diff --git a/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/util_test.go b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/util_test.go
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+++ b/openstack/blockstorage/v1/volumes/util_test.go
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+package volumes
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	th "github.com/rackspace/gophercloud/testhelper"
+)
+
+func TestWaitForStatus(t *testing.T) {
+	th.SetupHTTP()
+	defer th.TeardownHTTP()
+
+	th.Mux.HandleFunc("/volumes/1234", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		w.Header().Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, `
+		{
+			"volume": {
+				"display_name": "vol-001",
+				"id": "1234",
+				"status":"available"
+			}
+		}`)
+	})
+
+	err := WaitForStatus(ServiceClient(), "1234", "available", 0)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected error: 'Time Out in WaitFor'")
+	}
+
+	err = WaitForStatus(ServiceClient(), "1234", "available", 3)
+	th.CheckNoErr(t, err)
+}