diff --git a/cinder/backup/manager.py b/cinder/backup/manager.py
index e7be5b8b25d..c3d8a0c1854 100644
--- a/cinder/backup/manager.py
+++ b/cinder/backup/manager.py
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ class BackupManager(manager.ThreadPoolManager):
                 raise exception.InvalidBackup(reason=msg)
 
             # Overwrite some fields
-            backup_options['status'] = fields.BackupStatus.AVAILABLE
             backup_options['service'] = self.driver_name
             backup_options['availability_zone'] = self.az
             backup_options['host'] = self.host
@@ -772,7 +771,7 @@ class BackupManager(manager.ThreadPoolManager):
             # Remove some values which are not actual fields and some that
             # were set by the API node
             for key in ('name', 'user_id', 'project_id', 'deleted_at',
-                        'deleted', 'fail_reason'):
+                        'deleted', 'fail_reason', 'status'):
                 backup_options.pop(key, None)
 
             # Update the database
@@ -793,6 +792,10 @@ class BackupManager(manager.ThreadPoolManager):
                 with excutils.save_and_reraise_exception():
                     self._update_backup_error(backup, six.text_type(err))
 
+            # Update the backup's status
+            backup.update({"status": fields.BackupStatus.AVAILABLE})
+            backup.save()
+
             LOG.info(_LI('Import record id %s metadata from driver '
                          'finished.'), backup.id)
 
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/test_backup.py b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/test_backup.py
index bbef92ac00c..f1a73121f63 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/backup/test_backup.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/backup/test_backup.py
@@ -1227,7 +1227,13 @@ class BackupTestCaseWithVerify(BaseBackupTest):
                                      (backup_driver.__module__,
                                       backup_driver.__class__.__name__,
                                       'verify'))
-        with mock.patch(_mock_backup_verify_class):
+
+        def mock_verify(backup_id):
+            backup = db.backup_get(self.ctxt, backup_id)
+            self.assertEqual(fields.BackupStatus.CREATING, backup['status'])
+
+        with mock.patch(_mock_backup_verify_class) as mock_backup_verify:
+            mock_backup_verify.side_effect = mock_verify
             self.backup_mgr.import_record(self.ctxt,
                                           imported_record,
                                           export['backup_service'],