diff --git a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/test_migrate_volume.py b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/test_migrate_volume.py
index fd1f8224298..e0d14e41732 100644
--- a/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/test_migrate_volume.py
+++ b/cinder/tests/unit/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/test_migrate_volume.py
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ from cinder.tests.unit.volume.drivers.dell_emc import powerflex
 MIGRATE_VOLUME_PARAMS_CASES = (
     # Cases for testing _get_volume_params function.
     # +----------------------------------------------------+------------------+
-    # |Volume type|Real provisioning|Conversion|Compression|Pool support thick|
+    # |Volume Type|Real provisioning|Conversion|Compression|Pool support thick|
     # +-----------+-----------------+----------+-----------+-----+------------+
-    ('thin', 'ThinProvisioned', 'NoConversion', 'None', False),
-    ('thin', 'ThickProvisioned', 'ThickToThin', 'None', True),
-    ('thick', 'ThinProvisioned', 'NoConversion', 'None', False),
-    ('thick', 'ThinProvisioned', 'ThinToThick', 'None', True),
-    ('compressed', 'ThinProvisioned', 'NoConversion', 'Normal', False),
-    ('compressed', 'ThickProvisioned', 'ThickToThin', 'Normal', False),
-    ('compressed', 'ThickProvisioned', 'ThickToThin', 'None', False)
+    ('ThinProvisioned', 'ThinProvisioned', 'NoConversion', 'None', False),
+    ('ThinProvisioned', 'ThickProvisioned', 'ThickToThin', 'None', True),
+    ('ThickProvisioned', 'ThinProvisioned', 'NoConversion', 'None', False),
+    ('ThickProvisioned', 'ThinProvisioned', 'ThinToThick', 'None', True),
+    ('ThinProvisioned', 'ThinProvisioned', 'NoConversion', 'Normal', False),
+    ('ThinProvisioned', 'ThickProvisioned', 'ThickToThin', 'Normal', False),
+    ('ThinProvisioned', 'ThickProvisioned', 'ThickToThin', 'None', False)
 )
 
 
diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/driver.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/driver.py
index 8010594f219..0e425eacf72 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/driver.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/dell_emc/powerflex/driver.py
@@ -92,9 +92,11 @@ class PowerFlexDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
           3.5.3 - Add revert volume to snapshot support
           3.5.4 - Fix for Bug #1823200. See OSSN-0086 for details.
           3.5.5 - Rebrand VxFlex OS to PowerFlex.
+          3.5.6 - Fix for Bug #1897598 when volume can be migrated without
+                  conversion of its type.
     """
 
-    VERSION = "3.5.5"
+    VERSION = "3.5.6"
     # ThirdPartySystems wiki
     CI_WIKI_NAME = "DellEMC_PowerFlex_CI"
 
@@ -1396,13 +1398,13 @@ class PowerFlexDriver(driver.VolumeDriver):
         )
         if (
                 real_provisioning == "ThickProvisioned" and
-                (provisioning in ["thin", "compressed"] or
+                (provisioning == "ThinProvisioned" or
                  not pool_supports_thick_vols)
         ):
             params["volTypeConversion"] = "ThickToThin"
         elif (
                 real_provisioning == "ThinProvisioned" and
-                provisioning == "thick" and
+                provisioning == "ThickProvisioned" and
                 pool_supports_thick_vols
         ):
             params["volTypeConversion"] = "ThinToThick"
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bug-1897598-powerflex-volume-type-conversion.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1897598-powerflex-volume-type-conversion.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..47487eac803
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bug-1897598-powerflex-volume-type-conversion.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+fixes:
+  - |
+    PowerFlex driver `bug #1897598
+    <https://bugs.launchpad.net/cinder/+bug/1897598>`_: Fixed bug with
+    PowerFlex storage-assisted volume migration when volume migration was
+    performed without conversion of volume type in cases where it should have
+    been converted to/from thin/thick provisioned.