diff --git a/tempest/api/image/base.py b/tempest/api/image/base.py
index 23e7fd8..11a1e6c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/base.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/base.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import io
+import time
 
 from tempest.common import image as common_image
 from tempest import config
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 import tempest.test
 
 CONF = config.CONF
+BAD_REQUEST_RETRIES = 3
 
 
 class BaseImageTest(tempest.test.BaseTestCase):
@@ -159,6 +161,82 @@
             pass
         return stores
 
+    def _update_image_with_retries(self, image, patch):
+        # NOTE(danms): If glance was unable to fetch the remote image via
+        # HTTP, it will return BadRequest. Because this can be transient in
+        # CI, we try this a few times before we agree that it has failed
+        # for a reason worthy of failing the test.
+        for i in range(BAD_REQUEST_RETRIES):
+            try:
+                self.client.update_image(image, patch)
+                break
+            except exceptions.BadRequest:
+                if i + 1 == BAD_REQUEST_RETRIES:
+                    raise
+                else:
+                    time.sleep(1)
+
+    def check_set_location(self):
+        image = self.client.create_image(container_format='bare',
+                                         disk_format='raw')
+
+        # Locations should be empty when there is no data
+        self.assertEqual('queued', image['status'])
+        self.assertEqual([], image['locations'])
+
+        # Add a new location
+        new_loc = {'metadata': {'foo': 'bar'},
+                   'url': CONF.image.http_image}
+        self._update_image_with_retries(image['id'], [
+            dict(add='/locations/-', value=new_loc)])
+
+        # The image should now be active, with one location that looks
+        # like we expect
+        image = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(image['locations']),
+                         'Image should have one location but has %i' % (
+                         len(image['locations'])))
+        self.assertEqual(new_loc['url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
+        self.assertEqual('bar', image['locations'][0]['metadata'].get('foo'))
+        if 'direct_url' in image:
+            self.assertEqual(image['direct_url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
+
+        # If we added the location directly, the image goes straight
+        # to active and no hashing is done
+        self.assertEqual('active', image['status'])
+        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_algo'])
+        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_value'])
+
+        return image
+
+    def check_set_multiple_locations(self):
+        image = self.check_set_location()
+
+        new_loc = {'metadata': {'speed': '88mph'},
+                   'url': '%s#new' % CONF.image.http_image}
+        self._update_image_with_retries(image['id'],
+                                        [dict(add='/locations/-',
+                                              value=new_loc)])
+
+        # The image should now have two locations and the last one
+        # (locations are ordered) should have the new URL.
+        image = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(image['locations']),
+                         'Image should have two locations but has %i' % (
+                         len(image['locations'])))
+        self.assertEqual(new_loc['url'], image['locations'][1]['url'])
+
+        # The image should still be active and still have no hashes
+        self.assertEqual('active', image['status'])
+        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_algo'])
+        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_value'])
+
+        # The direct_url should still match the first location
+        if 'direct_url' in image:
+            self.assertEqual(image['direct_url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
+
+        return image
+
 
 class BaseV2MemberImageTest(BaseV2ImageTest):
 
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py
index 733c778..a77b2f2 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/admin/test_images.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
+from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 
@@ -120,3 +121,40 @@
         self.assertEqual(0, len(failed_stores),
                          "Failed to copy the following stores: %s" %
                          str(failed_stores))
+
+
+class ImageLocationsAdminTest(base.BaseV2ImageAdminTest):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def skip_checks(cls):
+        super(ImageLocationsAdminTest, cls).skip_checks()
+        if not CONF.image_feature_enabled.manage_locations:
+            skip_msg = (
+                "%s skipped as show_multiple_locations is not available" % (
+                    cls.__name__))
+            raise cls.skipException(skip_msg)
+
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('8a648de4-b745-4c28-a7b5-20de1c3da4d2')
+    def test_delete_locations(self):
+        image = self.check_set_multiple_locations()
+        expected_remaining_loc = image['locations'][1]
+
+        self.admin_client.update_image(image['id'], [
+            dict(remove='/locations/0')])
+
+        # The image should now have only the one location we did not delete
+        image = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(image['locations']),
+                         'Image should have one location but has %i' % (
+                         len(image['locations'])))
+        self.assertEqual(expected_remaining_loc['url'],
+                         image['locations'][0]['url'])
+
+        # The direct_url should now be the last remaining location
+        if 'direct_url' in image:
+            self.assertEqual(image['direct_url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
+
+        # Removing the last location should be disallowed
+        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
+                          self.admin_client.update_image, image['id'], [
+                              dict(remove='/locations/0')])
diff --git a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
index b723977..fecd5a7 100644
--- a/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
+++ b/tempest/api/image/v2/test_images.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import io
 import random
-import time
 
 from oslo_log import log as logging
 from tempest.api.image import base
@@ -28,7 +27,6 @@
 
 CONF = config.CONF
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-BAD_REQUEST_RETRIES = 3
 
 
 class ImportImagesTest(base.BaseV2ImageTest):
@@ -808,89 +806,13 @@
 
         return image
 
-    def _check_set_location(self):
-        image = self.client.create_image(container_format='bare',
-                                         disk_format='raw')
-
-        # Locations should be empty when there is no data
-        self.assertEqual('queued', image['status'])
-        self.assertEqual([], image['locations'])
-
-        # Add a new location
-        new_loc = {'metadata': {'foo': 'bar'},
-                   'url': CONF.image.http_image}
-        self._update_image_with_retries(image['id'], [
-            dict(add='/locations/-', value=new_loc)])
-
-        # The image should now be active, with one location that looks
-        # like we expect
-        image = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(image['locations']),
-                         'Image should have one location but has %i' % (
-                         len(image['locations'])))
-        self.assertEqual(new_loc['url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
-        self.assertEqual('bar', image['locations'][0]['metadata'].get('foo'))
-        if 'direct_url' in image:
-            self.assertEqual(image['direct_url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
-
-        # If we added the location directly, the image goes straight
-        # to active and no hashing is done
-        self.assertEqual('active', image['status'])
-        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_algo'])
-        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_value'])
-
-        return image
-
     @decorators.idempotent_id('37599b8a-d5c0-4590-aee5-73878502be15')
     def test_set_location(self):
-        self._check_set_location()
-
-    def _update_image_with_retries(self, image, patch):
-        # NOTE(danms): If glance was unable to fetch the remote image via
-        # HTTP, it will return BadRequest. Because this can be transient in
-        # CI, we try this a few times before we agree that it has failed
-        # for a reason worthy of failing the test.
-        for i in range(BAD_REQUEST_RETRIES):
-            try:
-                self.client.update_image(image, patch)
-                break
-            except lib_exc.BadRequest:
-                if i + 1 == BAD_REQUEST_RETRIES:
-                    raise
-                else:
-                    time.sleep(1)
-
-    def _check_set_multiple_locations(self):
-        image = self._check_set_location()
-
-        new_loc = {'metadata': {'speed': '88mph'},
-                   'url': '%s#new' % CONF.image.http_image}
-        self._update_image_with_retries(image['id'],
-                                        [dict(add='/locations/-',
-                                              value=new_loc)])
-
-        # The image should now have two locations and the last one
-        # (locations are ordered) should have the new URL.
-        image = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(2, len(image['locations']),
-                         'Image should have two locations but has %i' % (
-                         len(image['locations'])))
-        self.assertEqual(new_loc['url'], image['locations'][1]['url'])
-
-        # The image should still be active and still have no hashes
-        self.assertEqual('active', image['status'])
-        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_algo'])
-        self.assertIsNone(None, image['os_hash_value'])
-
-        # The direct_url should still match the first location
-        if 'direct_url' in image:
-            self.assertEqual(image['direct_url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
-
-        return image
+        self.check_set_location()
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('bf6e0009-c039-4884-b498-db074caadb10')
     def test_replace_location(self):
-        image = self._check_set_multiple_locations()
+        image = self.check_set_multiple_locations()
         original_locs = image['locations']
 
         # Replacing with the exact thing should work
@@ -927,31 +849,6 @@
                          len(image['locations'])))
         self.assertEqual(original_locs, image['locations'])
 
-    @decorators.idempotent_id('8a648de4-b745-4c28-a7b5-20de1c3da4d2')
-    def test_delete_locations(self):
-        image = self._check_set_multiple_locations()
-        expected_remaining_loc = image['locations'][1]
-
-        self.client.update_image(image['id'], [
-            dict(remove='/locations/0')])
-
-        # The image should now have only the one location we did not delete
-        image = self.client.show_image(image['id'])
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(image['locations']),
-                         'Image should have one location but has %i' % (
-                         len(image['locations'])))
-        self.assertEqual(expected_remaining_loc['url'],
-                         image['locations'][0]['url'])
-
-        # The direct_url should now be the last remaining location
-        if 'direct_url' in image:
-            self.assertEqual(image['direct_url'], image['locations'][0]['url'])
-
-        # Removing the last location should be disallowed
-        self.assertRaises(lib_exc.Forbidden,
-                          self.client.update_image, image['id'], [
-                              dict(remove='/locations/0')])
-
     @decorators.idempotent_id('a9a20396-8399-4b36-909d-564949be098f')
     def test_set_location_bad_scheme(self):
         image = self.client.create_image(container_format='bare',