diff --git a/cinderlib/objects.py b/cinderlib/objects.py
index da3c3a5..af9d74d 100644
--- a/cinderlib/objects.py
+++ b/cinderlib/objects.py
@@ -622,6 +622,7 @@ class Volume(NamedObject):
             last_self.snapshots
         if self._connections is not None:
             last_self.connections
+        last_self.local_attach = self.local_attach
         vars(self).clear()
         vars(self).update(vars(last_self))
 
diff --git a/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/base.py b/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/base.py
index d88dde1..0127fce 100644
--- a/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/base.py
+++ b/cinderlib/tests/unit/persistence/base.py
@@ -521,3 +521,41 @@ class BasePersistenceTest(helper.TestHelper):
         result = self.persistence.db._volume_admin_metadata_get(self.context,
                                                                 vols[0].id)
         self.assertDictEqual({'k': 'v'}, result)
+
+    @mock.patch('cinderlib.objects.Volume.get_by_id')
+    @mock.patch('cinderlib.objects.Volume.snapshots',
+                new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)
+    @mock.patch('cinderlib.objects.Volume.connections',
+                new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)
+    def test_volume_refresh(self, get_conns_mock, get_snaps_mock, get_mock):
+        vol = self.create_n_volumes(1)[0]
+        vol_id = vol.id
+        # This is to simulate situation where the persistence does lazy loading
+        vol._snapshots = vol._connections = None
+        get_mock.return_value = cinderlib.Volume(vol)
+
+        vol.refresh()
+
+        get_mock.assert_called_once_with(vol_id)
+        get_conns_mock.assert_not_called()
+        get_snaps_mock.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertIsNone(vol.local_attach)
+
+    @mock.patch('cinderlib.objects.Volume.get_by_id')
+    @mock.patch('cinderlib.objects.Volume.snapshots',
+                new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)
+    @mock.patch('cinderlib.objects.Volume.connections',
+                new_callable=mock.PropertyMock)
+    def test_volume_refresh_with_conn_and_snaps(self, get_conns_mock,
+                                                get_snaps_mock, get_mock):
+        vol = self.create_n_volumes(1)[0]
+        vol_id = vol.id
+        vol.local_attach = mock.sentinel.local_attach
+        get_mock.return_value = cinderlib.Volume(vol)
+
+        vol.refresh()
+
+        get_mock.assert_called_once_with(vol_id)
+        get_conns_mock.assert_called_once_with()
+        get_snaps_mock.assert_called_once_with()
+        self.assertIs(mock.sentinel.local_attach, vol.local_attach)
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/fix-not-local-a8cf22a2092c8a98.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/fix-not-local-a8cf22a2092c8a98.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7fdbb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/fix-not-local-a8cf22a2092c8a98.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Bug #1868153: Volume refresh will no longer forget if the volume is locally
+    attached.