diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py
index 08ff0b6e6fd..1c1f3af0f02 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/test_pure.py
@@ -3642,6 +3642,22 @@ class PureFCDriverTestCase(PureBaseSharedDriverTestCase):
              self.array.create_host],
             self.driver._connect, self.array, vol_name, FC_CONNECTOR)
 
+        self.mock_config.safe_get.return_value = 'oracle-vm-server'
+
+        # Branch where we fail due to invalid version for setting personality
+        self.assertRaises(pure.PureDriverException, self.driver._connect,
+                          self.array, vol_name, FC_CONNECTOR)
+        self.assertTrue(self.array.create_host.called)
+        self.assertFalse(self.array.set_host.called)
+
+        self.array.get_rest_version.return_value = '1.14'
+
+        # Branch where personality is set
+        self.driver._connect(self.array, vol_name, FC_CONNECTOR)
+        self.assertDictEqual(result, real_result)
+        self.array.set_host.assert_called_with(PURE_HOST_NAME,
+                                               personality='oracle-vm-server')
+
     @mock.patch(FC_DRIVER_OBJ + "._get_host", autospec=True)
     def test_connect_already_connected(self, mock_host):
         vol, vol_name = self.new_fake_vol()
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
index 5ffc00db121..daa27eb71a9 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
@@ -1892,6 +1892,38 @@ class PureBaseVolumeDriver(san.SanDriver):
 
         return secondary_array.backend_id, model_updates, []
 
+    @pure_driver_debug_trace
+    def get_check_personality(self, array):
+        personality = self.configuration.safe_get('pure_host_personality')
+        if personality:
+            api_version = array.get_rest_version()
+            if api_version not in PERSONALITY_REQUIRED_API_VERSIONS:
+                # Continuing here would mean creating a host not according
+                # to specificiations, possibly leading to unexpected
+                # behavior later on.
+                msg = _('Unable to set host personality with Purity REST '
+                        'API version %(api_version)s, requires '
+                        '%(required_versions)s.') % {
+                    'api_version': api_version,
+                    'required_versions': PERSONALITY_REQUIRED_API_VERSIONS
+                }
+                raise PureDriverException(reason=msg)
+        return personality
+
+    @pure_driver_debug_trace
+    def set_personality(self, array, host_name, personality):
+        try:
+            array.set_host(host_name, personality=personality)
+        except purestorage.PureHTTPError as err:
+            if (err.code == 400 and
+                    ERR_MSG_HOST_NOT_EXIST in err.text):
+                # If the host disappeared out from under us that's
+                # ok, we will just retry and snag a new host.
+                LOG.debug('Unable to set host personality: %s',
+                          err.text)
+                raise PureRetryableException()
+        return
+
     def _swap_replication_state(self, current_array, secondary_array,
                                 failback=False):
         # After failover we want our current array to be swapped for the
@@ -2527,21 +2559,7 @@ class PureISCSIDriver(PureBaseVolumeDriver, san.SanISCSIDriver):
                         reason=_("Unable to re-use host with unknown CHAP "
                                  "credentials configured."))
         else:
-            personality = self.configuration.safe_get('pure_host_personality')
-            if personality:
-                api_version = array.get_rest_version()
-                if api_version not in PERSONALITY_REQUIRED_API_VERSIONS:
-                    # Continuing here would mean creating a host not according
-                    # to specificiations, possibly leading to unexpected
-                    # behavior later on.
-                    msg = _('Unable to set host personality with Purity REST '
-                            'API version %(api_version)s, requires '
-                            '%(required_versions)s.') % {
-                        'api_version': api_version,
-                        'required_versions': PERSONALITY_REQUIRED_API_VERSIONS
-                    }
-                    raise PureDriverException(reason=msg)
-
+            personality = self.get_check_personality(array)
             host_name = self._generate_purity_host_name(connector["host"])
             LOG.info("Creating host object %(host_name)r with IQN:"
                      " %(iqn)s.", {"host_name": host_name, "iqn": iqn})
@@ -2557,16 +2575,7 @@ class PureISCSIDriver(PureBaseVolumeDriver, san.SanISCSIDriver):
                     raise PureRetryableException()
 
             if personality:
-                try:
-                    array.set_host(host_name, personality=personality)
-                except purestorage.PureHTTPError as err:
-                    if (err.code == 400 and
-                            ERR_MSG_HOST_NOT_EXIST in err.text):
-                        # If the host disappeared out from under us that's
-                        # ok, we will just retry and snag a new host.
-                        LOG.debug('Unable to set host personality: %s',
-                                  err.text)
-                        raise PureRetryableException()
+                self.set_personality(array, host_name, personality)
 
             if self.configuration.use_chap_auth:
                 try:
@@ -2682,6 +2691,7 @@ class PureFCDriver(PureBaseVolumeDriver, driver.FibreChannelDriver):
             LOG.info("Re-using existing purity host %(host_name)r",
                      {"host_name": host_name})
         else:
+            personality = self.get_check_personality(array)
             host_name = self._generate_purity_host_name(connector["host"])
             LOG.info("Creating host object %(host_name)r with WWN:"
                      " %(wwn)s.", {"host_name": host_name, "wwn": wwns})
@@ -2696,6 +2706,9 @@ class PureFCDriver(PureBaseVolumeDriver, driver.FibreChannelDriver):
                     LOG.debug('Unable to create host: %s', err.text)
                     raise PureRetryableException()
 
+            if personality:
+                self.set_personality(array, host_name, personality)
+
         # TODO(patrickeast): Ensure that the host has the correct preferred
         # arrays configured for it.
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pure_fc_personality-3cada97fc940e498.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pure_fc_personality-3cada97fc940e498.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..429e8a55780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pure_fc_personality-3cada97fc940e498.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Pure Storage driver: Add missing support for ``host_personality`` setting
+    for FC-based hosts