diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume.py
index 9340997..342380e 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_volume.py
@@ -112,7 +112,5 @@
             server['id'], attachment['volumeId'])
         waiters.wait_for_volume_resource_status(
             self.volumes_client, attachment['volumeId'], 'available')
-        volume_after_detach = self.servers_client.list_volume_attachments(
-            server['id'])['volumeAttachments']
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(volume_after_detach),
-                         "Failed to detach volume")
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_attachment_remove_from_server(
+            self.servers_client, server['id'], attachment['volumeId'])
diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index 625e08e..e3c33c7 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -317,6 +317,32 @@
              'seconds', attachment_id, volume_id, time.time() - start)
 
 
+def wait_for_volume_attachment_remove_from_server(
+        client, server_id, volume_id):
+    """Waits for a volume to be removed from a given server.
+
+    This waiter checks the compute API if the volume attachment is removed.
+    """
+    start = int(time.time())
+    volumes = client.list_volume_attachments(server_id)['volumeAttachments']
+
+    while any(volume for volume in volumes if volume['volumeId'] == volume_id):
+        time.sleep(client.build_interval)
+
+        timed_out = int(time.time()) - start >= client.build_timeout
+        if timed_out:
+            message = ('Volume %s failed to detach from server %s within '
+                       'the required time (%s s) from the compute API '
+                       'perspective' %
+                       (volume_id, server_id, client.build_timeout))
+            raise lib_exc.TimeoutException(message)
+
+        volumes = client.list_volume_attachments(server_id)[
+            'volumeAttachments']
+
+    return volumes
+
+
 def wait_for_volume_migration(client, volume_id, new_host):
     """Waits for a Volume to move to a new host."""
     body = client.show_volume(volume_id)['volume']
diff --git a/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py b/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py
index f45eec0..ff74877 100755
--- a/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/common/test_waiters.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from tempest.common import waiters
 from tempest import exceptions
 from tempest.lib import exceptions as lib_exc
+from tempest.lib.services.compute import servers_client
 from tempest.lib.services.volume.v2 import volumes_client
 from tempest.tests import base
 import tempest.tests.utils as utils
@@ -384,3 +385,54 @@
                                                   uuids.attachment_id)
         # Assert that show volume is only called once before we return
         show_volume.assert_called_once_with(uuids.volume_id)
+
+    def test_wait_for_volume_attachment_remove_from_server(self):
+        volume_attached = {
+            "volumeAttachments": [{"volumeId": uuids.volume_id}]}
+        volume_not_attached = {"volumeAttachments": []}
+        mock_list_volume_attachments = mock.Mock(
+            side_effect=[volume_attached, volume_not_attached])
+        mock_client = mock.Mock(
+            spec=servers_client.ServersClient,
+            build_interval=1,
+            build_timeout=1,
+            list_volume_attachments=mock_list_volume_attachments)
+        self.patch(
+            'time.time',
+            side_effect=[0., 0.5, mock_client.build_timeout + 1.])
+        self.patch('time.sleep')
+
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_attachment_remove_from_server(
+            mock_client, uuids.server_id, uuids.volume_id)
+
+        # Assert that list_volume_attachments is called until the attachment is
+        # removed.
+        mock_list_volume_attachments.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call(uuids.server_id),
+            mock.call(uuids.server_id)])
+
+    def test_wait_for_volume_attachment_remove_from_server_timeout(self):
+        volume_attached = {
+            "volumeAttachments": [{"volumeId": uuids.volume_id}]}
+        mock_list_volume_attachments = mock.Mock(
+            side_effect=[volume_attached, volume_attached])
+        mock_client = mock.Mock(
+            spec=servers_client.ServersClient,
+            build_interval=1,
+            build_timeout=1,
+            list_volume_attachments=mock_list_volume_attachments)
+        self.patch(
+            'time.time',
+            side_effect=[0., 0.5, mock_client.build_timeout + 1.])
+        self.patch('time.sleep')
+
+        self.assertRaises(
+            lib_exc.TimeoutException,
+            waiters.wait_for_volume_attachment_remove_from_server,
+            mock_client, uuids.server_id, uuids.volume_id)
+
+        # Assert that list_volume_attachments is called until the attachment is
+        # removed.
+        mock_list_volume_attachments.assert_has_calls([
+            mock.call(uuids.server_id),
+            mock.call(uuids.server_id)])