diff --git a/nova/compute/api.py b/nova/compute/api.py
index 346c01a66e4b..09dad41dd8db 100644
--- a/nova/compute/api.py
+++ b/nova/compute/api.py
@@ -4269,6 +4269,12 @@ class API:
             if volume_backed:
                 self._validate_flavor_image_numa_pci(
                     image, new_flavor, validate_pci=True)
+                # The server that image-backed already has the verification of
+                # image min_ram when calling _validate_flavor_image_nostatus.
+                # Here, the verification is added for the server that
+                # volume-backed.
+                if new_flavor['memory_mb'] < int(image.get('min_ram', 0)):
+                    raise exception.FlavorMemoryTooSmall()
             else:
                 self._validate_flavor_image_nostatus(
                     context, image, new_flavor, root_bdm=None,
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2007968.py b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2007968.py
index cfadb8a58644..874dda2725fb 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2007968.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/regressions/test_bug_2007968.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import fixtures
 
 from nova.tests.fixtures import libvirt as fakelibvirt
+from nova.tests.functional.api import client
 from nova.tests.functional.libvirt import base
 
 
@@ -56,5 +57,11 @@ class Bug2007968RegressionTest(base.ServersTestBase):
         # This can cause the instance for boot from volume to be allowed to
         # get to the resize verify status, but the instance's application runs
         # abnormally due to insufficient memory, and it may be killed by OOM.
-        server = self._resize_server(server, new_flavor)
-        self.assertEqual(server['status'], 'VERIFY_RESIZE')
+
+        # After the fix, compute api will directly raise FlavorMemoryTooSmall
+        # and will not continue the resize.
+        ex = self.assertRaises(client.OpenStackApiException,
+                               self._resize_server, server, new_flavor)
+        self.assertEqual(400, ex.response.status_code)
+        self.assertIn('Flavor\'s memory is too small for requested image.',
+                      ex.response.text)
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py
index 01afe5ebe1c8..dd31e38556f0 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py
@@ -2376,6 +2376,39 @@ class _ComputeAPIUnitTestMixIn(object):
         mock_resize.assert_not_called()
         mock_save.assert_not_called()
 
+    @mock.patch('nova.compute.utils.is_volume_backed_instance',
+                return_value=True)
+    @mock.patch('nova.servicegroup.api.API.service_is_up',
+                new=mock.Mock(return_value=True))
+    @mock.patch.object(objects.Instance, 'save')
+    @mock.patch.object(compute_api.API, '_record_action_start')
+    @mock.patch.object(quotas_obj.Quotas, 'limit_check_project_and_user')
+    @mock.patch.object(quotas_obj.Quotas, 'count_as_dict')
+    @mock.patch.object(flavors, 'get_flavor_by_flavor_id')
+    def test_resize_vol_backed_smaller_min_ram(self, mock_get_flavor,
+                                               mock_count, mock_limit,
+                                               mock_record, mock_save,
+                                               mock_is_vol_backed):
+        mock_resize = self.useFixture(fixtures.MockPatchObject(
+            self.compute_api.compute_task_api, 'resize_instance')).mock
+        # Resize down from 512 MB to 64 MB.
+        params = dict(image_ref='', system_metadata={'min_ram': 512})
+        fake_inst = self._create_instance_obj(params=params)
+        new_flavor = self._create_flavor(id=200, flavorid=200,
+                                         name='new_flavor', disabled=False,
+                                         memory_mb=64)
+        mock_get_flavor.return_value = new_flavor
+        self.assertRaises(exception.FlavorMemoryTooSmall,
+                          self.compute_api.resize, self.context,
+                          fake_inst, flavor_id=new_flavor.id)
+        mock_get_flavor.assert_called_once_with(200, read_deleted='no')
+        # Should never reach these.
+        mock_count.assert_not_called()
+        mock_limit.assert_not_called()
+        mock_record.assert_not_called()
+        mock_resize.assert_not_called()
+        mock_save.assert_not_called()
+
     @mock.patch('nova.servicegroup.api.API.service_is_up',
                 new=mock.Mock(return_value=True))
     @mock.patch.object(objects.Instance, 'save')