diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/jsonschema-validator-2377ba131e12d3c7.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/jsonschema-validator-2377ba131e12d3c7.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8817ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/jsonschema-validator-2377ba131e12d3c7.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - Added customized JSON schema format checker for 'date-time' format.
+    Compute response schema will be validated against customized format
+    checker.
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/aggregates.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/aggregates.py
index 1a9fe41..3289a34 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/aggregates.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/aggregates.py
@@ -14,17 +14,19 @@
 
 import copy
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 # create-aggregate api doesn't have 'hosts' and 'metadata' attributes.
 aggregate_for_create = {
     'type': 'object',
     'properties': {
         'availability_zone': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
-        'created_at': {'type': 'string'},
+        'created_at': parameter_types.date_time,
         'deleted': {'type': 'boolean'},
-        'deleted_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
+        'deleted_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null,
         'id': {'type': 'integer'},
         'name': {'type': 'string'},
-        'updated_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']}
+        'updated_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null
     },
     'additionalProperties': False,
     'required': ['availability_zone', 'created_at', 'deleted',
@@ -69,9 +71,7 @@
 # The 'updated_at' attribute of 'update_aggregate' can't be null.
 update_aggregate = copy.deepcopy(get_aggregate)
 update_aggregate['response_body']['properties']['aggregate']['properties'][
-    'updated_at'] = {
-        'type': 'string'
-    }
+    'updated_at'] = parameter_types.date_time
 
 delete_aggregate = {
     'status_code': [200]
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/availability_zone.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/availability_zone.py
index d9aebce..f7b77a1 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/availability_zone.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/availability_zone.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 import copy
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 
 base = {
     'status_code': [200],
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@
                     'properties': {
                         'available': {'type': 'boolean'},
                         'active': {'type': 'boolean'},
-                        'updated_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']}
+                        'updated_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null
                     },
                     'additionalProperties': False,
                     'required': ['available', 'active', 'updated_at']
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/extensions.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/extensions.py
index a6a455c..b5962d7 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/extensions.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/extensions.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 list_extensions = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -22,10 +24,7 @@
                 'items': {
                     'type': 'object',
                     'properties': {
-                        'updated': {
-                            'type': 'string',
-                            'format': 'data-time'
-                        },
+                        'updated': parameter_types.date_time,
                         'name': {'type': 'string'},
                         'links': {'type': 'array'},
                         'namespace': {
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py
index f65b9d8..156ff4a 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/images.py
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@
     'properties': {
         'id': {'type': 'string'},
         'status': {'enum': image_status_enums},
-        'updated': {'type': 'string'},
+        'updated': parameter_types.date_time,
         'links': image_links,
         'name': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
-        'created': {'type': 'string'},
+        'created': parameter_types.date_time,
         'minDisk': {'type': 'integer'},
         'minRam': {'type': 'integer'},
         'progress': {'type': 'integer'},
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
index 9c04c79..2828097 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/keypairs.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 get_keypair = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -25,9 +27,9 @@
                     'fingerprint': {'type': 'string'},
                     'user_id': {'type': 'string'},
                     'deleted': {'type': 'boolean'},
-                    'created_at': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'updated_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
-                    'deleted_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
+                    'created_at': parameter_types.date_time,
+                    'updated_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null,
+                    'deleted_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null,
                     'id': {'type': 'integer'}
 
                 },
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/migrations.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/migrations.py
index b7d66ea..c50286d 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/migrations.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/migrations.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 list_migrations = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -32,8 +34,8 @@
                         'dest_host': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                         'old_instance_type_id': {'type': ['integer', 'null']},
                         'new_instance_type_id': {'type': ['integer', 'null']},
-                        'created_at': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'updated_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']}
+                        'created_at': parameter_types.date_time,
+                        'updated_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null
                     },
                     'additionalProperties': False,
                     'required': [
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/parameter_types.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/parameter_types.py
index 3cc5ca4..a3c9099 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/parameter_types.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/parameter_types.py
@@ -81,6 +81,16 @@
     }
 }
 
+date_time = {
+    'type': 'string',
+    'format': 'iso8601-date-time'
+}
+
+date_time_or_null = {
+    'type': ['string', 'null'],
+    'format': 'iso8601-date-time'
+}
+
 response_header = {
     'connection': {'type': 'string'},
     'content-length': {'type': 'string'},
@@ -89,9 +99,14 @@
     'x-compute-request-id': {'type': 'string'},
     'vary': {'type': 'string'},
     'x-openstack-nova-api-version': {'type': 'string'},
+    # NOTE(gmann): Validating this as string only as this
+    # date in header is returned in different format than
+    # ISO 8601 date time format which is not consistent with
+    # other date-time format in nova.
+    # This API is already deprecated so not worth to fix
+    # on nova side.
     'date': {
-        'type': 'string',
-        'format': 'data-time'
+        'type': 'string'
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/servers.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/servers.py
index 1264416..4ccca6f 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/servers.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/servers.py
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@
         },
         'user_id': {'type': 'string'},
         'tenant_id': {'type': 'string'},
-        'created': {'type': 'string'},
-        'updated': {'type': 'string'},
+        'created': parameter_types.date_time,
+        'updated': parameter_types.date_time,
         'progress': {'type': 'integer'},
         'metadata': {'type': 'object'},
         'links': parameter_types.links,
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@
         'request_id': {'type': 'string'},
         'user_id': {'type': 'string'},
         'project_id': {'type': 'string'},
-        'start_time': {'type': 'string'},
+        'start_time': parameter_types.date_time,
         'message': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
         'instance_uuid': {'type': 'string'}
     },
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@
         'type': 'object',
         'properties': {
             'event': {'type': 'string'},
-            'start_time': {'type': 'string'},
-            'finish_time': {'type': 'string'},
+            'start_time': parameter_types.date_time,
+            'finish_time': parameter_types.date_time,
             'result': {'type': 'string'},
             'traceback': {'type': ['string', 'null']}
         },
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/services.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/services.py
index ddef7b2..6949f86 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/services.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/services.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 list_services = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@
                         'state': {'type': 'string'},
                         'binary': {'type': 'string'},
                         'status': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'updated_at': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
+                        'updated_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null,
                         'disabled_reason': {'type': ['string', 'null']}
                     },
                     'additionalProperties': False,
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/snapshots.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/snapshots.py
index 01a524b..826f854 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/snapshots.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 common_snapshot_info = {
     'type': 'object',
     'properties': {
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@
         'volumeId': {'type': 'string'},
         'status': {'type': 'string'},
         'size': {'type': 'integer'},
-        'createdAt': {'type': 'string'},
+        'createdAt': parameter_types.date_time,
         'displayName': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
         'displayDescription': {'type': ['string', 'null']}
     },
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/tenant_usages.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/tenant_usages.py
index d51ef12..b531d2e 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/tenant_usages.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/tenant_usages.py
@@ -14,24 +14,21 @@
 
 import copy
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 _server_usages = {
     'type': 'array',
     'items': {
         'type': 'object',
         'properties': {
-            'ended_at': {
-                'oneOf': [
-                    {'type': 'string'},
-                    {'type': 'null'}
-                ]
-            },
+            'ended_at': parameter_types.date_time_or_null,
             'flavor': {'type': 'string'},
             'hours': {'type': 'number'},
             'instance_id': {'type': 'string'},
             'local_gb': {'type': 'integer'},
             'memory_mb': {'type': 'integer'},
             'name': {'type': 'string'},
-            'started_at': {'type': 'string'},
+            'started_at': parameter_types.date_time,
             'state': {'type': 'string'},
             'tenant_id': {'type': 'string'},
             'uptime': {'type': 'integer'},
@@ -47,8 +44,8 @@
     'type': 'object',
     'properties': {
         'server_usages': _server_usages,
-        'start': {'type': 'string'},
-        'stop': {'type': 'string'},
+        'start': parameter_types.date_time,
+        'stop': parameter_types.date_time,
         'tenant_id': {'type': 'string'},
         'total_hours': {'type': 'number'},
         'total_local_gb_usage': {'type': 'number'},
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/versions.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/versions.py
index 08a9fab..7f56239 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/versions.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/versions.py
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 
 import copy
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 
 _version = {
     'type': 'object',
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@
             }
         },
         'status': {'type': 'string'},
-        'updated': {'type': 'string', 'format': 'date-time'},
+        'updated': parameter_types.date_time,
         'version': {'type': 'string'},
         'min_version': {'type': 'string'},
         'media-types': {
diff --git a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/volumes.py b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/volumes.py
index bb34acb..c35dae9 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/volumes.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/api_schema/response/compute/v2_1/volumes.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from tempest.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+
 create_get_volume = {
     'status_code': [200],
     'response_body': {
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@
                     'status': {'type': 'string'},
                     'displayName': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                     'availabilityZone': {'type': 'string'},
-                    'createdAt': {'type': 'string'},
+                    'createdAt': parameter_types.date_time,
                     'displayDescription': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                     'volumeType': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                     'snapshotId': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
@@ -75,7 +77,7 @@
                         'status': {'type': 'string'},
                         'displayName': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                         'availabilityZone': {'type': 'string'},
-                        'createdAt': {'type': 'string'},
+                        'createdAt': parameter_types.date_time,
                         'displayDescription': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                         'volumeType': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
                         'snapshotId': {'type': ['string', 'null']},
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/jsonschema_validator.py b/tempest/lib/common/jsonschema_validator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbdf382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/jsonschema_validator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# Copyright 2016 NEC Corporation.
+# 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.
+
+import jsonschema
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+
+# JSON Schema validator and format checker used for JSON Schema validation
+JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR = jsonschema.Draft4Validator
+FORMAT_CHECKER = jsonschema.draft4_format_checker
+
+
+# NOTE(gmann): Add customized format checker for 'date-time' format because:
+# 1. jsonschema needs strict_rfc3339 or isodate module to be installed
+#    for proper date-time checking as per rfc3339.
+# 2. Nova or other OpenStack components handle the date time format as
+#    ISO 8601 which is defined in oslo_utils.timeutils
+# so this checker will validate the date-time as defined in
+# oslo_utils.timeutils
+@FORMAT_CHECKER.checks('iso8601-date-time')
+def _validate_datetime_format(instance):
+    try:
+        if isinstance(instance, jsonschema.compat.str_types):
+            timeutils.parse_isotime(instance)
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return True
diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py b/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py
index 2c36f55..d0e21ff 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/rest_client.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import six
 
 from tempest.lib.common import http
+from tempest.lib.common import jsonschema_validator
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import test_utils
 from tempest.lib import exceptions
 
@@ -38,8 +39,8 @@
 HTTP_REDIRECTION = (300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307)
 
 # JSON Schema validator and format checker used for JSON Schema validation
-JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR = jsonschema.Draft4Validator
-FORMAT_CHECKER = jsonschema.draft4_format_checker
+JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR = jsonschema_validator.JSONSCHEMA_VALIDATOR
+FORMAT_CHECKER = jsonschema_validator.FORMAT_CHECKER
 
 
 class RestClient(object):
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_jsonschema_validator.py b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_jsonschema_validator.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8694f3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/common/test_jsonschema_validator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+# Copyright 2016 NEC Corporation.  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.lib.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import parameter_types
+from tempest.lib.common import rest_client
+from tempest.lib import exceptions
+from tempest.tests import base
+from tempest.tests.lib import fake_http
+
+
+class TestJSONSchemaDateTimeFormat(base.TestCase):
+    date_time_schema = [
+        {
+            'status_code': [200],
+            'response_body': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'date-time': parameter_types.date_time
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            'status_code': [200],
+            'response_body': {
+                'type': 'object',
+                'properties': {
+                    'date-time': parameter_types.date_time_or_null
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+
+    def test_valid_date_time_format(self):
+        valid_instances = ['2016-10-02T10:00:00-05:00',
+                           '2016-10-02T10:00:00+09:00',
+                           '2016-10-02T15:00:00Z',
+                           '2016-10-02T15:00:00.05Z']
+        resp = fake_http.fake_http_response('', status=200)
+        for instance in valid_instances:
+            body = {'date-time': instance}
+            for schema in self.date_time_schema:
+                rest_client.RestClient.validate_response(schema, resp, body)
+
+    def test_invalid_date_time_format(self):
+        invalid_instances = ['2016-10-02 T10:00:00-05:00',
+                             '2016-10-02T 15:00:00',
+                             '2016-10-02T15:00:00.05 Z',
+                             '2016-10-02:15:00:00.05Z',
+                             'T15:00:00.05Z',
+                             '2016:10:02T15:00:00',
+                             '2016-10-02T15-00-00',
+                             '2016-10-02T15.05Z',
+                             '09MAR2015 11:15',
+                             '13 Oct 2015 05:55:36 GMT',
+                             '']
+        resp = fake_http.fake_http_response('', status=200)
+        for instance in invalid_instances:
+            body = {'date-time': instance}
+            for schema in self.date_time_schema:
+                self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidHTTPResponseBody,
+                                  rest_client.RestClient.validate_response,
+                                  schema, resp, body)
+
+    def test_date_time_or_null_format(self):
+        instance = None
+        resp = fake_http.fake_http_response('', status=200)
+        body = {'date-time': instance}
+        rest_client.RestClient.validate_response(self.date_time_schema[1],
+                                                 resp, body)
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidHTTPResponseBody,
+                          rest_client.RestClient.validate_response,
+                          self.date_time_schema[0], resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_servers_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_servers_client.py
index 93550fd..adfaaf2 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/compute/test_servers_client.py
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@
         "request_id": "16fb98f-46ca-475e-917e-2563e5a8cd19",
         "user_id": "16fb98f-46ca-475e-917e-2563e5a8cd12",
         "project_id": "16fb98f-46ca-475e-917e-2563e5a8cd34",
-        "start_time": "09MAR2015 11:15",
+        "start_time": "2016-10-02T10:00:00-05:00",
         "message": "fake-msg",
         "instance_uuid": "16fb98f-46ca-475e-917e-2563e5a8cd12"
     }
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@
 
     FAKE_INSTANCE_ACTION_EVENTS = {
         "event": "fake-event",
-        "start_time": "09MAR2015 11:15",
-        "finish_time": "09MAR2015 11:15",
+        "start_time": "2016-10-02T10:00:00-05:00",
+        "finish_time": "2016-10-02T10:00:00-05:00",
         "result": "fake-result",
         "traceback": "fake-trace-back"
     }