diff --git a/neutron/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/firewall_l3_agent.py b/neutron/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/firewall_l3_agent.py
index 75477e8399..f3158c2805 100644
--- a/neutron/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/firewall_l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/firewall_l3_agent.py
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ class FWaaSL3AgentRpcCallback(api.FWaaSAgentRpcCallbackMixin):
                 self.fwaas_driver.__getattribute__(func_name)(
                     router_info_list,
                     fw)
-                status = constants.ACTIVE
+                if fw['admin_state_up']:
+                    status = constants.ACTIVE
+                else:
+                    status = constants.DOWN
             except fw_ext.FirewallInternalDriverError:
                 LOG.error(_("Firewall Driver Error for %(func_name)s "
                             "for fw: %(fwid)s"),
@@ -137,7 +140,7 @@ class FWaaSL3AgentRpcCallback(api.FWaaSAgentRpcCallbackMixin):
                 status = constants.ERROR
             # delete needs different handling
             if func_name == 'delete_firewall':
-                if status == constants.ACTIVE:
+                if status in [constants.ACTIVE, constants.DOWN]:
                     self.fwplugin_rpc.firewall_deleted(context, fw['id'])
             else:
                 self.fwplugin_rpc.set_firewall_status(
@@ -174,7 +177,10 @@ class FWaaSL3AgentRpcCallback(api.FWaaSAgentRpcCallbackMixin):
             # PENDING_UPDATE, PENDING_CREATE, ...
             try:
                 self.fwaas_driver.update_firewall(router_info_list, fw)
-                status = constants.ACTIVE
+                if fw['admin_state_up']:
+                    status = constants.ACTIVE
+                else:
+                    status = constants.DOWN
             except fw_ext.FirewallInternalDriverError:
                 LOG.error(_("Firewall Driver Error on fw state %(fwmsg)s "
                             "for fw: %(fwid)s"),
diff --git a/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py b/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py
index b7b59bbf1d..74b889a28c 100644
--- a/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py
+++ b/neutron/services/firewall/fwaas_plugin.py
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ class FirewallCallbacks(object):
         LOG.debug(_("set_firewall_status() called"))
         with context.session.begin(subtransactions=True):
             fw_db = self.plugin._get_firewall(context, firewall_id)
-            if status in (const.ACTIVE, const.INACTIVE):
+            #TODO(xuhanp): Remove INACTIVE status and use DOWN to
+            # be consistent with other network resources
+            if status in (const.ACTIVE, const.INACTIVE, const.DOWN):
                 fw_db.status = status
                 return True
             else:
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/test_firewall_l3_agent.py b/neutron/tests/unit/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/test_firewall_l3_agent.py
index d9c6a640ce..77b0b48b01 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/test_firewall_l3_agent.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/services/firewall/agents/l3reference/test_firewall_l3_agent.py
@@ -98,7 +98,8 @@ class TestFwaasL3AgentRpcCallback(base.BaseTestCase):
                 mock_driver.return_value)
 
     def test_invoke_driver_for_plugin_api(self):
-        fake_firewall = {'id': 0, 'tenant_id': 1}
+        fake_firewall = {'id': 0, 'tenant_id': 1,
+                         'admin_state_up': True}
         self.api.plugin_rpc = mock.Mock()
         with contextlib.nested(
             mock.patch.object(self.api.plugin_rpc, 'get_routers'),
@@ -127,8 +128,43 @@ class TestFwaasL3AgentRpcCallback(base.BaseTestCase):
                 fake_firewall['id'],
                 'ACTIVE')
 
+    def test_invoke_driver_for_plugin_api_admin_state_down(self):
+        fake_firewall = {'id': 0, 'tenant_id': 1,
+                         'admin_state_up': False}
+        self.api.plugin_rpc = mock.Mock()
+        with contextlib.nested(
+            mock.patch.object(self.api.plugin_rpc, 'get_routers'),
+            mock.patch.object(self.api, '_get_router_info_list_for_tenant'),
+            mock.patch.object(self.api.fwaas_driver, 'update_firewall'),
+            mock.patch.object(self.api.fwplugin_rpc,
+                              'get_firewalls_for_tenant'),
+            mock.patch.object(self.api.fwplugin_rpc, 'set_firewall_status')
+        ) as (
+            mock_get_routers,
+            mock_get_router_info_list_for_tenant,
+            mock_driver_update_firewall,
+            mock_get_firewalls_for_tenant,
+            mock_set_firewall_status):
+
+            mock_driver_update_firewall.return_value = True
+            self.api.update_firewall(
+                context=mock.sentinel.context,
+                firewall=fake_firewall, host='host')
+
+            mock_get_routers.assert_called_once_with(
+                mock.sentinel.context)
+
+            mock_get_router_info_list_for_tenant.assert_called_once_with(
+                mock_get_routers.return_value, fake_firewall['tenant_id'])
+
+            mock_set_firewall_status.assert_called_once_with(
+                mock.sentinel.context,
+                fake_firewall['id'],
+                'DOWN')
+
     def test_invoke_driver_for_plugin_api_delete(self):
-        fake_firewall = {'id': 0, 'tenant_id': 1}
+        fake_firewall = {'id': 0, 'tenant_id': 1,
+                         'admin_state_up': True}
         self.api.plugin_rpc = mock.Mock()
         with contextlib.nested(
             mock.patch.object(self.api.plugin_rpc, 'get_routers'),
@@ -185,7 +221,8 @@ class TestFwaasL3AgentRpcCallback(base.BaseTestCase):
 
     def test_process_router_add_fw_update(self):
         fake_firewall_list = [{'id': 0, 'tenant_id': 1,
-                               'status': constants.PENDING_UPDATE}]
+                               'status': constants.PENDING_UPDATE,
+                               'admin_state_up': True}]
         fake_router = {'id': 1111, 'tenant_id': 2}
         self.api.plugin_rpc = mock.Mock()
         ri = mock.Mock()