diff --git a/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes b/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes
index 7486ed2b1..981684717 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes
+++ b/devstack/lib/kuryr_kubernetes
@@ -174,6 +174,23 @@ print("%s\\t%s" % (n[beg_offset], n[-end_offset]))
 EOF
 }
 
+# create_k8s_icmp_sg_rules
+#   Description: Creates icmp sg rules for Kuryr-Kubernetes pods
+#   Params:
+#      sg_id       - Kuryr's security group id
+#      direction   - egress or ingress direction
+function create_k8s_icmp_sg_rules {
+    local sg_id=$1
+    local direction="$2"
+    icmp_sg_rules=$(openstack --os-cloud devstack-admin \
+                              --os-region "$REGION_NAME" \
+                              security group rule create \
+                              --protocol icmp \
+                              --"$direction" "$sg_id")
+    die_if_not_set $LINENO icmp_sg_rules \
+        "Failure creating icmp sg ${direction} rule for ${sg_id}"
+}
+
 # create_k8s_subnet
 #   Description: Creates a network and subnet for Kuryr-Kubernetes usage
 #   Params:
diff --git a/devstack/plugin.sh b/devstack/plugin.sh
index 9e2ac7151..d731c8a21 100644
--- a/devstack/plugin.sh
+++ b/devstack/plugin.sh
@@ -303,6 +303,20 @@ function configure_neutron_defaults {
     iniset "$KURYR_CONFIG" octavia_defaults member_mode "$KURYR_K8S_OCTAVIA_MEMBER_MODE"
 }
 
+function configure_k8s_pod_sg_rules {
+    local project_id
+    local sg_id
+
+    project_id=$(get_or_create_project \
+        "$KURYR_NEUTRON_DEFAULT_PROJECT" default)
+    sg_id=$(openstack --os-cloud devstack-admin \
+                      --os-region "$REGION_NAME" \
+                      security group list \
+                      --project "$project_id" -c ID -c Name -f value | \
+                      awk '/default/ {print $1}')
+    create_k8s_icmp_sg_rules "$sg_id" ingress
+}
+
 function get_hyperkube_container_cacert_setup_dir {
     case "$1" in
         1.[0-3].*) echo "/data";;
@@ -582,6 +596,7 @@ if [[ "$1" == "stack" && "$2" == "extra" ]]; then
 
     if is_service_enabled tempest; then
         copy_tempest_kubeconfig
+        configure_k8s_pod_sg_rules
     fi
 
     if is_service_enabled kuryr-kubernetes; then