diff --git a/src/image/ImageManagerProtocol.cc b/src/image/ImageManagerProtocol.cc
index ca81a31efd..8673cbf3c3 100644
--- a/src/image/ImageManagerProtocol.cc
+++ b/src/image/ImageManagerProtocol.cc
@@ -884,6 +884,16 @@ void ImageManager::_increment_flatten(unique_ptr<image_msg_t> msg)
     int uid   = image->get_uid();
     int gid   = image->get_gid();
 
+    auto ids   = image->get_running_ids();
+    auto first = ids.cbegin();
+
+    int vm_id  = -1;
+
+    if (first != ids.cend())
+    {
+        vm_id = *first;
+    }
+
     if (msg->status() == "SUCCESS")
     {
         auto& increments = image->increments();
@@ -945,6 +955,36 @@ void ImageManager::_increment_flatten(unique_ptr<image_msg_t> msg)
 
         Quotas::ds_del(uid, gid, &quotas);
     }
+
+    /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+    /* Update VM state to RUNNING/POWEROFF after increment_flatten            */
+    /* ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+    if ( vm_id == -1 )
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    VirtualMachinePool* vmpool = Nebula::instance().get_vmpool();
+
+    if (auto vm = vmpool->get(vm_id))
+    {
+        switch(vm->get_lcm_state())
+        {
+            case VirtualMachine::BACKUP:
+                vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::RUNNING);
+                break;
+
+            case VirtualMachine::BACKUP_POWEROFF:
+                vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::POWEROFF);
+                vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::LCM_INIT);
+                break;
+
+            default:
+                return;
+        }
+
+        vmpool->update(vm.get());
+    }
 }
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc b/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
index e4de5f0447..193c7ac5b2 100644
--- a/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
+++ b/src/lcm/LifeCycleStates.cc
@@ -2870,10 +2870,9 @@ void LifeCycleManager::trigger_backup_success(int vid)
 
         backups.last_backup_clear();
 
-        vmpool->update(vm.get());
-
-        if (delete_ids.size() > 0) // FULL & backups > keep_last
+        if (delete_ids.size() > 0)
         {
+            // FULL & backups > keep_last
             ostringstream oss;
 
             oss << "Removing backup snapshots:";
@@ -2885,15 +2884,29 @@ void LifeCycleManager::trigger_backup_success(int vid)
 
             vm->log("LCM", Log::INFO, oss.str());
         }
-        else if (keep_last > 0 && increments > keep_last) // INCREMENTAL & increments > keep_last
+        else if (keep_last > 0 && increments > keep_last)
         {
+            // INCREMENTAL & increments > keep_last
             ostringstream oss;
 
             oss << "Removing " << increments - keep_last << " backup increments";
 
             vm->log("LCM", Log::INFO, oss.str());
+
+            //Rollback state to prevent backup operations while increment_flatten
+            if ( vm->get_lcm_state() == VirtualMachine::RUNNING)
+            {
+                vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::BACKUP);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::ACTIVE);
+                vm->set_state(VirtualMachine::BACKUP_POWEROFF);
+            }
         }
 
+        vmpool->update(vm.get());
+
         vm.reset();
 
         /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */