diff --git a/doc/notification_samples/instance-evacuate.json b/doc/notification_samples/instance-evacuate.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4aadfb940ecd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/notification_samples/instance-evacuate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+    "event_type": "instance.evacuate",
+    "payload": {
+        "$ref": "common_payloads/InstanceActionPayload.json#",
+        "nova_object.data": {
+            "host": "host2",
+            "node": "host2",
+            "power_state": "pending",
+            "task_state": "rebuilding"
+        }
+    },
+    "priority": "INFO",
+    "publisher_id": "nova-api:host2"
+}
diff --git a/nova/compute/api.py b/nova/compute/api.py
index 111a61eec8ac..cbb3047ab19c 100644
--- a/nova/compute/api.py
+++ b/nova/compute/api.py
@@ -4194,6 +4194,10 @@ class API(base.Base):
 
         compute_utils.notify_about_instance_usage(
             self.notifier, context, instance, "evacuate")
+        compute_utils.notify_about_instance_action(
+            context, instance, CONF.host,
+            action=fields_obj.NotificationAction.EVACUATE,
+            source=fields_obj.NotificationSource.API)
 
         try:
             request_spec = objects.RequestSpec.get_by_instance_uuid(
diff --git a/nova/notifications/objects/instance.py b/nova/notifications/objects/instance.py
index 7e05f2488006..10e9bede9c46 100644
--- a/nova/notifications/objects/instance.py
+++ b/nova/notifications/objects/instance.py
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class InstanceStateUpdatePayload(base.NotificationPayloadBase):
 @base.notification_sample('instance-resume-end.json')
 @base.notification_sample('instance-restore-start.json')
 @base.notification_sample('instance-restore-end.json')
-# @base.notification_sample('instance-evacuate.json')
+@base.notification_sample('instance-evacuate.json')
 @base.notification_sample('instance-resize_finish-start.json')
 @base.notification_sample('instance-resize_finish-end.json')
 @base.notification_sample('instance-live_migration_pre-start.json')
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/notification_sample_tests/test_instance.py b/nova/tests/functional/notification_sample_tests/test_instance.py
index 524672177bfc..04761fd8e3bf 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/notification_sample_tests/test_instance.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/notification_sample_tests/test_instance.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class TestInstanceNotificationSampleWithMultipleCompute(
         self.useFixture(self.cinder)
         self.useFixture(fixtures.AllServicesCurrent())
 
-    def test_live_migration_actions(self):
+    def test_multiple_compute_actions(self):
         server = self._boot_a_server(
             extra_params={'networks': [{'port': self.neutron.port_1['id']}]})
         self._wait_for_notification('instance.create.end')
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class TestInstanceNotificationSampleWithMultipleCompute(
             self._test_live_migration_rollback,
             self._test_live_migration_abort,
             self._test_live_migration_pre,
+            self._test_evacuate_server
         ]
 
         for action in actions:
@@ -184,6 +185,34 @@ class TestInstanceNotificationSampleWithMultipleCompute(
                 'uuid': server['id']},
             actual=fake_notifier.VERSIONED_NOTIFICATIONS[5])
 
+    def _test_evacuate_server(self, server):
+        services = self.admin_api.get_services(host='host2',
+                                               binary='nova-compute')
+        service_id = services[0]['id']
+        self.admin_api.put_service(service_id, {'forced_down': True})
+        evacuate = {
+            'evacuate': {
+                'host': 'compute',
+                'force': True
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.admin_api.post_server_action(server['id'], evacuate)
+        self._wait_for_state_change(self.api, server,
+                                    expected_status='REBUILD')
+        self._wait_for_state_change(self.api, server,
+                                    expected_status='ACTIVE')
+
+        notifications = self._get_notifications('instance.evacuate')
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(notifications))
+        self._verify_notification(
+            'instance-evacuate',
+            replacements={
+                'reservation_id': server['reservation_id'],
+                'uuid': server['id']},
+            actual=notifications[0])
+        self.admin_api.put_service(service_id, {'forced_down': False})
+
 
 class TestInstanceNotificationSampleWithMultipleComputeOldAttachFlow(
         TestInstanceNotificationSampleWithMultipleCompute):
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py
index 386da6e63941..4a05a597b853 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute.py
@@ -11078,7 +11078,8 @@ class ComputeAPITestCase(BaseTestCase):
             host_name='fake_dest_host',
             force=False)
 
-    def _test_evacuate(self, force=None):
+    @mock.patch('nova.compute.utils.notify_about_instance_action')
+    def _test_evacuate(self, mock_notify, force=None):
         instance = self._create_fake_instance_obj(services=True)
         self.assertIsNone(instance.task_state)
 
@@ -11146,6 +11147,9 @@ class ComputeAPITestCase(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual('accepted', migs[0].status)
         self.assertEqual('compute.instance.evacuate',
                          fake_notifier.NOTIFICATIONS[0].event_type)
+        mock_notify.assert_called_once_with(
+            ctxt, instance, self.compute.host, action='evacuate',
+            source='nova-api')
         if force is False:
             req_dest = fake_spec.requested_destination
             self.assertIsNotNone(req_dest)
diff --git a/nova/virt/fake.py b/nova/virt/fake.py
index 949063e29be6..7c21579103c8 100644
--- a/nova/virt/fake.py
+++ b/nova/virt/fake.py
@@ -703,6 +703,7 @@ class FakeLiveMigrateDriver(FakeDriver):
 
     def live_migration_force_complete(self, instance):
         self._migrating = False
+        del self.instances[instance.uuid]
 
     def live_migration_abort(self, instance):
         self._abort_migration = True