diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListSystemVMsCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListSystemVMsCmd.java
index 195a5e370d4..9f38cb74bc0 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListSystemVMsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListSystemVMsCmd.java
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ public class ListSystemVMsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     @IdentityMapper(entityTableName="data_center")
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ZONE_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the Zone ID of the system VM")
     private Long zoneId;
+    
+    @IdentityMapper(entityTableName="storage_pool")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.STORAGE_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the storage ID where vm's volumes belong to")
+    private Long storageId;
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////////// Accessors ///////////////////////
@@ -98,6 +102,10 @@ public class ListSystemVMsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     public Long getZoneId() {
         return zoneId;
     }
+    
+    public Long getStorageId() {
+        return storageId;
+    }
 
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /////////////// API Implementation///////////////////
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
index e62d6cbb204..dafcca7c8e9 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
@@ -2577,6 +2577,7 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
         String keyword = cmd.getKeyword();
         Long podId = cmd.getPodId();
         Long hostId = cmd.getHostId();
+        Long storageId = cmd.getStorageId();
 
         Filter searchFilter = new Filter(VMInstanceVO.class, "id", true, cmd.getStartIndex(), cmd.getPageSizeVal());
         SearchBuilder<VMInstanceVO> sb = _vmInstanceDao.createSearchBuilder();
@@ -2589,6 +2590,12 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
         sb.and("hostId", sb.entity().getHostId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         sb.and("type", sb.entity().getType(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         sb.and("nulltype", sb.entity().getType(), SearchCriteria.Op.IN);
+        
+        if (storageId != null) {
+            SearchBuilder<VolumeVO> volumeSearch = _volumeDao.createSearchBuilder();
+            volumeSearch.and("poolId", volumeSearch.entity().getPoolId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
+            sb.join("volumeSearch", volumeSearch, sb.entity().getId(), volumeSearch.entity().getInstanceId(), JoinBuilder.JoinType.INNER);
+        }
 
         SearchCriteria<VMInstanceVO> sc = sb.create();
 
@@ -2596,9 +2603,9 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
             SearchCriteria<VMInstanceVO> ssc = _vmInstanceDao.createSearchCriteria();
             ssc.addOr("hostName", SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE, "%" + keyword + "%");
             ssc.addOr("state", SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE, "%" + keyword + "%");
-
+            
             sc.addAnd("hostName", SearchCriteria.Op.SC, ssc);
-        }
+        } 
 
         if (id != null) {
             sc.setParameters("id", id);
@@ -2625,6 +2632,10 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
         } else {
             sc.setParameters("nulltype", VirtualMachine.Type.SecondaryStorageVm, VirtualMachine.Type.ConsoleProxy);
         }
+        
+        if (storageId != null) {
+            sc.setJoinParameters("volumeSearch", "poolId", storageId);
+        }
 
         return _vmInstanceDao.search(sc, searchFilter);
     }