diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/flows/test_create_volume_flow.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/flows/test_create_volume_flow.py
index 5b4ddb35f3e..c9a3b81f027 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/flows/test_create_volume_flow.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/flows/test_create_volume_flow.py
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ class CreateVolumeFlowManagerTestCase(test.TestCase):
         fake_driver = mock.MagicMock()
         fake_volume_manager = mock.MagicMock()
         backup_host = 'host@backend#pool'
-        fake_manager = create_volume_manager.CreateVolumeFromSpecTask(
+        test_manager = create_volume_manager.CreateVolumeFromSpecTask(
             fake_volume_manager, fake_db, fake_driver)
 
         volume_obj = fake_volume.fake_volume_obj(self.ctxt)
@@ -1271,8 +1271,7 @@ class CreateVolumeFlowManagerTestCase(test.TestCase):
         if driver_error:
             fake_driver.create_volume_from_backup.side_effect = [
                 NotImplementedError]
-        fake_manager._create_from_backup(self.ctxt, volume_obj,
-                                         backup_obj.id)
+        test_manager._create_from_backup(self.ctxt, volume_obj, backup_obj.id)
         fake_driver.create_volume_from_backup.assert_called_once_with(
             volume_obj, backup_obj)
         if driver_error:
@@ -1282,7 +1281,8 @@ class CreateVolumeFlowManagerTestCase(test.TestCase):
             mock_restore_backup.assert_called_once_with(self.ctxt,
                                                         backup_host,
                                                         backup_obj,
-                                                        volume_obj['id'])
+                                                        volume_obj['id'],
+                                                        volume_is_new=True)
         else:
             fake_driver.create_volume_from_backup.assert_called_once_with(
                 volume_obj, backup_obj)
diff --git a/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py b/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
index 905258bf42b..ac09ed898a3 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/flows/manager/create_volume.py
@@ -1172,7 +1172,7 @@ class CreateVolumeFromSpecTask(flow_utils.CinderTask):
 
             backuprpcapi = backup_rpcapi.BackupAPI()
             backuprpcapi.restore_backup(context, backup.host, backup,
-                                        volume.id)
+                                        volume.id, volume_is_new=True)
             need_update_volume = False
 
         LOG.info("Created volume %(volume_id)s from backup %(backup_id)s "
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/backup-sparse-f685f4321f2994f5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/backup-sparse-f685f4321f2994f5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..20c7e708772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/backup-sparse-f685f4321f2994f5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    `Bug #2025277 <https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/2025277>`_:
+    Fixed a regression in the fix for Cinder backup restoring into
+    sparse volumes, where OpenStack's integrated CLI triggered a traceback.
+    The deprecated project-specific legacy CLI of Cinder continued to work.