diff --git a/nova/image/glance.py b/nova/image/glance.py
index cb5633fe68a2..92417feafa8e 100644
--- a/nova/image/glance.py
+++ b/nova/image/glance.py
@@ -563,11 +563,19 @@ class GlanceImageServiceV2(object):
 
     def _add_location(self, context, image_id, location):
         # 'show_multiple_locations' must be enabled in glance api conf file.
-        try:
-            return self._client.call(
-                context, 2, 'add_location', args=(image_id, location, {}))
-        except glanceclient.exc.HTTPBadRequest:
-            _reraise_translated_exception()
+        try_methods = ('add_image_location', 'add_location')
+        exc = None
+        for method in try_methods:
+            try:
+                return self._client.call(
+                    context, 2, method, args=(image_id, location, {}))
+            except glanceclient.exc.HTTPNotImplemented as e:
+                exc = e
+                LOG.debug('Glance method %s not available', method)
+            except glanceclient.exc.HTTPBadRequest as e:
+                exc = e
+                _reraise_translated_exception()
+        raise exc
 
     def _add_image_member(self, context, image_id, member_id):
         """Grant access to another project that does not own the image
@@ -666,7 +674,7 @@ class GlanceImageServiceV2(object):
 
         # Sending image location in a separate request.
         if location:
-            image = self._add_location(context, image_id, location)
+            self._add_location(context, image_id, location)
 
         # Add image membership in a separate request.
         if sharing_member_id:
@@ -715,7 +723,7 @@ class GlanceImageServiceV2(object):
 
         # Sending image location in a separate request.
         if location:
-            image = self._add_location(context, image_id, location)
+            self._add_location(context, image_id, location)
 
         # If we have some data we have to send it in separate request and
         # update the image then.
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/image/test_glance.py b/nova/tests/unit/image/test_glance.py
index a7051a733fa7..18d06ab9506f 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/image/test_glance.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/image/test_glance.py
@@ -1745,7 +1745,8 @@ class TestCreate(test.NoDBTestCase):
     @mock.patch('nova.image.glance._translate_from_glance')
     @mock.patch('nova.image.glance._translate_to_glance')
     def test_create_success_v2_with_location(
-            self, trans_to_mock, trans_from_mock):
+            self, trans_to_mock, trans_from_mock, old_api=False,
+            new_api=True):
         translated = {
             'id': mock.sentinel.id,
             'name': mock.sentinel.name,
@@ -1755,15 +1756,40 @@ class TestCreate(test.NoDBTestCase):
         trans_from_mock.return_value = mock.sentinel.trans_from
         image_mock = {}
         client = mock.MagicMock()
-        client.call.return_value = translated
+        if old_api:
+            client.call.side_effect = [translated,
+                                       glanceclient.exc.HTTPNotImplemented,
+                                       None]
+        elif not new_api:
+            # If neither API is available we expect back whatever glanceclient
+            # raised to us
+            client.call.side_effect = test.TestingException
+        else:
+            client.call.side_effect = [translated, None]
         ctx = mock.sentinel.ctx
         service = glance.GlanceImageServiceV2(client)
+        if not new_api and not old_api:
+            self.assertRaises(test.TestingException,
+                              service.create, ctx, image_mock)
+            return
         image_meta = service.create(ctx, image_mock)
         trans_to_mock.assert_called_once_with(image_mock)
-        self.assertEqual(2, client.call.call_count)
+        calls = [c[0][2] for c in client.call.call_args_list]
+        if old_api:
+            expected = ['create', 'add_image_location', 'add_location']
+        else:
+            expected = ['create', 'add_image_location']
+        self.assertEqual(expected, calls)
         trans_from_mock.assert_called_once_with(translated)
         self.assertEqual(mock.sentinel.trans_from, image_meta)
 
+    def test_create_success_v2_with_location_old_api(self):
+        self.test_create_success_v2_with_location(old_api=True)
+
+    def test_create_success_v2_with_location_no_api(self):
+        self.test_create_success_v2_with_location(old_api=False,
+                                                  new_api=False)
+
     @mock.patch('nova.image.glance._translate_from_glance')
     @mock.patch('nova.image.glance._translate_to_glance')
     def test_create_success_v2_with_sharing(
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index fb751b99479b..2a62a4b3367a 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jsonschema>=4.0.0 # MIT
 python-cinderclient>=4.0.1 # Apache-2.0
 keystoneauth1>=3.16.0 # Apache-2.0
 python-neutronclient>=7.1.0 # Apache-2.0
-python-glanceclient>=2.8.0 # Apache-2.0
+python-glanceclient>=4.7.0 # Apache-2.0
 requests>=2.25.1 # Apache-2.0
 stevedore>=1.20.0 # Apache-2.0
 websockify>=0.9.0 # LGPLv3