diff --git a/cinder/objects/base.py b/cinder/objects/base.py
index d9a6af56664..fdfb7dffa40 100644
--- a/cinder/objects/base.py
+++ b/cinder/objects/base.py
@@ -410,14 +410,10 @@ class CinderPersistentObject(object):
 
         current = self.get_by_id(self._context, self.id)
 
-        for field in self.fields:
-            # Only update attributes that are already set.  We do not want to
-            # unexpectedly trigger a lazy-load.
-            if self.obj_attr_is_set(field):
-                current_field = getattr(current, field)
-                if getattr(self, field) != current_field:
-                    setattr(self, field, current_field)
-        self.obj_reset_changes()
+        # Copy contents retrieved from the DB into self
+        my_data = vars(self)
+        my_data.clear()
+        my_data.update(vars(current))
 
     @classmethod
     def exists(cls, context, id_):
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_base.py b/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_base.py
index 072acaf2069..0a7781db433 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_base.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/objects/test_base.py
@@ -94,6 +94,23 @@ class TestCinderObject(test_objects.BaseObjectsTestCase):
         test_obj.refresh()
         self._compare(self, refresh_obj, test_obj)
 
+    @mock.patch('cinder.objects.base.CinderPersistentObject.get_by_id')
+    def test_refresh_readonly(self, get_by_id_mock):
+        @objects.base.CinderObjectRegistry.register_if(False)
+        class MyTestObject(objects.base.CinderObject,
+                           objects.base.CinderObjectDictCompat,
+                           objects.base.CinderComparableObject,
+                           objects.base.CinderPersistentObject):
+            fields = {'id': fields.UUIDField(),
+                      'name': fields.StringField(read_only=True)}
+
+        test_obj = MyTestObject(id=fake.OBJECT_ID, name='foo')
+        refresh_obj = MyTestObject(id=fake.OBJECT_ID, name='bar')
+        get_by_id_mock.return_value = refresh_obj
+
+        test_obj.refresh()
+        self._compare(self, refresh_obj, test_obj)
+
     def test_refresh_no_id_field(self):
         @objects.base.CinderObjectRegistry.register_if(False)
         class MyTestObjectNoId(objects.base.CinderObject,