diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
index 4063eef..cb9ff11 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_actions.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
         super(VolumesActionsTest, cls).tearDownClass()
 
     def _reset_volume_status(self, volume_id, status):
-        #Reset the volume status
+        # Reset the volume status
         resp, body = self.admin_volume_client.reset_volume_status(volume_id,
                                                                   status)
         return resp, body
@@ -57,6 +57,26 @@
         self._reset_volume_status(self.volume['id'], 'available')
         super(VolumesActionsTest, self).tearDown()
 
+    def _create_temp_volume(self):
+        # Create a temp volume for force delete tests
+        vol_name = utils.rand_name('Volume')
+        resp, temp_volume = self.client.create_volume(size=1,
+                                                      display_name=vol_name)
+        self.client.wait_for_volume_status(temp_volume['id'], 'available')
+
+        return temp_volume
+
+    def _create_reset_and_force_delete_temp_volume(self, status=None):
+        # Create volume, reset volume status, and force delete temp volume
+        temp_volume = self._create_temp_volume()
+        if status:
+            resp, body = self._reset_volume_status(temp_volume['id'], status)
+            self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        resp_delete, volume_delete = self.admin_volume_client.\
+            force_delete_volume(temp_volume['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp_delete.status)
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(temp_volume['id'])
+
     @attr(type='gate')
     def test_volume_reset_status(self):
         # test volume reset status : available->error->available
@@ -84,6 +104,19 @@
         resp_get, volume_get = self.client.get_volume(self.volume['id'])
         self.assertEqual('in-use', volume_get['status'])
 
+    def test_volume_force_delete_when_volume_is_creating(self):
+        # test force delete when status of volume is creating
+        self._create_reset_and_force_delete_temp_volume('creating')
+
+    def test_volume_force_delete_when_volume_is_attaching(self):
+        # test force delete when status of volume is attaching
+        self._create_reset_and_force_delete_temp_volume('attaching')
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_volume_force_delete_when_volume_is_error(self):
+        # test force delete when status of volume is error
+        self._create_reset_and_force_delete_temp_volume('error')
+
 
 class VolumesActionsTestXML(VolumesActionsTest):
     _interface = "xml"
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index b4a1a68..967dc09 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -256,3 +256,10 @@
         url = 'volumes/%s/action' % (volume_id)
         resp, body = self.post(url, post_body, self.headers)
         return resp, body
+
+    def force_delete_volume(self, volume_id):
+        """Force Delete Volume."""
+        post_body = json.dumps({'os-force_delete': {}})
+        resp, body = self.post('volumes/%s/action' % volume_id, post_body,
+                               self.headers)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
index 21254aa..1fc63e9 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/xml/volumes_client.py
@@ -347,3 +347,12 @@
         if body:
             body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
+
+    def force_delete_volume(self, volume_id):
+        """Force Delete Volume."""
+        post_body = Element("os-force_delete")
+        url = 'volumes/%s/action' % str(volume_id)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+        if body:
+            body = xml_to_json(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, body