diff --git a/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f8286
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/api/network/test_security_groups.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+# vim: tabstop=4 shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4
+
+# Copyright 2013 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.api.network import base
+from tempest.common.utils.data_utils import rand_name
+from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.test import attr
+
+
+class SecGroupTest(base.BaseNetworkTest):
+    _interface = 'json'
+
+    @classmethod
+    def setUpClass(cls):
+        super(SecGroupTest, cls).setUpClass()
+
+    def _delete_security_group(self, secgroup_id):
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group(secgroup_id)
+        self.assertEqual(204, resp.status)
+        # Asserting that the secgroup is not found in the list
+        # after deletion
+        resp, list_body = self.client.list_security_groups()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        secgroup_list = list()
+        for secgroup in list_body['security_groups']:
+            secgroup_list.append(secgroup['id'])
+        self.assertNotIn(secgroup_id, secgroup_list)
+
+    def _delete_security_group_rule(self, rule_id):
+        resp, _ = self.client.delete_security_group_rule(rule_id)
+        self.assertEqual(204, resp.status)
+        # Asserting that the secgroup is not found in the list
+        # after deletion
+        resp, list_body = self.client.list_security_group_rules()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        rules_list = list()
+        for rule in list_body['security_group_rules']:
+            rules_list.append(rule['id'])
+        self.assertNotIn(rule_id, rules_list)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_list_security_groups(self):
+        # Verify the that security group belonging to tenant exist in list
+        resp, body = self.client.list_security_groups()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        security_groups = body['security_groups']
+        found = None
+        for n in security_groups:
+            if (n['name'] == 'default'):
+                found = n['id']
+        msg = "Security-group list doesn't contain default security-group"
+        self.assertIsNotNone(found, msg)
+
+    @attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_show_delete_security_group_and_rule(self):
+        # Create a security group
+        name = rand_name('secgroup-')
+        resp, group_create_body = self.client.create_security_group(name)
+        self.assertEqual('201', resp['status'])
+        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group,
+                        group_create_body['security_group']['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(group_create_body['security_group']['name'], name)
+
+        # Show details of the created security group
+        resp, show_body = self.client.show_security_group(
+            group_create_body['security_group']['id'])
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        self.assertEqual(show_body['security_group']['name'], name)
+
+        # List security groups and verify if created group is there in response
+        resp, list_body = self.client.list_security_groups()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        secgroup_list = list()
+        for secgroup in list_body['security_groups']:
+            secgroup_list.append(secgroup['id'])
+        self.assertIn(group_create_body['security_group']['id'], secgroup_list)
+        # No Udpate in security group
+        # Create rule
+        resp, rule_create_body = self.client.create_security_group_rule(
+            group_create_body['security_group']['id']
+        )
+        self.assertEqual('201', resp['status'])
+        self.addCleanup(self._delete_security_group_rule,
+                        rule_create_body['security_group_rule']['id'])
+        # Show details of the created security rule
+        resp, show_rule_body = self.client.show_security_group_rule(
+            rule_create_body['security_group_rule']['id']
+        )
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+
+        # List rules and verify created rule is in response
+        resp, rule_list_body = self.client.list_security_group_rules()
+        self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
+        rule_list = [rule['id']
+                     for rule in rule_list_body['security_group_rules']]
+        self.assertIn(rule_create_body['security_group_rule']['id'], rule_list)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    def test_show_non_existent_security_group(self):
+        non_exist_id = rand_name('secgroup-')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound, self.client.show_security_group,
+                          non_exist_id)
+
+    @attr(type=['negative', 'smoke'])
+    def test_show_non_existent_security_group_rule(self):
+        non_exist_id = rand_name('rule-')
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.NotFound,
+                          self.client.show_security_group_rule,
+                          non_exist_id)
+
+
+class SecGroupTestXML(SecGroupTest):
+    _interface = 'xml'
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index ef12a00..3550878 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
         update_body['admin_state_up'] = kwargs.get(
             'admin_state_up', body['router']['admin_state_up'])
         # Must uncomment/modify these lines once LP question#233187 is solved
-        #update_body['external_gateway_info'] = kwargs.get(
+        # update_body['external_gateway_info'] = kwargs.get(
         # 'external_gateway_info', body['router']['external_gateway_info'])
         update_body = dict(router=update_body)
         update_body = json.dumps(update_body)
@@ -296,18 +296,55 @@
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def list_security_groups(self):
+        uri = '%s/security-groups' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_security_group(self, secgroup_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-groups/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, secgroup_id)
+        resp, body = self.delete(uri, self.headers)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def create_security_group(self, name, **kwargs):
+        post_body = {
+            'security_group': {
+                'name': name,
+            }
+        }
+        for key, value in kwargs.iteritems():
+            post_body['security_group'][str(key)] = value
+        body = json.dumps(post_body)
+        uri = '%s/security-groups' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, headers=self.headers, body=body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def show_floating_ip(self, floating_ip_id):
         uri = '%s/floatingips/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, floating_ip_id)
         resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def show_security_group(self, secgroup_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-groups/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, secgroup_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def list_floating_ips(self):
         uri = '%s/floatingips' % (self.uri_prefix)
         resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def list_security_group_rules(self):
+        uri = '%s/security-group-rules' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
     def delete_floating_ip(self, floating_ip_id):
         uri = '%s/floatingips/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, floating_ip_id)
         resp, body = self.delete(uri, self.headers)
@@ -321,3 +358,30 @@
         resp, body = self.put(uri, headers=self.headers, body=body)
         body = json.loads(body)
         return resp, body
+
+    def create_security_group_rule(self, secgroup_id,
+                                   direction='ingress', **kwargs):
+        post_body = {
+            'security_group_rule': {
+                'direction': direction,
+                'security_group_id': secgroup_id
+            }
+        }
+        for key, value in kwargs.iteritems():
+            post_body['security_group_rule'][str(key)] = value
+        body = json.dumps(post_body)
+        uri = '%s/security-group-rules' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, headers=self.headers, body=body)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_security_group_rule(self, rule_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-group-rules/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, rule_id)
+        resp, body = self.delete(uri, self.headers)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def show_security_group_rule(self, rule_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-group-rules/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, rule_id)
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        return resp, body
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
index d4fb656..0aef92f 100755
--- a/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/xml/network_client.py
@@ -161,6 +161,64 @@
         body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
         return resp, body
 
+    def create_security_group(self, name):
+        uri = '%s/security-groups' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        post_body = Element("security_group")
+        p2 = Element("name", name)
+        post_body.append(p2)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(Document(post_body)), self.headers)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def list_security_groups(self):
+        url = '%s/security-groups' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        secgroups = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
+        secgroups = {"security_groups": secgroups}
+        return resp, secgroups
+
+    def delete_security_group(self, secgroup_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-groups/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, str(secgroup_id))
+        return self.delete(uri, self.headers)
+
+    def show_security_group(self, secgroup_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-groups/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, str(secgroup_id))
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def list_security_group_rules(self):
+        url = '%s/security-group-rules' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        resp, body = self.get(url, self.headers)
+        rules = self._parse_array(etree.fromstring(body))
+        rules = {"security_group_rules": rules}
+        return resp, rules
+
+    def create_security_group_rule(self, secgroup_id,
+                                   direction='ingress', **kwargs):
+        uri = '%s/security-group-rules' % (self.uri_prefix)
+        rule = Element("security_group_rule")
+        p1 = Element('security_group_id', secgroup_id)
+        p2 = Element('direction', direction)
+        rule.append(p1)
+        rule.append(p2)
+        for key, val in kwargs.items():
+            key = Element(key, val)
+            rule.append(key)
+        resp, body = self.post(uri, str(Document(rule)), self.headers)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
+    def delete_security_group_rule(self, rule_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-group-rules/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, str(rule_id))
+        return self.delete(uri, self.headers)
+
+    def show_security_group_rule(self, rule_id):
+        uri = '%s/security-group-rules/%s' % (self.uri_prefix, str(rule_id))
+        resp, body = self.get(uri, self.headers)
+        body = _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(body)
+        return resp, body
+
 
 def _root_tag_fetcher_and_xml_to_json_parse(xml_returned_body):
     body = ET.fromstring(xml_returned_body)