diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
index 68b45e1af7c3..e269f79f6d67 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/vm/UserVmManagerImpl.java
@@ -965,6 +965,9 @@ public UserVm upgradeVirtualMachine(UpgradeVMCmd cmd) throws ResourceAllocationE
         // Check resource limits for CPU and Memory.
         Map<String, String> customParameters = cmd.getDetails();
         ServiceOfferingVO newServiceOffering = _offeringDao.findById(svcOffId);
+        if (newServiceOffering.getState() == DiskOffering.State.Inactive) {
+            throw new InvalidParameterValueException(String.format("Unable to upgrade virtual machine %s with an inactive service offering %s", vmInstance.getUuid(), newServiceOffering.getUuid()));
+        }
         if (newServiceOffering.isDynamic()) {
             newServiceOffering.setDynamicFlag(true);
             validateCustomParameters(newServiceOffering, cmd.getDetails());