diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py
index 6c09973b0b..833a501416 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/client/api.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from manila.share.drivers.netapp import utils
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
 EONTAPI_EINVAL = '22'
+EVOLOPNOTSUPP = '160'
 EAPIERROR = '13001'
 EAPINOTFOUND = '13005'
 ESNAPSHOTNOTALLOWED = '13023'
diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py
index fb010f7830..981effc4be 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_base.py
@@ -1342,9 +1342,21 @@ class NetAppCmodeFileStorageLibrary(object):
                                                      filesys_size_fixed=False)
         LOG.debug('Shrinking share %(name)s to %(size)s GB.',
                   {'name': share_name, 'size': new_size})
-        vserver_client.set_volume_size(share_name, new_size)
-        self._adjust_qos_policy_with_volume_resize(share, new_size,
-                                                   vserver_client)
+
+        try:
+            vserver_client.set_volume_size(share_name, new_size)
+        except netapp_api.NaApiError as e:
+            if e.code == netapp_api.EVOLOPNOTSUPP:
+                msg = _('Failed to shrink share %(share_id)s. '
+                        'The current used space is larger than the the size'
+                        ' requested.')
+                msg_args = {'share_id': share['id']}
+                LOG.error(msg, msg_args)
+                raise exception.ShareShrinkingPossibleDataLoss(
+                    share_id=share['id'])
+
+        self._adjust_qos_policy_with_volume_resize(
+            share, new_size, vserver_client)
 
     @na_utils.trace
     def update_access(self, context, share, access_rules, add_rules,
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_base.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_base.py
index 77b2345d0f..c83ec77147 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_base.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/test_lib_base.py
@@ -97,6 +97,10 @@ class NetAppFileStorageLibraryTestCase(test.TestCase):
                          mock.Mock(return_value=self.mock_dm_session))
         self.mock_object(data_motion, 'get_client_for_backend')
 
+    def _mock_api_error(self, code='fake', message='fake'):
+        return mock.Mock(side_effect=netapp_api.NaApiError(code=code,
+                                                           message=message))
+
     def test_init(self):
         self.assertEqual(fake.DRIVER_NAME, self.library.driver_name)
         self.assertEqual(1, na_utils.validate_driver_instantiation.call_count)
@@ -2233,6 +2237,29 @@ class NetAppFileStorageLibraryTestCase(test.TestCase):
         mock_adjust_qos_policy.assert_called_once_with(
             fake.SHARE, new_size, vserver_client)
 
+    def test_shrinking_possible_data_loss(self):
+
+        naapi_error = self._mock_api_error(code=netapp_api.EVOLOPNOTSUPP,
+                                           message='Possible data loss')
+
+        vserver_client = mock.Mock()
+        self.mock_object(self.library,
+                         '_get_vserver',
+                         mock.Mock(return_value=(fake.VSERVER1,
+                                                 vserver_client)))
+
+        mock_set_volume_size = self.mock_object(
+            vserver_client, 'set_volume_size', naapi_error)
+
+        new_size = fake.SHARE['size'] - 1
+
+        self.assertRaises(exception.ShareShrinkingPossibleDataLoss,
+                          self.library.shrink_share,
+                          fake.SHARE, new_size)
+
+        self.library._get_vserver.assert_called_once_with(share_server=None)
+        mock_set_volume_size.assert_called_once_with(fake.SHARE_NAME, new_size)
+
     def test_update_access(self):
 
         vserver_client = mock.Mock()
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1858328-netapp-fix-shrinking-error-48bcfffe694f5e81.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1858328-netapp-fix-shrinking-error-48bcfffe694f5e81.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9bc7dbb00c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1858328-netapp-fix-shrinking-error-48bcfffe694f5e81.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed an issue in NetApp driver when shrinking shares to a size
+    smaller than the current used space. Now it will return a more
+    appropriate error status called
+    ``shrinking_possible_data_loss_error``.