diff --git a/system_tests/bigtable.py b/system_tests/bigtable.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..29cc70c8e464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system_tests/bigtable.py
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Copyright 2016 Google Inc. All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import time
+
+import unittest2
+
+from gcloud import _helpers
+from gcloud.bigtable.client import Client
+from gcloud.environment_vars import TESTS_PROJECT
+
+
+_helpers.PROJECT = TESTS_PROJECT
+CENTRAL_1C_ZONE = 'us-central1-c'
+NOW_MILLIS = int(1000 * time.time())
+CLUSTER_ID = 'gcloud-python-%d' % (NOW_MILLIS,)
+EXISTING_CLUSTERS = []
+EXPECTED_ZONES = (
+    'asia-east1-b',
+    'europe-west1-c',
+    'us-central1-b',
+    CENTRAL_1C_ZONE,
+)
+
+
+class Config(object):
+    """Run-time configuration to be modified at set-up.
+
+    This is a mutable stand-in to allow test set-up to modify
+    global state.
+    """
+    CLIENT = None
+    CLUSTER = None
+
+
+def setUpModule():
+    Config.CLIENT = Client(admin=True)
+    Config.CLUSTER = Config.CLIENT.cluster(CENTRAL_1C_ZONE, CLUSTER_ID,
+                                           display_name=CLUSTER_ID)
+    Config.CLIENT.start()
+    clusters, failed_zones = Config.CLIENT.list_clusters()
+
+    if len(failed_zones) != 0:
+        raise ValueError('List clusters failed in module set up.')
+
+    EXISTING_CLUSTERS[:] = clusters
+
+    # After listing, create the test cluster.
+    created_op = Config.CLUSTER.create()
+    total_sleep = 0
+    while not created_op.finished():
+        if total_sleep > 5:
+            raise RuntimeError('Cluster creation exceed 5 seconds.')
+        time.sleep(1)
+        total_sleep += 1
+
+
+def tearDownModule():
+    Config.CLUSTER.delete()
+    Config.CLIENT.stop()
+
+
+class TestClusterAdminAPI(unittest2.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.clusters_to_delete = []
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        for cluster in self.clusters_to_delete:
+            cluster.delete()
+
+    def test_list_zones(self):
+        zones = Config.CLIENT.list_zones()
+        self.assertEqual(sorted(zones), sorted(EXPECTED_ZONES))
+
+    def test_list_clusters(self):
+        clusters, failed_zones = Config.CLIENT.list_clusters()
+        self.assertEqual(failed_zones, [])
+        # We have added one new cluster in `setUpModule`.
+        self.assertEqual(len(clusters), len(EXISTING_CLUSTERS) + 1)
+        for cluster in clusters:
+            cluster_existence = (cluster in EXISTING_CLUSTERS or
+                                 cluster == Config.CLUSTER)
+            self.assertTrue(cluster_existence)
diff --git a/system_tests/run_system_test.py b/system_tests/run_system_test.py
index 9d49c57b0c86..7c42cad88322 100644
--- a/system_tests/run_system_test.py
+++ b/system_tests/run_system_test.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 # This assumes the command is being run via tox hence the
 # repository root is the current directory.
 import bigquery
+import bigtable
 import datastore
 import pubsub
 import storage
@@ -30,12 +31,14 @@
     'storage': ['project', 'credentials'],
     'pubsub': ['project', 'credentials'],
     'bigquery': ['project', 'credentials'],
+    'bigtable': ['project', 'credentials'],
 }
 TEST_MODULES = {
     'datastore': datastore,
     'storage': storage,
     'pubsub': pubsub,
     'bigquery': bigquery,
+    'bigtable': bigtable,
 }