diff --git a/tempest/tests/services/compute/test_hosts_client.py b/tempest/tests/services/compute/test_hosts_client.py
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+# Copyright 2015 NEC Corporation.  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.services.compute.json import hosts_client
+from tempest.tests import fake_auth_provider
+from tempest.tests.services.compute import base
+
+
+class TestHostsClient(base.BaseComputeServiceTest):
+    FAKE_HOST_DATA = {
+        "host": {
+            "resource": {
+                "cpu": 1,
+                "disk_gb": 1028,
+                "host": "c1a7de0ac9d94e4baceae031d05caae3",
+                "memory_mb": 8192,
+                "project": "(total)"
+                }
+        },
+        "hosts": {
+            "host_name": "c1a7de0ac9d94e4baceae031d05caae3",
+            "service": "conductor",
+            "zone": "internal"
+        },
+        "enable_hosts": {
+            "host": "65c5d5b7e3bd44308e67fc50f362aee6",
+            "maintenance_mode": "off_maintenance",
+            "status": "enabled"
+        }
+        }
+
+    FAKE_CONTROL_DATA = {
+        "shutdown": {
+            "host": "c1a7de0ac9d94e4baceae031d05caae3",
+            "power_action": "shutdown"
+        },
+        "startup": {
+            "host": "c1a7de0ac9d94e4baceae031d05caae3",
+            "power_action": "startup"
+        },
+        "reboot": {
+            "host": "c1a7de0ac9d94e4baceae031d05caae3",
+            "power_action": "reboot"
+        }}
+
+    HOST_DATA = {'host': [FAKE_HOST_DATA['host']]}
+    HOSTS_DATA = {'hosts': [FAKE_HOST_DATA['hosts']]}
+    ENABLE_HOST_DATA = FAKE_HOST_DATA['enable_hosts']
+    HOST_ID = "c1a7de0ac9d94e4baceae031d05caae3"
+    TEST_HOST_DATA = {
+        "status": "enable",
+        "maintenance_mode": "disable"
+    }
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestHostsClient, self).setUp()
+        fake_auth = fake_auth_provider.FakeAuthProvider()
+        self.client = hosts_client.HostsClient(fake_auth, 'compute',
+                                               'regionOne')
+        self.params = {'hostname': self.HOST_ID}
+        self.func2mock = {
+            'get': 'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.get',
+            'put': 'tempest.common.service_client.ServiceClient.put'}
+
+    def _test_host_data(self, test_type='list', bytes_body=False):
+        expected_resp = self.HOST_DATA
+        if test_type != 'list':
+            function_call = self.client.show_host
+        else:
+            expected_resp = self.HOSTS_DATA
+            function_call = self.client.list_hosts
+            self.params = {'host_name': self.HOST_ID}
+
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            function_call, self.func2mock['get'],
+            expected_resp, bytes_body,
+            200, **self.params)
+
+    def _test_update_hosts(self, bytes_body=False):
+        expected_resp = self.ENABLE_HOST_DATA
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.update_host, self.func2mock['put'],
+            expected_resp, bytes_body,
+            200, **self.params)
+
+    def _test_control_host(self, control_op='reboot', bytes_body=False):
+        if control_op == 'start':
+            expected_resp = self.FAKE_CONTROL_DATA['startup']
+            function_call = self.client.startup_host
+        elif control_op == 'stop':
+            expected_resp = self.FAKE_CONTROL_DATA['shutdown']
+            function_call = self.client.shutdown_host
+        else:
+            expected_resp = self.FAKE_CONTROL_DATA['reboot']
+            function_call = self.client.reboot_host
+
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            function_call, self.func2mock['get'],
+            expected_resp, bytes_body,
+            200, **self.params)
+
+    def test_show_host_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_host_data('show')
+
+    def test_show_host_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_host_data('show', True)
+
+    def test_list_host_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_host_data()
+
+    def test_list_host_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_host_data(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_start_host_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_control_host('start')
+
+    def test_start_host_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_control_host('start', True)
+
+    def test_stop_host_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_control_host('stop')
+
+    def test_stop_host_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_control_host('stop', True)
+
+    def test_reboot_host_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_control_host('reboot')
+
+    def test_reboot_host_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_control_host('reboot', True)
+
+    def test_update_host_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_update_hosts()
+
+    def test_update_host_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_update_hosts(True)