diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index e5d5be1..0506646 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
         self._set_object_storage_clients()
         self._set_image_clients()
         self._set_network_clients()
+        self.placement_client = self.placement.PlacementClient()
         # TODO(andreaf) This is maintained for backward compatibility
         # with plugins, but it should removed eventually, since it was
         # never a stable interface and it's not useful anyways
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/registry_fixture.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/registry_fixture.py
index 1da2112..07af68a 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/registry_fixture.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/registry_fixture.py
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@
     def __init__(self):
         """Initialise the registry fixture"""
         self.services = set(['compute', 'identity.v2', 'identity.v3',
-                             'image.v1', 'image.v2', 'network', 'volume.v1',
-                             'volume.v2', 'volume.v3', 'object-storage'])
+                             'image.v1', 'image.v2', 'network', 'placement',
+                             'volume.v1', 'volume.v2', 'volume.v3',
+                             'object-storage'])
 
     def _setUp(self):
         # Cleanup the registry