diff --git a/cinder/api/contrib/volume_actions.py b/cinder/api/contrib/volume_actions.py
index 99b1c540d3f..6b1d0f57c48 100644
--- a/cinder/api/contrib/volume_actions.py
+++ b/cinder/api/contrib/volume_actions.py
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ class VolumeActionsController(wsgi.Controller):
                     image_utils.VALID_DISK_FORMATS)
             }
             raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg)
+        if disk_format == "parallels":
+            disk_format = "ploop"
 
         image_metadata = {"container_format": params.get(
             "container_format", "bare"),
diff --git a/cinder/image/image_utils.py b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
index a6e35420584..8c5988f653e 100644
--- a/cinder/image/image_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/image/image_utils.py
@@ -468,9 +468,12 @@ def upload_volume(context, image_service, image_meta, volume_path,
                 % {'fmt': fmt, 'backing_file': backing_file})
 
         out_format = image_meta['disk_format']
-        # qemu-img accepts 'vpc' as argument for vhd format
+        # qemu-img accepts 'vpc' as argument for 'vhd 'format and 'parallels'
+        # as argument for 'ploop'.
         if out_format == 'vhd':
             out_format = 'vpc'
+        if out_format == 'ploop':
+            out_format = 'parallels'
 
         convert_image(volume_path, tmp, out_format,
                       run_as_root=run_as_root)
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_volume_actions.py b/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_volume_actions.py
index 55eea53abd2..9b282106f0e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_volume_actions.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/api/contrib/test_volume_actions.py
@@ -923,6 +923,26 @@ class VolumeImageActionsTest(test.TestCase):
                           id,
                           body)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(volume_api.API, "copy_volume_to_image")
+    def test_copy_volume_to_image_disk_format_parallels(self,
+                                                        mock_copy_to_image):
+        volume = utils.create_volume(self.context, metadata={'test': 'test'})
+
+        img = {"container_format": 'bare',
+               "disk_format": 'parallels',
+               "image_name": 'image_name'}
+        body = {"os-volume_upload_image": img}
+        req = fakes.HTTPRequest.blank('/v3/%s/volumes/%s/action' %
+                                      (fake.PROJECT_ID, volume.id))
+
+        image_metadata = {'container_format': 'bare',
+                          'disk_format': 'ploop',
+                          'name': 'image_name'}
+        self.controller._volume_upload_image(req, volume.id, body)
+
+        mock_copy_to_image.assert_called_once_with(
+            req.environ['cinder.context'], volume, image_metadata, False)
+
     @mock.patch.object(volume_api.API, 'get', fake_volume_get_obj)
     @mock.patch.object(volume_api.API, 'copy_volume_to_image',
                        side_effect=ValueError)
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
index 3d62cd60502..bf0737dc937 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_image_utils.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #    under the License.
 """Unit tests for image utils."""
 
+import ddt
 import errno
 import math
 
@@ -466,23 +467,27 @@ class TestTemporaryDir(test.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(output, mock_tempdir.return_value)
 
 
+@ddt.ddt
 class TestUploadVolume(test.TestCase):
+    @ddt.data((mock.sentinel.disk_format, mock.sentinel.disk_format),
+              ('ploop', 'parallels'))
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.CONF')
     @mock.patch('six.moves.builtins.open')
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.qemu_img_info')
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.convert_image')
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.temporary_file')
     @mock.patch('cinder.image.image_utils.os')
-    def test_diff_format(self, mock_os, mock_temp, mock_convert, mock_info,
-                         mock_open, mock_conf):
+    def test_diff_format(self, image_format, mock_os, mock_temp, mock_convert,
+                         mock_info, mock_open, mock_conf):
+        input_format, output_format = image_format
         ctxt = mock.sentinel.context
         image_service = mock.Mock()
         image_meta = {'id': 'test_id',
-                      'disk_format': mock.sentinel.disk_format}
+                      'disk_format': input_format}
         volume_path = mock.sentinel.volume_path
         mock_os.name = 'posix'
         data = mock_info.return_value
-        data.file_format = mock.sentinel.disk_format
+        data.file_format = output_format
         data.backing_file = None
         temp_file = mock_temp.return_value.__enter__.return_value
 
@@ -492,7 +497,7 @@ class TestUploadVolume(test.TestCase):
         self.assertIsNone(output)
         mock_convert.assert_called_once_with(volume_path,
                                              temp_file,
-                                             mock.sentinel.disk_format,
+                                             output_format,
                                              run_as_root=True)
         mock_info.assert_called_with(temp_file, run_as_root=True)
         self.assertEqual(2, mock_info.call_count)