diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_domains_negative.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_domains_negative.py
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+# Copyright 2015 Red Hat Inc.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from tempest.api.identity import base
+from tempest import test
+
+from tempest_lib.common.utils import data_utils
+from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+
+
+class DomainsNegativeTestJSON(base.BaseIdentityV3AdminTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @test.attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    @test.idempotent_id('1f3fbff5-4e44-400d-9ca1-d953f05f609b')
+    def test_delete_active_domain(self):
+        d_name = data_utils.rand_name('domain')
+        d_desc = data_utils.rand_name('domain-desc')
+        domain = self.client.create_domain(d_name, description=d_desc)
+        domain_id = domain['id']
+
+        self.addCleanup(self.delete_domain, domain_id)
+
+        # domain need to be disabled before deleting
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden, self.client.delete_domain,
+                          domain_id)