diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
index 2404535221d..f4948860183 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateHostVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateSwiftVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.VMTemplateVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.VolumeHostVO;
+import com.cloud.storage.Storage.ImageFormat;
 import com.cloud.storage.Volume.Type;
 import com.cloud.storage.VolumeVO;
 import com.cloud.storage.dao.DiskOfferingDao;
@@ -560,6 +561,10 @@ public class ApiDBUtils {
     public static HypervisorType getVolumeHyperType(long volumeId) {
         return _volumeDao.getHypervisorType(volumeId);
     }
+    
+    public static HypervisorType getHypervisorTypeFromFormat(ImageFormat format){
+    	return _storageMgr.getHypervisorTypeFromFormat(format);    	   	
+    }
 
     public static List<VMTemplateHostVO> listTemplateHostBy(long templateId, Long zoneId, boolean readyOnly) {
         if (zoneId != null) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index 53fbaaf1481..8212c074877 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -1025,6 +1025,9 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         	com.cloud.storage.VolumeHostVO volumeHostRef = ApiDBUtils.findVolumeHostRef(volume.getId(), volume.getDataCenterId());
             volResponse.setSize(volumeHostRef.getSize());
             volResponse.setCreated(volumeHostRef.getCreated());
+            Account caller = UserContext.current().getCaller();
+            if (caller.getType() == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_ADMIN || caller.getType() == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_RESOURCE_DOMAIN_ADMIN)
+            volResponse.setHypervisor(ApiDBUtils.getHypervisorTypeFromFormat(volumeHostRef.getFormat()).toString());
             if (volumeHostRef.getDownloadState() != Status.DOWNLOADED) {
                 String volumeStatus = "Processing";
                 if (volumeHostRef.getDownloadState() == VMTemplateHostVO.Status.DOWNLOAD_IN_PROGRESS) {
@@ -1096,8 +1099,8 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
 
         // return hypervisor for ROOT and Resource domain only
         Account caller = UserContext.current().getCaller();
-        if (caller.getType() == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_ADMIN || caller.getType() == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_RESOURCE_DOMAIN_ADMIN) {
-            volResponse.setHypervisor(ApiDBUtils.getVolumeHyperType(volume.getId()).toString());
+        if ((caller.getType() == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_ADMIN || caller.getType() == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_RESOURCE_DOMAIN_ADMIN) && volume.getState() != Volume.State.UploadOp) {            
+        	volResponse.setHypervisor(ApiDBUtils.getVolumeHyperType(volume.getId()).toString());            
         }
 
         volResponse.setAttached(volume.getAttached());
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManager.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManager.java
index d1e0c372360..7a75d22131b 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManager.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import com.cloud.host.Host;
 import com.cloud.host.HostVO;
 import com.cloud.hypervisor.Hypervisor.HypervisorType;
 import com.cloud.service.ServiceOfferingVO;
+import com.cloud.storage.Storage.ImageFormat;
 import com.cloud.storage.Volume.Event;
 import com.cloud.storage.Volume.Type;
 import com.cloud.user.Account;
@@ -228,4 +229,6 @@ public interface StorageManager extends StorageService, Manager {
 			HypervisorType hyperType) throws NoTransitionException;
 
 	String getSupportedImageFormatForCluster(Long clusterId);
+
+	HypervisorType getHypervisorTypeFromFormat(ImageFormat format);
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
index 777f17eef73..74ccd6f01af 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/StorageManagerImpl.java
@@ -3824,4 +3824,24 @@ public class StorageManagerImpl implements StorageManager, Manager, ClusterManag
         }
     }
     
+    @Override
+    public HypervisorType getHypervisorTypeFromFormat(ImageFormat format) {
+        
+    	if(format == null) {
+            return HypervisorType.None;
+    	}
+    	
+        if (format == ImageFormat.VHD) {
+            return HypervisorType.XenServer;
+        } else if (format == ImageFormat.OVA) {
+            return HypervisorType.VMware;
+        } else if (format == ImageFormat.QCOW2) {
+            return HypervisorType.KVM;
+        } else if (format == ImageFormat.RAW) {
+            return HypervisorType.Ovm;
+        } else {
+            return HypervisorType.None;
+        }
+    }
+    
 }