diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.sample b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
index 25d8b09..31dd902 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.sample
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.sample
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@
 # Cluster: the 'nova' user must have scp access between cluster nodes
 resize_available = true
 
+# Does the compute API support changing the admin password?
+change_password_available=true
+
 # Level to log Compute API request/response details.
 log_level = ERROR
 
diff --git a/etc/tempest.conf.tpl b/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
index e6a3891..480d74b 100644
--- a/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
+++ b/etc/tempest.conf.tpl
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
 # Cluster: the 'nova' user must have scp access between cluster nodes
 resize_available = %COMPUTE_RESIZE_AVAILABLE%
 
+# Does the compute API support changing the admin password?
+change_password_available = %COMPUTE_CHANGE_PASSWORD_AVAILABLE%
+
 # Level to log Compute API request/response details.
 log_level = %COMPUTE_LOG_LEVEL%