diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-assisted-volume-snapshot-client-737f5cb35d58c1b6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-assisted-volume-snapshot-client-737f5cb35d58c1b6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5498688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-assisted-volume-snapshot-client-737f5cb35d58c1b6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add a new client to handle requests to create and delete assisted volume snapshots.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/base.py b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
index bb0f5ad..7900b77 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/base.py
@@ -638,6 +638,8 @@
         cls.admin_flavors_client = cls.os_admin.flavors_client
         cls.admin_servers_client = cls.os_admin.servers_client
         cls.image_client = cls.os_admin.image_client_v2
+        cls.admin_assisted_volume_snapshots_client = \
+            cls.os_admin.assisted_volume_snapshots_client
 
     def create_flavor(self, ram, vcpus, disk, name=None,
                       is_public='True', **kwargs):
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 6db43db..c4e00fe 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@
         self.instance_usages_audit_log_client = (
             self.compute.InstanceUsagesAuditLogClient())
         self.tenant_networks_client = self.compute.TenantNetworksClient()
+        self.assisted_volume_snapshots_client = (
+            self.compute.AssistedVolumeSnapshotsClient())
 
         # NOTE: The following client needs special timeout values because
         # the API is a proxy for the other component.
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/compute/__init__.py b/tempest/lib/services/compute/__init__.py
index 91e896a..8d07a45 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/compute/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/compute/__init__.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 from tempest.lib.services.compute.agents_client import AgentsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.compute.aggregates_client import AggregatesClient
+from tempest.lib.services.compute.assisted_volume_snapshots_client import \
+    AssistedVolumeSnapshotsClient
 from tempest.lib.services.compute.availability_zone_client import \
     AvailabilityZoneClient
 from tempest.lib.services.compute.baremetal_nodes_client import \
@@ -63,9 +65,10 @@
 from tempest.lib.services.compute.volumes_client import \
     VolumesClient
 
-__all__ = ['AgentsClient', 'AggregatesClient', 'AvailabilityZoneClient',
-           'BaremetalNodesClient', 'CertificatesClient', 'ExtensionsClient',
-           'FixedIPsClient', 'FlavorsClient', 'FloatingIPPoolsClient',
+__all__ = ['AgentsClient', 'AggregatesClient', 'AssistedVolumeSnapshotsClient',
+           'AvailabilityZoneClient', 'BaremetalNodesClient',
+           'CertificatesClient', 'ExtensionsClient', 'FixedIPsClient',
+           'FlavorsClient', 'FloatingIPPoolsClient',
            'FloatingIPsBulkClient', 'FloatingIPsClient', 'HostsClient',
            'HypervisorClient', 'ImagesClient', 'InstanceUsagesAuditLogClient',
            'InterfacesClient', 'KeyPairsClient', 'LimitsClient',
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/compute/assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/compute/assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b67491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/compute/assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright 2017 AT&T Corp
+# 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_serialization import jsonutils as json
+from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
+
+from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+from tempest.lib.services.compute import base_compute_client
+
+
+class AssistedVolumeSnapshotsClient(base_compute_client.BaseComputeClient):
+    """Service client for assisted volume snapshots"""
+
+    def delete_assisted_volume_snapshot(self, volume_id, snapshot_id):
+        """Delete snapshot for the given volume id.
+
+        For a full list of available parameters, please refer to the official
+        API reference:
+        https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#delete-assisted-volume-snapshot
+
+        :param volume_id: UUID of the volume
+        :param snapshot_id: The UUID of the snapshot
+        """
+        query_param = {'delete_info': json.dumps({'volume_id': volume_id})}
+        resp, body = self.delete("os-assisted-volume-snapshots/%s?%s"
+                                 % (snapshot_id,
+                                    urllib.urlencode(query_param)))
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def create_assisted_volume_snapshot(self, volume_id, snapshot_id,
+                                        **kwargs):
+        """Create a new assisted volume snapshot.
+
+        For a full list of available parameters, please refer to the official
+        API reference:
+        https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/compute/#create-assisted-volume-snapshots
+
+        :param volume_id: the source volume ID
+        :param snapshot_id: the UUID for a snapshot
+        :param type: Type of snapshot, such as qcow2
+        :param new_file: The name of image file that will be created
+        """
+        url = "os-assisted-volume-snapshots"
+        info = {"snapshot_id": snapshot_id}
+        if kwargs:
+            info.update(kwargs)
+        body = {"snapshot": {"volume_id": volume_id, "create_info": info}}
+        post_body = json.dumps(body)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79855ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_assisted_volume_snapshots_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Copyright 2017 AT&T.
+#
+#    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.compute import assisted_volume_snapshots_client
+from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
+
+
+class TestVolumesClient(base.BaseServiceTest):
+
+    FAKE_SNAPSHOT = {
+        "id": "bf7b810c-70df-4c64-88a7-8588f7a6739c",
+        "volumeId": "59f17c4f-66d4-4271-be40-f200523423a9"
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestVolumesClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.client = assisted_volume_snapshots_client.\
+            AssistedVolumeSnapshotsClient(fake_auth, 'compute', 'regionOne')
+
+    def _test_create_assisted_volume_snapshot(self, bytes_body=False):
+        kwargs = {"type": "qcow2", "new_file": "fake_name"}
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.create_assisted_volume_snapshot,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.post',
+            {"snapshot": self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT},
+            bytes_body, status=200, volume_id=self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT['volumeId'],
+            snapshot_id=self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT['id'], **kwargs)
+
+    def test_create_assisted_volume_snapshot_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_create_assisted_volume_snapshot()
+
+    def test_create_assisted_volume_snapshot_with_byte_body(self):
+        self._test_create_assisted_volume_snapshot(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_delete_assisted_volume_snapshot(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.delete_assisted_volume_snapshot,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.delete',
+            {}, status=204, volume_id=self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT['volumeId'],
+            snapshot_id=self.FAKE_SNAPSHOT['id'])