diff --git a/tempest/test.py b/tempest/test.py
index 8ea3b16..bf0aba4 100644
--- a/tempest/test.py
+++ b/tempest/test.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from tempest.common import utils
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import base as lib_base
+from tempest.lib.common import api_microversion_fixture
 from tempest.lib.common import fixed_network
 from tempest.lib.common import profiler
 from tempest.lib.common import validation_resources as vr
@@ -480,6 +481,34 @@
         pass
 
     @classmethod
+    def setup_api_microversion_fixture(
+            cls, compute_microversion=None, volume_microversion=None,
+            placement_microversion=None):
+        """Set up api microversion fixture on service clients.
+
+        `setup_api_microversion_fixture` is used to set the api microversion
+        on service clients. This can be invoked from resource_setup() method.
+
+        Example::
+
+            @classmethod
+            def resource_setup(cls):
+                super(MyTest, cls).resource_setup()
+                cls.setup_api_microversion_fixture(
+                    compute_microversion=cls.compute_request_microversion,
+                    volume_microversion=cls.volume_request_microversion,
+                    placement_microversion=cls.placement_request_microversion)
+
+        """
+
+        api_fixture = api_microversion_fixture.APIMicroversionFixture(
+            compute_microversion=compute_microversion,
+            volume_microversion=volume_microversion,
+            placement_microversion=placement_microversion)
+        api_fixture.setUp()
+        cls.addClassResourceCleanup(api_fixture._reset_microversion)
+
+    @classmethod
     def resource_setup(cls):
         """Class level resource setup for test cases.