diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
index 35eea11591..3c237188a9 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class VolumesBackupsAdminTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
         # Create backup
         backup_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.__class__.__name__ + '-Backup')
         backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=volume['id'], name=backup_name)
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'available')
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
 
         # Export Backup
@@ -124,6 +126,8 @@ class VolumesBackupsAdminTest(base.BaseVolumeAdminTest):
         backup_name = data_utils.rand_name(
             self.__class__.__name__ + '-Backup')
         backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=volume['id'], name=backup_name)
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'available')
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
         # Reset backup status to error
         self.admin_backups_client.reset_backup_status(backup_id=backup['id'],
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
index 07cfad51e3..c178272347 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ class VolumesBackupsTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
             self.__class__.__name__ + '-Backup')
         backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=volume['id'],
                                     name=backup_name, force=True)
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'in-use')
         self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('2a8ba340-dff2-4511-9db7-646f07156b15')
@@ -132,6 +134,8 @@ class VolumesBackupsTest(base.BaseVolumeTest):
 
         # Create a backup
         backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=volume['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'available')
 
         # Restore the backup
         restored_volume_id = self.restore_backup(backup['id'])['volume_id']
@@ -160,6 +164,8 @@ class VolumesBackupsV39Test(base.BaseVolumeTest):
         # Create volume and backup
         volume = self.create_volume()
         backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=volume['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'available')
 
         # Update backup and assert response body for update_backup method
         update_kwargs = {
diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
index 52114bcad0..93638b821f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/test_volumes_snapshots.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ from testtools import matchers
 
 from tempest.api.volume import base
 from tempest.common import utils
+from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib.common.utils import data_utils
 from tempest.lib import decorators
@@ -163,6 +164,8 @@ class VolumesSnapshotTestJSON(base.BaseVolumeTest):
 
         backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=self.volume_origin['id'],
                                     snapshot_id=snapshot['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.snapshots_client,
+                                                snapshot['id'], 'available')
         backup_info = self.backups_client.show_backup(backup['id'])['backup']
         self.assertEqual(self.volume_origin['id'], backup_info['volume_id'])
         self.assertEqual(snapshot['id'], backup_info['snapshot_id'])
diff --git a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_backup_restore.py b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_backup_restore.py
index c23b564c0a..8a8c54e56d 100644
--- a/tempest/scenario/test_volume_backup_restore.py
+++ b/tempest/scenario/test_volume_backup_restore.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 from tempest.common import utils
+from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import config
 from tempest.lib import decorators
 from tempest.scenario import manager
@@ -56,6 +57,8 @@ class TestVolumeBackupRestore(manager.ScenarioTest):
 
         # Create a backup
         backup = self.create_backup(volume_id=volume['id'])
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(self.volumes_client,
+                                                volume['id'], 'available')
 
         # Restore the backup
         restored_volume_id = self.restore_backup(backup['id'])['volume_id']