diff --git a/nova/quota.py b/nova/quota.py
index 96eb5444849..719f8946298 100644
--- a/nova/quota.py
+++ b/nova/quota.py
@@ -651,6 +651,18 @@ def get_class_quotas(self, context, resources, quota_class,
             quotas[resource.name] = -1
         return quotas
 
+    def _get_noop_quotas(self, resources, usages=None, remains=False):
+        quotas = {}
+        for resource in resources.values():
+            quotas[resource.name] = {}
+            quotas[resource.name]['limit'] = -1
+            if usages:
+                quotas[resource.name]['in_use'] = -1
+                quotas[resource.name]['reserved'] = -1
+            if remains:
+                quotas[resource.name]['remains'] = -1
+        return quotas
+
     def get_user_quotas(self, context, resources, project_id, user_id,
                         quota_class=None, defaults=True,
                         usages=True):
@@ -674,10 +686,7 @@ def get_user_quotas(self, context, resources, project_id, user_id,
         :param usages: If True, the current in_use and reserved counts
                        will also be returned.
         """
-        quotas = {}
-        for resource in resources.values():
-            quotas[resource.name] = -1
-        return quotas
+        return self._get_noop_quotas(resources, usages=usages)
 
     def get_project_quotas(self, context, resources, project_id,
                            quota_class=None, defaults=True,
@@ -703,10 +712,7 @@ def get_project_quotas(self, context, resources, project_id,
         :param remains: If True, the current remains of the project will
                         will be returned.
         """
-        quotas = {}
-        for resource in resources.values():
-            quotas[resource.name] = -1
-        return quotas
+        return self._get_noop_quotas(resources, usages=usages, remains=remains)
 
     def get_settable_quotas(self, context, resources, project_id,
                             user_id=None):
diff --git a/nova/tests/test_quota.py b/nova/tests/test_quota.py
index 653bf697fe9..795b502ec9e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/test_quota.py
+++ b/nova/tests/test_quota.py
@@ -2356,47 +2356,55 @@ def setUp(self):
                    max_age=0,
                    )
 
-        self.expected_quotas = dict([(r, -1)
-                                     for r in quota.QUOTAS._resources])
+        self.expected_with_usages = {}
+        self.expected_without_usages = {}
+        self.expected_without_dict = {}
+        for r in quota.QUOTAS._resources:
+            self.expected_with_usages[r] = dict(limit=-1,
+                                                in_use=-1,
+                                                reserved=-1)
+            self.expected_without_usages[r] = dict(limit=-1)
+            self.expected_without_dict[r] = -1
+
         self.driver = quota.NoopQuotaDriver()
 
     def test_get_defaults(self):
         # Use our pre-defined resources
         result = self.driver.get_defaults(None, quota.QUOTAS._resources)
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_without_dict, result)
 
     def test_get_class_quotas(self):
         result = self.driver.get_class_quotas(None,
                                               quota.QUOTAS._resources,
                                               'test_class')
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_without_dict, result)
 
     def test_get_class_quotas_no_defaults(self):
         result = self.driver.get_class_quotas(None,
                                               quota.QUOTAS._resources,
                                               'test_class',
                                               False)
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_without_dict, result)
 
     def test_get_project_quotas(self):
         result = self.driver.get_project_quotas(None,
                                                 quota.QUOTAS._resources,
                                                 'test_project')
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_with_usages, result)
 
     def test_get_user_quotas(self):
         result = self.driver.get_user_quotas(None,
                                              quota.QUOTAS._resources,
                                              'test_project',
                                              'fake_user')
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_with_usages, result)
 
     def test_get_project_quotas_no_defaults(self):
         result = self.driver.get_project_quotas(None,
                                                 quota.QUOTAS._resources,
                                                 'test_project',
                                                 defaults=False)
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_with_usages, result)
 
     def test_get_user_quotas_no_defaults(self):
         result = self.driver.get_user_quotas(None,
@@ -2404,14 +2412,14 @@ def test_get_user_quotas_no_defaults(self):
                                              'test_project',
                                              'fake_user',
                                              defaults=False)
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_with_usages, result)
 
     def test_get_project_quotas_no_usages(self):
         result = self.driver.get_project_quotas(None,
                                                 quota.QUOTAS._resources,
                                                 'test_project',
                                                 usages=False)
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_without_usages, result)
 
     def test_get_user_quotas_no_usages(self):
         result = self.driver.get_user_quotas(None,
@@ -2419,4 +2427,4 @@ def test_get_user_quotas_no_usages(self):
                                              'test_project',
                                              'fake_user',
                                              usages=False)
-        self.assertEqual(self.expected_quotas, result)
+        self.assertEqual(self.expected_without_usages, result)