diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
index 67fdc7c3930..8bd7b21602a 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
@@ -1537,6 +1537,9 @@ public class TemplateManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements TemplateManager,
             }
 
             hyperType = _volumeDao.getHypervisorType(volumeId);
+            if (HypervisorType.LXC.equals(hyperType)) {
+                throw new InvalidParameterValueException("Template creation is not supported for LXC volume: " + volumeId);
+            }
         } else { // create template from snapshot
             snapshot = _snapshotDao.findById(snapshotId);
             if (snapshot == null) {