diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/remote_consoles.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/remote_consoles.py
index 36015542aa3b..7d374ef432ef 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/remote_consoles.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/remote_consoles.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class RemoteConsolesController(wsgi.Controller):
             raise webob.exc.HTTPNotFound(explanation=e.format_message())
         except exception.InstanceNotReady as e:
             raise webob.exc.HTTPConflict(explanation=e.format_message())
+        except exception.InstanceInvalidState as e:
+            common.raise_http_conflict_for_instance_invalid_state(
+                e, 'get_vnc_console', id)
         except NotImplementedError:
             common.raise_feature_not_supported()
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_remote_consoles.py b/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_remote_consoles.py
index 986826bfee09..e304402ee949 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_remote_consoles.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/api_sample_tests/test_remote_consoles.py
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
+from unittest import mock
+
+from nova.compute import api as compute
+from nova import exception
 from nova.tests.functional.api_sample_tests import test_servers
 
 HTTP_RE = r'(https?://)([\w\d:#@%/;$()~_?\+-=\\.&](#!)?)*'
@@ -38,6 +42,22 @@ class ConsolesSampleJsonTests(test_servers.ServersSampleBase):
         self._verify_response('get-vnc-console-post-resp', {'url': HTTP_RE},
                               response, 200)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(compute.API, 'get_vnc_console')
+    def test_get_vnc_console_instance_invalid_state(self,
+                                                    mock_get_vnc_console):
+        uuid = self._post_server()
+
+        def fake_get_vnc_console(*args, **kwargs):
+            raise exception.InstanceInvalidState(
+                attr='fake_attr', state='fake_state', method='fake_method',
+                instance_uuid=uuid)
+
+        mock_get_vnc_console.side_effect = fake_get_vnc_console
+        response = self._do_post('servers/%s/action' % uuid,
+                                 'get-vnc-console-post-req',
+                                 {'action': 'os-getVNCConsole'})
+        self.assertEqual(409, response.status_code)
+
     def test_get_spice_console(self):
         uuid = self._post_server()
         response = self._do_post('servers/%s/action' % uuid,
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_remote_consoles.py b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_remote_consoles.py
index bd093075677d..961f4a02c914 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_remote_consoles.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/api/openstack/compute/test_remote_consoles.py
@@ -104,6 +104,18 @@ class ConsolesExtensionTestV21(test.NoDBTestCase):
             'get_vnc_console',
             exception.InstanceNotFound(instance_id=fakes.FAKE_UUID))
 
+    def test_get_vnc_console_instance_invalid_state(self):
+        body = {'os-getVNCConsole': {'type': 'novnc'}}
+        self._check_console_failure(
+            self.controller.get_vnc_console,
+            webob.exc.HTTPConflict,
+            body,
+            'get_vnc_console',
+            exception.InstanceInvalidState(
+                attr='fake-attr', state='fake-state', method='fake-method',
+                instance_uuid=fakes.FAKE_UUID)
+        )
+
     def test_get_vnc_console_invalid_type(self):
         body = {'os-getVNCConsole': {'type': 'invalid'}}
         self._check_console_failure(