diff --git a/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py b/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
index 972b0847f952..8857862154dc 100644
--- a/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
+++ b/nova/compute/resource_tracker.py
@@ -419,6 +419,7 @@ class ResourceTracker(object):
         if self.compute_node:
             self._copy_resources(resources)
             self._setup_pci_tracker(context, resources)
+            self.scheduler_client.update_resource_stats(self.compute_node)
             return
 
         # now try to get the compute node record from the
@@ -427,6 +428,7 @@ class ResourceTracker(object):
         if self.compute_node:
             self._copy_resources(resources)
             self._setup_pci_tracker(context, resources)
+            self.scheduler_client.update_resource_stats(self.compute_node)
             return
 
         # there was no local copy and none in the database
@@ -441,6 +443,7 @@ class ResourceTracker(object):
                  {'host': self.host, 'node': self.nodename})
 
         self._setup_pci_tracker(context, resources)
+        self.scheduler_client.update_resource_stats(self.compute_node)
 
     def _setup_pci_tracker(self, context, resources):
         if not self.pci_tracker:
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py
index fb5bef8e5df1..fcc623ec502b 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_resource_tracker.py
@@ -1035,6 +1035,7 @@ class TestInitComputeNode(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertFalse(create_mock.called)
         self.assertTrue(pci_mock.called)
         self.assertFalse(self.rt.disabled)
+        self.assertTrue(self.sched_client_mock.update_resource_stats.called)
 
     @mock.patch('nova.objects.PciDeviceList.get_by_compute_node',
                 return_value=objects.PciDeviceList())
@@ -1057,6 +1058,7 @@ class TestInitComputeNode(BaseTestCase):
                                          _NODENAME)
         self.assertFalse(create_mock.called)
         self.assertFalse(self.rt.disabled)
+        self.assertTrue(self.sched_client_mock.update_resource_stats.called)
 
     @mock.patch('nova.objects.PciDeviceList.get_by_compute_node',
                 return_value=objects.PciDeviceList(objects=[]))
@@ -1134,6 +1136,7 @@ class TestInitComputeNode(BaseTestCase):
                                                  self.rt.compute_node))
         pci_tracker_mock.assert_called_once_with(mock.sentinel.ctx,
                                                  42)
+        self.assertTrue(self.sched_client_mock.update_resource_stats.called)
 
 
 class TestUpdateComputeNode(BaseTestCase):