diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
index e11f047..fb39087 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/servers.py
@@ -139,3 +139,11 @@
         'required': ['servers']
     }
 }
+
+server_actions_common_schema = {
+    'status_code': [202]
+}
+
+server_actions_delete_password = {
+    'status_code': [204]
+}
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
index e90f436..3da3276 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v2/servers.py
@@ -128,3 +128,6 @@
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': parameter_types.addresses
 }
+
+server_actions_confirm_resize = copy.deepcopy(
+    servers.server_actions_delete_password)
diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py
index 956b5ad..8f694f7 100644
--- a/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/compute/v3/servers.py
@@ -81,3 +81,6 @@
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': addresses_v3
 }
+
+server_actions_change_password = copy.deepcopy(
+    servers.server_actions_delete_password)
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
index 8d51123..cdac8b7 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/interfaces_client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import time
 
 from tempest.api_schema.compute import interfaces as common_schema
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import servers as servers_schema
 from tempest.api_schema.compute.v2 import interfaces as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@
         })
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
                                post_body)
+        self.validate_response(servers_schema.server_actions_common_schema,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def remove_fixed_ip(self, server_id, ip_address):
@@ -105,4 +108,6 @@
         })
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
                                post_body)
+        self.validate_response(servers_schema.server_actions_common_schema,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
index 5204cd0..9c7eec6 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/servers_client.py
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@
         return resp, body
 
     def action(self, server_id, action_name, response_key,
-               schema=None, **kwargs):
+               schema=common_schema.server_actions_common_schema, **kwargs):
         post_body = json.dumps({action_name: kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
                                post_body)
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@
             if schema is not None:
                 self.validate_response(schema, resp, body)
             body = body[response_key]
+        else:
+            self.validate_response(schema, resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def create_backup(self, server_id, backup_type, rotation, name):
@@ -245,8 +247,11 @@
         Note that this does not actually change the instance server
         password.
         """
-        return self.delete("servers/%s/os-server-password" %
-                           str(server_id))
+        resp, body = self.delete("servers/%s/os-server-password" %
+                                 str(server_id))
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.server_actions_delete_password,
+                               resp, body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def reboot(self, server_id, reboot_type):
         """Reboots a server."""
@@ -258,7 +263,7 @@
         if 'disk_config' in kwargs:
             kwargs['OS-DCF:diskConfig'] = kwargs['disk_config']
             del kwargs['disk_config']
-        return self.action(server_id, 'rebuild', 'server', **kwargs)
+        return self.action(server_id, 'rebuild', 'server', None, **kwargs)
 
     def resize(self, server_id, flavor_ref, **kwargs):
         """Changes the flavor of a server."""
@@ -270,7 +275,9 @@
 
     def confirm_resize(self, server_id, **kwargs):
         """Confirms the flavor change for a server."""
-        return self.action(server_id, 'confirmResize', None, **kwargs)
+        return self.action(server_id, 'confirmResize',
+                           None, schema.server_actions_confirm_resize,
+                           **kwargs)
 
     def revert_resize(self, server_id, **kwargs):
         """Reverts a server back to its original flavor."""
@@ -370,6 +377,8 @@
         req_body = json.dumps({'os-migrateLive': migrate_params})
 
         resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % str(server_id), req_body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.server_actions_common_schema,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def migrate_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
@@ -418,7 +427,7 @@
 
     def get_console_output(self, server_id, length):
         return self.action(server_id, 'os-getConsoleOutput', 'output',
-                           length=length)
+                           None, length=length)
 
     def list_virtual_interfaces(self, server_id):
         """
@@ -432,7 +441,7 @@
 
     def rescue_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
         """Rescue the provided server."""
-        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', None, **kwargs)
+        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', 'adminPass', None, **kwargs)
 
     def unrescue_server(self, server_id):
         """Unrescue the provided server."""
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
index 77b3179..e66ccaa 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/interfaces_client.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import time
 
 from tempest.api_schema.compute import interfaces as common_schema
+from tempest.api_schema.compute import servers as servers_schema
 from tempest.api_schema.compute.v3 import interfaces as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
@@ -95,6 +96,8 @@
         })
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
                                post_body)
+        self.validate_response(servers_schema.server_actions_common_schema,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def remove_fixed_ip(self, server_id, ip_address):
@@ -106,4 +109,6 @@
         })
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
                                post_body)
+        self.validate_response(servers_schema.server_actions_common_schema,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
index 1990d39..caa0a1d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/servers_client.py
@@ -203,12 +203,15 @@
         self.validate_response(schema.list_addresses_by_network, resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
-    def action(self, server_id, action_name, response_key, **kwargs):
+    def action(self, server_id, action_name, response_key,
+               schema=common_schema.server_actions_common_schema, **kwargs):
         post_body = json.dumps({action_name: kwargs})
         resp, body = self.post('servers/%s/action' % str(server_id),
                                post_body)
         if response_key is not None:
             body = json.loads(body)[response_key]
+        else:
+            self.validate_response(schema, resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def create_backup(self, server_id, backup_type, rotation, name):
@@ -220,7 +223,8 @@
 
     def change_password(self, server_id, admin_password):
         """Changes the root password for the server."""
-        return self.action(server_id, 'change_password', None,
+        return self.action(server_id, 'change_password',
+                           None, schema.server_actions_change_password,
                            admin_password=admin_password)
 
     def get_password(self, server_id):
@@ -236,8 +240,11 @@
         Note that this does not actually change the instance server
         password.
         """
-        return self.delete("servers/%s/os-server-password" %
-                           str(server_id))
+        resp, body = self.delete("servers/%s/os-server-password" %
+                                 str(server_id))
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.server_actions_delete_password,
+                               resp, body)
+        return resp, body
 
     def reboot(self, server_id, reboot_type):
         """Reboots a server."""
@@ -364,6 +371,8 @@
 
         resp, body = self.post("servers/%s/action" % str(server_id),
                                req_body)
+        self.validate_response(common_schema.server_actions_common_schema,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def migrate_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
@@ -416,7 +425,7 @@
 
     def rescue_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
         """Rescue the provided server."""
-        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', None, **kwargs)
+        return self.action(server_id, 'rescue', 'admin_password', **kwargs)
 
     def unrescue_server(self, server_id):
         """Unrescue the provided server."""