diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/extended_volumes.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/extended_volumes.py
index 13416b39dadf..a88a45875355 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/extended_volumes.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/extended_volumes.py
@@ -13,12 +13,16 @@
 #   under the License.
 
 """The Extended Volumes API extension."""
+from oslo_log import log as logging
+
 from nova.api.openstack import api_version_request
 from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
 from nova import context
 from nova import objects
 from nova.policies import extended_volumes as ev_policies
 
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 
 class ExtendedVolumesController(wsgi.Controller):
     def _extend_server(self, context, server, req, bdms):
@@ -60,12 +64,19 @@ class ExtendedVolumesController(wsgi.Controller):
                     {inst_map.cell_mapping.uuid: inst_map.cell_mapping})
 
         bdms = {}
-        for cell_mapping in cell_mappings.values():
-            with context.target_cell(ctxt, cell_mapping) as cctxt:
-                bdms.update(
-                    objects.BlockDeviceMappingList.bdms_by_instance_uuid(
-                        cctxt, instance_uuids))
-
+        results = context.scatter_gather_cells(
+                        ctxt, cell_mappings.values(), 60,
+                        objects.BlockDeviceMappingList.bdms_by_instance_uuid,
+                        instance_uuids)
+        for cell_uuid, result in results.items():
+            if result is context.raised_exception_sentinel:
+                LOG.warning('Failed to get block device mappings for cell %s',
+                            cell_uuid)
+            elif result is context.did_not_respond_sentinel:
+                LOG.warning('Timeout getting block device mappings for cell '
+                            '%s', cell_uuid)
+            else:
+                bdms.update(result)
         return bdms
 
     @wsgi.extends
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_extended_volumes.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_extended_volumes.py
index a041e9694a58..c7b2d6c13569 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_extended_volumes.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_extended_volumes.py
@@ -165,6 +165,49 @@ class ExtendedVolumesTestV21(test.TestCase):
             actual = server.get('%svolumes_attached' % self.prefix)
             self.assertEqual(self.exp_volumes_detail[i], actual)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.InstanceMappingList, 'get_by_instance_uuids')
+    @mock.patch('nova.context.scatter_gather_cells')
+    def test_detail_with_cell_failures(self, mock_sg,
+                                        mock_get_by_instance_uuids):
+
+        mock_get_by_instance_uuids.return_value = [
+            objects.InstanceMapping(
+                instance_uuid=UUID1,
+                cell_mapping=objects.CellMapping(
+                    uuid=uuids.cell1,
+                    transport_url='fake://nowhere/',
+                    database_connection=uuids.cell1)),
+            objects.InstanceMapping(
+                instance_uuid=UUID2,
+                cell_mapping=objects.CellMapping(
+                    uuid=uuids.cell2,
+                    transport_url='fake://nowhere/',
+                    database_connection=uuids.cell2))
+            ]
+        bdm = fake_bdms_get_all_by_instance_uuids()
+        fake_bdm = fake_block_device.fake_bdm_object(
+                                        nova_context.RequestContext, bdm[0])
+        mock_sg.return_value = {
+            uuids.cell1: {UUID1: [fake_bdm]},
+            uuids.cell2: nova_context.raised_exception_sentinel
+        }
+
+        res = self._make_request('/detail')
+        mock_get_by_instance_uuids.assert_called_once_with(
+            test.MatchType(nova_context.RequestContext), [UUID1, UUID2])
+
+        self.assertEqual(200, res.status_int)
+
+        # we would get an empty list for the second instance
+        # which is in the down cell, however this would printed
+        # in the logs.
+        for i, server in enumerate(self._get_servers(res.body)):
+            actual = server.get('%svolumes_attached' % self.prefix)
+            if i == 0:
+                self.assertEqual(self.exp_volumes_detail[i], actual)
+            else:
+                self.assertEqual([], actual)
+
 
 class ExtendedVolumesTestV23(ExtendedVolumesTestV21):