diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/image-client-add-versions-and-tasks-ac289dbfe1c899cc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/image-client-add-versions-and-tasks-ac289dbfe1c899cc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fde6193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/image-client-add-versions-and-tasks-ac289dbfe1c899cc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Adds a method to images_client to get tasks relevant to a given image. Also adds
+    has_version() method to image versions_client to probe for availability of a given
+    API version.
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index 59067d1..efa23bb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -68,16 +68,12 @@
         self.assertEqual('queued', image['status'])
         return image
 
-    @decorators.idempotent_id('32ca0c20-e16f-44ac-8590-07869c9b4cc2')
-    def test_image_glance_direct_import(self):
-        """Test 'glance-direct' import functionalities
-
-        Create image, stage image data, import image and verify
-        that import succeeded.
-        """
-        if 'glance-direct' not in self.available_import_methods:
+    def _require_import_method(self, method):
+        if method not in self.available_import_methods:
             raise self.skipException('Server does not support '
-                                     'glance-direct import method')
+                                     '%s import method' % method)
+
+    def _stage_and_check(self):
         image = self._create_image()
         # Stage image data
         file_content = data_utils.random_bytes()
@@ -87,9 +83,38 @@
         body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
         self.assertEqual(image['id'], body['id'])
         self.assertEqual('uploading', body['status'])
+        return image['id']
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('32ca0c20-e16f-44ac-8590-07869c9b4cc2')
+    def test_image_glance_direct_import(self):
+        """Test 'glance-direct' import functionalities
+
+        Create image, stage image data, import image and verify
+        that import succeeded.
+        """
+        self._require_import_method('glance-direct')
+
+        image_id = self._stage_and_check()
         # import image from staging to backend
-        self.client.image_import(image['id'], method='glance-direct')
-        waiters.wait_for_image_imported_to_stores(self.client, image['id'])
+        resp = self.client.image_import(image_id, method='glance-direct')
+        waiters.wait_for_image_imported_to_stores(self.client, image_id)
+
+        if not self.versions_client.has_version('2.12'):
+            # API is not new enough to support image/tasks API
+            LOG.info('Glance does not support v2.12, so I am unable to '
+                     'validate the image/tasks API.')
+            return
+
+        # Make sure we can access the task and that some of the key
+        # fields look legit.
+        tasks = self.client.show_image_tasks(image_id)
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(tasks['tasks']))
+        task = tasks['tasks'][0]
+        self.assertEqual('success', task['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(resp.response['x-openstack-request-id'],
+                         task['request_id'])
+        self.assertEqual('glance-direct',
+                         task['input']['import_req']['method']['name'])
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('f6feb7a4-b04f-4706-a011-206129f83e62')
     def test_image_web_download_import(self):
@@ -98,9 +123,8 @@
         Create image, import image and verify that import
         succeeded.
         """
-        if 'web-download' not in self.available_import_methods:
-            raise self.skipException('Server does not support '
-                                     'web-download import method')
+        self._require_import_method('web-download')
+
         image = self._create_image()
         # Now try to get image details
         body = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
@@ -112,6 +136,47 @@
                                  image_uri=image_uri)
         waiters.wait_for_image_imported_to_stores(self.client, image['id'])
 
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('e04761a1-22af-42c2-b8bc-a34a3f12b585')
+    def test_remote_import(self):
+        """Test image import against a different worker than stage.
+
+        This creates and stages an image against the primary API worker,
+        but then calls import on a secondary worker (if available) to
+        test that distributed image import works (i.e. proxies the import
+        request to the proper worker).
+        """
+        self._require_import_method('glance-direct')
+
+        if not CONF.image.alternate_image_endpoint:
+            raise self.skipException('No image_remote service to test '
+                                     'against')
+
+        image_id = self._stage_and_check()
+        # import image from staging to backend, but on the alternate worker
+        self.os_primary.image_client_remote.image_import(
+            image_id, method='glance-direct')
+        waiters.wait_for_image_imported_to_stores(self.client, image_id)
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('44d60544-1524-42f7-8899-315301105dd8')
+    def test_remote_delete(self):
+        """Test image delete against a different worker than stage.
+
+        This creates and stages an image against the primary API worker,
+        but then calls delete on a secondary worker (if available) to
+        test that distributed image import works (i.e. proxies the delete
+        request to the proper worker).
+        """
+        self._require_import_method('glance-direct')
+
+        if not CONF.image.alternate_image_endpoint:
+            raise self.skipException('No image_remote service to test '
+                                     'against')
+
+        image_id = self._stage_and_check()
+        # delete image from staging to backend, but on the alternate worker
+        self.os_primary.image_client_remote.delete_image(image_id)
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
+
 
 class MultiStoresImportImagesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
     """Test importing image in multiple stores"""
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py
index 0a8b56d..659e2c4 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_snapshots.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 class GroupSnapshotsTest(BaseGroupSnapshotsTest):
     """Test group snapshot"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.14'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
@@ -253,7 +252,6 @@
 class GroupSnapshotsV319Test(BaseGroupSnapshotsTest):
     """Test group snapshot with volume microversion greater than 3.18"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.19'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_type_specs.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_type_specs.py
index 159c6fb..5c5913e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_type_specs.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_type_specs.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 class GroupTypeSpecsTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     """Test group type specs"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.11'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_types.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_types.py
index 3993020..a7a5d6f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_types.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_group_types.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 class GroupTypesTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     """Test group types"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.11'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py
index e67b985..747a194 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_groups.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 class GroupsTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     """Tests of volume groups with microversion greater than 3.12"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.13'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
@@ -156,7 +155,6 @@
 class GroupsV314Test(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     """Tests of volume groups with microversion greater than 3.13"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.14'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
@@ -194,7 +192,6 @@
 class GroupsV320Test(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     """Tests of volume groups with microversion greater than 3.19"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.20'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_user_messages.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_user_messages.py
index 096709c..768c129 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_user_messages.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_user_messages.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 class UserMessagesTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     """Test volume messages with microversion greater than 3.2"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.3'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index f6559f8..9f9fc3b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
     # Set this to True in subclasses to create a default network. See
     # https://bugs.launchpad.net/tempest/+bug/1844568
     create_default_network = False
-    _api_version = 2
     credentials = ['primary']
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_versions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_versions.py
index e065bdf..578be58 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_versions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_versions.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 class VersionsTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     """Test volume versions"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
-
     @decorators.idempotent_id('77838fc4-b49b-4c64-9533-166762517369')
     @decorators.attr(type='smoke')
     def test_list_versions(self):
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
index 2e78114..fff6a44 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -164,7 +164,6 @@
 class VolumesBackupsV39Test(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     """Test volumes backup with volume microversion greater than 3.8"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.9'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py
index 7441f1d..d9790f3 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_extend.py
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@
     # details once that microversion is available in Nova.
     credentials = ['primary', 'admin']
 
-    _api_version = 3
     # NOTE(mriedem): The minimum required volume API version is 3.42 and the
     # minimum required compute API microversion is 2.51, but the compute call
     # is implicit - Cinder calls Nova at that microversion, Tempest does not.
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index 91728ab..28e41bf 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@
 class VolumesSummaryTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
     """Test volume summary"""
 
-    _api_version = 3
     min_microversion = '3.12'
     max_microversion = 'latest'
 
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 9ff02ea..d2fb3eb 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -88,6 +88,13 @@
                 self.image_v2.NamespacePropertiesClient()
             self.namespace_tags_client = self.image_v2.NamespaceTagsClient()
             self.image_versions_client = self.image_v2.VersionsClient()
+            # NOTE(danms): If no alternate endpoint is configured,
+            # this client will work the same as the base self.images_client.
+            # If your test needs to know if these are different, check the
+            # config option to see if the alternate_image_endpoint is set.
+            self.image_client_remote = self.image_v2.ImagesClient(
+                service=CONF.image.alternate_image_endpoint,
+                endpoint_type=CONF.image.alternate_image_endpoint_type)
 
     def _set_compute_clients(self):
         self.agents_client = self.compute.AgentsClient()
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 0df5045..e7dca38 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -657,6 +657,15 @@
                choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
                         'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
                help="The endpoint type to use for the image service."),
+    cfg.StrOpt('alternate_image_endpoint',
+               default=None,
+               help="Alternate endpoint name for cross-worker testing"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('alternate_image_endpoint_type',
+               default='publicURL',
+               choices=['public', 'admin', 'internal',
+                        'publicURL', 'adminURL', 'internalURL'],
+               help=("The endpoint type to use for the alternate image "
+                     "service.")),
     cfg.StrOpt('http_image',
                default='http://download.cirros-cloud.net/0.3.1/'
                'cirros-0.3.1-x86_64-uec.tar.gz',
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py
index fa3bb8c..abf427c 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/images_client.py
@@ -121,6 +121,14 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def show_image_tasks(self, image_id):
+        """Show image tasks."""
+        url = 'images/%s/tasks' % image_id
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
             self.show_image(id)
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py
index 1b7f806..98b4fb6 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/image/v2/versions_client.py
@@ -30,3 +30,13 @@
         self.expected_success(300, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def has_version(self, version):
+        """Return True if a version is supported."""
+        version = 'v%s' % version
+        supported = ['SUPPORTED', 'CURRENT']
+        versions = self.list_versions()
+        for version_struct in versions['versions']:
+            if version_struct['id'] == version:
+                return version_struct['status'] in supported
+        return False
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/test_check_uuid.py b/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/test_check_uuid.py
index 7cf0f6f..5d63dec 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/test_check_uuid.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/cmd/test_check_uuid.py
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 import ast
 import importlib
 import os
+import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
 from unittest import mock
 
-import fixtures
-
 from tempest.lib.cmd import check_uuid
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.tests import base
@@ -41,11 +40,11 @@
         return tests_file
 
     def test_fix_argument_no(self):
-        temp_dir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir(rootdir="."))
-        tests_file = self.create_tests_file(temp_dir.path)
-
+        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='check-uuid-no', dir=".")
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+        tests_file = self.create_tests_file(temp_dir)
         sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + ["--package",
-                                    os.path.relpath(temp_dir.path)]
+                                    os.path.relpath(temp_dir)]
 
         self.assertRaises(SystemExit, check_uuid.run)
         with open(tests_file, "r") as f:
@@ -53,12 +52,12 @@
 
     @decorators.skip_because(bug='1918316')
     def test_fix_argument_yes(self):
-        temp_dir = self.useFixture(fixtures.TempDir(rootdir="."))
-        tests_file = self.create_tests_file(temp_dir.path)
+        temp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='check-uuid-yes', dir=".")
+        self.addCleanup(shutil.rmtree, temp_dir, ignore_errors=True)
+        tests_file = self.create_tests_file(temp_dir)
 
         sys.argv = [sys.argv[0]] + ["--fix", "--package",
-                                    os.path.relpath(temp_dir.path)]
-
+                                    os.path.relpath(temp_dir)]
         check_uuid.run()
         with open(tests_file, "r") as f:
             self.assertTrue(TestCLInterface.CODE != f.read())
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py
index 7ee61d2..5b162f8 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_images_client.py
@@ -105,6 +105,44 @@
         "first": "/v2/images"
     }
 
+    FAKE_SHOW_IMAGE_TASKS = {
+        "tasks": [
+            {
+                "id": "ee22890e-8948-4ea6-9668-831f973c84f5",
+                "image_id": "dddddddd-dddd-dddd-dddd-dddddddddddd",
+                "request-id": "rrrrrrr-rrrr-rrrr-rrrr-rrrrrrrrrrrr",
+                "user": "uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu",
+                "type": "api_image_import",
+                "status": "processing",
+                "owner": "64f0efc9955145aeb06f297a8a6fe402",
+                "expires_at": None,
+                "created_at": "2020-12-18T05:20:38.000000",
+                "updated_at": "2020-12-18T05:25:39.000000",
+                "deleted_at": None,
+                "deleted": False,
+                "input": {
+                    "image_id": "829c729b-ebc4-4cc7-a164-6f43f1149b17",
+                    "import_req": {
+                        "method": {
+                            "name": "copy-image",
+                        },
+                        "all_stores": True,
+                        "all_stores_must_succeed": False,
+                    },
+                    "backend": [
+                        "fast",
+                        "cheap",
+                        "slow",
+                        "reliable",
+                        "common",
+                    ]
+                },
+                "result": None,
+                "message": "Copied 15 MiB",
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+
     FAKE_TAG_NAME = "fake tag"
 
     def setUp(self):
@@ -230,3 +268,11 @@
 
     def test_list_images_with_bytes_body(self):
         self._test_list_images(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_show_image_tasks(self):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.show_image_tasks,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_SHOW_IMAGE_TASKS,
+            True,
+            image_id="e485aab9-0907-4973-921c-bb6da8a8fcf8")
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py
index 6234b06..98c558a 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/image/v2/test_versions_client.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
+import fixtures
+
 from tempest.lib.services.image.v2 import versions_client
 from tempest.tests.lib import fake_auth_provider
 from tempest.tests.lib.services import base
@@ -92,3 +94,13 @@
 
     def test_list_versions_with_bytes_body(self):
         self._test_list_versions(bytes_body=True)
+
+    def test_has_version(self):
+        mocked_r = self.create_response(self.FAKE_VERSIONS_INFO, False,
+                                        300, None)
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.MockPatch(
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.raw_request',
+            return_value=mocked_r))
+
+        self.assertTrue(self.client.has_version('2.1'))
+        self.assertFalse(self.client.has_version('9.9'))