diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index b04d0bb..f509cb4 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -629,6 +629,9 @@
 # (boolean value)
 #trust = true
 
+# If false, skip all identity api tests with xml (boolean value)
+#xml_api = false
+
 
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diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/base.py b/tempest/api/identity/base.py
index 1e4973b..244323e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/base.py
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(BaseIdentityAdminTest, cls).resource_setup()
+        if getattr(cls, '_interface', None) == 'xml':
+            if not CONF.identity_feature_enabled.xml_api:
+                raise cls.skipException('XML API is not enabled')
         cls.os_adm = clients.AdminManager(interface=cls._interface)
         cls.os = clients.Manager(interface=cls._interface)
 
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 495de62..63a7226 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
     cfg.BoolOpt('api_v3',
                 default=True,
                 help='Is the v3 identity API enabled'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('xml_api',
+                default=False,
+                help='If false, skip all identity api tests with xml'),
 ]
 
 compute_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='compute',