diff --git a/tempest/cli/__init__.py b/tempest/cli/__init__.py
index 0e1d6db..f696180 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/__init__.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/__init__.py
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@
         return self.cmd_with_auth(
             'cinder', action, flags, params, admin, fail_ok)
 
+    def neutron(self, action, flags='', params='', admin=True, fail_ok=False):
+        """Executes neutron command for the given action."""
+        return self.cmd_with_auth(
+            'neutron', action, flags, params, admin, fail_ok)
+
     def cmd_with_auth(self, cmd, action, flags='', params='',
                       admin=True, fail_ok=False):
         """Executes given command with auth attributes appended."""
diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b93696
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_neutron.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+# 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.
+
+import re
+import subprocess
+
+from oslo.config import cfg
+import testtools
+
+import tempest.cli
+from tempest.common import log as logging
+
+CONF = cfg.CONF
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SimpleReadOnlyNeutronClientTest(tempest.cli.ClientTestBase):
+    """Basic, read-only tests for Neutron CLI client.
+
+    Checks return values and output of read-only commands.
+    These tests do not presume any content, nor do they create
+    their own. They only verify the structure of output if present.
+    """
+    if (not CONF.service_available.neutron):
+        msg = "Skiping all Neutron cli tests because it is not available"
+        raise testtools.TestCase.skipException(msg)
+
+    def test_neutron_fake_action(self):
+        self.assertRaises(subprocess.CalledProcessError,
+                          self.neutron,
+                          'this-does-not-exist')
+
+    def test_neutron_net_list(self):
+        self.neutron('net-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_ext_list(self):
+        ext = self.parser.listing(self.neutron('ext-list'))
+        self.assertTableStruct(ext, ['alias', 'name'])
+
+    def test_neutron_dhcp_agent_list_hosting_net(self):
+        self.neutron('dhcp-agent-list-hosting-net', params="private")
+
+    def test_neutron_agent_list(self):
+        agents = self.parser.listing(self.neutron('agent-list'))
+        field_names = ['id', 'agent_type', 'host', 'alive', 'admin_state_up']
+        self.assertTableStruct(agents, field_names)
+
+    def test_neutron_floatingip_list(self):
+        self.neutron('floatingip-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_net_external_list(self):
+        self.neutron('net-external-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_port_list(self):
+        self.neutron('port-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_quota_list(self):
+        self.neutron('quota-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_router_list(self):
+        self.neutron('router-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_security_group_list(self):
+        security_grp = self.parser.listing(self.neutron('security-group-list'))
+        self.assertTableStruct(security_grp, ['id', 'name', 'description'])
+
+    def test_neutron_security_group_rule_list(self):
+        self.neutron('security-group-rule-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_subnet_list(self):
+        self.neutron('subnet-list')
+
+    def test_neutron_help(self):
+        help_text = self.neutron('help')
+        lines = help_text.split('\n')
+        self.assertTrue(lines[0].startswith('usage: neutron'))
+
+        commands = []
+        cmds_start = lines.index('Commands for API v2.0:')
+        command_pattern = re.compile('^ {2}([a-z0-9\-\_]+)')
+        for line in lines[cmds_start:]:
+            match = command_pattern.match(line)
+            if match:
+                commands.append(match.group(1))
+        commands = set(commands)
+        wanted_commands = set(('net-create', 'subnet-list', 'port-delete',
+                               'router-show', 'agent-update', 'help'))
+        self.assertFalse(wanted_commands - commands)
+
+     # Optional arguments:
+
+    def test_neutron_version(self):
+        self.neutron('', flags='--version')
+
+    def test_neutron_debug_net_list(self):
+        self.neutron('net-list', flags='--debug')
+
+    def test_neutron_quiet_net_list(self):
+        self.neutron('net-list', flags='--quiet')