diff --git a/packs/fixtures/actions/datastore_test_action.yaml b/packs/fixtures/actions/datastore_test_action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..07c1a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packs/fixtures/actions/datastore_test_action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+description: Simple python action to test datastore access.
+enabled: true
+entry_point: pythonactions/datastore_test_action.py
+name: datastore_test_action
+parameters: {}
+runner_type: "python-script"
diff --git a/packs/fixtures/actions/pythonactions/datastore_test_action.py b/packs/fixtures/actions/pythonactions/datastore_test_action.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..306cf46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packs/fixtures/actions/pythonactions/datastore_test_action.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import json
+
+from st2actions.runners.pythonrunner import Action
+from st2client.client import Client
+from st2client.models import KeyValuePair
+
+
+__all__ = [
+    'DatastoreTestAction'
+]
+
+
+class DatastoreTestAction(Action):
+
+    def run(self):
+        self._test_datastore_actions_via_client()
+        self._test_datastore_actions_via_action_service()
+
+    def _test_datastore_actions_via_client(self):
+        print('Test datastore access via raw client.')
+        client = Client(base_url='http://localhost')
+
+        test_name = 'st2tests.putin'
+        test_value = 'putout'
+        # Put
+        kv = KeyValuePair(name=test_name, value=test_value)
+        client.keys.update(kv)
+        # print('Wrote key: %s value: %s to datastore.' % (test_name, test_value))
+
+        # Get
+        val = client.keys.get_by_name(name_or_id=test_name)
+        if val.value != test_value:
+            raise Exception('KeyValue access failed on GET: %s' % test_name)
+        # print('Got value: %s from datastore.' % val.value)
+
+        # Delete
+        client.keys.delete(val)
+        # print('Successfully delete key: %s from datastore.' % test_name)
+
+    def _test_datastore_actions_via_action_service(self):
+        print('Test datastore access via action_service')
+        data = {'somedata': 'foobar'}
+        data_json_str = json.dumps(data)
+
+        # Add a value to the datastore
+        self.action_service.set_value(name='cache', value=data_json_str)
+
+        # Retrieve a value
+        value = self.action_service.get_value('cache')
+        retrieved_data = json.loads(value)
+        if 'somedata' not in retrieved_data:
+            raise Exception('Retrieved incorrect value from datastore: %s. Expected: %s' %
+                            (retrieved_data, data))
+
+        if retrieved_data['somedata'] != 'foobar':
+            raise Exception('Datastore value corrupted!!!')
+
+        # Delete a value
+        self.action_service.delete_value('cache')
diff --git a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_python_actions.yaml b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_python_actions.yaml
index e0ce216..8360fd4 100644
--- a/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_python_actions.yaml
+++ b/packs/tests/actions/chains/test_quickstart_python_actions.yaml
@@ -57,3 +57,8 @@ chain:
         object: "{{test_exception_python_action}}"
         key: "exit_code"
         value: 0
+    on-success: "test_datastore_access"
+  -
+    name: "test_datastore_access"
+    ref: "fixtures.datastore_test_action"
+    params: {}