diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py
index 2f5e5fb5b2b7..ba641c6236bc 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/servers.py
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ class ServersController(wsgi.Controller):
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg)
         except (exception.ImageNotActive,
                 exception.ImageBadRequest,
+                exception.FixedIpNotFoundForAddress,
                 exception.FlavorDiskTooSmall,
                 exception.FlavorMemoryTooSmall,
                 exception.InvalidMetadata,
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py
index efe8afc32c90..5f35d0a1fb66 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_serversV21.py
@@ -2983,6 +2983,15 @@ class ServersControllerCreateTest(test.TestCase):
                           self.controller.create,
                           self.req, body=self.body)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(compute_api.API, 'create',
+                       side_effect=exception.FixedIpNotFoundForAddress(
+                        address='dummy'))
+    def test_create_instance_raise_fixed_ip_not_found_bad_request(self,
+                                                                  mock_create):
+        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest,
+                          self.controller.create,
+                          self.req, body=self.body)
+
     @mock.patch.object(compute_api.API, 'create')
     def test_create_instance_invalid_personality(self, mock_create):
         codec = 'utf8'