diff --git a/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2/security_group_default_rule.py b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2/security_group_default_rule.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9246ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api_schema/response/compute/v2/security_group_default_rule.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+common_security_group_default_rule_info = {
+    'type': 'object',
+    'properties': {
+        'from_port': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'id': {'type': 'integer'},
+        'ip_protocol': {'type': 'string'},
+        'ip_range': {
+            'type': 'object',
+            'properties': {
+                'cidr': {'type': 'string'}
+            },
+            'required': ['cidr'],
+        },
+        'to_port': {'type': 'integer'},
+    },
+    'required': ['from_port', 'id', 'ip_protocol', 'ip_range', 'to_port'],
+}
+
+create_get_security_group_default_rule = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'security_group_default_rule':
+                common_security_group_default_rule_info
+        },
+        'required': ['security_group_default_rule']
+    }
+}
+
+delete_security_group_default_rule = {
+    'status_code': [204]
+}
+
+list_security_group_default_rules = {
+    'status_code': [200],
+    'response_body': {
+        'type': 'object',
+        'properties': {
+            'security_group_default_rules': {
+                'type': 'array',
+                'items': common_security_group_default_rule_info
+            }
+        },
+        'required': ['security_group_default_rules']
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_group_default_rules_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_group_default_rules_client.py
index 6d29837..7743f9c 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/security_group_default_rules_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/security_group_default_rules_client.py
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 
 import json
 
+from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2 import \
+    security_group_default_rule as schema
 from tempest.common import rest_client
 from tempest import config
 
@@ -46,8 +48,9 @@
         post_body = json.dumps({'security_group_default_rule': post_body})
         url = 'os-security-group-default-rules'
         resp, body = self.post(url, post_body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.create_get_security_group_default_rule,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body['security_group_default_rule']
 
     def delete_security_group_default_rule(self,
@@ -55,20 +58,23 @@
         """Deletes the provided Security Group default rule."""
         resp, body = self.delete('os-security-group-default-rules/%s' % str(
             security_group_default_rule_id))
-        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
+        self.validate_response(schema.delete_security_group_default_rule,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body
 
     def list_security_group_default_rules(self):
         """List all Security Group default rules."""
         resp, body = self.get('os-security-group-default-rules')
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.list_security_group_default_rules,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body['security_group_default_rules']
 
     def get_security_group_default_rule(self, security_group_default_rule_id):
         """Return the details of provided Security Group default rule."""
         resp, body = self.get('os-security-group-default-rules/%s' % str(
             security_group_default_rule_id))
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
         body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.create_get_security_group_default_rule,
+                               resp, body)
         return resp, body['security_group_default_rule']