diff --git a/tempest/common/waiters.py b/tempest/common/waiters.py
index bdbd6bc..85a03cf 100644
--- a/tempest/common/waiters.py
+++ b/tempest/common/waiters.py
@@ -132,6 +132,27 @@
             raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
 
 
+def wait_for_volume_status(client, volume_id, status):
+    """Waits for a Volume to reach a given status."""
+    body = client.show_volume(volume_id)
+    volume_status = body['status']
+    start = int(time.time())
+
+    while volume_status != status:
+        time.sleep(client.build_interval)
+        body = client.show_volume(volume_id)
+        volume_status = body['status']
+        if volume_status == 'error':
+            raise exceptions.VolumeBuildErrorException(volume_id=volume_id)
+
+        if int(time.time()) - start >= client.build_timeout:
+            message = ('Volume %s failed to reach %s status (current %s) '
+                       'within the required time (%s s).' %
+                       (volume_id, status, volume_status,
+                        client.build_timeout))
+            raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
+
+
 def wait_for_bm_node_status(client, node_id, attr, status):
     """Waits for a baremetal node attribute to reach given status.
 
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
index 08bb4bc..985038d 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/json/volumes_extensions_client.py
@@ -14,14 +14,13 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import json
-import time
 
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 from tempest.api_schema.response.compute.v2_1 import volumes as schema
 from tempest.common import service_client
-from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.common import waiters
 
 
 class VolumesExtensionsClient(service_client.ServiceClient):
@@ -83,23 +82,7 @@
 
     def wait_for_volume_status(self, volume_id, status):
         """Waits for a Volume to reach a given status."""
-        body = self.show_volume(volume_id)
-        volume_status = body['status']
-        start = int(time.time())
-
-        while volume_status != status:
-            time.sleep(self.build_interval)
-            body = self.show_volume(volume_id)
-            volume_status = body['status']
-            if volume_status == 'error':
-                raise exceptions.VolumeBuildErrorException(volume_id=volume_id)
-
-            if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Volume %s failed to reach %s status (current %s) '
-                           'within the required time (%s s).' %
-                           (volume_id, status, volume_status,
-                            self.build_timeout))
-                raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self, volume_id, status)
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try:
diff --git a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
index 1f8548e..466e225 100644
--- a/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/volume/json/volumes_client.py
@@ -14,13 +14,12 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 import json
-import time
 
 from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
 from tempest.common import service_client
-from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.common import waiters
 
 
 class BaseVolumesClient(service_client.ServiceClient):
@@ -161,25 +160,7 @@
 
     def wait_for_volume_status(self, volume_id, status):
         """Waits for a Volume to reach a given status."""
-        body = self.show_volume(volume_id)
-        volume_status = body['status']
-        start = int(time.time())
-
-        while volume_status != status:
-            time.sleep(self.build_interval)
-            body = self.show_volume(volume_id)
-            volume_status = body['status']
-            if volume_status == 'error':
-                raise exceptions.VolumeBuildErrorException(volume_id=volume_id)
-
-            if int(time.time()) - start >= self.build_timeout:
-                message = ('Volume %s failed to reach %s status (current: %s) '
-                           'within the required time '
-                           '(%s s).' % (volume_id,
-                                        status,
-                                        volume_status,
-                                        self.build_timeout))
-                raise exceptions.TimeoutException(message)
+        waiters.wait_for_volume_status(self, volume_id, status)
 
     def is_resource_deleted(self, id):
         try: