diff --git a/hack/make.sh b/hack/make.sh
index f6843ec949..8632af3caf 100755
--- a/hack/make.sh
+++ b/hack/make.sh
@@ -96,6 +96,16 @@ function install_lxcfs
 	fi
 }
 
+# local-persist is a volume plugin
+function install_local_persist
+{
+    echo "Try installing local-persist"
+    wget --quiet -O /tmp/local-persist \
+        https://github.com/CWSpear/local-persist/releases/download/v1.3.0/local-persist-linux-amd64
+    chmod +x /tmp/local-persist
+    mv /tmp/local-persist /usr/local/bin/
+}
+
 function install_nsenter
 {
 	echo "Try installing nsenter"
@@ -193,7 +203,12 @@ function target
 			$IMAGE \
 			bash -c "cd test && go test -c -o integration-test"
 
-		#start pouch daemon
+        install_local_persist
+
+        # start local-persist
+        local-perist > $TMP/volume.log 2 >&1 &
+
+		# start pouch daemon
 		echo "start pouch daemon"
 		if stat /usr/bin/lxcfs ; then
 			pouchd --debug --enable-lxcfs=true \
diff --git a/test/api_system_test.go b/test/api_system_test.go
index 28a60fa1a3..3e3de65f97 100644
--- a/test/api_system_test.go
+++ b/test/api_system_test.go
@@ -53,10 +53,11 @@ func (suite *APISystemSuite) TestInfo(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(got.NCPU, check.Equals, int64(runtime.NumCPU()))
 
 	// Check the volume drivers
-	c.Assert(len(got.VolumeDrivers), check.Equals, 3)
+	c.Assert(len(got.VolumeDrivers), check.Equals, 4)
 	c.Assert(got.VolumeDrivers[0], check.Equals, "ceph")
 	c.Assert(got.VolumeDrivers[1], check.Equals, "local")
-	c.Assert(got.VolumeDrivers[2], check.Equals, "tmpfs")
+	c.Assert(got.VolumeDrivers[2], check.Equals, "local-persist")
+	c.Assert(got.VolumeDrivers[3], check.Equals, "tmpfs")
 }
 
 // TestVersion tests /version API.
diff --git a/test/api_volume_create_test.go b/test/api_volume_create_test.go
index e251772479..0a6db4259b 100644
--- a/test/api_volume_create_test.go
+++ b/test/api_volume_create_test.go
@@ -39,3 +39,25 @@ func (suite *APIVolumeCreateSuite) TestVolumeCreateOk(c *check.C) {
 	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
 	CheckRespStatus(c, resp, 204)
 }
+
+// TestPluginVolumeCreateOk tests creating a volume which created by volume plugin
+func (suite *APIVolumeCreateSuite) TestPluginVolumeCreateOk(c *check.C) {
+	vol := "TestPluginVolumeCreateOk"
+
+	obj := map[string]interface{}{
+		"Driver":     "local-persist",
+		"Name":       vol,
+		"DriverOpts": map[string]string{"mountpoint": "/data/images"},
+	}
+
+	path := "/volumes/create"
+	body := request.WithJSONBody(obj)
+	resp, err := request.Post(path, body)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	CheckRespStatus(c, resp, 201)
+
+	path = "/volumes/" + vol
+	resp, err = request.Delete(path)
+	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
+	CheckRespStatus(c, resp, 204)
+}