diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
index d73b8a9..27733ac 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/floating_ips_client.py
@@ -47,10 +47,12 @@
             raise exceptions.NotFound(body)
         return resp, body['floating_ip']
 
-    def create_floating_ip(self):
+    def create_floating_ip(self, pool_name=None):
         """Allocate a floating IP to the project."""
         url = 'os-floating-ips'
-        resp, body = self.post(url, None, None)
+        post_body = {'pool': pool_name}
+        post_body = json.dumps(post_body)
+        resp, body = self.post(url, post_body, self.headers)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body['floating_ip']
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
index 74b4be2..93f5208 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/floating_ips_client.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Document
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Element
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import Text
 from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
 
 
@@ -60,10 +61,17 @@
             raise exceptions.NotFound(body)
         return resp, body
 
-    def create_floating_ip(self):
+    def create_floating_ip(self, pool_name=None):
         """Allocate a floating IP to the project."""
         url = 'os-floating-ips'
-        resp, body = self.post(url, None, self.headers)
+        if pool_name:
+            doc = Document()
+            pool = Element("pool")
+            pool.append(Text(pool_name))
+            doc.append(pool)
+            resp, body = self.post(url, str(doc), self.headers)
+        else:
+            resp, body = self.post(url, None, self.headers)
         body = self._parse_floating_ip(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, body
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py b/tempest/tests/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py
index 888481a..2b21710 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/floating_ips/test_floating_ips_actions.py
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@
             #Deleting the floating IP which is created in this method
             self.client.delete_floating_ip(floating_ip_id_allocated)
 
+    @attr(type='negative')
+    def test_allocate_floating_ip_from_nonexistent_pool(self):
+        # Positive test:Allocation of a new floating IP from a nonexistent_pool
+        #to a project should fail
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.create_floating_ip,
+                          "non_exist_pool")
+
     @attr(type='positive')
     def test_delete_floating_ip(self):
         # Positive test:Deletion of valid floating IP from project