diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/listener/VolumeStateListener.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/listener/VolumeStateListener.java
index 9fd1423d1fe..9a739ba2bc1 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/listener/VolumeStateListener.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/listener/VolumeStateListener.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class VolumeStateListener implements StateListener<State, Event, Volume>
               UsageEventUtils.publishUsageEvent(EventTypes.EVENT_VOLUME_CREATE, vol.getAccountId(), vol.getDataCenterId(), vol.getId(), vol.getName(), vol.getDiskOfferingId(), null, vol.getSize(),
                       Volume.class.getName(), vol.getUuid(), vol.isDisplayVolume());
             }
-          } else if (transition.getToState() == State.Destroy) {
+          } else if (transition.getToState() == State.Destroy && vol.getVolumeType() != Volume.Type.ROOT) { //Do not Publish Usage Event for ROOT Disk as it would have been published already while destroying a VM
             UsageEventUtils.publishUsageEvent(EventTypes.EVENT_VOLUME_DELETE, vol.getAccountId(), vol.getDataCenterId(), vol.getId(), vol.getName(),
                     Volume.class.getName(), vol.getUuid(), vol.isDisplayVolume());
           } else if (transition.getToState() == State.Uploaded) {