diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcService.java b/api/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcService.java
index d1166df4065..dd9cabc39eb 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcService.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcService.java
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ public interface VpcService {
      * @return
      * @throws ResourceUnavailableException
      */
-    public boolean applyStaticRoutes(long vpcId) throws ResourceUnavailableException;
+    public boolean applyStaticRoutesForVpc(long vpcId) throws ResourceUnavailableException;
 
     /**
      * Deletes static route from the backend and the database
@@ -248,4 +248,10 @@ public interface VpcService {
     IpAddress associateIPToVpc(long ipId, long vpcId) throws ResourceAllocationException, ResourceUnavailableException, InsufficientAddressCapacityException,
         ConcurrentOperationException;
 
+    /**
+     * @param routeId
+     * @return
+     */
+    public boolean applyStaticRoute(long routeId) throws ResourceUnavailableException;
+
 }
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/vpc/CreatePrivateGatewayCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/vpc/CreatePrivateGatewayCmd.java
index 01db44e25df..d2a7ffb397a 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/vpc/CreatePrivateGatewayCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/admin/vpc/CreatePrivateGatewayCmd.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class CreatePrivateGatewayCmd extends BaseAsyncCreateCmd {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-        return "creating private gateway";
+        return "Applying VPC private gateway. Private gateway Id: " + getEntityId();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/CreateStaticRouteCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/CreateStaticRouteCmd.java
index e2f2029ce0a..622143fa38d 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/CreateStaticRouteCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/vpc/CreateStaticRouteCmd.java
@@ -89,18 +89,17 @@ public class CreateStaticRouteCmd extends BaseAsyncCreateCmd {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-        return "creating static route";
+        return "Applying static route. Static route Id: " + getEntityId();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void execute() throws ResourceUnavailableException {
         boolean success = false;
-        StaticRoute route = _entityMgr.findById(StaticRoute.class, getEntityId());
+        StaticRoute route = null;
         try {
             CallContext.current().setEventDetails("Static route Id: " + getEntityId());
-            success = _vpcService.applyStaticRoutes(route.getVpcId());
-
-            // State is different after the route is applied, so get new object here
+            success = _vpcService.applyStaticRoute(getEntityId());
+            // State is different after the route is applied, so retrieve the object only here
             route = _entityMgr.findById(StaticRoute.class, getEntityId());
             StaticRouteResponse routeResponse = new StaticRouteResponse();
             if (route != null) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
index a1029eed155..c7237c1541c 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/vpc/VpcManagerImpl.java
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import javax.ejb.Local;
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
-import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
-
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.ControlledEntity.ACLType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.user.vpc.ListPrivateGatewaysCmd;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.user.vpc.ListStaticRoutesCmd;
@@ -45,6 +43,7 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.orchestration.service.NetworkOrchestrationSe
 import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.ConfigDepot;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.dao.ConfigurationDao;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.managed.context.ManagedContextRunnable;
+import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
 import com.cloud.configuration.Config;
 import com.cloud.configuration.ConfigurationManager;
@@ -1537,7 +1536,7 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
 
     @Override
     @DB
-    @ActionEvent(eventType = EventTypes.EVENT_PRIVATE_GATEWAY_CREATE, eventDescription = "creating vpc private gateway", create = true)
+    @ActionEvent(eventType = EventTypes.EVENT_PRIVATE_GATEWAY_CREATE, eventDescription = "creating VPC private gateway", create = true)
     public PrivateGateway createVpcPrivateGateway(final long vpcId, Long physicalNetworkId, final String broadcastUri, final String ipAddress, final String gateway,
         final String netmask, final long gatewayOwnerId, final Long networkOfferingId, final Boolean isSourceNat, final Long aclId) throws ResourceAllocationException,
             ConcurrentOperationException, InsufficientCapacityException {
@@ -1653,10 +1652,12 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
             throw new IllegalStateException(e);
         }
 
+        CallContext.current().setEventDetails("Private Gateway Id: " + gatewayVO.getId());
         return getVpcPrivateGateway(gatewayVO.getId());
     }
 
     @Override
+    @ActionEvent(eventType = EventTypes.EVENT_PRIVATE_GATEWAY_CREATE, eventDescription = "Applying VPC private gateway", async = true)
     public PrivateGateway applyVpcPrivateGateway(long gatewayId, boolean destroyOnFailure) throws ConcurrentOperationException, ResourceUnavailableException {
         VpcGatewayVO vo = _vpcGatewayDao.findById(gatewayId);
 
@@ -1679,6 +1680,7 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
                     _vpcGatewayDao.update(vo.getId(), vo);
                     s_logger.debug("Marke gateway " + gateway + " with state " + VpcGateway.State.Ready);
                 }
+                CallContext.current().setEventDetails("Private Gateway Id: " + gatewayId);
                 return getVpcPrivateGateway(gatewayId);
             } else {
                 s_logger.warn("Private gateway " + gateway + " failed to apply on the backend");
@@ -1864,7 +1866,7 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean applyStaticRoutes(long vpcId) throws ResourceUnavailableException {
+    public boolean applyStaticRoutesForVpc(long vpcId) throws ResourceUnavailableException {
         Account caller = CallContext.current().getCallingAccount();
         List<? extends StaticRoute> routes = _staticRouteDao.listByVpcId(vpcId);
         return applyStaticRoutes(routes, caller, true);
@@ -1944,7 +1946,7 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
 
         markStaticRouteForRevoke(route, caller);
 
-        return applyStaticRoutes(route.getVpcId());
+        return applyStaticRoutesForVpc(route.getVpcId());
     }
 
     @DB
@@ -1962,7 +1964,7 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
             }
                 }
             });
-            return applyStaticRoutes(vpcId);
+            return applyStaticRoutesForVpc(vpcId);
         }
 
         return true;
@@ -2394,4 +2396,11 @@ public class VpcManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements VpcManager, VpcProvis
     public void setVpcElements(List<VpcProvider> vpcElements) {
         this.vpcElements = vpcElements;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    @ActionEvent(eventType = EventTypes.EVENT_STATIC_ROUTE_CREATE, eventDescription = "Applying static route", async = true)
+    public boolean applyStaticRoute(long routeId) throws ResourceUnavailableException {
+        StaticRoute route = _staticRouteDao.findById(routeId);
+        return applyStaticRoutesForVpc(route.getVpcId());
+    }
 }