diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_networks.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_networks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..032e2f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_networks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# Copyright 2014 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+# 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 config
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class NetworksTest(base.BaseComputeAdminTest):
+    _api_version = 2
+
+    """
+    Tests Nova Networks API that usually requires admin privileges.
+    API docs:
+    http://developer.openstack.org/api-ref-compute-v2-ext.html#ext-os-networks
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(NetworksTest, cls).setUpClass()
+        cls.client = cls.os_adm.networks_client
+
+    def test_get_network(self):
+        resp, networks = self.client.list_networks()
+        configured_network = [x for x in networks if x['label'] ==
+                              CONF.compute.fixed_network_name]
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(configured_network),
+                         "{0} networks with label {1}".format(
+                             len(configured_network),
+                             CONF.compute.fixed_network_name))
+        configured_network = configured_network[0]
+        _, network = self.client.get_network(configured_network['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(configured_network['label'], network['label'])
+
+    def test_list_all_networks(self):
+        _, networks = self.client.list_networks()
+        # Check the configured network is in the list
+        configured_network = CONF.compute.fixed_network_name
+        self.assertIn(configured_network, [x['label'] for x in networks])
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 0edcdf4..2b8b6fb 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 from tempest.services.compute.json.limits_client import LimitsClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.migrations_client import \
     MigrationsClientJSON
+from tempest.services.compute.json.networks_client import NetworksClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.quotas_client import QuotaClassesClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.quotas_client import QuotasClientJSON
 from tempest.services.compute.json.security_group_default_rules_client import \
@@ -426,6 +427,7 @@
         self.migrations_client = MigrationsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
         self.security_group_default_rules_client = (
             SecurityGroupDefaultRulesClientJSON(self.auth_provider))
+        self.networks_client = NetworksClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
 
 
 class AltManager(Manager):
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/networks_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/networks_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40eb1a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/networks_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright 2012 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 json
+
+from tempest.common import rest_client
+from tempest import config
+
+CONF = config.CONF
+
+
+class NetworksClientJSON(rest_client.RestClient):
+
+    def __init__(self, auth_provider):
+        super(NetworksClientJSON, self).__init__(auth_provider)
+        self.service = CONF.compute.catalog_type
+
+    def list_networks(self):
+        resp, body = self.get("os-networks")
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return resp, body['networks']
+
+    def get_network(self, network_id):
+        resp, body = self.get("os-networks/%s" % str(network_id))
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return resp, body['network']