diff --git a/tempest/api/network/admin/test_agent_management.py b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_agent_management.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94659b2
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+++ b/tempest/api/network/admin/test_agent_management.py
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    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.
+
+from tempest.api.network import base
+from tempest.common import tempest_fixtures as fixtures
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class AgentManagementTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(AgentManagementTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        resp, body = cls.admin_client.list_agents()
+        agents = body['agents']
+        cls.agent = agents[0]
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_agent(self):
+        resp, body = self.admin_client.list_agents()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        agents = body['agents']
+        self.assertIn(self.agent, agents)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_show_agent(self):
+        resp, body = self.admin_client.show_agent(self.agent['id'])
+        agent = body['agent']
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(agent['id'], self.agent['id'])
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_update_agent_status(self):
+        origin_status = self.agent['admin_state_up']
+        # Try to update the 'admin_state_up' to the original
+        # one to avoid the negative effect.
+        agent_status = {'admin_state_up': origin_status}
+        resp, body = self.admin_client.update_agent(agent_id=self.agent['id'],
+                                                    agent_info=agent_status)
+        updated_status = body['agent']['admin_state_up']
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(origin_status, updated_status)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_update_agent_description(self):
+        self.useFixture(fixtures.LockFixture('agent_description'))
+        description = 'description for update agent.'
+        agent_description = {'description': description}
+        resp, body = self.admin_client.update_agent(
+            agent_id=self.agent['id'],
+            agent_info=agent_description)
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        self.addCleanup(self._restore_agent)
+        updated_description = body['agent']['description']
+        self.assertEqual(updated_description, description)
+
+    def _restore_agent(self):
+        """
+        Restore the agent description after update test.
+        """
+        description = self.agent['description'] or ''
+        origin_agent = {'description': description}
+        self.admin_client.update_agent(agent_id=self.agent['id'],
+                                       agent_info=origin_agent)
+
+
+class AgentManagementTestXML(AgentManagementTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index f5fb2bd..3199537 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -680,6 +680,24 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def show_agent(self, agent_id):
+        uri = '%s/agents/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_agent(self, agent_id, agent_info):
+        """
+        :param agent_info: Agent update information.
+        E.g {"admin_state_up": True}
+        """
+        uri = '%s/agents/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
+        agent = {"agent": agent_info}
+        body = json.dumps(agent)
+        resp, body = self.put(uri, body=body, headers=self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def list_routers_on_l3_agent(self, agent_id):
         uri = '%s/agents/%s/l3-routers' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
         resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
index e11d4c1..c46a523 100755
--- a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
@@ -561,6 +561,23 @@
         agents = {'agents': agents}
         return resp, agents
 
+    def show_agent(self, agent_id):
+        uri = '%s/agents/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def update_agent(self, agent_id, agent_info):
+        uri = '%s/agents/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
+        agent = Element('agent')
+        for (key, value) in agent_info.items():
+            p = Element(key, value)
+            agent.append(p)
+        resp, body = self.put(uri, body=str(Document(agent)),
+                              headers=self.headers)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def list_routers_on_l3_agent(self, agent_id):
         uri = '%s/agents/%s/l3-routers' % (self.uri_prefix, agent_id)
         resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)