diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
index 8345fe74..94e7becc 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/flaskapi.py
@@ -6461,6 +6461,41 @@ api.add_resource(
 )
 
 
+# /storage/ceph/volume/<pool>/<volume>/scan
+class API_Storage_Ceph_Volume_Element_Scan(Resource):
+    @Authenticator
+    def post(self, pool, volume):
+        """
+        Scan a Ceph volume {volume} in pool {pool} for stats (after import)
+        ---
+        tags:
+          - storage / ceph
+        parameters:
+        responses:
+          200:
+            description: OK
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              id: Message
+          404:
+            description: Not found
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              id: Message
+          400:
+            description: Bad request
+            schema:
+              type: object
+              id: Message
+        """
+        return api_helper.ceph_volume_scan(pool, volume)
+
+
+api.add_resource(
+    API_Storage_Ceph_Volume_Element_Scan, "/storage/ceph/volume/<pool>/<volume>/scan"
+)
+
+
 # /storage/ceph/volume/<pool>/<volume>/clone
 class API_Storage_Ceph_Volume_Element_Clone(Resource):
     @RequestParser(
diff --git a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
index 98152df3..a9c205aa 100755
--- a/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
+++ b/api-daemon/pvcapid/helper.py
@@ -1996,6 +1996,22 @@ def ceph_volume_list(zkhandler, pool=None, limit=None, is_fuzzy=True):
     return retdata, retcode
 
 
+@ZKConnection(config)
+def ceph_volume_scan(zkhandler, pool, name):
+    """
+    (Re)scan a Ceph RBD volume for stats in the PVC Ceph storage cluster.
+    """
+    retflag, retdata = pvc_ceph.scan_volume(zkhandler, pool, name)
+
+    if retflag:
+        retcode = 200
+    else:
+        retcode = 400
+
+    output = {"message": retdata.replace('"', "'")}
+    return output, retcode
+
+
 @ZKConnection(config)
 def ceph_volume_add(zkhandler, pool, name, size, force_flag=False):
     """
diff --git a/daemon-common/ceph.py b/daemon-common/ceph.py
index 2f9479f1..37636d1c 100644
--- a/daemon-common/ceph.py
+++ b/daemon-common/ceph.py
@@ -560,7 +560,21 @@ def getVolumeInformation(zkhandler, pool, volume):
     return volume_information
 
 
-def add_volume(zkhandler, pool, name, size, force_flag=False):
+def scan_volume(zkhandler, pool, name):
+    retcode, stdout, stderr = common.run_os_command(
+        "rbd info --format json {}/{}".format(pool, name)
+    )
+    volstats = stdout
+
+    # 3. Add the new volume to Zookeeper
+    zkhandler.write(
+        [
+            (("volume.stats", f"{pool}/{name}"), volstats),
+        ]
+    )
+
+
+def add_volume(zkhandler, pool, name, size, force_flag=False, zk_only=False):
     # 1. Verify the size of the volume
     pool_information = getPoolInformation(zkhandler, pool)
     size_bytes = format_bytes_fromhuman(size)
@@ -592,27 +606,28 @@ def add_volume(zkhandler, pool, name, size, force_flag=False):
         )
 
     # 2. Create the volume
-    retcode, stdout, stderr = common.run_os_command(
-        "rbd create --size {}B {}/{}".format(size_bytes, pool, name)
-    )
-    if retcode:
-        return False, 'ERROR: Failed to create RBD volume "{}": {}'.format(name, stderr)
-
-    # 2. Get volume stats
-    retcode, stdout, stderr = common.run_os_command(
-        "rbd info --format json {}/{}".format(pool, name)
-    )
-    volstats = stdout
+    # zk_only flag skips actually creating the volume - this would be done by some other mechanism
+    if not zk_only:
+        retcode, stdout, stderr = common.run_os_command(
+            "rbd create --size {}B {}/{}".format(size_bytes, pool, name)
+        )
+        if retcode:
+            return False, 'ERROR: Failed to create RBD volume "{}": {}'.format(
+                name, stderr
+            )
 
     # 3. Add the new volume to Zookeeper
     zkhandler.write(
         [
             (("volume", f"{pool}/{name}"), ""),
-            (("volume.stats", f"{pool}/{name}"), volstats),
+            (("volume.stats", f"{pool}/{name}"), ""),
             (("snapshot", f"{pool}/{name}"), ""),
         ]
     )
 
+    # 4. Scan the volume stats
+    scan_volume(zkhandler, pool, name)
+
     return True, 'Created RBD volume "{}" of size "{}" in pool "{}".'.format(
         name, format_bytes_tohuman(size_bytes), pool
     )
@@ -662,21 +677,18 @@ def clone_volume(zkhandler, pool, name_src, name_new, force_flag=False):
             ),
         )
 
-    # 3. Get volume stats
-    retcode, stdout, stderr = common.run_os_command(
-        "rbd info --format json {}/{}".format(pool, name_new)
-    )
-    volstats = stdout
-
-    # 4. Add the new volume to Zookeeper
+    # 3. Add the new volume to Zookeeper
     zkhandler.write(
         [
             (("volume", f"{pool}/{name_new}"), ""),
-            (("volume.stats", f"{pool}/{name_new}"), volstats),
+            (("volume.stats", f"{pool}/{name_new}"), ""),
             (("snapshot", f"{pool}/{name_new}"), ""),
         ]
     )
 
+    # 4. Scan the volume stats
+    scan_volume(zkhandler, pool, name_new)
+
     return True, 'Cloned RBD volume "{}" to "{}" in pool "{}"'.format(
         name_src, name_new, pool
     )
@@ -761,20 +773,8 @@ def resize_volume(zkhandler, pool, name, size, force_flag=False):
         except Exception:
             pass
 
-    # 4. Get volume stats
-    retcode, stdout, stderr = common.run_os_command(
-        "rbd info --format json {}/{}".format(pool, name)
-    )
-    volstats = stdout
-
-    # 5. Update the volume in Zookeeper
-    zkhandler.write(
-        [
-            (("volume", f"{pool}/{name}"), ""),
-            (("volume.stats", f"{pool}/{name}"), volstats),
-            (("snapshot", f"{pool}/{name}"), ""),
-        ]
-    )
+    # 4. Scan the volume stats
+    scan_volume(zkhandler, pool, name)
 
     return True, 'Resized RBD volume "{}" to size "{}" in pool "{}".'.format(
         name, format_bytes_tohuman(size_bytes), pool
@@ -807,18 +807,8 @@ def rename_volume(zkhandler, pool, name, new_name):
         ]
     )
 
-    # 3. Get volume stats
-    retcode, stdout, stderr = common.run_os_command(
-        "rbd info --format json {}/{}".format(pool, new_name)
-    )
-    volstats = stdout
-
-    # 4. Update the volume stats in Zookeeper
-    zkhandler.write(
-        [
-            (("volume.stats", f"{pool}/{new_name}"), volstats),
-        ]
-    )
+    # 3. Scan the volume stats
+    scan_volume(zkhandler, pool, new_name)
 
     return True, 'Renamed RBD volume "{}" to "{}" in pool "{}".'.format(
         name, new_name, pool