diff --git a/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py b/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py
index bad803cdeb..db5c7bc4b9 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/nicira/NeutronPlugin.py
@@ -1129,6 +1129,8 @@ class NvpPluginV2(addr_pair_db.AllowedAddressPairsMixin,
         # ATTR_NOT_SPECIFIED is for the case where a port is created on a
         # shared network that is not owned by the tenant.
         port_data = port['port']
+        # Set port status as 'DOWN'. This will be updated by backend sync.
+        port_data['status'] = constants.PORT_STATUS_DOWN
         with context.session.begin(subtransactions=True):
             # First we allocate port in neutron database
             neutron_db = super(NvpPluginV2, self).create_port(context, port)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_plugin.py b/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_plugin.py
index 73543cddb1..2e9de71a2e 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_plugin.py
@@ -112,6 +112,8 @@ class NsxPluginV2TestCase(test_plugin.NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase):
             self.fc.fake_request)
         super(NsxPluginV2TestCase, self).setUp(plugin=plugin,
                                                ext_mgr=ext_mgr)
+        # Newly created port's status is always 'DOWN' till NSX wires them.
+        self.port_create_status = constants.PORT_STATUS_DOWN
         cfg.CONF.set_override('metadata_mode', None, 'NSX')
         self.addCleanup(self.fc.reset_all)
         self.addCleanup(mock.patch.stopall)
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_sync.py b/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_sync.py
index 7a94fac43c..1a89d0a6b3 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_sync.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/vmware/test_nsx_sync.py
@@ -584,16 +584,16 @@ class SyncTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
             lp_uuid = self.fc._fake_lswitch_lport_dict.keys()[0]
             lport = self.fc._fake_lswitch_lport_dict[lp_uuid]
             q_port_id = self._get_tag_dict(lport['tags'])['q_port_id']
-            lport['status'] = 'false'
+            lport['status'] = 'true'
             q_port_data = self._plugin._get_port(ctx, q_port_id)
             self._plugin._synchronizer.synchronize_port(ctx, q_port_data)
             # Reload from db
             q_ports = self._plugin.get_ports(ctx)
             for q_port in q_ports:
                 if q_port['id'] == q_port_id:
-                    exp_status = constants.PORT_STATUS_DOWN
-                else:
                     exp_status = constants.PORT_STATUS_ACTIVE
+                else:
+                    exp_status = constants.PORT_STATUS_DOWN
                 self.assertEqual(exp_status, q_port['status'])
 
     def test_synchronize_port_on_get(self):