diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/glusterfs/layout_volume.py b/manila/share/drivers/glusterfs/layout_volume.py
index 27cd083778..3f3ca87699 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/glusterfs/layout_volume.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/glusterfs/layout_volume.py
@@ -491,9 +491,32 @@ class GlusterfsVolumeMappedLayout(layout.GlusterfsShareLayoutBase):
         backend_snapshot_name = self._find_actual_backend_snapshot_name(
             old_gmgr, snapshot)
         volume = ''.join(['manila-', share['id']])
-        args_tuple = (('snapshot', 'activate', backend_snapshot_name,
-                      'force', '--mode=script'),
-                      ('snapshot', 'clone', volume, backend_snapshot_name))
+
+        # Query the status of the snapshot, if it is Started, the activate
+        # step will be skipped
+        args = ('snapshot', 'info', backend_snapshot_name)
+        out, err = old_gmgr.gluster_call(
+            *args,
+            log=("Query the status of the snapshot"))
+
+        gfs_snapshot_state = ""
+        for gfs_snapshot_info in out.split('\t'):
+            gfs_snapshot_states = re.search(r'Started', gfs_snapshot_info,
+                                            re.I)
+            if gfs_snapshot_states:
+                gfs_snapshot_state = "Started"
+
+        if gfs_snapshot_state == "Started":
+            args_tuple = (('snapshot', 'clone',
+                          volume, backend_snapshot_name),
+                          ('volume', 'start', volume))
+        else:
+            args_tuple = (('snapshot', 'activate', backend_snapshot_name,
+                          'force', '--mode=script'),
+                          ('snapshot', 'clone', volume,
+                          backend_snapshot_name),
+                          ('volume', 'start', volume))
+
         for args in args_tuple:
             out, err = old_gmgr.gluster_call(
                 *args,
@@ -507,10 +530,10 @@ class GlusterfsVolumeMappedLayout(layout.GlusterfsShareLayoutBase):
             {'share': share, 'manager': gmgr},
             {'share': snapshot['share_instance'], 'manager': old_gmgr})
 
+        export = [export, ]
         argseq = (('set',
                    [USER_CLONED_FROM, snapshot['share_id']]),
-                  ('set', [USER_MANILA_SHARE, share['id']]),
-                  ('start', []))
+                  ('set', [USER_MANILA_SHARE, share['id']]))
         for op, opargs in argseq:
             args = ['volume', op, gmgr.volume] + opargs
             gmgr.gluster_call(*args, log=("Creating share from snapshot"))
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/glusterfs/test_layout_volume.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/glusterfs/test_layout_volume.py
index 2afbb0b09b..06857c5a05 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/glusterfs/test_layout_volume.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/glusterfs/test_layout_volume.py
@@ -818,9 +818,10 @@ class GlusterfsVolumeMappedLayoutTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self._layout.gluster_used_vols = set([glusterfs_target])
         self._layout.glusterfs_versions = {glusterfs_server: ('3', '7')}
         self.mock_object(old_gmgr, 'gluster_call',
-                         mock.Mock(side_effect=[('', ''), ('', '')]))
+                         mock.Mock(side_effect=[
+                             ('', ''), ('', ''), ('', ''), ('', '')]))
         self.mock_object(new_gmgr, 'gluster_call',
-                         mock.Mock(side_effect=[('', ''), ('', ''), ('', '')]))
+                         mock.Mock(side_effect=[('', ''), ('', '')]))
         self.mock_object(new_gmgr, 'get_vol_option',
                          mock.Mock())
         new_gmgr.get_vol_option.return_value = (
@@ -841,11 +842,11 @@ class GlusterfsVolumeMappedLayoutTestCase(test.TestCase):
             assert_called_once_with(old_gmgr, snapshot))
         args = (('snapshot', 'activate', 'fake_snap_id_xyz',
                  'force', '--mode=script'),
-                ('snapshot', 'clone', volume, 'fake_snap_id_xyz'))
+                ('snapshot', 'clone', volume, 'fake_snap_id_xyz'),
+                ('volume', 'start', volume))
         old_gmgr.gluster_call.assert_has_calls(
             [mock.call(*a, log=mock.ANY) for a in args])
-        args = (('volume', 'start', volume),
-                ('volume', 'set', volume, 'user.manila-share', share['id']),
+        args = (('volume', 'set', volume, 'user.manila-share', share['id']),
                 ('volume', 'set', volume, 'user.manila-cloned-from',
                  snapshot['share_id']))
         new_gmgr.gluster_call.assert_has_calls(
@@ -862,7 +863,7 @@ class GlusterfsVolumeMappedLayoutTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertIn(
             new_vol_addr,
             self._layout.gluster_used_vols)
-        self.assertEqual('host1:/gv1', ret)
+        self.assertEqual(['host1:/gv1'], ret)
 
     def test_create_share_from_snapshot_error_unsupported_gluster_version(
             self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1922075-fix-Glusterfs-create-share-from-snapshot-failed-053a583522a6fc0e.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1922075-fix-Glusterfs-create-share-from-snapshot-failed-053a583522a6fc0e.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..109e79fe0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1922075-fix-Glusterfs-create-share-from-snapshot-failed-053a583522a6fc0e.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Fixed `bug #1922075  <https://bugs.launchpad.net/manila/+bug/1922075>`_
+    Fixed the problem that "gluster volume set nfs.rpc-auth-reject '*'"
+    failed when the glusterfs driver created an instance from a snapshot.