diff --git a/manila/share/drivers/generic.py b/manila/share/drivers/generic.py
index 10af4652ff..0b931ac81a 100644
--- a/manila/share/drivers/generic.py
+++ b/manila/share/drivers/generic.py
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ share_opts = [
                default='ext4',
                choices=['ext4', 'ext3'],
                help='Filesystem type of the share volume.'),
+    cfg.StrOpt('cinder_volume_type',
+               default=None,
+               help='Name or id of cinder volume type which will be used '
+                    'for all volumes created by driver.'),
 ]
 
 CONF = cfg.CONF
@@ -395,11 +399,13 @@ class GenericShareDriver(driver.ExecuteMixin, driver.ShareDriver):
         if snapshot:
             volume_snapshot = self._get_volume_snapshot(context,
                                                         snapshot['id'])
+
         volume = self.volume_api.create(
             context,
             share['size'],
             self.configuration.volume_name_template % share['id'], '',
-            snapshot=volume_snapshot)
+            snapshot=volume_snapshot,
+            volume_type=self.configuration.cinder_volume_type)
 
         t = time.time()
         while time.time() - t < self.configuration.max_time_to_create_volume:
diff --git a/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_generic.py b/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_generic.py
index 6795ea901a..ef88e6b587 100644
--- a/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_generic.py
+++ b/manila/tests/share/drivers/test_generic.py
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@ class GenericShareDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
 
     def test_allocate_container(self):
         fake_vol = fake_volume.FakeVolume()
+        self.fake_conf.cinder_volume_type = 'fake_volume_type'
         self.stubs.Set(self._driver.volume_api, 'create',
                        mock.Mock(return_value=fake_vol))
 
@@ -568,7 +569,8 @@ class GenericShareDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
             self.share['size'],
             CONF.volume_name_template % self.share['id'],
             '',
-            snapshot=None)
+            snapshot=None,
+            volume_type='fake_volume_type')
 
     def test_allocate_container_with_snaphot(self):
         fake_vol = fake_volume.FakeVolume()
@@ -587,7 +589,8 @@ class GenericShareDriverTestCase(test.TestCase):
             self.share['size'],
             CONF.volume_name_template % self.share['id'],
             '',
-            snapshot=fake_vol_snap)
+            snapshot=fake_vol_snap,
+            volume_type=None)
 
     def test_allocate_container_error(self):
         fake_vol = fake_volume.FakeVolume(status='error')
diff --git a/manila/tests/volume/test_cinder.py b/manila/tests/volume/test_cinder.py
index bd13acbea0..ceeeecccb7 100644
--- a/manila/tests/volume/test_cinder.py
+++ b/manila/tests/volume/test_cinder.py
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ class CinderApiTestCase(test.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(exception.InvalidInput,
                           self.api.create, self.ctx, 1, '', '')
 
+    def test_create_not_found_error(self):
+        cinder.cinderclient.side_effect = cinder_exception.NotFound(404)
+        self.assertRaises(exception.NotFound,
+                          self.api.create, self.ctx, 1, '', '')
+
+    def test_create_failed_exception(self):
+        cinder.cinderclient.side_effect = Exception("error msg")
+        self.assertRaises(exception.ManilaException,
+                          self.api.create, self.ctx, 1, '', '')
+
     def test_get_all(self):
         cinder._untranslate_volume_summary_view.return_value = ['id1', 'id2']
         self.assertEqual([{'id': 'id1'}, {'id': 'id2'}],
diff --git a/manila/volume/cinder.py b/manila/volume/cinder.py
index cef4ab271b..d7c2c2bcb8 100644
--- a/manila/volume/cinder.py
+++ b/manila/volume/cinder.py
@@ -303,6 +303,13 @@ class API(base.Base):
             return _untranslate_volume_summary_view(context, item)
         except cinder_exception.BadRequest as e:
             raise exception.InvalidInput(reason=e.message)
+        except cinder_exception.NotFound:
+            raise exception.NotFound(
+                _("Error in creating cinder "
+                  "volume. Cinder volume type %s not exist. Check parameter "
+                  "cinder_volume_type in configuration file.") % volume_type)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise exception.ManilaException(e.message)
 
     @translate_volume_exception
     def delete(self, context, volume_id):