diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/test_stack.py b/shade/tests/unit/test_stack.py
index c32022992..52cbde33d 100644
--- a/shade/tests/unit/test_stack.py
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/test_stack.py
@@ -523,3 +523,33 @@ class TestStack(base.RequestsMockTestCase):
         self.assertEqual('COMPLETE', res['status'])
 
         self.assert_calls()
+
+    def test_get_stack_in_progress(self):
+        in_progress = self.stack.copy()
+        in_progress['stack_status'] = 'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS'
+        self.register_uris([
+            dict(method='GET',
+                 uri='{endpoint}/stacks/{name}'.format(
+                     endpoint=fakes.ORCHESTRATION_ENDPOINT,
+                     name=self.stack_name),
+                 status_code=302,
+                 headers=dict(
+                     location='{endpoint}/stacks/{name}/{id}'.format(
+                         endpoint=fakes.ORCHESTRATION_ENDPOINT,
+                         id=self.stack_id, name=self.stack_name))),
+            dict(method='GET',
+                 uri='{endpoint}/stacks/{name}/{id}'.format(
+                     endpoint=fakes.ORCHESTRATION_ENDPOINT,
+                     id=self.stack_id, name=self.stack_name),
+                 json={"stack": in_progress}),
+        ])
+
+        res = self.cloud.get_stack(self.stack_name)
+        self.assertIsNotNone(res)
+        self.assertEqual(in_progress['stack_name'], res['stack_name'])
+        self.assertEqual(in_progress['stack_name'], res['name'])
+        self.assertEqual(in_progress['stack_status'], res['stack_status'])
+        self.assertEqual('CREATE', res['action'])
+        self.assertEqual('IN_PROGRESS', res['status'])
+
+        self.assert_calls()