diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py b/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py
index 78bc80a..9c154d5 100644
--- a/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_vpnaas_extensions.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class VPNaaSJSON(base.BaseNetworkTest):
+class VPNaaSTestJSON(base.BaseNetworkTest):
     _interface = 'json'
 
     """
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         if not test.is_extension_enabled('vpnaas', 'network'):
             msg = "vpnaas extension not enabled."
             raise cls.skipException(msg)
-        super(VPNaaSJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        super(VPNaaSTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
         cls.network = cls.create_network()
         cls.subnet = cls.create_subnet(cls.network)
         cls.router = cls.create_router(
@@ -175,3 +175,7 @@
                          ikepolicy['phase1_negotiation_mode'])
         self.assertEqual(self.ikepolicy['ike_version'],
                          ikepolicy['ike_version'])
+
+
+class VPNaaSTestXML(VPNaaSTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
index a9d4880..50a1954 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
@@ -257,6 +257,38 @@
         body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def create_vpnservice(self, subnet_id, router_id, **kwargs):
+        uri = '%s/vpn/vpnservices' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        vpnservice = common.Element("vpnservice")
+        p1 = common.Element("subnet_id", subnet_id)
+        p2 = common.Element("router_id", router_id)
+        vpnservice.append(p1)
+        vpnservice.append(p2)
+        common.deep_dict_to_xml(vpnservice, kwargs)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(common.Document(vpnservice)))
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def create_ikepolicy(self, name, **kwargs):
+        uri = '%s/vpn/ikepolicies' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        ikepolicy = common.Element("ikepolicy")
+        p1 = common.Element("name", name)
+        ikepolicy.append(p1)
+        common.deep_dict_to_xml(ikepolicy, kwargs)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(common.Document(ikepolicy)))
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def create_ipsecpolicy(self, name, **kwargs):
+        uri = '%s/vpn/ipsecpolicies' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        ipsecpolicy = common.Element("ipsecpolicy")
+        p1 = common.Element("name", name)
+        ipsecpolicy.append(p1)
+        common.deep_dict_to_xml(ipsecpolicy, kwargs)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(common.Document(ipsecpolicy)))
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
 
 def _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(xml_returned_body):
     body = ET.fromstring(xml_returned_body)