diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_availability_zone.py b/tempest/api/compute/v3/admin/test_availability_zone.py
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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation
+# 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.
+
+from tempest.api.compute import base
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class AvailabilityZoneAdminTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeAdminTest):
+
+    """
+    Tests Availability Zone API List that require admin privileges
+    """
+
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(AvailabilityZoneAdminTestJSON, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.os_adm.availability_zone_client
+        cls.non_adm_client = cls.availability_zone_client
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list(self):
+        # List of availability zone
+        resp, availability_zone = self.client.get_availability_zone_list()
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list_detail(self):
+        # List of availability zones and available services
+        resp, availability_zone = \
+            self.client.get_availability_zone_list_detail()
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list_with_non_admin_user(self):
+        # List of availability zone with non-administrator user
+        resp, availability_zone = \
+            self.non_adm_client.get_availability_zone_list()
+        self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
+        self.assertTrue(len(availability_zone) > 0)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_availability_zone_list_detail_with_non_admin_user(self):
+        # List of availability zones and available services with
+        # non-administrator user
+        self.assertRaises(
+            exceptions.Unauthorized,
+            self.non_adm_client.get_availability_zone_list_detail)
+
+
+class AvailabilityZoneAdminTestXML(AvailabilityZoneAdminTestJSON):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/availability_zone_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/json/availability_zone_client.py
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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation.
+# 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 json
+
+from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClient
+
+
+class AvailabilityZoneClientJSON(RestClient):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(AvailabilityZoneClientJSON, self).__init__(config, username,
+                                                         password, auth_url,
+                                                         tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
+
+    def get_availability_zone_list(self):
+        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone')
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['availabilityZoneInfo']
+
+    def get_availability_zone_list_detail(self):
+        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone/detail')
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body['availabilityZoneInfo']
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/availability_zone_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/v3/xml/availability_zone_client.py
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+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 NEC Corporation
+# 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.
+
+from lxml import etree
+
+from tempest.common.rest_client import RestClientXML
+from tempest.services.compute.xml.common import xml_to_json
+
+
+class AvailabilityZoneClientXML(RestClientXML):
+
+    def __init__(self, config, username, password, auth_url, tenant_name=None):
+        super(AvailabilityZoneClientXML, self).__init__(config, username,
+                                                        password, auth_url,
+                                                        tenant_name)
+        self.service = self.config.compute.catalog_type
+
+    def _parse_array(self, node):
+        return [xml_to_json(x) for x in node]
+
+    def get_availability_zone_list(self):
+        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone', self.headers)
+        availability_zone = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, availability_zone
+
+    def get_availability_zone_list_detail(self):
+        resp, body = self.get('os-availability-zone/detail', self.headers)
+        availability_zone = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
+        return resp, availability_zone