diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-show-default-volume-types-api-to-v3-types-client-44b2676f217d78dc.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-show-default-volume-types-api-to-v3-types-client-44b2676f217d78dc.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2cd5af6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-show-default-volume-types-api-to-v3-types-client-44b2676f217d78dc.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add show type API to v3 types_client library.
+
+    * default_volume_type
diff --git a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/types_client.py b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/types_client.py
index 7fa24a4..1ebd447 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/types_client.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/services/volume/v3/types_client.py
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@
         self.validate_response(schema.show_volume_type, resp, body)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def show_default_volume_type(self):
+        """Returns the details of a single volume type.
+
+        For a full list of available parameters, please refer to the official
+        API reference:
+        https://docs.openstack.org/api-ref/block-storage/v3/index.html#show-default-volume-type
+        """
+        url = "types/default"
+        resp, body = self.get(url)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.validate_response(schema.show_volume_type, resp, body)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     def create_volume_type(self, **kwargs):
         """Create volume type.
 
diff --git a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_types_client.py b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_types_client.py
index 336aa32..19d6591 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_types_client.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/lib/services/volume/v3/test_types_client.py
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@
             to_utf=bytes_body,
             volume_type_id="6685584b-1eac-4da6-b5c3-555430cf68ff")
 
+    def _test_show_default_volume_type(self, bytes_body=False):
+        self.check_service_client_function(
+            self.client.show_default_volume_type,
+            'tempest.lib.common.rest_client.RestClient.get',
+            self.FAKE_DEFAULT_VOLUME_TYPE_INFO,
+            to_utf=bytes_body)
+
     def _test_create_volume_type(self, bytes_body=False):
         self.check_service_client_function(
             self.client.create_volume_type,
@@ -224,6 +231,12 @@
     def test_show_volume_type_with_bytes_body(self):
         self._test_show_volume_type(bytes_body=True)
 
+    def test_show_default_volume_type_with_str_body(self):
+        self._test_show_default_volume_type()
+
+    def test_show_default_volume_type_with_bytes_body(self):
+        self._test_show_default_volume_type(bytes_body=True)
+
     def test_create_volume_type_str_body(self):
         self._test_create_volume_type()