
             LOG.debug("A qcow2 image was not found. Try to get a uec image.")
             kernel = self._image_create('scenario-aki', 'aki', aki_img_path)
             ramdisk = self._image_create('scenario-ari', 'ari', ari_img_path)
-            properties = {
-                'properties': {'kernel_id': kernel, 'ramdisk_id': ramdisk}
-            }
+            properties = {'kernel_id': kernel, 'ramdisk_id': ramdisk}
             self.image = self._image_create('scenario-ami', 'ami',
                                             path=ami_img_path,
                                             properties=properties)