diff --git a/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml b/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml
index 0b8dce25..0446858f 100644
--- a/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/cinder.yaml
@@ -480,6 +480,8 @@
     -
       args:
         size: 1
+        image:
+          name: {{image_name}}
       runner:
         type: "constant"
         times: 1
@@ -498,6 +500,8 @@
       args:
         size: 1
         volume_type: test
+        image:
+          name: {{image_name}}
       runner:
         type: "constant"
         times: 1
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/volumes.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/volumes.py
index 22d6c0dc..5ee773cd 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/volumes.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/volumes.py
@@ -433,11 +433,12 @@ class CinderVolumes(cinder_utils.CinderScenario,
         self._create_snapshot(volume["id"], force=force, **kwargs)
         self._list_snapshots(detailed)
 
+    @types.convert(image={"type": "glance_image"})
     @validation.required_services(consts.Service.CINDER, consts.Service.GLANCE)
     @validation.required_openstack(users=True)
     @validation.required_parameters("size")
     @scenario.configure(context={"cleanup": ["cinder", "glance"]})
-    def create_and_upload_volume_to_image(self, size, force=False,
+    def create_and_upload_volume_to_image(self, size, image=None, force=False,
                                           container_format="bare",
                                           disk_format="raw",
                                           do_delete=True,
@@ -448,6 +449,7 @@ class CinderVolumes(cinder_utils.CinderScenario,
                      dictionary, must contain two values:
                          min - minimum size volumes will be created as;
                          max - maximum size volumes will be created as.
+        :param image: image to be used to create volume.
         :param force: when set to True volume that is attached to an instance
                       could be uploaded to image
         :param container_format: image container format
@@ -455,6 +457,8 @@ class CinderVolumes(cinder_utils.CinderScenario,
         :param do_delete: deletes image and volume after uploading if True
         :param kwargs: optional args to create a volume
         """
+        if image:
+            kwargs["imageRef"] = image
         volume = self._create_volume(size, **kwargs)
         image = self._upload_volume_to_image(volume, force, container_format,
                                              disk_format)
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.json b/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.json
index a721bdf2..76747619 100644
--- a/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.json
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.json
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
                 "force": false,
                 "container_format": "bare",
                 "disk_format": "raw",
-                "do_delete": true
+                "do_delete": true,
+                "image": {
+                    "name": "^cirros.*uec$"
+                }
             },
             "runner": {
                 "type": "constant",
@@ -29,7 +32,10 @@
                 "force": false,
                 "container_format": "bare",
                 "disk_format": "raw",
-                "do_delete": true
+                "do_delete": true,
+                "image": {
+                    "name": "^cirros.*uec$"
+                }
             },
             "runner": {
                 "type": "constant",
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.yaml b/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.yaml
index 07b93487..de73b2b0 100644
--- a/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.yaml
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/cinder/create-and-upload-volume-to-image.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
         container_format: "bare"
         disk_format: "raw"
         do_delete: true
+        image:
+          name: "^cirros.*uec$"
       runner:
         type: "constant"
         times: 3
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@
         container_format: "bare"
         disk_format: "raw"
         do_delete: true
+        image:
+          name: "^cirros.*uec$"
       runner:
         type: "constant"
         times: 3
@@ -31,4 +35,4 @@
       context:
         users:
           tenants: 2
-          users_per_tenant: 2
\ No newline at end of file
+          users_per_tenant: 2
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/test_volumes.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/test_volumes.py
index d70feaa7..14740bc3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/test_volumes.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/cinder/test_volumes.py
@@ -221,12 +221,14 @@ class CinderServersTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
         scenario._delete_volume = mock.MagicMock()
         scenario._delete_image = mock.MagicMock()
 
-        scenario.create_and_upload_volume_to_image(2,
+        scenario.create_and_upload_volume_to_image(2, image="img",
                                                    container_format="fake",
                                                    disk_format="disk",
-                                                   do_delete=False)
+                                                   do_delete=False,
+                                                   fakeargs="fakeargs")
 
-        scenario._create_volume.assert_called_once_with(2)
+        scenario._create_volume.assert_called_once_with(2, imageRef="img",
+                                                        fakeargs="fakeargs")
         scenario._upload_volume_to_image.assert_called_once_with(fake_volume,
                                                                  False,
                                                                  "fake",
@@ -234,9 +236,11 @@ class CinderServersTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
         scenario._create_volume.reset_mock()
         scenario._upload_volume_to_image.reset_mock()
 
-        scenario.create_and_upload_volume_to_image(1, do_delete=True)
+        scenario.create_and_upload_volume_to_image(1, image=None,
+                                                   do_delete=True,
+                                                   fakeargs="fakeargs")
 
-        scenario._create_volume.assert_called_once_with(1)
+        scenario._create_volume.assert_called_once_with(1, fakeargs="fakeargs")
         scenario._upload_volume_to_image.assert_called_once_with(fake_volume,
                                                                  False,
                                                                  "bare",