diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume.py
index 69bffbd0c60..d12cf9c6261 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_volume.py
@@ -3856,8 +3856,9 @@ class VolumeTestCase(BaseVolumeTestCase):
                           'fake2': {'key3': 'value3', 'key4': 'value4'}}
         self.assertEqual(expect_results, results)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(QUOTAS, 'limit_check')
     @mock.patch.object(QUOTAS, 'reserve')
-    def test_extend_volume(self, reserve):
+    def test_extend_volume(self, reserve, limit_check):
         """Test volume can be extended at API level."""
         # create a volume and assign to host
         volume = tests_utils.create_volume(self.context, size=2,
@@ -3908,6 +3909,12 @@ class VolumeTestCase(BaseVolumeTestCase):
                           volume_api.extend, self.context,
                           volume, 3)
 
+        limit_check.side_effect = exception.OverQuota(
+            overs=['per_volume_gigabytes'], quotas={'per_volume_gigabytes': 2})
+        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeSizeExceedsLimit,
+                          volume_api.extend, self.context,
+                          volume, 3)
+
         # clean up
         self.volume.delete_volume(self.context, volume['id'])
 
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index 76306eceb2d..0eab864b5c0 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -1215,6 +1215,15 @@ class API(base.Base):
                                                     'size': volume.size})
             raise exception.InvalidInput(reason=msg)
 
+        try:
+            values = {'per_volume_gigabytes': new_size}
+            QUOTAS.limit_check(context, project_id=context.project_id,
+                               **values)
+        except exception.OverQuota as e:
+            quotas = e.kwargs['quotas']
+            raise exception.VolumeSizeExceedsLimit(
+                size=new_size, limit=quotas['per_volume_gigabytes'])
+
         try:
             reserve_opts = {'gigabytes': size_increase}
             QUOTAS.add_volume_type_opts(context, reserve_opts,