diff --git a/rally-jobs/rally.yaml b/rally-jobs/rally.yaml
index eecc3570..e4218966 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/rally.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/rally.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,26 @@
       sla:
         failure_rate:
           max: 0
+    -
+      args:
+        service_name: null
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 20
+        concurrency: 10
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
+    -
+      args:
+        service_name: "nova"
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        times: 20
+        concurrency: 10
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
 
   KeystoneBasic.add_and_remove_user_role:
     -
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/basic.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/basic.py
index 1e0f6039..3256e8a8 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/basic.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/basic.py
@@ -128,15 +128,30 @@ class KeystoneBasic(kutils.KeystoneScenario):
 
     @validation.required_openstack(admin=True)
     @base.scenario(context={"admin_cleanup": ["keystone"]})
-    def get_entities(self):
-        """Get instance of a tenant, user, role and service by id's."""
+    def get_entities(self, service_name="keystone"):
+        """Get instance of a tenant, user, role and service by id's.
+
+        An ephemeral tenant, user, and role are each created. By
+        default, fetches the 'keystone' service. This can be
+        overridden (for instance, to get the 'Identity Service'
+        service on older OpenStack), or None can be passed explicitly
+        to service_name to create a new service and then query it by
+        ID.
+
+        :param service_name: The name of the service to get by ID; or
+                             None, to create an ephemeral service and
+                             get it by ID.
+        """
         tenant = self._tenant_create(name_length=5)
         user = self._user_create(name_length=10)
         role = self._role_create()
         self._get_tenant(tenant.id)
         self._get_user(user.id)
         self._get_role(role.id)
-        service = self._get_service_by_name("keystone")
+        if service_name is None:
+            service = self._service_create()
+        else:
+            service = self._get_service_by_name(service_name)
         self._get_service(service.id)
 
     @validation.required_openstack(admin=True)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/test_basic.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/test_basic.py
index 47694d38..ab17127b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/keystone/test_basic.py
@@ -146,32 +146,52 @@ class KeystoneBasicTestCase(test.TestCase):
         scenario._list_roles_for_user.assert_called_once_with(fake_user,
                                                               fake_tenant)
 
-    @mock.patch("rally.common.utils.generate_random_name")
-    def test_get_entities(self, mock_generate_random_name):
+    def _test_get_entities(self, service_name="keystone"):
         scenario = basic.KeystoneBasic()
         fake_tenant = mock.MagicMock()
         fake_user = mock.MagicMock()
         fake_role = mock.MagicMock()
         fake_service = mock.MagicMock()
+
         scenario._tenant_create = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_tenant)
         scenario._user_create = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_user)
         scenario._role_create = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_role)
+        scenario._service_create = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_service)
+
         scenario._get_tenant = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_tenant)
         scenario._get_user = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_user)
         scenario._get_role = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_role)
         scenario._get_service_by_name = mock.MagicMock(
             return_value=fake_service)
         scenario._get_service = mock.MagicMock(return_value=fake_service)
-        scenario.get_entities()
+
+        scenario.get_entities(service_name)
+
         scenario._tenant_create.assert_called_once_with(name_length=5)
         scenario._user_create.assert_called_once_with(name_length=10)
         scenario._role_create.assert_called_once_with()
+
         scenario._get_tenant.assert_called_once_with(fake_tenant.id)
         scenario._get_user.assert_called_once_with(fake_user.id)
         scenario._get_role.assert_called_once_with(fake_role.id)
-        scenario._get_service_by_name("keystone")
+
+        if service_name is None:
+            scenario._service_create.assert_called_once_with()
+            self.assertFalse(scenario._get_service_by_name.called)
+        else:
+            scenario._get_service_by_name.assert_called_once_with(service_name)
+            self.assertFalse(scenario._service_create.called)
         scenario._get_service.assert_called_once_with(fake_service.id)
 
+    def test_get_entities(self):
+        self._test_get_entities()
+
+    def test_get_entities_with_service_name(self):
+        self._test_get_entities(service_name="fooservice")
+
+    def test_get_entities_create_service(self):
+        self._test_get_entities(service_name=None)
+
     def test_create_and_delete_service(self):
         scenario = basic.KeystoneBasic()
         name = "Rally_test_service"