diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/volume-backed-live-mig-5a38b496ba1ec093.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/volume-backed-live-mig-5a38b496ba1ec093.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ddd1704f34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/volume-backed-live-mig-5a38b496ba1ec093.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    A new boolean configuration option
+    ``[compute-feature-enabled]/volume_backed_live_migration`` has been added.
+    If enabled, tests which validate the behavior of Nova's *volume-backed live
+    migration* feature will be executed. The option defaults to ``False``.
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
index 411159b264..dcd7b9b752 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_live_migration.py
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ def test_live_block_migration(self):
     def test_live_block_migration_paused(self):
         self._test_live_migration(state='PAUSED')
 
-    @decorators.skip_because(bug="1524898")
+    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.
+                          volume_backed_live_migration,
+                          'Volume-backed live migration not available')
     @decorators.idempotent_id('5071cf17-3004-4257-ae61-73a84e28badd')
     @utils.services('volume')
     def test_volume_backed_live_migration(self):
diff --git a/tempest/config.py b/tempest/config.py
index 19ac2fc102..fc95df8766 100644
--- a/tempest/config.py
+++ b/tempest/config.py
@@ -473,6 +473,10 @@ def register_opt_group(conf, opt_group, options):
                 default=False,
                 help='Does the test environment support in-place swapping of '
                      'volumes attached to a server instance?'),
+    cfg.BoolOpt('volume_backed_live_migration',
+                default=False,
+                help='Does the test environment support volume-backed live '
+                     'migration?'),
 ]