diff --git a/manila/api/v1/shares.py b/manila/api/v1/shares.py
index 5b609d4f7b..2ce160df4f 100644
--- a/manila/api/v1/shares.py
+++ b/manila/api/v1/shares.py
@@ -356,14 +356,14 @@ class ShareMixin(object):
             raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg)
         req_share_type = share.get('share_type', share.get('volume_type'))
 
+        share_type = None
         if req_share_type:
             try:
                 if not uuidutils.is_uuid_like(req_share_type):
-                    kwargs['share_type'] = \
-                        share_types.get_share_type_by_name(
-                            context, req_share_type)
+                    share_type = share_types.get_share_type_by_name(
+                        context, req_share_type)
                 else:
-                    kwargs['share_type'] = share_types.get_share_type(
+                    share_type = share_types.get_share_type(
                         context, req_share_type)
             except exception.ShareTypeNotFound:
                 msg = _("Share type not found.")
@@ -371,8 +371,22 @@ class ShareMixin(object):
         elif not snapshot:
             def_share_type = share_types.get_default_share_type()
             if def_share_type:
-                kwargs['share_type'] = def_share_type
+                share_type = def_share_type
 
+        # Only use in create share feature. Create share from snapshot
+        # and create share with consistency group features not
+        # need this check.
+        if (not share_network_id and not snapshot
+                and not share.get('consistency_group_id')
+                and share_type and share_type.get('extra_specs')
+                and (strutils.bool_from_string(share_type.get('extra_specs').
+                     get('driver_handles_share_servers')))):
+            msg = _('Share network must be set when the '
+                    'driver_handles_share_servers is true.')
+            raise exc.HTTPBadRequest(explanation=msg)
+
+        if share_type:
+            kwargs['share_type'] = share_type
         new_share = self.share_api.create(context,
                                           share_proto,
                                           size,
diff --git a/manila/tests/api/v1/test_shares.py b/manila/tests/api/v1/test_shares.py
index 42494dd6d7..0cd172c20a 100644
--- a/manila/tests/api/v1/test_shares.py
+++ b/manila/tests/api/v1/test_shares.py
@@ -192,6 +192,24 @@ class ShareAPITest(test.TestCase):
                           self.controller.create, req, {'share': self.share})
         share_types.get_default_share_type.assert_called_once_with()
 
+    def test_share_create_with_dhss_true_and_network_notexist(self):
+        fake_share_type = {
+            'id': 'fake_volume_type_id',
+            'name': 'fake_volume_type_name',
+            'extra_specs': {
+                'driver_handles_share_servers': True,
+            }
+        }
+        self.mock_object(
+            share_types, 'get_default_share_type',
+            mock.Mock(return_value=fake_share_type),
+        )
+        CONF.set_default("default_share_type", fake_share_type['name'])
+        req = fakes.HTTPRequest.blank('/shares')
+        self.assertRaises(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest,
+                          self.controller.create, req, {'share': self.share})
+        share_types.get_default_share_type.assert_called_once_with()
+
     def test_share_create_with_share_net(self):
         shr = {
             "size": 100,
diff --git a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
index 985bef4a02..d5452ed33d 100644
--- a/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
+++ b/manila_tempest_tests/tests/api/admin/test_quotas_negative.py
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class SharesAdminQuotasNegativeTest(base.BaseSharesAdminTest):
 
         # try schedule share with size, bigger than gigabytes quota
         self.assertRaises(lib_exc.OverLimit,
-                          self.shares_client.create_share,
+                          self.create_share,
                           size=overquota)
 
     @test.attr(type=["gate", "smoke", "negative"])