diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index fc4f9cd..f1a6f67 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -309,11 +309,13 @@
 # Set operator role for tests that require creating a container
 operator_role = Member
 
-[object-feature-enabled]
+[object-storage-feature-enabled]
 # Set to True if the Account Quota middleware is enabled
 accounts_quotas = True
 # Set to True if the Container Quota middleware is enabled
 container_quotas = True
+# Set to True if the Crossdomain middleware is enabled
+crossdomain_available = True
 
 [boto]
 # This section contains configuration options used when executing tests
diff --git a/tempest/api/object_storage/test_crossdomain.py b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_crossdomain.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ae7e46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/object_storage/test_crossdomain.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright (C) 2013 eNovance SAS <licensing@enovance.com>
+#
+# Author: Joe H. Rahme <joe.hakim.rahme@enovance.com>
+#
+# 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.object_storage import base
+from tempest import clients
+from tempest import config
+from tempest.test import attr
+from tempest.test import HTTP_SUCCESS
+
+
+class CrossdomainTest(base.BaseObjectTest):
+    crossdomain_available = \
+        config.TempestConfig().object_storage_feature_enabled.crossdomain
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(CrossdomainTest, cls).setUpClass()
+
+        # skip this test if CORS isn't enabled in the conf file.
+        if not cls.crossdomain_available:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as Crossdomain middleware not available"
+                        % cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+        # creates a test user. The test user will set its base_url to the Swift
+        # endpoint and test the healthcheck feature.
+        cls.data.setup_test_user()
+
+        cls.os_test_user = clients.Manager(
+            cls.data.test_user,
+            cls.data.test_password,
+            cls.data.test_tenant)
+
+        cls.xml_start = '<?xml version="1.0"?>\n' \
+                        '<!DOCTYPE cross-domain-policy SYSTEM ' \
+                        '"http://www.adobe.com/xml/dtds/cross-domain-policy.' \
+                        'dtd" >\n<cross-domain-policy>\n'
+
+        cls.xml_end = "</cross-domain-policy>"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def tearDownClass(cls):
+        cls.data.teardown_all()
+        super(CrossdomainTest, cls).tearDownClass()
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(CrossdomainTest, self).setUp()
+
+        client = self.os_test_user.account_client
+        client._set_auth()
+        # Turning http://.../v1/foobar into http://.../
+        client.base_url = "/".join(client.base_url.split("/")[:-2])
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        # clear the base_url for subsequent requests
+        self.os_test_user.account_client.base_url = None
+
+        super(CrossdomainTest, self).tearDown()
+
+    @attr('gate')
+    def test_get_crossdomain_policy(self):
+        resp, body = self.os_test_user.account_client.get("crossdomain.xml",
+                                                          {})
+
+        self.assertIn(int(resp['status']), HTTP_SUCCESS)
+        self.assertTrue(body.startswith(self.xml_start) and
+                        body.endswith(self.xml_end))
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index ff8a170..009147b 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('accounts_quotas',
                 default=True,
                 help="Set to True if the Account Quota middleware is enabled"),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('crossdomain',
+                default=True,
+                help="Set to True if the Crossdomain middleware is enabled"),
 ]