diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskVariablesCoreTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskVariablesCoreTests.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d10abe588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskVariablesCoreTests.java
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+package org.alfresco.rest.workflow.tasks;
+
+import org.alfresco.dataprep.CMISUtil;
+import org.alfresco.rest.RestTest;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestErrorModel;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestProcessModel;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestTaskModel;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestVariableModelsCollection;
+import org.alfresco.utility.model.*;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.ExecutionType;
+import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.annotation.TestRail;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Claudia Agache on 12/7/2016.
+ */
+@Test(groups = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.TASKS, TestGroup.CORE })
+public class GetTaskVariablesCoreTests extends RestTest
+{
+    private UserModel userWhoStartsTask, assignee;
+    private SiteModel siteModel;
+    private FileModel fileModel;
+    private TaskModel taskModel;
+    private RestVariableModelsCollection variableModels;
+
+    @BeforeClass(alwaysRun=true)
+    public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
+    {
+        userWhoStartsTask = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
+        assignee = dataUser.createRandomTestUser();
+        siteModel = dataSite.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).createPublicRandomSite();
+        fileModel = dataContent.usingSite(siteModel).createContent(CMISUtil.DocumentType.TEXT_PLAIN);
+    }
+
+    @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.TASKS }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Verify if get task variables request returns status code 404 when invalid taskId is used")
+    public void getTaskVariablesUsingInvalidTaskId() throws Exception
+    {
+        taskModel = dataWorkflow.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).usingSite(siteModel).usingResource(fileModel).createNewTaskAndAssignTo(assignee);
+        taskModel.setId("invalidId");
+
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI().usingTask(taskModel).getTaskVariables();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
+                .assertLastError().containsSummary(String.format(RestErrorModel.ENTITY_NOT_FOUND, "invalidId"));
+    }
+
+    @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.TASKS }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Verify if get task variables request returns status code 404 when empty taskId is used")
+    public void getTaskVariablesUsingEmptyTaskId() throws Exception
+    {
+        taskModel = dataWorkflow.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).usingSite(siteModel).usingResource(fileModel).createNewTaskAndAssignTo(assignee);
+        taskModel.setId("");
+
+        restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI().usingTask(taskModel).getTaskVariables();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NOT_FOUND)
+                .assertLastError().containsSummary(String.format(RestErrorModel.ENTITY_NOT_FOUND, ""));
+    }
+
+    @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.TASKS }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Verify if get task variables request returns status code 200 after the task is finished.")
+    public void getTaskVariablesAfterFinishingTask() throws Exception
+    {
+        taskModel = dataWorkflow.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).usingSite(siteModel).usingResource(fileModel).createNewTaskAndAssignTo(assignee);
+        dataWorkflow.usingUser(assignee).taskDone(taskModel);
+
+        variableModels = restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI().usingTask(taskModel).getTaskVariables();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        variableModels.assertThat().entriesListIsNotEmpty();
+    }
+
+    @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.TASKS }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Verify if get task variables request returns status code 200 after the process is deleted (Task state is now completed.)")
+    public void getTaskVariablesAfterDeletingProcess() throws Exception
+    {
+        RestProcessModel addedProcess = restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).withWorkflowAPI().addProcess("activitiAdhoc", assignee, false, CMISUtil.Priority.Normal);
+        RestTaskModel addedTask = restClient.withWorkflowAPI().getTasks().getTaskModelByProcess(addedProcess);
+        restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingProcess(addedProcess).deleteProcess();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.NO_CONTENT);
+
+        variableModels = restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingTask(addedTask).getTaskVariables();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        variableModels.assertThat().entriesListIsNotEmpty();
+    }
+
+
+    @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.TASKS }, executionType = ExecutionType.REGRESSION,
+            description = "Verify user gets task variables that matches a where clause.")
+    public void getTaskVariablesWithWhereClauseAsParameter() throws Exception
+    {
+        taskModel = dataWorkflow.usingUser(userWhoStartsTask).usingSite(siteModel).usingResource(fileModel).createNewTaskAndAssignTo(assignee);
+        variableModels = restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask).where("scope='local'")
+                .withWorkflowAPI().usingTask(taskModel).getTaskVariables();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        variableModels.assertThat().entriesListIsNotEmpty()
+                .and().entriesListDoesNotContain("scope", "global")
+                .and().paginationField("totalItems").is("8");
+
+        variableModels = restClient.authenticateUser(userWhoStartsTask)
+                .withWorkflowAPI().usingTask(taskModel).getTaskVariables();
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.OK);
+        variableModels.assertThat().entriesListContains("scope", "global")
+                .and().paginationField("totalItems").is("30");
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskVariablesSanityTests.java b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskVariablesSanityTests.java
index 33aabaffc..542e1da12 100644
--- a/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskVariablesSanityTests.java
+++ b/e2e-test/java/org/alfresco/rest/workflow/tasks/GetTaskVariablesSanityTests.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package org.alfresco.rest.workflow.tasks;
 
 import org.alfresco.dataprep.CMISUtil.DocumentType;
 import org.alfresco.rest.RestTest;
+import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestErrorModel;
 import org.alfresco.rest.model.RestVariableModelsCollection;
 import org.alfresco.utility.model.FileModel;
 import org.alfresco.utility.model.SiteModel;
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ public class GetTaskVariablesSanityTests extends RestTest
 
         restClient.authenticateUser(randomUser);
         restClient.withWorkflowAPI().usingTask(taskModel).getTaskVariables();
-        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN).assertLastError().containsSummary("Permission was denied");
+        restClient.assertStatusCodeIs(HttpStatus.FORBIDDEN).assertLastError().containsSummary(RestErrorModel.PERMISSION_WAS_DENIED);
     }
 
     @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.WORKFLOW, TestGroup.TASKS }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY,