diff --git a/nova/compute/api.py b/nova/compute/api.py
index ef169323bb3..4b4341cf4b2 100644
--- a/nova/compute/api.py
+++ b/nova/compute/api.py
@@ -4143,7 +4143,10 @@ def resize(self, context, instance, flavor_id=None, clean_shutdown=True,
                     validate_pci=True)
 
         # Not to be confused with scheduler_hint (singular)
-        scheduler_hints = {'_nova_check_type': ['resize']}
+        if same_flavor:
+            scheduler_hints = {'_nova_check_type': ['migrate']}
+        else:
+            scheduler_hints = {'_nova_check_type': ['resize']}
         filter_properties = {'ignore_hosts': [],
                              'scheduler_hints': scheduler_hints}
 
diff --git a/nova/scheduler/utils.py b/nova/scheduler/utils.py
index e984f136ec2..5cb92e9894a 100644
--- a/nova/scheduler/utils.py
+++ b/nova/scheduler/utils.py
@@ -1239,6 +1239,19 @@ def request_is_live_migrate(spec_obj):
     return check_type == 'live_migrate'
 
 
+def request_is_migrate(spec_obj):
+    """Returns True if request is for an offline migration
+
+    :param spec_obj: An objects.RequestSpec to examine (or None).
+    """
+    if not spec_obj:
+        return False
+    if 'scheduler_hints' not in spec_obj:
+        return False
+    check_type = spec_obj.get_scheduler_hint('_nova_check_type')
+    return check_type == 'migrate'
+
+
 def claim_resources(ctx, client, spec_obj, instance_uuid, alloc_req,
         allocation_request_version=None):
     """Given an instance UUID (representing the consumer of resources) and the
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py
index f640251e1bd..c850f27a148 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/compute/test_api.py
@@ -2066,8 +2066,12 @@ def _check_state(expected_task_state=None):
             else:
                 filter_properties = {'ignore_hosts': [fake_inst['host']]}
 
-            filter_properties['scheduler_hints'] = {
-                '_nova_check_type': ['resize']}
+            if flavor_id_passed:
+                filter_properties['scheduler_hints'] = {
+                    '_nova_check_type': ['resize']}
+            else:
+                filter_properties['scheduler_hints'] = {
+                    '_nova_check_type': ['migrate']}
 
             if request_spec:
                 fake_spec = objects.RequestSpec()