diff --git a/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py b/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py
index 720b7cbe153..d56fe6b7c2a 100644
--- a/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py
+++ b/cinder/api/v2/volumes.py
@@ -175,6 +175,9 @@ def delete(self, req, id):
             self.volume_api.delete(context, volume)
         except exception.NotFound:
             raise exc.HTTPNotFound()
+        except exception.VolumeAttached:
+            explanation = 'Volume cannot be deleted while in attached state'
+            raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=explanation)
         return webob.Response(status_int=202)
 
     @wsgi.serializers(xml=VolumesTemplate)
diff --git a/cinder/tests/api/v2/test_volumes.py b/cinder/tests/api/v2/test_volumes.py
index 9b08ab376a2..7264c30a497 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/api/v2/test_volumes.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/api/v2/test_volumes.py
@@ -658,6 +658,16 @@ def test_volume_delete(self):
         resp = self.controller.delete(req, 1)
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_int, 202)
 
+    def test_volume_delete_attached(self):
+        def stub_volume_attached(self, context, volume, force=False):
+            raise exception.VolumeAttached(volume_id=volume['id'])
+        self.stubs.Set(volume_api.API, "delete", stub_volume_attached)
+
+        req = fakes.HTTPRequest.blank('/v2/volumes/1')
+        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest,
+                          self.controller.delete,
+                          req, 1)
+
     def test_volume_delete_no_volume(self):
         self.stubs.Set(volume_api.API, "get", stubs.stub_volume_get_notfound)
 
diff --git a/cinder/tests/test_volume.py b/cinder/tests/test_volume.py
index f9ec0130268..39874c81d6a 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/test_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/test_volume.py
@@ -561,6 +561,24 @@ def test_force_delete_volume(self):
         # clean up
         self.volume.delete_volume(self.context, volume['id'])
 
+    def test_cant_force_delete_attached_volume(self):
+        """Test volume can't be force delete in attached state"""
+        volume = self._create_volume()
+        self.volume.create_volume(self.context, volume['id'])
+        volume['status'] = 'in-use'
+        volume['attach_status'] = 'attached'
+        volume['host'] = 'fakehost'
+
+        volume_api = cinder.volume.api.API()
+
+        self.assertRaises(exception.VolumeAttached,
+                          volume_api.delete,
+                          self.context,
+                          volume,
+                          force=True)
+
+        self.volume.delete_volume(self.context, volume['id'])
+
     def test_cant_delete_volume_with_snapshots(self):
         """Test volume can't be deleted with dependent snapshots."""
         volume = self._create_volume()
diff --git a/cinder/volume/api.py b/cinder/volume/api.py
index 68550b5e318..d24e8a0e766 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/api.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/api.py
@@ -320,6 +320,10 @@ def delete(self, context, volume, force=False):
             msg = _("Volume status must be available or error")
             raise exception.InvalidVolume(reason=msg)
 
+        if volume['attach_status'] == "attached":
+            # Volume is still attached, need to detach first
+            raise exception.VolumeAttached(volume_id=volume_id)
+
         snapshots = self.db.snapshot_get_all_for_volume(context, volume_id)
         if len(snapshots):
             msg = _("Volume still has %d dependent snapshots") % len(snapshots)