diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml b/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml
index a91befd90aa..e2cc90a9dae 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/parameters.yaml
@@ -506,6 +506,12 @@ container:
   in: body
   required: true
   type: string
+container_format:
+  description: |
+    Container format for the new image. Defualt is bare.
+  in: body
+  required: false
+  type: string
 control_location:
   description: |
     Notional service where encryption is performed. Valid values are
@@ -690,6 +696,12 @@ detached_at:
   in: body
   required: false
   type: string
+disk_format:
+  description: |
+    Disk format for the new image. Default is raw.
+  in: body
+  required: false
+  type: string
 display_name:
   description: |
     The name of volume backend capabilities.
@@ -792,6 +804,13 @@ force_2:
   in: body
   required: false
   type: boolean
+force_4:
+  description: |
+    Enables or disables upload of a volume that is
+    attached to an instance. Default=False.
+  in: body
+  required: false
+  type: boolean
 free_capacity:
   description: |
     The amount of free capacity for the back-end
@@ -925,6 +944,18 @@ id_8:
   in: body
   required: true
   type: integer
+image_id:
+  description: |
+    The uuid for the new image.
+  in: body
+  required: true
+  type: string
+image_name:
+  description: |
+    The name for the new image.
+  in: body
+  required: true
+  type: string
 imageRef:
   description: |
     The UUID of the image from which you want to
@@ -1544,6 +1575,13 @@ os-volume-type-access:is_public:
   in: body
   required: false
   type: boolean
+os-volume_upload_image:
+  description: |
+    The ``os-volume_upload_image`` action. This
+    action uploads the specified volume to image service.
+  in: body
+  required: true
+  type: object
 pool_name:
   description: |
     The name of the storage pool.
@@ -1577,6 +1615,12 @@ properties:
   in: body
   required: true
   type: object
+protected:
+  description: |
+    Whether the new image is protected. Default=False.
+  in: body
+  required: false
+  type: boolean
 provider:
   description: |
     The class that provides encryption support.
@@ -2067,6 +2111,12 @@ visibility:
   in: body
   required: true
   type: string
+visibility_1:
+  description: |
+    The visibility property of the new image. Default is private.
+  in: body
+  required: false
+  type: string
 volume:
   description: |
     A ``volume`` object.
@@ -2190,6 +2240,12 @@ volume_type_5:
   in: body
   required: true
   type: array
+volume_type_6:
+  description: |
+    The associated volume type for the volume.
+  in: body
+  required: true
+  type: string
 volume_type_id_body:
   description: |
     The UUID of the volume type.
diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/samples/volume-upload-to-image-request.json b/api-ref/source/v3/samples/volume-upload-to-image-request.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4718d4bce5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/samples/volume-upload-to-image-request.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "os-volume_upload_image":{
+    "image_name": "test",
+    "force": false,
+    "disk_format": "raw",
+    "container_format": "bare",
+    "visibility": "private",
+    "protected": false
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/samples/volume-upload-to-image-response.json b/api-ref/source/v3/samples/volume-upload-to-image-response.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..58ce05f28e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/samples/volume-upload-to-image-response.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "os-volume_upload_image": {
+    "status": "uploading",
+    "container_format": "bare",
+    "image_name": "test",
+    "visibility": "private",
+    "updated_at": "2017-06-05T08:44:28.000000",
+    "image_id": "de75b74e-7f0d-4b59-a263-bd87bfc313bd",
+    "display_description": null,
+    "id": "3a81fdac-e8ae-4e61-b6a2-2e14ff316f19",
+    "size": 1,
+    "disk_format": "raw",
+    "volume_type": null,
+    "protected": false
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-volumes-actions.inc b/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-volumes-actions.inc
index 6a5dae7d56b..ca795f7a00f 100644
--- a/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-volumes-actions.inc
+++ b/api-ref/source/v3/volumes-v3-volumes-actions.inc
@@ -424,3 +424,64 @@ Request Example
 .. literalinclude:: ./samples/volume-bootable-status-update-request.json
    :language: javascript
 
+
+
+
+
+
+Upload volume to image
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. rest_method::  POST /v3/{project_id}/volumes/{volume_id}/action
+
+Uploads the specified volume to image service.
+
+Normal response codes: 202
+
+
+Request
+-------
+
+.. rest_parameters:: parameters.yaml
+
+   - project_id: project_id_path
+   - volume_id: volume_id_path
+   - os-volume_upload_image: os-volume_upload_image
+   - image_name: image_name
+   - force: force_4
+   - disk_format: disk_format
+   - container_format: container_format
+   - visibility: visibility_1
+   - protected: protected
+
+Request Example
+---------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: ./samples/volume-upload-to-image-request.json
+   :language: javascript
+
+Response Parameters
+-------------------
+
+.. rest_parameters:: parameters.yaml
+
+   - os-volume_upload_image: os-volume_upload_image
+   - status: status_3
+   - image_name: image_name
+   - disk_format: disk_format
+   - container_format: container_format
+   - visibility: visibility_1
+   - protected: protected
+   - updated_at: updated_at
+   - image_id: image_id
+   - display_description: description_9
+   - id: id_5
+   - size: size
+   - volume_type: volume_type_6
+
+
+Response Example
+----------------
+
+.. literalinclude:: ./samples/volume-upload-to-image-response.json
+   :language: javascript