diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py
index 6f4a9bb7907..73e5f8a962e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/powermax_data.py
@@ -1511,7 +1511,7 @@ class PowerMaxData(object):
             'expandStorageGroupParam': {
                 'addVolumeParam': {
                     'emulation': 'FBA',
-                    'create_new_volumes': 'False',
+                    'create_new_volumes': 'True',
                     'volumeAttributes': [
                         {'num_of_vols': 1,
                          'volumeIdentifier': {
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py
index f9756ad7689..135e14857f7 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/test_powermax_utils.py
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ class PowerMaxUtilsTest(test.TestCase):
             'array': self.data.array,
             'editStorageGroupActionParam': {
                 'expandStorageGroupParam': {
-                    'addVolumeParam': {}}}}
+                    'addVolumeParam': {'create_new_volumes': 'False'}}}}
 
         updated_payload = self.utils.update_payload_for_rdf_vol_create(
             payload, self.data.remote_array, self.data.storagegroup_name_f)
@@ -1238,6 +1238,7 @@ class PowerMaxUtilsTest(test.TestCase):
             'editStorageGroupActionParam': {
                 'expandStorageGroupParam': {
                     'addVolumeParam': {
+                        'create_new_volumes': 'True',
                         'remoteSymmSGInfoParam': {
                             'force': 'true',
                             'remote_symmetrix_1_id': self.data.remote_array,
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py
index 7f8ebaf5e93..cf64ef61332 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powermax/utils.py
@@ -1781,6 +1781,9 @@ class PowerMaxUtils(object):
         :param storage_group_name: the storage group name -- str
         :returns: updated payload -- dict
         """
+        create_new_vol = {"create_new_volumes": "True"}
+        payload["editStorageGroupActionParam"]["expandStorageGroupParam"][
+            "addVolumeParam"].update(create_new_vol)
         remote_dict = {"remoteSymmSGInfoParam": {
             "remote_symmetrix_1_id": remote_array_id,
             "remote_symmetrix_1_sgs": [storage_group_name],