diff --git a/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py b/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py
index c96841f7c..5eb422999 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/flows/api/create_volume.py
@@ -400,7 +400,8 @@ class ExtractVolumeRequestTask(flow_utils.CinderTask):
             volume_type: Optional[Any],
             source_volume: Optional[objects.Volume],
             snapshot: Optional[objects.Snapshot],
-            image_volume_type_id: Optional[str]) -> objects.VolumeType:
+            image_volume_type_id: Optional[str],
+            availability_zone: Optional[str]) -> objects.VolumeType:
         """Returns a volume_type object or raises.  Never returns None."""
         if volume_type:
             return volume_type
@@ -426,6 +427,14 @@ class ExtractVolumeRequestTask(flow_utils.CinderTask):
                               "source %(source)s, identifier %(id)s",
                               identifier)
                 raise
+        # Return a volume type that has a matching AZ in RESKEY:availability_zones specs
+        if availability_zone:
+            all_types = volume_types.get_all_types(context, filters={'extra_specs': {"RESKEY:availability_zones": "%"}})
+            for vtype in all_types:
+                azs = all_types[vtype]['extra_specs']['RESKEY:availability_zones'].split(',')
+                for az in azs:
+                    if az == availability_zone:
+                        return all_types[vtype]
 
         # otherwise, use the default volume type
         return volume_types.get_default_volume_type(context)
@@ -473,7 +482,7 @@ class ExtractVolumeRequestTask(flow_utils.CinderTask):
             'cinder_img_volume_type', None) if image_properties else None
 
         volume_type = self._get_volume_type(
-            context, volume_type, source_volume, snapshot, image_volume_type)
+            context, volume_type, source_volume, snapshot, image_volume_type, availability_zone)
 
         volume_type_id = volume_type.get('id') if volume_type else None