diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java
index aa71cdc28d2..82327f78ab4 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria;
 import com.cloud.utils.db.Transaction;
 import com.cloud.utils.encoding.Base64;
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CSExceptionErrorCode;
+import com.cloud.uuididentity.dao.IdentityDao;
 
 public class ApiServer implements HttpRequestHandler {
     private static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(ApiServer.class.getName());
@@ -766,6 +767,17 @@ public class ApiServer implements HttpRequestHandler {
         }
         return false;
     }
+    
+    public Long fetchDomainId(String domainUUID){
+        ComponentLocator locator = ComponentLocator.getLocator(ManagementServer.Name);
+        IdentityDao identityDao = locator.getDao(IdentityDao.class);
+        try{
+            Long domainId = identityDao.getIdentityId("domain", domainUUID);
+            return domainId;
+        }catch(InvalidParameterValueException ex){
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 
     public void loginUser(HttpSession session, String username, String password, Long domainId, String domainPath, Map<String, Object[]> requestParameters) throws CloudAuthenticationException {
         // We will always use domainId first. If that does not exist, we will use domain name. If THAT doesn't exist
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java
index a293df9aa63..148fc5829f2 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java
@@ -177,7 +177,11 @@ public class ApiServlet extends HttpServlet {
                     Long domainId = null;
                     if ((domainIdArr != null) && (domainIdArr.length > 0)) {
                         try {
-                            domainId = new Long(Long.parseLong(domainIdArr[0]));
+                            //check if UUID is passed in for domain
+                            domainId = _apiServer.fetchDomainId(domainIdArr[0]);
+                            if(domainId == null){
+                                domainId = new Long(Long.parseLong(domainIdArr[0]));
+                            }
                             auditTrailSb.append(" domainid=" + domainId);// building the params for POST call
                         } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                             s_logger.warn("Invalid domain id entered by user");