diff --git a/nova/compute/manager.py b/nova/compute/manager.py
index 858961a5ed..a0c192ebbd 100644
--- a/nova/compute/manager.py
+++ b/nova/compute/manager.py
@@ -2083,7 +2083,10 @@ class ComputeManager(manager.Manager):
                 exception.InvalidDiskFormat,
                 cursive_exception.SignatureVerificationError,
                 exception.VolumeEncryptionNotSupported,
-                exception.InvalidInput) as e:
+                exception.InvalidInput,
+                # TODO(mriedem): We should be validating RequestedVRamTooHigh
+                # in the API during server create and rebuild.
+                exception.RequestedVRamTooHigh) as e:
             self._notify_about_instance_usage(context, instance,
                     'create.error', fault=e)
             compute_utils.notify_about_instance_create(
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
index 1dbab19671..3162de2c35 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_compute_mgr.py
@@ -5466,6 +5466,10 @@ class ComputeManagerBuildInstanceTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
         self._test_build_and_run_spawn_exceptions(
             exception.InvalidInput(reason=""))
 
+    def test_build_and_run_requested_vram_too_high(self):
+        self._test_build_and_run_spawn_exceptions(
+            exception.RequestedVRamTooHigh(req_vram=200, max_vram=100))
+
     def _test_build_and_run_spawn_exceptions(self, exc):
         with test.nested(
                 mock.patch.object(self.compute.driver, 'spawn',