diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNode.java b/apps/openstacknode/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/DefaultOpenstackNode.java
similarity index 97%
rename from apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNode.java
rename to apps/openstacknode/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/DefaultOpenstackNode.java
index e6592b0..f3a0246 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNode.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/DefaultOpenstackNode.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl;
+package org.onosproject.openstacknode.api;
 
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.group.DefaultGroupKey;
 import org.onosproject.net.group.GroupKey;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.NodeState;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackAuth;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackPhyInterface;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeTest.java b/apps/openstacknode/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/DefaultOpenstackNodeTest.java
similarity index 95%
rename from apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeTest.java
rename to apps/openstacknode/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/DefaultOpenstackNodeTest.java
index 505b907..2fe0d2a 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeTest.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/DefaultOpenstackNodeTest.java
@@ -13,14 +13,12 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl;
+package org.onosproject.openstacknode.api;
 
 import com.google.common.testing.EqualsTester;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.NodeState;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for DefaultOpenstackNode.
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/OpenstackNodeTest.java b/apps/openstacknode/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/OpenstackNodeTest.java
similarity index 94%
rename from apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/OpenstackNodeTest.java
rename to apps/openstacknode/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/OpenstackNodeTest.java
index 7deca06..1349d30 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/OpenstackNodeTest.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/api/OpenstackNodeTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl;
+package org.onosproject.openstacknode.api;
 
 import org.onlab.packet.ChassisId;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.NodeState;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode.NodeType;
 
 import static org.onosproject.net.Device.Type.SWITCH;
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/BUCK b/apps/openstacknode/app/BUCK
index a80ba98..d670b42 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/BUCK
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/BUCK
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 TEST_DEPS = [
     '//lib:TEST_ADAPTERS',
     '//core/api:onos-api-tests',
+    '//apps/openstacknode/api:onos-apps-openstacknode-api-tests',
     '//core/common:onos-core-common-tests',
     '//web/api:onos-rest-tests',
     '//lib:TEST_REST',
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/pom.xml b/apps/openstacknode/app/pom.xml
index 401824f..4aacfc8 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/pom.xml
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@
 
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onos-apps-openstacknode-api</artifactId>
+            <version>${project.version}</version>
+            <classifier>tests</classifier>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>onos-api</artifactId>
             <classifier>tests</classifier>
             <scope>test</scope>
@@ -219,7 +227,6 @@
             <artifactId>jersey-hk2</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodec.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodec.java
index 31f32bf..4f89c3c 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodec.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodec.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackAuth;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackPhyInterface;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl.DefaultOpenstackNode;
+import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.DefaultOpenstackNode;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DistributedOpenstackNodeStore.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DistributedOpenstackNodeStore.java
index 4b40775..d766473 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DistributedOpenstackNodeStore.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DistributedOpenstackNodeStore.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.onlab.util.KryoNamespace;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
+import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.DefaultOpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.NodeState;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNodeEvent;
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodecTest.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodecTest.java
index da4680c..3f9fcb4 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodecTest.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/codec/OpenstackNodeCodecTest.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackPhyInterface;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl.DefaultOpenstackAuth;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl.DefaultOpenstackNode;
+import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.DefaultOpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl.DefaultOpenstackPhyInterface;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java
index b07044f..4305cc3 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/DefaultOpenstackNodeHandlerTest.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatmentType;
 import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.DefaultOpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.NodeState;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackAuth;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/OpenstackNodeManagerTest.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/OpenstackNodeManagerTest.java
index cb0a73e..a17060e 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/OpenstackNodeManagerTest.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/impl/OpenstackNodeManagerTest.java
@@ -29,10 +29,12 @@
 import org.onosproject.core.DefaultApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.event.Event;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
+import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.DefaultOpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.NodeState;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNodeEvent;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNodeListener;
+import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNodeTest;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.TestStorageService;
 
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/web/OpenstackNodeWebResourceTest.java b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/web/OpenstackNodeWebResourceTest.java
index 5ed0f1d..d912013 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/web/OpenstackNodeWebResourceTest.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknode/app/src/test/java/org/onosproject/openstacknode/web/OpenstackNodeWebResourceTest.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNodeAdminService;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.OpenstackNodeService;
 import org.onosproject.openstacknode.codec.OpenstackNodeCodec;
-import org.onosproject.openstacknode.impl.DefaultOpenstackNode;
+import org.onosproject.openstacknode.api.DefaultOpenstackNode;
 import org.onosproject.rest.resources.ResourceTest;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.client.Entity;