diff --git a/services/policy/policy_client.py b/services/policy/policy_client.py
index 4921d08..6cb9495 100644
--- a/services/policy/policy_client.py
+++ b/services/policy/policy_client.py
@@ -45,15 +45,23 @@ class PolicyClient(rest_client.RestClient):
     driver = '/v1/system/drivers'
     driver_path = '/v1/system/drivers/%s'
 
+    def _add_params_to_url(self, url, params):
+        for key in params:
+            url = url + '?{param_name}={param_value}'.format(
+                param_name=key, param_value=params[key])
+        return url
+
     def _resp_helper(self, resp, body=None):
         if body:
             body = json.loads(body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
-    def create_policy(self, body):
+    def create_policy(self, body, params=None):
+        if params is None:
+            params = {}
         body = json.dumps(body)
         resp, body = self.post(
-            self.policy, body=body)
+            self._add_params_to_url(self.policy, params), body=body)
         return self._resp_helper(resp, body)
 
     def delete_policy(self, policy):
diff --git a/tests/scenario/test_congress_basic_ops.py b/tests/scenario/test_congress_basic_ops.py
index 3fbaf3c..245d252 100644
--- a/tests/scenario/test_congress_basic_ops.py
+++ b/tests/scenario/test_congress_basic_ops.py
@@ -241,6 +241,26 @@ class TestPolicyLibraryBasicOps(manager_congress.ScenarioPolicyBase):
         self.assertNotIn(test_policy, new_state,
                          'library policy delete not reflected in list results')
 
+    @decorators.attr(type='smoke')
+    def test_create_library_policies(self):
+        '''test the library policies by loading into policy engine'''
+
+        # list library policies (by name) to skip in this test, perhaps
+        # because it depends on datasources not available in gate
+        skip_names_list = []
+
+        response = self.admin_manager.congress_client.list_library_policy()
+        library_policies = response['results']
+
+        for library_policy in library_policies:
+            if library_policy['name'] not in skip_names_list:
+                resp = self.admin_manager.congress_client.create_policy(
+                    body=None, params={'library_policy': library_policy['id']})
+                self.assertEqual(resp.response['status'], '201',
+                                 'Policy activation failed')
+                self.addCleanup(self.os_admin.congress_client.delete_policy,
+                                resp['id'])
+
 
 class TestCongressDataSources(manager_congress.ScenarioPolicyBase):