diff --git a/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py b/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py
index 21aae30fe1..e145b19251 100644
--- a/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py
+++ b/ironic/drivers/modules/redfish/boot.py
@@ -505,6 +505,8 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBoot(base.BootInterface):
         """
         node = task.node
 
+        boot_mode_utils.sync_boot_mode(task)
+
         boot_option = deploy_utils.get_boot_option(node)
         self.clean_up_instance(task)
         iwdi = node.driver_internal_info.get('is_whole_disk_image')
@@ -547,8 +549,6 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBoot(base.BootInterface):
                     _('Cannot attach configdrive for node %s: no suitable '
                       'virtual USB slot has been found') % node.uuid)
 
-        boot_mode_utils.sync_boot_mode(task)
-
         self._set_boot_device(task, boot_devices.CDROM, persistent=True)
 
         LOG.debug("Node %(node)s is set to permanently boot from "
diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py
index 9376c0be1c..110c1b7f6c 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/drivers/modules/redfish/test_boot.py
@@ -710,12 +710,13 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBootTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
 
             mock_boot_mode_utils.sync_boot_mode.assert_called_once_with(task)
 
+    @mock.patch.object(boot_mode_utils, 'sync_boot_mode', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(redfish_boot, 'eject_vmedia', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(image_utils, 'cleanup_iso_image', autospec=True)
     @mock.patch.object(redfish_boot, 'manager_utils', autospec=True)
     def _test_prepare_instance_local_boot(
             self, mock_manager_utils,
-            mock_cleanup_iso_image, mock__eject_vmedia):
+            mock_cleanup_iso_image, mock__eject_vmedia, mock_sync_boot_mode):
 
         with task_manager.acquire(self.context, self.node.uuid,
                                   shared=True) as task:
@@ -730,6 +731,7 @@ class RedfishVirtualMediaBootTestCase(db_base.DbTestCase):
             mock_cleanup_iso_image.assert_called_once_with(task)
             mock__eject_vmedia.assert_called_once_with(
                 task, sushy.VIRTUAL_MEDIA_CD)
+            mock_sync_boot_mode.assert_called_once_with(task)
 
     def test_prepare_instance_local_whole_disk_image(self):
         self.node.driver_internal_info = {'is_whole_disk_image': True}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/redfish-boot-mode-a44fc569f1baca8f.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/redfish-boot-mode-a44fc569f1baca8f.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b67f709ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/redfish-boot-mode-a44fc569f1baca8f.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    Boot mode is now correctly handled when using ``redfish-virtual-media``
+    boot with locally booted images.