diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
index 47f2b52..40cf04f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
@@ -212,6 +212,24 @@
                                                 port_range_max,
                                                 remote_ip_prefix=ip_prefix)
 
+    @test.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_security_group_rule_with_protocol_integer_value(self):
+        # Verify creating security group rule with the
+        # protocol as integer value
+        # arguments : "protocol": 17
+        group_create_body, _ = self._create_security_group()
+        direction = 'ingress'
+        protocol = 17
+        security_group_id = group_create_body['security_group']['id']
+        _, rule_create_body = self.client.create_security_group_rule(
+            security_group_id=security_group_id,
+            direction=direction,
+            protocol=protocol
+        )
+        sec_group_rule = rule_create_body['security_group_rule']
+        self.assertEqual(sec_group_rule['direction'], direction)
+        self.assertEqual(int(sec_group_rule['protocol']), protocol)
+
 
 class SecGroupTestXML(SecGroupTest):
     _interface = 'xml'