diff --git a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 1d78151892d..10c5b39fbf2 100644
--- a/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/cinder/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -3664,7 +3664,9 @@ def volume_glance_metadata_delete_by_snapshot(context, snapshot_id):
 
 @require_context
 def backup_get(context, backup_id, read_deleted=None, project_only=True):
-    return _backup_get(context, backup_id)
+    return _backup_get(context, backup_id,
+                       read_deleted=read_deleted,
+                       project_only=project_only)
 
 
 def _backup_get(context, backup_id, session=None, read_deleted=None,
diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py b/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py
index f96ced30fb7..87b658b623e 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/test_db_api.py
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ from cinder import context
 from cinder import db
 from cinder.db.sqlalchemy import api as sqlalchemy_api
 from cinder import exception
+from cinder import objects
 from cinder import quota
 from cinder import test
+from cinder.tests.unit import fake_constants
 
 THREE = 3
 THREE_HUNDREDS = 300
@@ -2010,6 +2012,18 @@ class DBAPIBackupTestCase(BaseTest):
             backup_get = db.backup_get(self.ctxt, backup['id'])
             self._assertEqualObjects(backup, backup_get)
 
+    def test_backup_get_deleted(self):
+        backup_dic = {'user_id': 'user',
+                      'project_id': 'project',
+                      'volume_id': fake_constants.volume_id,
+                      'size': 1,
+                      'object_count': 1}
+        backup = objects.Backup(self.ctxt, **backup_dic)
+        backup.create()
+        backup.destroy()
+        backup_get = db.backup_get(self.ctxt, backup.id, read_deleted='yes')
+        self.assertEqual(backup.id, backup_get.id)
+
     def tests_backup_get_all(self):
         all_backups = db.backup_get_all(self.ctxt)
         self._assertEqualListsOfObjects(self.created, all_backups)