diff --git a/tempest/scenario/manager.py b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
index 06841e1..c84c4fe 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/manager.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/manager.py
@@ -24,12 +24,14 @@
 import cinderclient.client
 import glanceclient
 import heatclient.client
+import keystoneclient.apiclient.exceptions
 import keystoneclient.v2_0.client
 import netaddr
 from neutronclient.common import exceptions as exc
 import neutronclient.v2_0.client
 import novaclient.client
 from novaclient import exceptions as nova_exceptions
+import swiftclient
 
 from tempest.api.network import common as net_common
 from tempest.common import isolated_creds
@@ -75,6 +77,10 @@
         self.volume_client = self._get_volume_client(username,
                                                      password,
                                                      tenant_name)
+        self.object_storage_client = self._get_object_storage_client(
+            username,
+            password,
+            tenant_name)
         self.orchestration_client = self._get_orchestration_client(
             username,
             password,
@@ -123,6 +129,30 @@
                                           region_name=region,
                                           http_log_debug=True)
 
+    def _get_object_storage_client(self, username, password, tenant_name):
+        auth_url = self.config.identity.uri
+        # add current tenant to Member group.
+        keystone_admin = self._get_identity_client(
+            self.config.identity.admin_username,
+            self.config.identity.admin_password,
+            self.config.identity.admin_tenant_name)
+
+        # enable test user to operate swift by adding Member role to him.
+        roles = keystone_admin.roles.list()
+        member_role = [role for role in roles if role.name == 'Member'][0]
+        # NOTE(maurosr): This is surrounded in the try-except block cause
+        # neutron tests doesn't have tenant isolation.
+        try:
+            keystone_admin.roles.add_user_role(self.identity_client.user_id,
+                                               member_role.id,
+                                               self.identity_client.tenant_id)
+        except keystoneclient.apiclient.exceptions.Conflict:
+            pass
+
+        return swiftclient.Connection(auth_url, username, password,
+                                      tenant_name=tenant_name,
+                                      auth_version='2')
+
     def _get_orchestration_client(self, username=None, password=None,
                                   tenant_name=None):
         if not username:
@@ -216,6 +246,7 @@
         cls.identity_client = cls.manager.identity_client
         cls.network_client = cls.manager.network_client
         cls.volume_client = cls.manager.volume_client
+        cls.object_storage_client = cls.manager.object_storage_client
         cls.orchestration_client = cls.manager.orchestration_client
         cls.resource_keys = {}
         cls.os_resources = []
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6763503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_swift_basic_ops.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+# 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.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest.openstack.common import log as logging
+from tempest.scenario import manager
+from tempest.test import services
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class TestSwiftBasicOps(manager.OfficialClientTest):
+    """
+    Test swift with the follow operations:
+     * get swift stat.
+     * create container.
+     * upload a file to the created container.
+     * list container's objects and assure that the uploaded file is present.
+     * delete object from container.
+     * list container's objects and assure that the deleted file is gone.
+     * delete a container.
+     * list containers and assure that the deleted container is gone.
+    """
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(TestSwiftBasicOps, cls).setUpClass()
+        if not cls.config.service_available.swift:
+            skip_msg = ("%s skipped as swift is not available" %
+                        cls.__name__)
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+    def _get_swift_stat(self):
+        """get swift status for our user account."""
+        self.object_storage_client.get_account()
+        LOG.debug('Swift status information obtained successfully')
+
+    def _create_container(self, container_name=None):
+        name = container_name or rand_name('swift-scenario-container')
+        self.object_storage_client.put_container(name)
+        # look for the container to assure it is created
+        self._list_and_check_container_objects(name)
+        LOG.debug('Container %s created' % (name))
+        return name
+
+    def _delete_container(self, container_name):
+        self.object_storage_client.delete_container(container_name)
+        LOG.debug('Container %s deleted' % (container_name))
+
+    def _upload_object_to_container(self, container_name, obj_name=None):
+        obj_name = obj_name or rand_name('swift-scenario-object')
+        self.object_storage_client.put_object(container_name, obj_name,
+                                              rand_name('obj_data'),
+                                              content_type='text/plain')
+        return obj_name
+
+    def _delete_object(self, container_name, filename):
+        self.object_storage_client.delete_object(container_name, filename)
+        self._list_and_check_container_objects(container_name,
+                                               not_present_obj=[filename])
+
+    def _list_and_check_container_objects(self, container_name, present_obj=[],
+                                          not_present_obj=[]):
+        """
+        List objects for a given container and assert which are present and
+        which are not.
+        """
+        meta, response = self.object_storage_client.get_container(
+            container_name)
+        # create a list with file name only
+        object_list = [obj['name'] for obj in response]
+        if present_obj:
+            for obj in present_obj:
+                self.assertIn(obj, object_list)
+        if not_present_obj:
+            for obj in not_present_obj:
+                self.assertNotIn(obj, object_list)
+
+    @services('object')
+    def test_swift_basic_ops(self):
+        self._get_swift_stat()
+        container_name = self._create_container()
+        obj_name = self._upload_object_to_container(container_name)
+        self._list_and_check_container_objects(container_name, [obj_name])
+        self._delete_object(container_name, obj_name)
+        self._delete_container(container_name)