diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py
index 98ff64b..bb73318 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member.py
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('5934c6ea-27dc-4d6e-9421-eeb5e045494a')
     def test_image_share_accept(self):
         image_id = self._create_image()
-        member = self.os_img_client.add_image_member(image_id,
-                                                     member=self.alt_tenant_id)
+        member = self.os_img_client.create_image_member(
+            image_id, member=self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['member_id'], self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['image_id'], image_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['status'], 'pending')
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('d9e83e5f-3524-4b38-a900-22abcb26e90e')
     def test_image_share_reject(self):
         image_id = self._create_image()
-        member = self.os_img_client.add_image_member(image_id,
-                                                     member=self.alt_tenant_id)
+        member = self.os_img_client.create_image_member(
+            image_id, member=self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['member_id'], self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['image_id'], image_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['status'], 'pending')
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('a6ee18b9-4378-465e-9ad9-9a6de58a3287')
     def test_get_image_member(self):
         image_id = self._create_image()
-        self.os_img_client.add_image_member(image_id,
-                                            member=self.alt_tenant_id)
+        self.os_img_client.create_image_member(
+            image_id, member=self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.alt_img_client.update_image_member(image_id,
                                                 self.alt_tenant_id,
                                                 status='accepted')
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('72989bc7-2268-48ed-af22-8821e835c914')
     def test_remove_image_member(self):
         image_id = self._create_image()
-        self.os_img_client.add_image_member(image_id,
-                                            member=self.alt_tenant_id)
+        self.os_img_client.create_image_member(
+            image_id, member=self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.alt_img_client.update_image_member(image_id,
                                                 self.alt_tenant_id,
                                                 status='accepted')
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('cb961424-3f68-4d21-8e36-30ad66fb6bfb')
     def test_get_private_image(self):
         image_id = self._create_image()
-        member = self.os_img_client.add_image_member(image_id,
-                                                     member=self.alt_tenant_id)
+        member = self.os_img_client.create_image_member(
+            image_id, member=self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['member_id'], self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['image_id'], image_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['status'], 'pending')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member_negative.py
index d5ea291..eb90719 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_member_negative.py
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('b79efb37-820d-4cf0-b54c-308b00cf842c')
     def test_image_share_invalid_status(self):
         image_id = self._create_image()
-        member = self.os_img_client.add_image_member(image_id,
-                                                     member=self.alt_tenant_id)
+        member = self.os_img_client.create_image_member(
+            image_id, member=self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['status'], 'pending')
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.BadRequest,
                           self.alt_img_client.update_image_member,
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
     @test.idempotent_id('27002f74-109e-4a37-acd0-f91cd4597967')
     def test_image_share_owner_cannot_accept(self):
         image_id = self._create_image()
-        member = self.os_img_client.add_image_member(image_id,
-                                                     member=self.alt_tenant_id)
+        member = self.os_img_client.create_image_member(
+            image_id, member=self.alt_tenant_id)
         self.assertEqual(member['status'], 'pending')
         self.assertNotIn(image_id, self._list_image_ids_as_alt())
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
diff --git a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
index 33bfcb8..3057598 100644
--- a/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/image/v2/json/images_client.py
@@ -178,7 +178,12 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def add_image_member(self, image_id, **kwargs):
+    def create_image_member(self, image_id, **kwargs):
+        """Create an image member.
+
+        Available params: see http://developer.openstack.org/
+                              api-ref-image-v2.html#createImageMember-v2
+        """
         url = 'v2/images/%s/members' % image_id
         data = json.dumps(kwargs)
         resp, body = self.post(url, data)