diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index d721afa80dd..082c8274c1b 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -1593,10 +1593,20 @@ def _volume_data_get_for_project(context, project_id, volume_type_id=None,
     # When calling the method for quotas we don't count volumes that are the
     # destination of a migration since they were not accounted for quotas or
     # reservations in the first place.
+    # Also skip temporary volumes that have 'temporary' admin_metadata key set
+    # to True.
     if skip_internal:
+        admin_model = models.VolumeAdminMetadata
         query = query.filter(
-            or_(model.migration_status.is_(None),
-                ~model.migration_status.startswith('target:')))
+            and_(or_(model.migration_status.is_(None),
+                     ~model.migration_status.startswith('target:')),
+                 ~sql.exists().where(and_(model.id == admin_model.volume_id,
+                                          ~admin_model.deleted,
+                                          admin_model.key == 'temporary',
+                                          admin_model.value == 'True')
+                                     )
+                 )
+        )
 
     if host:
         query = query.filter(_filter_host(model.host, host))
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py
index 77cd15581ac..7223bafe4e7 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py
@@ -554,6 +554,28 @@ class DBAPIVolumeTestCase(BaseTest):
             self.ctxt, 'project', skip_internal=skip_internal)
         self.assertEqual((count, gigabytes), result)
 
+    @ddt.data((True, THREE_HUNDREDS, THREE),
+              (False, THREE_HUNDREDS + ONE_HUNDREDS, THREE + 1))
+    @ddt.unpack
+    def test__volume_data_get_for_project_temporary(self, skip_internal,
+                                                    gigabytes, count):
+        for i in range(3):
+            db.volume_create(self.ctxt,
+                             {'project_id': 'project',
+                              'size': ONE_HUNDREDS,
+                              'host': 'h-%d' % i,
+                              'volume_type_id': fake.VOLUME_TYPE_ID})
+        # This is a temporary volume
+        db.volume_create(self.ctxt, {'project_id': 'project',
+                                     'size': ONE_HUNDREDS,
+                                     'host': 'h-%d' % i,
+                                     'volume_type_id': fake.VOLUME_TYPE_ID,
+                                     'admin_metadata': {'temporary': 'True'}})
+
+        result = sqlalchemy_api._volume_data_get_for_project(
+            self.ctxt, 'project', skip_internal=skip_internal)
+        self.assertEqual((count, gigabytes), result)
+
     def test_volume_data_get_for_project_with_host(self):
 
         db.volume_create(self.ctxt, {'project_id': fake.PROJECT_ID,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/quota-sync-temporary-b4103ebc2c484c89.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/quota-sync-temporary-b4103ebc2c484c89.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13193d88419
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/quota-sync-temporary-b4103ebc2c484c89.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    `Bug #1919161 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1919161>`_: Fix
+    automatic quota refresh to correctly account for temporary volumes. During
+    some cinder operations, such as create a backup from a snapshot, temporary
+    volumes are created and are not counted towards quota usage, but the sync
+    mechanism was counting them, thus incorrectly updating volume usage.