diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 115a2b5..d53dbfc 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -422,6 +422,8 @@
 nova = True
 # Whether or not Heat is expected to be available
 heat = false
+# Whether or not Ceilometer is expected to be available
+ceilometer = True
 # Whether or not horizon is expected to be available
 horizon = True
 
diff --git a/tempest/cli/__init__.py b/tempest/cli/__init__.py
index b082b1e..a4c8316 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/__init__.py
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@
         return self.cmd_with_auth(
             'glance', action, flags, params, admin, fail_ok)
 
+    def ceilometer(self, action, flags='', params='', admin=True,
+                   fail_ok=False):
+        """Executes ceilometer command for the given action."""
+        return self.cmd_with_auth(
+            'ceilometer', action, flags, params, admin, fail_ok)
+
     def cinder(self, action, flags='', params='', admin=True, fail_ok=False):
         """Executes cinder command for the given action."""
         return self.cmd_with_auth(
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f2864f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_ceilometer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+# 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 oslo.config import cfg
+
+import tempest.cli
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest(tempest.cli.ClientTestBase):
+    """Basic, read-only tests for Ceilometer CLI client.
+
+    Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
+    These tests do not presume any content, nor do they create
+    their own. They only verify the structure of output if present.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        if (not CONF.service_available.ceilometer):
+            msg = ("Skiping all Ceilometer cli tests because it is"
+                   "not available")
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+        super(SimpleReadOnlyCeilometerClientTest, cls).setUpClass()
+
+    def test_ceilometer_meter_list(self):
+        self.ceilometer('meter-list')
+
+    def test_ceilometer_resource_list(self):
+        self.ceilometer('resource-list')
+
+    def test_ceilometermeter_alarm_list(self):
+        self.ceilometer('alarm-list')
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index db923e9..acca7e0 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('heat',
                 default=False,
                 help="Whether or not Heat is expected to be available"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('ceilometer',
+                default=True,
+                help="Whether or not Ceilometer is expected to be available"),
     cfg.BoolOpt('horizon',
                 default=True,
                 help="Whether or not Horizon is expected to be available"),