diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6d4be05502..aeecaccb5e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@
     - **Breaking change:** Removal of deprecated compatibility layer previously found in the root of the SDK module
     - **Dependencies:** Bump STACKIT SDK core module from `v0.27.0` to `v0.27.1`
 - `iaas`:
+  - [v1.15.1](services/iaas/CHANGELOG.md#v1151)
+    - **Bugfix:** Waiter `ResizeServerWaitHandler` continued waiting when server is inactive 
   - [v1.15.0](services/iaas/CHANGELOG.md#v1150)
     - **Breaking change:** Removal of deprecated compatibility layer previously found in the root of the SDK module
     - **Dependencies:** Bump STACKIT SDK resourcemanager module from `v0.26.0` to `v0.26.1`
diff --git a/services/iaas/CHANGELOG.md b/services/iaas/CHANGELOG.md
index c73dcc44e3..12e2b0c9a9 100644
--- a/services/iaas/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/services/iaas/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## v1.15.1
+- **Bugfix:** Waiter `ResizeServerWaitHandler` continued waiting when server is inactive
+
 ## v1.15.0
 - **Breaking change:** Removal of deprecated compatibility layer previously found in the root of the SDK module
 - **Dependencies:** Bump STACKIT SDK resourcemanager module from `v0.26.0` to `v0.26.1`
diff --git a/services/iaas/VERSION b/services/iaas/VERSION
index 440ddd8f1c..5257626a69 100644
--- a/services/iaas/VERSION
+++ b/services/iaas/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v1.15.0
+v1.15.1
diff --git a/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait.go b/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait.go
index 2c07606618..eb737bb022 100644
--- a/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait.go
+++ b/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
@@ -258,8 +259,9 @@ func CreateServerWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, a iaas.DefaultAPI, projectId,
 }
 
 // ResizeServerWaitHandler will wait for server resize
-// It checks for an intermediate resizing status and only then waits for the server to become active
+// It checks for an intermediate resizing status and only then waits for the server to become either active or inactive
 func ResizeServerWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, a iaas.DefaultAPI, projectId, region, serverId string) (h *wait.AsyncActionHandler[iaas.Server]) {
+	var finalResizeStates = []string{ServerActiveStatus, ServerInactiveStatus}
 	handler := wait.New(func() (waitFinished bool, response *iaas.Server, err error) {
 		server, err := a.GetServer(ctx, projectId, region, serverId).Execute()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -285,7 +287,7 @@ func ResizeServerWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, a iaas.DefaultAPI, projectId,
 			return false, server, nil
 		}
 
-		if *server.Id == serverId && *server.Status == ServerActiveStatus {
+		if *server.Id == serverId && slices.Contains(finalResizeStates, *server.Status) {
 			return true, server, nil
 		}
 
diff --git a/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait_test.go b/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait_test.go
index fc044209d2..99c3887b6b 100644
--- a/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait_test.go
+++ b/services/iaas/v2api/wait/wait_test.go
@@ -717,6 +717,14 @@ func TestResizeServerWaitHandler(t *testing.T) {
 			wantErr:            false,
 			wantResp:           true,
 		},
+		{
+			desc:               "resize_succeeded_inactive_server",
+			getFails:           false,
+			returnResizing:     true,
+			finalResourceState: ServerInactiveStatus,
+			wantErr:            false,
+			wantResp:           true,
+		},
 		{
 			desc:               "resizing_status_is_never_returned",
 			getFails:           false,