diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
index 3321ad43c2c..0d77064e5b7 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/base.py
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ class BaseNetworkTest(test.BaseTestCase):
             router_id, subnet_id)
         return interface
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_supported_qos_rule_types(cls):
+        body = cls.client.list_qos_rule_types()
+        return [rule_type['type'] for rule_type in body['rule_types']]
+
     @classmethod
     def create_qos_policy(cls, name, description=None, shared=False,
                           tenant_id=None):
@@ -492,6 +497,18 @@ class BaseAdminNetworkTest(BaseNetworkTest):
         raise exceptions.InvalidConfiguration(message)
 
 
+def require_qos_rule_type(rule_type):
+    def decorator(f):
+        @functools.wraps(f)
+        def wrapper(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs):
+            if rule_type not in self.get_supported_qos_rule_types():
+                raise self.skipException(
+                    "%s rule type is required." % rule_type)
+            return f(self, *func_args, **func_kwargs)
+        return wrapper
+    return decorator
+
+
 def _require_sorting(f):
     @functools.wraps(f)
     def inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
index 2f1c75a648d..7752f945b6b 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/api/test_qos.py
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ class QosTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
 
 class QosBandwidthLimitRuleTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
     @classmethod
+    @base.require_qos_rule_type(qos_consts.RULE_TYPE_BANDWIDTH_LIMIT)
     @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(QosBandwidthLimitRuleTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
@@ -771,6 +772,7 @@ class QosDscpMarkingRuleTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
     VALID_DSCP_MARK2 = 48
 
     @classmethod
+    @base.require_qos_rule_type(qos_consts.RULE_TYPE_DSCP_MARKING)
     @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(QosDscpMarkingRuleTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
@@ -904,6 +906,7 @@ class QosMinimumBandwidthRuleTestJSON(base.BaseAdminNetworkTest):
     RULES_NAME = RULE_NAME + "s"
 
     @classmethod
+    @base.require_qos_rule_type(qos_consts.RULE_TYPE_MINIMUM_BANDWIDTH)
     @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(QosMinimumBandwidthRuleTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
diff --git a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py
index a58b6e470a4..f44e6310021 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/tempest/scenario/test_qos.py
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ from tempest.lib import exceptions
 from tempest import test
 
 from neutron.common import utils
+from neutron.services.qos import qos_consts
+from neutron.tests.tempest.api import base as base_api
 from neutron.tests.tempest import config
 from neutron.tests.tempest.scenario import base
 from neutron.tests.tempest.scenario import constants
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ class QoSTest(base.BaseTempestTestCase):
     FILE_PATH = "/tmp/img"
 
     @classmethod
+    @base_api.require_qos_rule_type(qos_consts.RULE_TYPE_BANDWIDTH_LIMIT)
     @test.requires_ext(extension="qos", service="network")
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(QoSTest, cls).resource_setup()