diff --git a/config_tempest/config_tempest.py b/config_tempest/config_tempest.py
index 1f46dd84..d8a69fbc 100755
--- a/config_tempest/config_tempest.py
+++ b/config_tempest/config_tempest.py
@@ -149,8 +149,17 @@ def main():
     else:
         conf.set("identity", "uri_v3", uri.replace("v2.0", "v3"))
     if args.non_admin:
+        conf.set("auth", "admin_username", "")
+        conf.set("auth", "admin_project_name", "")
+        conf.set("auth", "admin_password", "")
+        # To maintain backward compatibilty
+        # Moved to auth
         conf.set("identity", "admin_username", "")
+        # To maintain backward compatibility
+        # renamed as admin_project_name in auth section
         conf.set("identity", "admin_tenant_name", "")
+        # To maintain backward compatibility
+        # Moved to auth
         conf.set("identity", "admin_password", "")
         conf.set("auth", "allow_tenant_isolation", "False")
     if args.use_test_accounts:
@@ -364,10 +373,20 @@ class ClientManager(object):
             tenant_name = os_client_creds.get('project_name')
         if admin:
             try:
-                username = conf.get_defaulted('identity', 'admin_username')
-                password = conf.get_defaulted('identity', 'admin_password')
-                tenant_name = conf.get_defaulted('identity',
-                                                 'admin_tenant_name')
+                username = conf.get_defaulted('auth', 'admin_username')
+                if username is None:
+                    username = conf.get_defaulted('identity', 'admin_username')
+
+                password = conf.get_defaulted('auth', 'admin_password')
+                if password is None:
+                    password = conf.get_defaulted('identity', 'admin_password')
+
+                tenant_name = conf.get_defaulted('auth',
+                                                 'admin_project_name')
+                if tenant_name is None:
+                    tenant_name = conf.get_defaulted('identity',
+                                                     'admin_tenant_name')
+
             except cfg.NoSuchOptError:
                 LOG.warning(
                     'Could not load some identity admin options from %s',
@@ -573,8 +592,11 @@ def create_tempest_users(tenants_client, roles_client, users_client, conf,
                             conf.get('identity', 'password'),
                             conf.get('identity', 'tenant_name'))
 
+    username = conf.get_defaulted('auth', 'admin_username')
+    if username is None:
+        username = conf.get_defaulted('identity', 'admin_username')
     give_role_to_user(tenants_client, roles_client, users_client,
-                      conf.get('identity', 'admin_username'),
+                      username,
                       conf.get('identity', 'tenant_name'), role_name='admin')
 
     # Prior to juno, and with earlier juno defaults, users needed to have
diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/base.py b/config_tempest/tests/base.py
index 8530efd4..2875428c 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/base.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/base.py
@@ -44,6 +44,23 @@ class BaseConfigTempestTest(base.BaseTestCase):
         conf.set("auth", "allow_tenant_isolation", "False")
         return conf
 
+    def _get_alt_conf(self, V2, V3):
+        """Contains newer params in place of the deprecated params"""
+        conf = tool.TempestConf()
+        uri = "http://172.16.52.151:5000/"
+        conf.set("identity", "username", "demo")
+        conf.set("identity", "password", "secret")
+        conf.set("identity", "tenant_name", "demo")
+        conf.set("identity", "disable_ssl_certificate_validation", "true")
+        conf.set("identity", "auth_version", "v3")
+        conf.set("identity", "uri", uri + V2, priority=True)
+        conf.set("identity", "uri_v3", uri + V3)
+        conf.set("auth", "admin_username", "admin")
+        conf.set("auth", "admin_project_name", "adminTenant")
+        conf.set("auth", "admin_password", "adminPass")
+        conf.set("auth", "allow_tenant_isolation", "False")
+        return conf
+
     @mock.patch('os_client_config.cloud_config.CloudConfig')
     def _get_clients(self, conf, mock_args, admin=False):
         """Returns ClientManager instance"""
diff --git a/config_tempest/tests/test_config_tempest.py b/config_tempest/tests/test_config_tempest.py
index ba250172..48e547b2 100644
--- a/config_tempest/tests/test_config_tempest.py
+++ b/config_tempest/tests/test_config_tempest.py
@@ -113,6 +113,23 @@ class TestClientManager(BaseConfigTempestTest):
         admin_tenant_id = self.conf.get("identity", "admin_tenant_id")
         self.assertEqual(admin_tenant_id, "my_fake_id")
 
+    def test_init_manager_as_admin_using_new_auth(self):
+        self.conf = self._get_alt_conf("v2.0", "v3")
+        self.client = self._get_clients(self.conf)
+        mock_function = mock.Mock(return_value={"id": "my_fake_id"})
+        func2mock = 'config_tempest.config_tempest.identity.get_tenant_by_name'
+        self.useFixture(MonkeyPatch(func2mock, mock_function))
+        self._get_clients(self.conf, admin=True)
+        # check if admin credentials were set
+        admin_tenant = self.conf.get("auth", "admin_project_name")
+        admin_password = self.conf.get("auth", "admin_password")
+        self.assertEqual(self.conf.get("auth", "admin_username"), "admin")
+        self.assertEqual(admin_tenant, "adminTenant")
+        self.assertEqual(admin_password, "adminPass")
+        # check if admin tenant id was set
+        admin_tenant_id = self.conf.get("identity", "admin_tenant_id")
+        self.assertEqual(admin_tenant_id, "my_fake_id")
+
 
 class TestOsClientConfigSupport(BaseConfigTempestTest):
 
diff --git a/etc/default-overrides.conf b/etc/default-overrides.conf
index d22d390f..b7ffaa0f 100644
--- a/etc/default-overrides.conf
+++ b/etc/default-overrides.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ log_file=tempest.log
 # Roles to assign to all users created by tempest (list value)
 tempest_roles = _member_
 
+# Administrative Username to use for Keystone API requests.
+# (string value)
+admin_username=admin
+
+# Administrative Tenant name to use for Keystone API requests.
+# (string value)
+admin_project_name=admin
+
+admin_domain_name=Default
+
 [compute]
 
 # Should the tests ssh to instances? (boolean value)
@@ -53,14 +63,19 @@ alt_password=secrete
 
 # Administrative Username to use for Keystone API requests.
 # (string value)
+# Parameter moved to auth section. Would be deprecated in future
+# releases
 admin_username=admin
 
 # Administrative Tenant name to use for Keystone API requests.
 # (string value)
+# Parameter moved to auth section as admin_project_name. Would 
+# be deprecated in future releases
 admin_tenant_name=admin
 
 admin_domain_name=Default
 
+
 disable_ssl_certificate_validation=true
 
 [object-storage]
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-support-for-admin-parameter-moving-to-auth-a0873bb19ea8428b.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-support-for-admin-parameter-moving-to-auth-a0873bb19ea8428b.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a1272e8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-support-for-admin-parameter-moving-to-auth-a0873bb19ea8428b.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+prelude: >
+    Add support for admin parameters being used from auth section
+deprecations:
+  - |
+    Move admin_username to auth from identity
+    Move admin_tenant_name to auth from identity
+    Move admin_password to auth from identity