diff --git a/vmware_nsx_tempest/config.py b/vmware_nsx_tempest/config.py
index 48ec6c88d1..116ffee9f6 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx_tempest/config.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx_tempest/config.py
@@ -100,3 +100,18 @@ L2gwGroup = [
                help="l2gw multiple devices, interface has multiple VLANs"
                     " m-ifs::dvportgroup-144|138#246;dvportgroup-155|339"),
 ]
+
+nsxv3_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='nsxv3',
+                           title="NSXv3 Configuration Options")
+
+NSXv3Group = [
+    cfg.StrOpt('nsx_manager',
+               default='',
+               help="NSX manager IP address"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('nsx_user',
+               default='admin',
+               help="NSX manager username"),
+    cfg.StrOpt('nsx_password',
+               default='default',
+               help="NSX manager password"),
+]
diff --git a/vmware_nsx_tempest/plugin.py b/vmware_nsx_tempest/plugin.py
index 6e9f99d6a6..53f28be2f6 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx_tempest/plugin.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx_tempest/plugin.py
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ class VMwareNsxTempestPlugin(plugins.TempestPlugin):
         config.register_opt_group(
             conf,
             config_nsx.l2gw_group, config_nsx.L2gwGroup)
+        config.register_opt_group(
+            conf,
+            config_nsx.nsxv3_group, config_nsx.NSXv3Group)
 
     def get_opt_lists(self):
         return [(config_nsx.scenario_group.name, config_nsx.scenario_group)]