diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/amqp.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/amqp.py
index 01ec055ea..ebae514e3 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/amqp.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/amqp.py
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ amqp_opts = [
                 help='Use durable queues in AMQP.'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('amqp_auto_delete',
                 default=False,
+                deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                 help='Auto-delete queues in AMQP.'),
 
     # FIXME(markmc): this was toplevel in openstack.common.rpc
     cfg.IntOpt('rpc_conn_pool_size',
                default=30,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Size of RPC connection pool.'),
 ]
 
@@ -56,11 +58,11 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class ConnectionPool(pool.Pool):
     """Class that implements a Pool of Connections."""
-    def __init__(self, conf, url, connection_cls):
+    def __init__(self, conf, rpc_conn_pool_size, url, connection_cls):
         self.connection_cls = connection_cls
         self.conf = conf
         self.url = url
-        super(ConnectionPool, self).__init__(self.conf.rpc_conn_pool_size)
+        super(ConnectionPool, self).__init__(rpc_conn_pool_size)
         self.reply_proxy = None
 
     # TODO(comstud): Timeout connections not used in a while
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
index 88d5930b1..464023054 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_qpid.py
@@ -41,41 +41,52 @@ LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 qpid_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('qpid_hostname',
                default='localhost',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Qpid broker hostname.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('qpid_port',
                default=5672,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Qpid broker port.'),
     cfg.ListOpt('qpid_hosts',
                 default=['$qpid_hostname:$qpid_port'],
+                deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                 help='Qpid HA cluster host:port pairs.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('qpid_username',
                default='',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Username for Qpid connection.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('qpid_password',
                default='',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Password for Qpid connection.',
                secret=True),
     cfg.StrOpt('qpid_sasl_mechanisms',
                default='',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Space separated list of SASL mechanisms to use for '
                     'auth.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('qpid_heartbeat',
                default=60,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Seconds between connection keepalive heartbeats.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('qpid_protocol',
                default='tcp',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help="Transport to use, either 'tcp' or 'ssl'."),
     cfg.BoolOpt('qpid_tcp_nodelay',
                 default=True,
+                deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                 help='Whether to disable the Nagle algorithm.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('qpid_receiver_capacity',
                default=1,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='The number of prefetched messages held by receiver.'),
     # NOTE(russellb) If any additional versions are added (beyond 1 and 2),
     # this file could probably use some additional refactoring so that the
     # differences between each version are split into different classes.
     cfg.IntOpt('qpid_topology_version',
                default=1,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help="The qpid topology version to use.  Version 1 is what "
                     "was originally used by impl_qpid.  Version 2 includes "
                     "some backwards-incompatible changes that allow broker "
@@ -459,6 +470,7 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.session = None
         self.consumers = {}
         self.conf = conf
+        self.driver_conf = conf.oslo_messaging_qpid
 
         self._consume_loop_stopped = False
 
@@ -476,7 +488,7 @@ class Connection(object):
                 self.brokers_params.append(params)
         else:
             # Old configuration format
-            for adr in self.conf.qpid_hosts:
+            for adr in self.driver_conf.qpid_hosts:
                 hostname, port = netutils.parse_host_port(
                     adr, default_port=5672)
 
@@ -485,8 +497,8 @@ class Connection(object):
 
                 params = {
                     'host': '%s:%d' % (hostname, port),
-                    'username': self.conf.qpid_username,
-                    'password': self.conf.qpid_password,
+                    'username': self.driver_conf.qpid_username,
+                    'password': self.driver_conf.qpid_password,
                 }
                 self.brokers_params.append(params)
 
@@ -505,12 +517,12 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.connection.username = broker['username']
         self.connection.password = broker['password']
 
-        self.connection.sasl_mechanisms = self.conf.qpid_sasl_mechanisms
+        self.connection.sasl_mechanisms = self.driver_conf.qpid_sasl_mechanisms
         # Reconnection is done by self.reconnect()
         self.connection.reconnect = False
-        self.connection.heartbeat = self.conf.qpid_heartbeat
-        self.connection.transport = self.conf.qpid_protocol
-        self.connection.tcp_nodelay = self.conf.qpid_tcp_nodelay
+        self.connection.heartbeat = self.driver_conf.qpid_heartbeat
+        self.connection.transport = self.driver_conf.qpid_protocol
+        self.connection.tcp_nodelay = self.driver_conf.qpid_tcp_nodelay
         self.connection.open()
 
     def _register_consumer(self, consumer):
@@ -633,7 +645,8 @@ class Connection(object):
                         "%(err_str)s"), log_info)
 
         def _declare_consumer():
-            consumer = consumer_cls(self.conf, self.session, topic, callback)
+            consumer = consumer_cls(self.driver_conf, self.session, topic,
+                                    callback)
             self._register_consumer(consumer)
             return consumer
 
@@ -693,7 +706,8 @@ class Connection(object):
                           "'%(topic)s': %(err_str)s"), log_info)
 
         def _publisher_send():
-            publisher = cls(self.conf, self.session, topic=topic, **kwargs)
+            publisher = cls(self.driver_conf, self.session, topic=topic,
+                            **kwargs)
             publisher.send(msg)
 
         return self.ensure(_connect_error, _publisher_send, retry=retry)
@@ -764,10 +778,15 @@ class QpidDriver(amqpdriver.AMQPDriverBase):
 
     def __init__(self, conf, url,
                  default_exchange=None, allowed_remote_exmods=None):
-        conf.register_opts(qpid_opts)
-        conf.register_opts(rpc_amqp.amqp_opts)
+        opt_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='oslo_messaging_qpid',
+                                 title='QPID driver options')
+        conf.register_group(opt_group)
+        conf.register_opts(qpid_opts, group=opt_group)
+        conf.register_opts(rpc_amqp.amqp_opts, group=opt_group)
 
-        connection_pool = rpc_amqp.ConnectionPool(conf, url, Connection)
+        connection_pool = rpc_amqp.ConnectionPool(
+            conf, conf.oslo_messaging_qpid.rpc_conn_pool_size,
+            url, Connection)
 
         super(QpidDriver, self).__init__(conf, url,
                                          connection_pool,
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
index ea9f381ee..b48550332 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/_drivers/impl_rabbit.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ from oslo_messaging import exceptions
 rabbit_opts = [
     cfg.StrOpt('kombu_ssl_version',
                default='',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='SSL version to use (valid only if SSL enabled). '
                     'Valid values are TLSv1 and SSLv23. SSLv2, SSLv3, '
                     'TLSv1_1, and TLSv1_2 may be available on some '
@@ -49,57 +50,72 @@ rabbit_opts = [
                ),
     cfg.StrOpt('kombu_ssl_keyfile',
                default='',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='SSL key file (valid only if SSL enabled).'),
     cfg.StrOpt('kombu_ssl_certfile',
                default='',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='SSL cert file (valid only if SSL enabled).'),
     cfg.StrOpt('kombu_ssl_ca_certs',
                default='',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='SSL certification authority file '
                     '(valid only if SSL enabled).'),
     cfg.FloatOpt('kombu_reconnect_delay',
                  default=1.0,
+                 deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                  help='How long to wait before reconnecting in response to an '
                       'AMQP consumer cancel notification.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('rabbit_host',
                default='localhost',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='The RabbitMQ broker address where a single node is '
                     'used.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('rabbit_port',
                default=5672,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='The RabbitMQ broker port where a single node is used.'),
     cfg.ListOpt('rabbit_hosts',
                 default=['$rabbit_host:$rabbit_port'],
+                deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                 help='RabbitMQ HA cluster host:port pairs.'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('rabbit_use_ssl',
                 default=False,
+                deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                 help='Connect over SSL for RabbitMQ.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('rabbit_userid',
                default='guest',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='The RabbitMQ userid.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('rabbit_password',
                default='guest',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='The RabbitMQ password.',
                secret=True),
     cfg.StrOpt('rabbit_login_method',
                default='AMQPLAIN',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='The RabbitMQ login method.'),
     cfg.StrOpt('rabbit_virtual_host',
                default='/',
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='The RabbitMQ virtual host.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('rabbit_retry_interval',
                default=1,
                help='How frequently to retry connecting with RabbitMQ.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('rabbit_retry_backoff',
                default=2,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='How long to backoff for between retries when connecting '
                     'to RabbitMQ.'),
     cfg.IntOpt('rabbit_max_retries',
                default=0,
+               deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                help='Maximum number of RabbitMQ connection retries. '
                     'Default is 0 (infinite retry count).'),
     cfg.BoolOpt('rabbit_ha_queues',
                 default=False,
+                deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                 help='Use HA queues in RabbitMQ (x-ha-policy: all). '
                      'If you change this option, you must wipe the '
                      'RabbitMQ database.'),
@@ -107,6 +123,7 @@ rabbit_opts = [
     # NOTE(sileht): deprecated option since oslo_messaging 1.5.0,
     cfg.BoolOpt('fake_rabbit',
                 default=False,
+                deprecated_group='DEFAULT',
                 help='Deprecated, use rpc_backend=kombu+memory or '
                 'rpc_backend=fake'),
 ]
@@ -447,25 +464,26 @@ class Connection(object):
         self.consumers = []
         self.consumer_num = itertools.count(1)
         self.conf = conf
-        self.max_retries = self.conf.rabbit_max_retries
+        self.driver_conf = self.conf.oslo_messaging_rabbit
+        self.max_retries = self.driver_conf.rabbit_max_retries
         # Try forever?
         if self.max_retries <= 0:
             self.max_retries = None
-        self.interval_start = self.conf.rabbit_retry_interval
-        self.interval_stepping = self.conf.rabbit_retry_backoff
+        self.interval_start = self.driver_conf.rabbit_retry_interval
+        self.interval_stepping = self.driver_conf.rabbit_retry_backoff
         # max retry-interval = 30 seconds
         self.interval_max = 30
 
         self._ssl_params = self._fetch_ssl_params()
-        self._login_method = self.conf.rabbit_login_method
+        self._login_method = self.driver_conf.rabbit_login_method
 
         if url.virtual_host is not None:
             virtual_host = url.virtual_host
         else:
-            virtual_host = self.conf.rabbit_virtual_host
+            virtual_host = self.driver_conf.rabbit_virtual_host
 
         self._url = ''
-        if self.conf.fake_rabbit:
+        if self.driver_conf.fake_rabbit:
             LOG.warn("Deprecated: fake_rabbit option is deprecated, set "
                      "rpc_backend to kombu+memory or use the fake "
                      "driver instead.")
@@ -487,13 +505,13 @@ class Connection(object):
             transport = url.transport.replace('kombu+', '')
             self._url = "%s://%s" % (transport, virtual_host)
         else:
-            for adr in self.conf.rabbit_hosts:
+            for adr in self.driver_conf.rabbit_hosts:
                 hostname, port = netutils.parse_host_port(
-                    adr, default_port=self.conf.rabbit_port)
+                    adr, default_port=self.driver_conf.rabbit_port)
                 self._url += '%samqp://%s:%s@%s:%s/%s' % (
                     ";" if self._url else '',
-                    parse.quote(self.conf.rabbit_userid),
-                    parse.quote(self.conf.rabbit_password),
+                    parse.quote(self.driver_conf.rabbit_userid),
+                    parse.quote(self.driver_conf.rabbit_password),
                     hostname, port,
                     virtual_host)
 
@@ -561,15 +579,15 @@ class Connection(object):
         ssl_params = dict()
 
         # http://docs.python.org/library/ssl.html - ssl.wrap_socket
-        if self.conf.kombu_ssl_version:
+        if self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_version:
             ssl_params['ssl_version'] = self.validate_ssl_version(
-                self.conf.kombu_ssl_version)
-        if self.conf.kombu_ssl_keyfile:
-            ssl_params['keyfile'] = self.conf.kombu_ssl_keyfile
-        if self.conf.kombu_ssl_certfile:
-            ssl_params['certfile'] = self.conf.kombu_ssl_certfile
-        if self.conf.kombu_ssl_ca_certs:
-            ssl_params['ca_certs'] = self.conf.kombu_ssl_ca_certs
+                self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_version)
+        if self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_keyfile:
+            ssl_params['keyfile'] = self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_keyfile
+        if self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_certfile:
+            ssl_params['certfile'] = self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_certfile
+        if self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_ca_certs:
+            ssl_params['ca_certs'] = self.driver_conf.kombu_ssl_ca_certs
             # We might want to allow variations in the
             # future with this?
             ssl_params['cert_reqs'] = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
@@ -602,8 +620,9 @@ class Connection(object):
         def on_error(exc, interval):
             error_callback and error_callback(exc)
 
-            interval = (self.conf.kombu_reconnect_delay + interval
-                        if self.conf.kombu_reconnect_delay > 0 else interval)
+            interval = (self.driver_conf.kombu_reconnect_delay + interval
+                        if self.driver_conf.kombu_reconnect_delay > 0
+                        else interval)
 
             info = {'hostname': self.connection.hostname,
                     'port': self.connection.port,
@@ -628,8 +647,8 @@ class Connection(object):
             # use kombu for HA connection, the interval_step
             # should sufficient, because the underlying kombu transport
             # connection object freed.
-            if self.conf.kombu_reconnect_delay > 0:
-                time.sleep(self.conf.kombu_reconnect_delay)
+            if self.driver_conf.kombu_reconnect_delay > 0:
+                time.sleep(self.driver_conf.kombu_reconnect_delay)
 
         def on_reconnection(new_channel):
             """Callback invoked when the kombu reconnects and creates
@@ -706,8 +725,8 @@ class Connection(object):
                       "%(err_str)s"), log_info)
 
         def _declare_consumer():
-            consumer = consumer_cls(self.conf, self.channel, topic, callback,
-                                    six.next(self.consumer_num))
+            consumer = consumer_cls(self.driver_conf, self.channel, topic,
+                                    callback, six.next(self.consumer_num))
             self.consumers.append(consumer)
             return consumer
 
@@ -766,7 +785,8 @@ class Connection(object):
                           "'%(topic)s': %(err_str)s"), log_info)
 
         def _publish():
-            publisher = cls(self.conf, self.channel, topic=topic, **kwargs)
+            publisher = cls(self.driver_conf, self.channel, topic=topic,
+                            **kwargs)
             publisher.send(msg, timeout)
 
         self.ensure(_error_callback, _publish, retry=retry)
@@ -851,10 +871,15 @@ class RabbitDriver(amqpdriver.AMQPDriverBase):
     def __init__(self, conf, url,
                  default_exchange=None,
                  allowed_remote_exmods=None):
-        conf.register_opts(rabbit_opts)
-        conf.register_opts(rpc_amqp.amqp_opts)
+        opt_group = cfg.OptGroup(name='oslo_messaging_rabbit',
+                                 title='RabbitMQ driver options')
+        conf.register_group(opt_group)
+        conf.register_opts(rabbit_opts, group=opt_group)
+        conf.register_opts(rpc_amqp.amqp_opts, group=opt_group)
 
-        connection_pool = rpc_amqp.ConnectionPool(conf, url, Connection)
+        connection_pool = rpc_amqp.ConnectionPool(
+            conf, conf.oslo_messaging_rabbit.rpc_conn_pool_size,
+            url, Connection)
 
         super(RabbitDriver, self).__init__(conf, url,
                                            connection_pool,
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py b/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
index c41da3866..bda151f43 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/conffixture.py
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ import sys
 import fixtures
 
 
-def _import_opts(conf, module, opts):
+def _import_opts(conf, module, opts, group=None):
     __import__(module)
-    conf.register_opts(getattr(sys.modules[module], opts))
+    conf.register_opts(getattr(sys.modules[module], opts), group=group)
 
 
 class ConfFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
@@ -45,11 +45,17 @@ class ConfFixture(fixtures.Fixture):
     def __init__(self, conf):
         self.conf = conf
         _import_opts(self.conf,
-                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.impl_rabbit', 'rabbit_opts')
+                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.impl_rabbit', 'rabbit_opts',
+                     'oslo_messaging_rabbit')
         _import_opts(self.conf,
-                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.impl_qpid', 'qpid_opts')
+                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.amqp', 'amqp_opts',
+                     'oslo_messaging_rabbit')
         _import_opts(self.conf,
-                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.amqp', 'amqp_opts')
+                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.impl_qpid', 'qpid_opts',
+                     'oslo_messaging_qpid')
+        _import_opts(self.conf,
+                     'oslo_messaging._drivers.amqp', 'amqp_opts',
+                     'oslo_messaging_qpid')
         _import_opts(self.conf, 'oslo_messaging.rpc.client', '_client_opts')
         _import_opts(self.conf, 'oslo_messaging.transport', '_transport_opts')
         _import_opts(self.conf,
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/opts.py b/oslo_messaging/opts.py
index 400846529..664e586b9 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/opts.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/opts.py
@@ -34,9 +34,6 @@ from oslo_messaging.rpc import client
 from oslo_messaging import transport
 
 _global_opt_lists = [
-    amqp.amqp_opts,
-    impl_qpid.qpid_opts,
-    impl_rabbit.rabbit_opts,
     impl_zmq.zmq_opts,
     matchmaker.matchmaker_opts,
     base._pool_opts,
@@ -50,6 +47,10 @@ _opts = [
     ('matchmaker_redis', matchmaker_redis.matchmaker_redis_opts),
     ('matchmaker_ring', matchmaker_ring.matchmaker_opts),
     ('oslo_messaging_amqp', amqp_opts.amqp1_opts),
+    ('oslo_messaging_rabbit', list(itertools.chain(amqp.amqp_opts,
+                                                   impl_rabbit.rabbit_opts))),
+    ('oslo_messaging_qpid', list(itertools.chain(amqp.amqp_opts,
+                                                 impl_qpid.qpid_opts)))
 ]
 
 
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py
index 1c90831ba..2d7dd6a07 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ class TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion, self).setUp()
-        self.config(qpid_topology_version=-1)
+        self.config(qpid_topology_version=-1,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
 
     def test_invalid_topology_version(self):
         def consumer_callback(msg):
@@ -199,11 +200,11 @@ class TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion(_QpidBaseTestCase):
         # 1. qpid driver raises Exception(msg) for invalid topology version
         # 2. flake8 - H202 assertRaises Exception too broad
         exception_msg = ("Invalid value for qpid_topology_version: %d" %
-                         self.conf.qpid_topology_version)
+                         self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid.qpid_topology_version)
         recvd_exc_msg = ''
 
         try:
-            self.consumer_cls(self.conf,
+            self.consumer_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                               self.session_receive,
                               msgid_or_topic,
                               consumer_callback,
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ class TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
         recvd_exc_msg = ''
         try:
-            self.publisher_cls(self.conf,
+            self.publisher_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                                self.session_send,
                                topic=msgid_or_topic,
                                **self.publisher_kwargs)
@@ -258,13 +259,15 @@ class TestQpidDirectConsumerPublisher(_QpidBaseTestCase):
         self.msgid = str(random.randint(1, 100))
 
         # create a DirectConsumer and DirectPublisher class objects
-        self.dir_cons = qpid_driver.DirectConsumer(self.conf,
-                                                   self.session_receive,
-                                                   self.msgid,
-                                                   self.consumer_callback)
-        self.dir_pub = qpid_driver.DirectPublisher(self.conf,
-                                                   self.session_send,
-                                                   self.msgid)
+        self.dir_cons = qpid_driver.DirectConsumer(
+            self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
+            self.session_receive,
+            self.msgid,
+            self.consumer_callback)
+        self.dir_pub = qpid_driver.DirectPublisher(
+            self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
+            self.session_send,
+            self.msgid)
 
         def try_send_msg(no_msgs):
             for i in range(no_msgs):
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ class TestQpidTopicAndFanout(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
     def test_qpid_topic_and_fanout(self):
         for receiver_id in range(self.no_receivers):
-            consumer = self.consumer_cls(self.conf,
+            consumer = self.consumer_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                                          self.session_receive,
                                          self.receive_topic,
                                          self.consumer_callback,
@@ -431,7 +434,7 @@ class TestQpidTopicAndFanout(_QpidBaseTestCase):
             self._receiver_threads.append(thread)
 
         for sender_id in range(self.no_senders):
-            publisher = self.publisher_cls(self.conf,
+            publisher = self.publisher_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                                            self.session_send,
                                            topic=self.topic,
                                            **self.publisher_kwargs)
@@ -483,7 +486,8 @@ class TestDriverInterface(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestDriverInterface, self).setUp()
-        self.config(qpid_topology_version=2)
+        self.config(qpid_topology_version=2,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
         transport = oslo_messaging.get_transport(self.conf)
         self.driver = transport._driver
 
@@ -554,7 +558,8 @@ class TestQpidReconnectOrder(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         brokers = ['host1', 'host2', 'host3', 'host4', 'host5']
         brokers_count = len(brokers)
 
-        self.config(qpid_hosts=brokers)
+        self.config(qpid_hosts=brokers,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
 
         with mock.patch('qpid.messaging.Connection') as conn_mock:
             # starting from the first broker in the list
@@ -777,7 +782,8 @@ class QPidHATestCase(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
 
         self.config(qpid_hosts=self.brokers,
                     qpid_username=None,
-                    qpid_password=None)
+                    qpid_password=None,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
 
         hostname_sets = set()
         self.info = {'attempt': 0,
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py
index 51210da58..e60bd3b2a 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TestDeprecatedRabbitDriverLoad(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         super(TestDeprecatedRabbitDriverLoad, self).setUp(
             conf=cfg.ConfigOpts())
         self.messaging_conf.transport_driver = 'rabbit'
-        self.config(fake_rabbit=True)
+        self.config(fake_rabbit=True, group="oslo_messaging_rabbit")
 
     def test_driver_load(self):
         transport = oslo_messaging.get_transport(self.conf)
@@ -673,7 +673,8 @@ class RpcKombuHATestCase(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         self.config(rabbit_hosts=self.brokers,
                     rabbit_retry_interval=0.01,
                     rabbit_retry_backoff=0.01,
-                    kombu_reconnect_delay=0)
+                    kombu_reconnect_delay=0,
+                    group="oslo_messaging_rabbit")
 
         self.kombu_connect = mock.Mock()
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(
diff --git a/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py b/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py
index 37b621f6d..e150cbcf7 100644
--- a/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py
+++ b/oslo_messaging/tests/test_opts.py
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ class OptsTestCase(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         super(OptsTestCase, self).setUp()
 
     def _test_list_opts(self, result):
-        self.assertEqual(4, len(result))
+        self.assertEqual(6, len(result))
 
         groups = [g for (g, l) in result]
         self.assertIn(None, groups)
         self.assertIn('matchmaker_ring', groups)
         self.assertIn('matchmaker_redis', groups)
         self.assertIn('oslo_messaging_amqp', groups)
+        self.assertIn('oslo_messaging_rabbit', groups)
+        self.assertIn('oslo_messaging_qpid', groups)
 
         opt_names = [o.name for (g, l) in result for o in l]
         self.assertIn('rpc_backend', opt_names)
diff --git a/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py b/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py
index c8ae40189..d8cd1e7bc 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py
+++ b/tests/drivers/test_impl_qpid.py
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@ class TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion, self).setUp()
-        self.config(qpid_topology_version=-1)
+        self.config(qpid_topology_version=-1,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
 
     def test_invalid_topology_version(self):
         def consumer_callback(msg):
@@ -199,11 +200,11 @@ class TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion(_QpidBaseTestCase):
         # 1. qpid driver raises Exception(msg) for invalid topology version
         # 2. flake8 - H202 assertRaises Exception too broad
         exception_msg = ("Invalid value for qpid_topology_version: %d" %
-                         self.conf.qpid_topology_version)
+                         self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid.qpid_topology_version)
         recvd_exc_msg = ''
 
         try:
-            self.consumer_cls(self.conf,
+            self.consumer_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                               self.session_receive,
                               msgid_or_topic,
                               consumer_callback,
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@ class TestQpidInvalidTopologyVersion(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
         recvd_exc_msg = ''
         try:
-            self.publisher_cls(self.conf,
+            self.publisher_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                                self.session_send,
                                topic=msgid_or_topic,
                                **self.publisher_kwargs)
@@ -258,13 +259,15 @@ class TestQpidDirectConsumerPublisher(_QpidBaseTestCase):
         self.msgid = str(random.randint(1, 100))
 
         # create a DirectConsumer and DirectPublisher class objects
-        self.dir_cons = qpid_driver.DirectConsumer(self.conf,
-                                                   self.session_receive,
-                                                   self.msgid,
-                                                   self.consumer_callback)
-        self.dir_pub = qpid_driver.DirectPublisher(self.conf,
-                                                   self.session_send,
-                                                   self.msgid)
+        self.dir_cons = qpid_driver.DirectConsumer(
+            self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
+            self.session_receive,
+            self.msgid,
+            self.consumer_callback)
+        self.dir_pub = qpid_driver.DirectPublisher(
+            self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
+            self.session_send,
+            self.msgid)
 
         def try_send_msg(no_msgs):
             for i in range(no_msgs):
@@ -418,7 +421,7 @@ class TestQpidTopicAndFanout(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
     def test_qpid_topic_and_fanout(self):
         for receiver_id in range(self.no_receivers):
-            consumer = self.consumer_cls(self.conf,
+            consumer = self.consumer_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                                          self.session_receive,
                                          self.receive_topic,
                                          self.consumer_callback,
@@ -431,7 +434,7 @@ class TestQpidTopicAndFanout(_QpidBaseTestCase):
             self._receiver_threads.append(thread)
 
         for sender_id in range(self.no_senders):
-            publisher = self.publisher_cls(self.conf,
+            publisher = self.publisher_cls(self.conf.oslo_messaging_qpid,
                                            self.session_send,
                                            topic=self.topic,
                                            **self.publisher_kwargs)
@@ -483,7 +486,8 @@ class TestDriverInterface(_QpidBaseTestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         super(TestDriverInterface, self).setUp()
-        self.config(qpid_topology_version=2)
+        self.config(qpid_topology_version=2,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
         transport = messaging.get_transport(self.conf)
         self.driver = transport._driver
 
@@ -554,7 +558,8 @@ class TestQpidReconnectOrder(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         brokers = ['host1', 'host2', 'host3', 'host4', 'host5']
         brokers_count = len(brokers)
 
-        self.config(qpid_hosts=brokers)
+        self.config(qpid_hosts=brokers,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
 
         with mock.patch('qpid.messaging.Connection') as conn_mock:
             # starting from the first broker in the list
@@ -777,7 +782,8 @@ class QPidHATestCase(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
 
         self.config(qpid_hosts=self.brokers,
                     qpid_username=None,
-                    qpid_password=None)
+                    qpid_password=None,
+                    group='oslo_messaging_qpid')
 
         hostname_sets = set()
         self.info = {'attempt': 0,
diff --git a/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py b/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py
index 8b7b708d5..1962ea6dc 100644
--- a/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py
+++ b/tests/drivers/test_impl_rabbit.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class TestDeprecatedRabbitDriverLoad(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         super(TestDeprecatedRabbitDriverLoad, self).setUp(
             conf=cfg.ConfigOpts())
         self.messaging_conf.transport_driver = 'rabbit'
-        self.config(fake_rabbit=True)
+        self.config(fake_rabbit=True, group="oslo_messaging_rabbit")
 
     def test_driver_load(self):
         transport = messaging.get_transport(self.conf)
@@ -686,7 +686,8 @@ class RpcKombuHATestCase(test_utils.BaseTestCase):
         self.config(rabbit_hosts=self.brokers,
                     rabbit_retry_interval=0.01,
                     rabbit_retry_backoff=0.01,
-                    kombu_reconnect_delay=0)
+                    kombu_reconnect_delay=0,
+                    group="oslo_messaging_rabbit")
 
         self.kombu_connect = mock.Mock()
         self.useFixture(mockpatch.Patch(