diff --git a/octavia/api/drivers/utils.py b/octavia/api/drivers/utils.py
index d1e7d43fd3..0a3f814727 100644
--- a/octavia/api/drivers/utils.py
+++ b/octavia/api/drivers/utils.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def lb_dict_to_provider_dict(lb_dict, vip=None,
 def db_loadbalancer_to_provider_loadbalancer(db_loadbalancer):
     new_loadbalancer_dict = lb_dict_to_provider_dict(
         db_loadbalancer.to_dict(recurse=True),
+        vip=db_loadbalancer.vip,
         db_pools=db_loadbalancer.pools,
         db_listeners=db_loadbalancer.listeners)
     for unsupported_field in ['server_group_id', 'amphorae',
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/api/drivers/test_utils.py b/octavia/tests/unit/api/drivers/test_utils.py
index f2b638a2bf..ecc157f134 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/api/drivers/test_utils.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/api/drivers/test_utils.py
@@ -133,10 +133,19 @@ class TestUtils(base.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(ref_prov_lb_dict, provider_lb_dict)
 
     def test_db_loadbalancer_to_provider_loadbalancer(self):
-        test_db_lb = data_models.LoadBalancer(id=1)
+        vip = data_models.Vip(ip_address=self.sample_data.ip_address,
+                              network_id=self.sample_data.network_id,
+                              port_id=self.sample_data.port_id,
+                              subnet_id=self.sample_data.subnet_id)
+        test_db_lb = data_models.LoadBalancer(id=1, vip=vip)
         provider_lb = utils.db_loadbalancer_to_provider_loadbalancer(
             test_db_lb)
-        ref_provider_lb = driver_dm.LoadBalancer(loadbalancer_id=1)
+        ref_provider_lb = driver_dm.LoadBalancer(
+            loadbalancer_id=1,
+            vip_address=self.sample_data.ip_address,
+            vip_network_id=self.sample_data.network_id,
+            vip_port_id=self.sample_data.port_id,
+            vip_subnet_id=self.sample_data.subnet_id)
         self.assertEqual(ref_provider_lb.to_dict(render_unsets=True),
                          provider_lb.to_dict(render_unsets=True))