diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 607ba8b..e7145e7 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -234,6 +234,9 @@
 # indicates every extension is enabled (list value)
 #api_extensions=all
 
+# Is the v1 volume API enabled (boolean value)
+#api_v1=true
+
 
 [image-feature-enabled]
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
index 03e8469..c563259 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_multi_backend.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class VolumeMultiBackendTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class VolumeMultiBackendTest(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
index 5e838e5..03fbd33 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_snapshots_actions.py
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.volume.base import BaseVolumeAdminTest
+from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class SnapshotsActionsTest(BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class SnapshotsActionsTest(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_hosts.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_hosts.py
index e7d8c02..4f40d4a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_hosts.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_hosts.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumeHostsAdminTestsJSON(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class VolumeHostsAdminTestsJSON(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @attr(type='gate')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
index 5218f83..3a92e8d 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types.py
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.volume.base import BaseVolumeTest
+from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.services.volume.json.admin import volume_types_client
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumeTypesTest(BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumeTypesTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs.py
index dbb75af..f0fba07 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumeTypesExtraSpecsTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class VolumeTypesExtraSpecsTest(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs_negative.py
index 8b5dce2..cf992f2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_extra_specs_negative.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class ExtraSpecsNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class ExtraSpecsNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_negative.py
index 44725df..3832048 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volume_types_negative.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumeTypesNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class VolumeTypesNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
     @attr(type='gate')
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index cb9ff11..941dc7e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -15,12 +15,12 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.volume.base import BaseVolumeAdminTest
+from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils as utils
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumesActionsTest(BaseVolumeAdminTest):
+class VolumesActionsTest(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index ba99309..d63fd8b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -36,13 +36,12 @@
             skip_msg = ("%s skipped as Cinder is not available" % cls.__name__)
             raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
 
-        os = cls.get_client_manager()
+        cls.os = cls.get_client_manager()
 
-        cls.os = os
-        cls.volumes_client = os.volumes_client
-        cls.snapshots_client = os.snapshots_client
-        cls.servers_client = os.servers_client
-        cls.volumes_extension_client = os.volumes_extension_client
+        cls.volumes_client = cls.os.volumes_client
+        cls.snapshots_client = cls.os.snapshots_client
+        cls.servers_client = cls.os.servers_client
+        cls.volumes_extension_client = cls.os.volumes_extension_client
         cls.image_ref = cls.config.compute.image_ref
         cls.flavor_ref = cls.config.compute.flavor_ref
         cls.build_interval = cls.config.volume.build_interval
@@ -50,12 +49,6 @@
         cls.snapshots = []
         cls.volumes = []
 
-        cls.volumes_client.keystone_auth(cls.os.username,
-                                         cls.os.password,
-                                         cls.os.auth_url,
-                                         cls.volumes_client.service,
-                                         cls.os.tenant_name)
-
     @classmethod
     def tearDownClass(cls):
         cls.clear_snapshots()
@@ -130,11 +123,26 @@
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
 
 
-class BaseVolumeAdminTest(BaseVolumeTest):
+class BaseVolumeV1Test(BaseVolumeTest):
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        if not cls.config.volume_feature_enabled.api_v1:
+            msg = "Volume API v1 not supported"
+            raise cls.skipException(msg)
+        super(BaseVolumeV1Test, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.volumes_client = cls.os.volumes_client
+        cls.volumes_client.keystone_auth(cls.os.username,
+                                         cls.os.password,
+                                         cls.os.auth_url,
+                                         cls.volumes_client.service,
+                                         cls.os.tenant_name)
+
+
+class BaseVolumeV1AdminTest(BaseVolumeV1Test):
     """Base test case class for all Volume Admin API tests."""
     @classmethod
     def setUpClass(cls):
-        super(BaseVolumeAdminTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        super(BaseVolumeV1AdminTest, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.adm_user = cls.config.identity.admin_username
         cls.adm_pass = cls.config.identity.admin_password
         cls.adm_tenant = cls.config.identity.admin_tenant_name
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
index dacebf1..71e9f85 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volume_transfers.py
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.volume.base import BaseVolumeTest
+from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest import clients
 from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumesTransfersTest(BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumesTransfersTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
index 8581d16..61f1bda 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -15,14 +15,14 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from tempest.api.volume.base import BaseVolumeTest
+from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.test import attr
 from tempest.test import services
 from tempest.test import stresstest
 
 
-class VolumesActionsTest(BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumesActionsTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
index 14120fe..6d1c25a 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_get.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from tempest.test import services
 
 
-class VolumesGetTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumesGetTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
index def330e..38d265c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_list.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class VolumesListTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumesListTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
 
     """
     This test creates a number of 1G volumes. To run successfully,
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
index 928bd49..869aedb 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_negative.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumesNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumesNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
     _interface = 'json'
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 6c45c3d..4e57007 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class VolumesSnapshotTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumesSnapshotTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py
index 04a4774..0e4f5dc 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots_negative.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from tempest.test import attr
 
 
-class VolumesSnapshotNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
+class VolumesSnapshotNegativeTest(base.BaseVolumeV1Test):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 79c32d0..1b14c70 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -380,6 +380,9 @@
                 default=['all'],
                 help='A list of enabled extensions with a special entry all '
                      'which indicates every extension is enabled'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('api_v1',
+                default=True,
+                help="Is the v1 volume API enabled"),
 ]