diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-new-identity-clients-as-library-5f7ndha733nwdsn9.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-new-identity-clients-as-library-5f7ndha733nwdsn9.yaml
index b8a8491..4b26c30 100644
--- a/releasenotes/notes/add-new-identity-clients-as-library-5f7ndha733nwdsn9.yaml
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-new-identity-clients-as-library-5f7ndha733nwdsn9.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
     any maintenance changes.
 
       * identity_client(v2)
+      * groups_client(v3)
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/json/groups_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/groups_client.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tempest/services/identity/v3/json/groups_client.py
rename to tempest/lib/services/identity/v3/groups_client.py
diff --git a/tempest/services/identity/v3/__init__.py b/tempest/services/identity/v3/__init__.py
index c77c78d..e4fd78e 100644
--- a/tempest/services/identity/v3/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/services/identity/v3/__init__.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 # the License.
 
 from tempest.lib.services.identity.v3.endpoints_client import EndPointsClient
+from tempest.lib.services.identity.v3.groups_client import GroupsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.identity.v3.policies_client import PoliciesClient
 from tempest.lib.services.identity.v3.projects_client import ProjectsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.identity.v3.regions_client import RegionsClient
@@ -21,13 +22,13 @@
 from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.credentials_client import \
     CredentialsClient
 from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.domains_client import DomainsClient
-from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.groups_client import GroupsClient
 from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.identity_client import IdentityClient
 from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.roles_client import RolesClient
 from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.trusts_client import TrustsClient
 from tempest.services.identity.v3.json.users_clients import UsersClient
 
-__all__ = ['EndPointsClient', 'PoliciesClient', 'ProjectsClient',
-           'RegionsClient', 'ServicesClient', 'V3TokenClient',
-           'CredentialsClient', 'DomainsClient', 'GroupsClient',
+
+__all__ = ['EndPointsClient', 'GroupsClient', 'PoliciesClient',
+           'ProjectsClient', 'RegionsClient', 'ServicesClient',
+           'V3TokenClient', 'CredentialsClient', 'DomainsClient',
            'IdentityClient', 'RolesClient', 'TrustsClient', 'UsersClient', ]
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/identity/v3/test_groups_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/identity/v3/test_groups_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38cf3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/identity/v3/test_groups_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat, Inc.
+#
+# 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.lib.services.identity.v3 import groups_client
+from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
+
+
+class TestGroupsClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
+    FAKE_CREATE_GROUP = {
+        'group': {
+            'description': 'Tempest Group Description',
+            'domain_id': 'TempestDomain',
+            'name': 'Tempest Group',
+        }
+    }
+
+    FAKE_GROUP_INFO = {
+        'group': {
+            'description': 'Tempest Group Description',
+            'domain_id': 'TempestDomain',
+            'id': '6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35',
+            'links': {
+                'self': 'http://example.com/identity/v3/groups/' +
+                        '6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35'
+            },
+            'name': 'Tempest Group',
+        }
+    }
+
+    FAKE_GROUP_LIST = {
+        'links': {
+            'self': 'http://example.com/identity/v3/groups',
+            'previous': None,
+            'next': None,
+        },
+        'groups': [
+            {
+                'description': 'Tempest Group One Description',
+                'domain_id': 'TempestDomain',
+                'id': '1c92f3453ed34291a074b87493455b8f',
+                'links': {
+                    'self': 'http://example.com/identity/v3/groups/' +
+                            '1c92f3453ed34291a074b87493455b8f'
+                },
+                'name': 'Tempest Group One',
+            },
+            {
+                'description': 'Tempest Group Two Description',
+                'domain_id': 'TempestDomain',
+                'id': 'ce9e7dafed3b4877a7d4466ed730a9ee',
+                'links': {
+                    'self': 'http://example.com/identity/v3/groups/' +
+                            'ce9e7dafed3b4877a7d4466ed730a9ee'
+                },
+                'name': 'Tempest Group Two',
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+
+    FAKE_USER_LIST = {
+        'links': {
+            'self': 'http://example.com/identity/v3/groups/' +
+                    '6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35/users',
+            'previous': None,
+            'next': None,
+        },
+        'users': [
+            {
+                'domain_id': 'TempestDomain',
+                'description': 'Tempest Test User One Description',
+                'enabled': True,
+                'id': '642688fa65a84217b86cef3c063de2b9',
+                'name': 'TempestUserOne',
+                'links': {
+                    'self': 'http://example.com/identity/v3/users/' +
+                            '642688fa65a84217b86cef3c063de2b9'
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                'domain_id': 'TempestDomain',
+                'description': 'Tempest Test User Two Description',
+                'enabled': True,
+                'id': '1048ead6f8ef4a859b44ffbce3ac0b52',
+                'name': 'TempestUserTwo',
+                'links': {
+                    'self': 'http://example.com/identity/v3/users/' +
+                            '1048ead6f8ef4a859b44ffbce3ac0b52'
+                }
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestGroupsClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.client = groups_client.GroupsClient(fake_auth, 'identity',
+                                                 'regionOne')
+
+    def _test_create_group(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.create_group,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post',
+            self.FAKE_CREATE_GROUP,
+            bytes_body,
+            status=201,
+        )
+
+    def _test_show_group(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.show_group,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_GROUP_INFO,
+            bytes_body,
+            group_id='6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35',
+        )
+
+    def _test_list_groups(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.list_groups,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_GROUP_LIST,
+            bytes_body,
+        )
+
+    def _test_update_group(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.update_group,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.patch',
+            self.FAKE_GROUP_INFO,
+            bytes_body,
+            group_id='6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35',
+            name='NewName',
+        )
+
+    def _test_list_users_in_group(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.list_group_users,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_USER_LIST,
+            bytes_body,
+            group_id='6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35',
+        )
+
+    def test_create_group_with_string_body(self):
+        self._test_create_group()
+
+    def test_create_group_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_create_group(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_show_group_with_string_body(self):
+        self._test_show_group()
+
+    def test_show_group_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_show_group(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_list_groups_with_string_body(self):
+        self._test_list_groups()
+
+    def test_list_groups_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_list_groups(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_update_group_with_string_body(self):
+        self._test_update_group()
+
+    def test_update_group_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_update_group(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_list_users_in_group_with_string_body(self):
+        self._test_list_users_in_group()
+
+    def test_list_users_in_group_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_list_users_in_group(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_delete_group(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.delete_group,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.delete',
+            {},
+            group_id='6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35',
+            status=204,
+        )
+
+    def test_add_user_to_group(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.add_group_user,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.put',
+            {},
+            status=204,
+            group_id='6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35',
+            user_id='642688fa65a84217b86cef3c063de2b9',
+        )
+
+    def test_check_user_in_group(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.check_group_user_existence,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.head',
+            {},
+            status=204,
+            group_id='6e13e2068cf9466e98950595baf6bb35',
+            user_id='642688fa65a84217b86cef3c063de2b9',
+        )