diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index aa06ae85b5..bce752445c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -315,6 +315,22 @@ class ServerActionsTestJSON(base.BaseV2ComputeTest):
     def test_resize_server_confirm(self):
         self._test_resize_server_confirm(self.server_id, stop=False)
 
+    @decorators.idempotent_id('e6c28180-7454-4b59-b188-0257af08a63b')
+    @decorators.related_bug('1728603')
+    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.resize,
+                          'Resize not available.')
+    @utils.services('volume')
+    def test_resize_volume_backed_server_confirm(self):
+        # We have to create a new server that is volume-backed since the one
+        # from setUp is not volume-backed.
+        server = self.create_test_server(
+            volume_backed=True, wait_until='ACTIVE')
+        self._test_resize_server_confirm(server['id'])
+        # Now do something interactive with the guest like get its console
+        # output; we don't actually care about the output, just that it doesn't
+        # raise an error.
+        self.client.get_console_output(server['id'])
+
     @decorators.idempotent_id('138b131d-66df-48c9-a171-64f45eb92962')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.resize,
                           'Resize not available.')
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py b/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py
index d4f29ad07a..89b9fddb61 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_server_advanced_ops.py
@@ -41,28 +41,6 @@ class TestServerAdvancedOps(manager.ScenarioTest):
         cls.set_network_resources()
         super(TestServerAdvancedOps, cls).setup_credentials()
 
-    @decorators.attr(type='slow')
-    @decorators.idempotent_id('e6c28180-7454-4b59-b188-0257af08a63b')
-    @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.resize,
-                          'Resize is not available.')
-    @utils.services('compute', 'volume')
-    def test_resize_volume_backed_server_confirm(self):
-        # We create an instance for use in this test
-        instance = self.create_server(volume_backed=True)
-        instance_id = instance['id']
-        resize_flavor = CONF.compute.flavor_ref_alt
-        LOG.debug("Resizing instance %s from flavor %s to flavor %s",
-                  instance['id'], instance['flavor']['id'], resize_flavor)
-        self.servers_client.resize_server(instance_id, resize_flavor)
-        waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client, instance_id,
-                                       'VERIFY_RESIZE')
-
-        LOG.debug("Confirming resize of instance %s", instance_id)
-        self.servers_client.confirm_resize_server(instance_id)
-
-        waiters.wait_for_server_status(self.servers_client, instance_id,
-                                       'ACTIVE')
-
     @decorators.attr(type='slow')
     @decorators.idempotent_id('949da7d5-72c8-4808-8802-e3d70df98e2c')
     @testtools.skipUnless(CONF.compute_feature_enabled.suspend,