diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
index bf014a8..1357d31 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -23,17 +23,16 @@
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class VolumesBackupsTest(base.BaseVolumeV1AdminTest):
+class VolumesBackupsV2Test(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
     _interface = "json"
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
-        super(VolumesBackupsTest, cls).resource_setup()
+        super(VolumesBackupsV2Test, cls).resource_setup()
 
         if not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.backup:
             raise cls.skipException("Cinder backup feature disabled")
 
-        cls.backups_adm_client = cls.os_adm.backups_client
         cls.volume = cls.create_volume()
 
     @test.attr(type='smoke')
@@ -71,3 +70,7 @@
                                                        'available')
         self.admin_volume_client.wait_for_volume_status(
             restore['volume_id'], 'available')
+
+
+class VolumesBackupsV1Test(VolumesBackupsV2Test):
+    _api_version = 1
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/base.py b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
index f9f03ac..5d99123 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/base.py
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
             cls.admin_volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_client
             cls.hosts_client = cls.os_adm.volume_hosts_client
             cls.admin_snapshots_client = cls.os_adm.snapshots_client
+            cls.backups_adm_client = cls.os_adm.backups_client
         elif cls._api_version == 2:
             if not CONF.volume_feature_enabled.api_v2:
                 msg = "Volume API v2 is disabled"
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@
             cls.admin_volume_client = cls.os_adm.volumes_v2_client
             cls.hosts_client = cls.os_adm.volume_hosts_v2_client
             cls.admin_snapshots_client = cls.os_adm.snapshots_v2_client
+            cls.backups_adm_client = cls.os_adm.backups_v2_client
 
     @classmethod
     def resource_cleanup(cls):
diff --git a/tempest/clients.py b/tempest/clients.py
index 8f7fc4f..21b219b 100644
--- a/tempest/clients.py
+++ b/tempest/clients.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@
     VolumeTypesV2ClientJSON
 from tempest.services.volume.v2.json.availability_zone_client import \
     VolumeV2AvailabilityZoneClientJSON
+from tempest.services.volume.v2.json.backups_client import BackupsClientV2JSON
 from tempest.services.volume.v2.json.extensions_client import \
     ExtensionsV2ClientJSON as VolumeV2ExtensionClientJSON
 from tempest.services.volume.v2.json.qos_client import QosSpecsV2ClientJSON
@@ -430,6 +431,7 @@
 
     def _set_volume_json_clients(self):
         self.backups_client = BackupsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
+        self.backups_v2_client = BackupsClientV2JSON(self.auth_provider)
         self.snapshots_client = SnapshotsClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
         self.snapshots_v2_client = SnapshotsV2ClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
         self.volumes_client = VolumesClientJSON(self.auth_provider)
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
index 63fc646..da47639 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/backups_client.py
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@
 CONF = config.CONF
 
 
-class BackupsClientJSON(rest_client.RestClient):
+class BaseBackupsClientJSON(rest_client.RestClient):
     """
     Client class to send CRUD Volume backup API requests to a Cinder endpoint
     """
 
     def __init__(self, auth_provider):
-        super(BackupsClientJSON, self).__init__(auth_provider)
+        super(BaseBackupsClientJSON, self).__init__(auth_provider)
         self.service = CONF.volume.catalog_type
         self.build_interval = CONF.volume.build_interval
         self.build_timeout = CONF.volume.build_timeout
@@ -99,3 +99,7 @@
                            'the required time (%s s).' %
                            (backup_id, status, self.build_timeout))
                 raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
+
+
+class BackupsClientJSON(BaseBackupsClientJSON):
+    """Volume V1 Backups client"""
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/v2/json/backups_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/v2/json/backups_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9698075
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/v2/json/backups_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Copyright 2014 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.
+
+from tempest.services.volume.json import backups_client
+
+
+class BackupsClientV2JSON(backups_client.BaseBackupsClientJSON):
+    """
+    Client class to send CRUD Volume V2 API requests to a Cinder endpoint
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, auth_provider):
+        super(BackupsClientV2JSON, self).__init__(auth_provider)
+        self.api_version = "v2"