diff --git a/upgrade/upgrade.go b/upgrade/upgrade.go
index 280551a1ce..efb501a75a 100644
--- a/upgrade/upgrade.go
+++ b/upgrade/upgrade.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/v151to152"
 	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/v15xto160"
 	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/v16xto170"
+	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/v170to171"
+	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/v17xto180"
 	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/v1beta1"
 
 	longhorn "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/k8s/pkg/apis/longhorn/v1beta2"
@@ -268,6 +270,19 @@ func doResourceUpgrade(namespace string, lhClient *lhclientset.Clientset, kubeCl
 			return err
 		}
 	}
+	if semver.Compare(lhVersionBeforeUpgrade, "v1.7.1") < 0 {
+		logrus.Info("Walking through the resource upgrade path v1.7.0 to v1.7.1")
+		if err := v170to171.UpgradeResources(namespace, lhClient, kubeClient, resourceMaps); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	// When lhVersionBeforeUpgrade < v1.8.0, it is v1.7.x. The `CheckUpgradePathSupported` method would have failed us out earlier if it was not v1.7.x.
+	if semver.Compare(lhVersionBeforeUpgrade, "v1.8.0") < 0 {
+		logrus.Info("Walking through the resource upgrade path v1.7.x to v1.8.0")
+		if err := v17xto180.UpgradeResources(namespace, lhClient, kubeClient, resourceMaps); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 	if err := upgradeutil.UpdateResources(namespace, lhClient, resourceMaps); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/upgrade/v170to171/upgrade.go b/upgrade/v170to171/upgrade.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..56e3d4ff8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upgrade/v170to171/upgrade.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package v170to171
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/types"
+
+	lhclientset "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/k8s/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
+	upgradeutil "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/util"
+)
+
+const (
+	upgradeLogPrefix = "upgrade from v1.7.0 to v1.7.1: "
+)
+
+func UpgradeResources(namespace string, lhClient *lhclientset.Clientset, kubeClient *clientset.Clientset, resourceMaps map[string]interface{}) error {
+	return upgradeBackingImages(namespace, lhClient, resourceMaps)
+}
+
+func upgradeBackingImages(namespace string, lhClient *lhclientset.Clientset, resourceMaps map[string]interface{}) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		err = errors.Wrapf(err, upgradeLogPrefix+"upgrade backing image failed")
+	}()
+
+	backingImageMap, err := upgradeutil.ListAndUpdateBackingImagesInProvidedCache(namespace, lhClient, resourceMaps)
+	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to list all existing Longhorn backing images during the backing image upgrade")
+	}
+
+	for _, bi := range backingImageMap {
+		if bi.Spec.MinNumberOfCopies == 0 {
+			bi.Spec.MinNumberOfCopies = types.DefaultMinNumberOfCopies
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func UpgradeResourcesStatus(namespace string, lhClient *lhclientset.Clientset, kubeClient *clientset.Clientset, resourceMaps map[string]interface{}) error {
+	// Currently there are no statuses to upgrade. See UpgradeResources -> upgradeVolumes or previous Longhorn versions
+	// for examples.
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/upgrade/v17xto180/upgrade.go b/upgrade/v17xto180/upgrade.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2948aa8f5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/upgrade/v17xto180/upgrade.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package v17xto180
+
+import (
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	"github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/types"
+
+	lhclientset "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/k8s/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
+	upgradeutil "github.com/longhorn/longhorn-manager/upgrade/util"
+)
+
+const (
+	upgradeLogPrefix = "upgrade from v1.7.x to v1.8.0: "
+)
+
+func UpgradeResources(namespace string, lhClient *lhclientset.Clientset, kubeClient *clientset.Clientset, resourceMaps map[string]interface{}) error {
+	return upgradeBackingImages(namespace, lhClient, resourceMaps)
+}
+
+func upgradeBackingImages(namespace string, lhClient *lhclientset.Clientset, resourceMaps map[string]interface{}) (err error) {
+	defer func() {
+		err = errors.Wrapf(err, upgradeLogPrefix+"upgrade backing image failed")
+	}()
+
+	backingImageMap, err := upgradeutil.ListAndUpdateBackingImagesInProvidedCache(namespace, lhClient, resourceMaps)
+	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to list all existing Longhorn backing images during the backing image upgrade")
+	}
+
+	for _, bi := range backingImageMap {
+		if bi.Spec.MinNumberOfCopies == 0 {
+			bi.Spec.MinNumberOfCopies = types.DefaultMinNumberOfCopies
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func UpgradeResourcesStatus(namespace string, lhClient *lhclientset.Clientset, kubeClient *clientset.Clientset, resourceMaps map[string]interface{}) error {
+	// Currently there are no statuses to upgrade. See UpgradeResources -> upgradeVolumes or previous Longhorn versions
+	// for examples.
+	return nil
+}