diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index ee6d656..133bae0 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -123,8 +123,3 @@
         image_list = map(lambda x: x['id'], images_list)
         for image in self.created_images:
             self.assertIn(image, image_list)
-
-    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
-    def test_get_image_by_null_id(self):
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
-                          self.client.get_image, '')
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_negative.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_negative.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bdaa99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images_negative.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+# All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    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 uuid
+
+from tempest.api.image import base
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class ImagesNegativeTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
+
+    """
+    here we have -ve tests for get_image and delete_image api
+
+    Tests
+        ** get non-existent image
+        ** get image with image_id=NULL
+        ** get the deleted image
+        ** delete non-existent image
+        ** delete rimage with  image_id=NULL
+        ** delete the deleted image
+     """
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_non_existent_image(self):
+        # get the non-existent image
+        non_existent_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_image,
+                          non_existent_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_image_null_id(self):
+        # get image with image_id = NULL
+        image_id = ""
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_image, image_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_get_delete_deleted_image(self):
+        # get and delete the deleted image
+        # create and delete image
+        resp, body = self.client.create_image(name='test',
+                                              container_format='bare',
+                                              disk_format='raw')
+        image_id = body['id']
+        self.assertEqual(201, resp.status)
+        self.client.delete_image(image_id)
+        self.client.wait_for_resource_deletion(image_id)
+
+        # get the deleted image
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.get_image, image_id)
+
+        # delete the deleted image
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          image_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_non_existing_image(self):
+        # delete non-existent image
+        non_existent_image_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          non_existent_image_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'gate'])
+    def test_delete_image_null_id(self):
+        # delete image with image_id=NULL
+        image_id = ""
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.delete_image,
+                          image_id)