diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
index 4260e7888c..cafd672f3a 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
@@ -3879,9 +3879,15 @@ host."""
         compute_client.evacuate_server(server, **kwargs)
 
         if parsed_args.wait:
+            orig_status = server.status
+            success = ['ACTIVE']
+            if orig_status == 'SHUTOFF':
+                success.append('SHUTOFF')
+
             if utils.wait_for_status(
                 compute_client.get_server,
                 server.id,
+                success_status=success,
                 callback=_show_progress,
             ):
                 self.app.stdout.write(_('Complete\n'))
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
index eb0b934e39..8ee61d17b3 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
@@ -7000,6 +7000,7 @@ class TestServerEvacuate(TestServer):
             'image': self.image,
             'networks': {},
             'adminPass': 'passw0rd',
+            'status': 'ACTIVE',
         }
         self.server = compute_fakes.create_one_server(attrs=attrs)
         attrs['id'] = self.server.id
@@ -7137,6 +7138,33 @@ class TestServerEvacuate(TestServer):
         mock_wait_for_status.assert_called_once_with(
             self.compute_client.get_server,
             self.server.id,
+            success_status=['ACTIVE'],
+            callback=mock.ANY,
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch.object(common_utils, 'wait_for_status', return_value=True)
+    def test_evacuate_with_wait_ok_shutoff(self, mock_wait_for_status):
+        self.server.status = 'SHUTOFF'
+        self.compute_client.get_server.return_value = self.server
+
+        args = [
+            self.server.id,
+            '--wait',
+        ]
+        verify_args = [
+            ('server', self.server.id),
+            ('wait', True),
+        ]
+        evac_args = {
+            'host': None,
+            'on_shared_storage': False,
+            'admin_pass': None,
+        }
+        self._test_evacuate(args, verify_args, evac_args)
+        mock_wait_for_status.assert_called_once_with(
+            self.compute_client.get_server,
+            self.server.id,
+            success_status=['ACTIVE', 'SHUTOFF'],
             callback=mock.ANY,
         )