diff --git a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
index b6dc488..b144c7c 100644
--- a/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
+++ b/tempest/api/volume/admin/test_volumes_backup.py
@@ -166,6 +166,23 @@
         self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(import_backup['id'],
                                                          'available')
 
+    @test.idempotent_id('47a35425-a891-4e13-961c-c45deea21e94')
+    def test_volume_backup_reset_status(self):
+        # Create a backup
+        backup_name = data_utils.rand_name('Backup')
+        backup = self.admin_backups_client.create_backup(
+            volume_id=self.volume['id'], name=backup_name)['backup']
+        self.addCleanup(self.admin_backups_client.delete_backup,
+                        backup['id'])
+        self.assertEqual(backup_name, backup['name'])
+        self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
+                                                         'available')
+        # Reset backup status to error
+        self.admin_backups_client.reset_backup_status(backup_id=backup['id'],
+                                                      status="error")
+        self.admin_backups_client.wait_for_backup_status(backup['id'],
+                                                         'error')
+
 
 class VolumesBackupsAdminV1Test(VolumesBackupsAdminV2Test):
     _api_version = 1
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py
index 3842d66..63c5417 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/base/base_backups_client.py
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@
         self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
         return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
 
+    def reset_backup_status(self, backup_id, status):
+        """Reset the specified backup's status."""
+        post_body = json.dumps({'os-reset_status': {"status": status}})
+        resp, body = self.post('backups/%s/action' % backup_id, post_body)
+        self.expected_success(202, resp.status)
+        return rest_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
     def wait_for_backup_status(self, backup_id, status):
         """Waits for a Backup to reach a given status."""
         body = self.show_backup(backup_id)['backup']
@@ -99,7 +106,7 @@
             time.sleep(self.build_interval)
             body = self.show_backup(backup_id)['backup']
             backup_status = body['status']
-            if backup_status == 'error':
+            if backup_status == 'error' and backup_status != status:
                 raise exceptions.VolumeBackupException(backup_id=backup_id)
 
             if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout: