diff --git a/zaza/openstack/charm_tests/barbican/tests.py b/zaza/openstack/charm_tests/barbican/tests.py
index e4532a8..f13396d 100644
--- a/zaza/openstack/charm_tests/barbican/tests.py
+++ b/zaza/openstack/charm_tests/barbican/tests.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import logging
 
 import barbicanclient.client as barbican_client
+import zaza.openstack.charm_tests.tempest.tests as tempest_tests
 import zaza.openstack.charm_tests.test_utils as test_utils
 import zaza.openstack.utilities.openstack as openstack_utils
 
@@ -79,3 +80,9 @@ class BarbicanTest(test_utils.OpenStackBaseTest):
         """
         with self.pause_resume(self._SERVICES):
             logging.info("Testing pause resume")
+
+
+class BarbicanTempestTestK8S(tempest_tests.TempestTestScaleK8SBase):
+    """Test barbican k8s scale out and scale back."""
+
+    application_name = "barbican"