diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/data_motion.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/data_motion.py
index 9dcb5952c0..4fb5125aa6 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/data_motion.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/data_motion.py
@@ -389,12 +389,14 @@ class DataMotionSession(object):
                     new_src_backend, vserver_name=new_src_vserver)
                 # Cluster name is needed for setting up the vserver peering
                 new_src_cluster_name = new_src_client.get_cluster_name()
+                replica_cluster_name = replica_client.get_cluster_name()
 
                 replica_client.create_vserver_peer(
                     replica_vserver, new_src_vserver,
                     peer_cluster_name=new_src_cluster_name)
-                new_src_client.accept_vserver_peer(new_src_vserver,
-                                                   replica_vserver)
+                if new_src_cluster_name != replica_cluster_name:
+                    new_src_client.accept_vserver_peer(new_src_vserver,
+                                                       replica_vserver)
 
         # 3. create
         # TODO(ameade): Update the schedule if needed.
diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
index e2a64d798b..3b94edc5f5 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/netapp/dataontap/cluster_mode/lib_multi_svm.py
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ class NetAppCmodeMultiSVMFileStorageLibrary(
             new_replica['host'], level='backend_name')
         new_replica_client = data_motion.get_client_for_backend(
             new_replica_host, vserver_name=dst_vserver)
+        new_replica_cluster_name = new_replica_client.get_cluster_name()
 
         if (dst_vserver != src_vserver
                 and not self._get_vserver_peers(dst_vserver, src_vserver)):
@@ -472,8 +473,10 @@ class NetAppCmodeMultiSVMFileStorageLibrary(
                 peer_cluster_name=src_replica_cluster_name)
 
             # 3.2. Accepts the vserver peering using active replica host's
-            # client
-            src_replica_client.accept_vserver_peer(src_vserver, dst_vserver)
+            # client (inter-cluster only)
+            if new_replica_cluster_name != src_replica_cluster_name:
+                src_replica_client.accept_vserver_peer(src_vserver,
+                                                       dst_vserver)
 
         return (super(NetAppCmodeMultiSVMFileStorageLibrary, self).
                 create_replica(context, replica_list, new_replica,
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1873963-netapp-fix-vserver-peer-intra-cluster-966398cf3a621edd.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1873963-netapp-fix-vserver-peer-intra-cluster-966398cf3a621edd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..143641eef9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1873963-netapp-fix-vserver-peer-intra-cluster-966398cf3a621edd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    NetApp cDOT driver is now fixed to not trigger peer accept operation
+    between share servers that belong to the same cluster, when handling share
+    replica creation and promotion. This issue was happening when operating in
+    `driver_handles_share_servers` enabled mode with multiple backends
+    configured within the same cluster. See
+    `Launchpad bug 1873963 <https://launchpad.net/bugs/1873963>`_ for more
+    details.