diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/image-client-add-versions-and-tasks-ac289dbfe1c899cc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/image-client-add-versions-and-tasks-ac289dbfe1c899cc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fde6193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/image-client-add-versions-and-tasks-ac289dbfe1c899cc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds a method to images_client to get tasks relevant to a given image. Also adds
+    has_version() method to image versions_client to probe for availability of a given
+    API version.
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index 8dba311..efa23bb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -96,9 +96,26 @@
 
         image_id = self._stage_and_check()
         # import image from staging to backend
-        self.client.image_import(image_id, method='glance-direct')
+        resp = self.client.image_import(image_id, method='glance-direct')
         waiters.wait_for_image_imported_to_stores(self.client, image_id)
 
+        if not self.versions_client.has_version('2.12'):
+            # API is not new enough to support image/tasks API
+            LOG.info('Glance does not support v2.12, so I am unable to '
+                     'validate the image/tasks API.')
+            return
+
+        # Make sure we can access the task and that some of the key
+        # fields look legit.
+        tasks = self.client.show_image_tasks(image_id)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(tasks['tasks']))
+        task = tasks['tasks'][0]
+        self.assertEqual('success', task['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(resp.response['x-openstack-request-id'],
+                         task['request_id'])
+        self.assertEqual('glance-direct',
+                         task['input']['import_req']['method']['name'])
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('f6feb7a4-b04f-4706-a011-206129f83e62')
     def test_image_web_download_import(self):
         """Test 'web-download' import functionalities
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py
index fa3bb8c..abf427c 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def show_image_tasks(self, image_id):
+        """Show image tasks."""
+        url = 'images/%s/tasks' % image_id
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
             self.show_image(id)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py
index 1b7f806..98b4fb6 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py
@@ -30,3 +30,13 @@
         self.expected_success(300, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def has_version(self, version):
+        """Return True if a version is supported."""
+        version = 'v%s' % version
+        supported = ['SUPPORTED', 'CURRENT']
+        versions = self.list_versions()
+        for version_struct in versions['versions']:
+            if version_struct['id'] == version:
+                return version_struct['status'] in supported
+        return False
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py
index 7ee61d2..5b162f8 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py
@@ -105,6 +105,44 @@
         "first": "/v2/images"
     }
 
+    FAKE_SHOW_IMAGE_TASKS = {
+        "tasks": [
+            {
+                "id": "ee22890e-8948-4ea6-9668-831f973c84f5",
+                "image_id": "dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd",
+                "request-id": "rrrrrrr-rrrr-rrrr-rrrr-rrrrrrrrrrrr",
+                "user": "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu",
+                "type": "api_image_import",
+                "status": "processing",
+                "owner": "64f0efc9955145aeb06f297a8a6fe402",
+                "expires_at": None,
+                "created_at": "2020-12-18T05:20:38.000000",
+                "updated_at": "2020-12-18T05:25:39.000000",
+                "deleted_at": None,
+                "deleted": False,
+                "input": {
+                    "image_id": "829c729b-ebc4-4cc7-a164-6f43f1149b17",
+                    "import_req": {
+                        "method": {
+                            "name": "copy-image",
+                        },
+                        "all_stores": True,
+                        "all_stores_must_succeed": False,
+                    },
+                    "backend": [
+                        "fast",
+                        "cheap",
+                        "slow",
+                        "reliable",
+                        "common",
+                    ]
+                },
+                "result": None,
+                "message": "Copied 15 MiB",
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
     FAKE_TAG_NAME = "fake tag"
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -230,3 +268,11 @@
 
     def test_list_images_with_bytes_body(self):
         self._test_list_images(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_show_image_tasks(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.show_image_tasks,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_SHOW_IMAGE_TASKS,
+            True,
+            image_id="e485aab9-0907-4973-921c-bb6da8a8fcf8")
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py
index 6234b06..98c558a 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import fixtures
+
 from tempest.lib.services.image.v2 import versions_client
 from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
 from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
@@ -92,3 +94,13 @@
 
     def test_list_versions_with_bytes_body(self):
         self._test_list_versions(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_has_version(self):
+        mocked_r = self.create_response(self.FAKE_VERSIONS_INFO, False,
+                                        300, None)
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.MockPatch(
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.raw_request',
+            return_value=mocked_r))
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.has_version('2.1'))
+        self.assertFalse(self.client.has_version('9.9'))