diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_clone.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_clone.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f38a068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_clone.py
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Copyright 2016 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 tempest.api.volume import base
+from tempest import config
+from tempest import test
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class VolumesCloneTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('9adae371-a257-43a5-9555-dc7c88e66e0e')
+    def test_create_from_volume(self):
+        # Creates a volume from another volume passing a size different from
+        # the source volume.
+        src_size = CONF.volume.volume_size
+
+        src_vol = self.create_volume(size=src_size)
+        # Destination volume bigger than source
+        dst_vol = self.create_volume(source_volid=src_vol['id'],
+                                     size=src_size + 1)
+
+        volume = self.volumes_client.show_volume(dst_vol['id'])['volume']
+        # Should allow
+        self.assertEqual(volume['source_volid'], src_vol['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(int(volume['size']), src_size + 1)
+
+
+class VolumesV1CloneTest(VolumesCloneTest):
+    _api_version = 1
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_clone_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_clone_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee51e00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_clone_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Copyright 2016 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 tempest.api.volume import base
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.lib import exceptions
+from tempest import test
+
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class VolumesCloneTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+
+    @test.idempotent_id('9adae371-a257-43a5-459a-dc7c88e66e0e')
+    def test_create_from_volume_decreasing_size(self):
+        # Creates a volume from another volume passing a size different from
+        # the source volume.
+        src_size = CONF.volume.volume_size + 1
+        src_vol = self.create_volume(size=src_size)
+
+        # Destination volume smaller than source
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest,
+                          self.volumes_client.create_volume,
+                          size=src_size - 1,
+                          source_volid=src_vol['id'])
+
+
+class VolumesV1CloneTest(VolumesCloneTest):
+    _api_version = 1
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 0f7c4f6..c7f1e6e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -178,16 +178,19 @@
 
     @test.idempotent_id('677863d1-3142-456d-b6ac-9924f667a7f4')
     def test_volume_from_snapshot(self):
-        # Create a temporary snap using wrapper method from base, then
-        # create a snap based volume and deletes it
-        snapshot = self.create_snapshot(self.volume_origin['id'])
-        # NOTE(gfidente): size is required also when passing snapshot_id
-        volume = self.volumes_client.create_volume(
-            snapshot_id=snapshot['id'])['volume']
-        waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self.volumes_client,
-                                       volume['id'], 'available')
-        self.delete_volume(self.volumes_client, volume['id'])
-        self.cleanup_snapshot(snapshot)
+        # Creates a volume a snapshot passing a size different from the source
+        src_size = CONF.volume.volume_size
+
+        src_vol = self.create_volume(size=src_size)
+        src_snap = self.create_snapshot(src_vol['id'])
+        # Destination volume bigger than source snapshot
+        dst_vol = self.create_volume(snapshot_id=src_snap['id'],
+                                     size=src_size + 1)
+
+        volume = self.volumes_client.show_volume(dst_vol['id'])['volume']
+        # Should allow
+        self.assertEqual(volume['snapshot_id'], src_snap['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(int(volume['size']), src_size + 1)
 
     @test.idempotent_id('db4d8e0a-7a2e-41cc-a712-961f6844e896')
     def test_snapshot_list_param_limit(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py
index 374979c..2df9523 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@
                           self.snapshots_client.create_snapshot,
                           volume_id=None, display_name=s_name)
 
+    @test.idempotent_id('677863d1-34f9-456d-b6ac-9924f667a7f4')
+    def test_volume_from_snapshot_decreasing_size(self):
+        # Creates a volume a snapshot passing a size different from the source
+        src_size = CONF.volume.volume_size + 1
+
+        src_vol = self.create_volume(size=src_size)
+        src_snap = self.create_snapshot(src_vol['id'])
+
+        # Destination volume smaller than source
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
+                          self.volumes_client.create_volume,
+                          size=src_size - 1,
+                          snapshot_id=src_snap['id'])
+
 
 class VolumesV1SnapshotNegativeTestJSON(VolumesV2SnapshotNegativeTestJSON):
     _api_version = 1