diff --git a/lib/cinder b/lib/cinder
index 7dd7539eca..e3b832840a 100644
--- a/lib/cinder
+++ b/lib/cinder
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ CINDER_VOLUME_CLEAR=$(echo ${CINDER_VOLUME_CLEAR} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
 # Default to lioadm
 CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER=${CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER:-lioadm}
 
+VOLUME_TYPE_MULTIATTACH=${VOLUME_TYPE_MULTIATTACH:-multiattach}
+
 # EL and SUSE should only use lioadm
 if is_fedora || is_suse; then
     if [[ ${CINDER_ISCSI_HELPER} != "lioadm" ]]; then
@@ -581,6 +583,23 @@ function stop_cinder {
     stop_process c-vol
 }
 
+function create_one_type {
+    type_name=$1
+    property_key=$2
+    property_value=$3
+    # NOTE (e0ne): openstack client doesn't work with cinder in noauth mode
+    if is_service_enabled keystone; then
+        openstack --os-region-name="$REGION_NAME" volume type create --property $property_key="$property_value" $type_name
+    else
+        # TODO (e0ne): use openstack client once it will support cinder in noauth mode:
+        # https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-cinderclient/+bug/1755279
+        local cinder_url
+        cinder_url=$CINDER_SERVICE_PROTOCOL://$SERVICE_HOST:$CINDER_SERVICE_PORT/v3
+        OS_USER_ID=$OS_USERNAME OS_PROJECT_ID=$OS_PROJECT_NAME cinder --os-auth-type noauth --os-endpoint=$cinder_url type-create $type_name
+        OS_USER_ID=$OS_USERNAME OS_PROJECT_ID=$OS_PROJECT_NAME cinder --os-auth-type noauth --os-endpoint=$cinder_url type-key $type_name set $property_key="$property_value"
+    fi
+}
+
 # create_volume_types() - Create Cinder's configured volume types
 function create_volume_types {
     # Create volume types
@@ -588,19 +607,13 @@ function create_volume_types {
         local be be_name
         for be in ${CINDER_ENABLED_BACKENDS//,/ }; do
             be_name=${be##*:}
-            # NOTE (e0ne): openstack client doesn't work with cinder in noauth mode
-            if is_service_enabled keystone; then
-                openstack --os-region-name="$REGION_NAME" volume type create --property volume_backend_name="${be_name}" ${be_name}
-            else
-                # TODO (e0ne): use openstack client once it will support cinder in noauth mode:
-                # https://bugs.launchpad.net/python-cinderclient/+bug/1755279
-                local cinder_url
-                cinder_url=$CINDER_SERVICE_PROTOCOL://$SERVICE_HOST:$CINDER_SERVICE_PORT/v3
-                OS_USER_ID=$OS_USERNAME OS_PROJECT_ID=$OS_PROJECT_NAME cinder --os-auth-type noauth --os-endpoint=$cinder_url type-create ${be_name}
-                OS_USER_ID=$OS_USERNAME OS_PROJECT_ID=$OS_PROJECT_NAME cinder --os-auth-type noauth --os-endpoint=$cinder_url type-key ${be_name} set volume_backend_name=${be_name}
-            fi
+            create_one_type $be_name "volume_backend_name" $be_name
         done
 
+        if [[ $ENABLE_VOLUME_MULTIATTACH == "True" ]]; then
+            create_one_type $VOLUME_TYPE_MULTIATTACH $VOLUME_TYPE_MULTIATTACH "<is> True"
+        fi
+
         # Increase quota for the service project if glance is using cinder,
         # since it's likely to occasionally go above the default 10 in parallel
         # test execution.
diff --git a/lib/tempest b/lib/tempest
index 94eb3dace1..c5b48b6706 100644
--- a/lib/tempest
+++ b/lib/tempest
@@ -604,6 +604,10 @@ function configure_tempest {
         iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG volume storage_protocol "$TEMPEST_STORAGE_PROTOCOL"
     fi
 
+    if [[ $ENABLE_VOLUME_MULTIATTACH == "True" ]]; then
+        iniset $TEMPEST_CONFIG volume volume_type_multiattach $VOLUME_TYPE_MULTIATTACH
+    fi
+
     # Placement Features
     # Set the microversion range for placement.
     # Setting [None, latest] range of microversion which allow Tempest to run all microversions tests.