diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VpcResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VpcResponse.java
index ae5b33d7043..c2f119749bc 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VpcResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VpcResponse.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public class VpcResponse extends BaseResponse implements ControlledEntityRespons
     
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.ZONE_ID) @Param(description="zone id of the vpc")
     private IdentityProxy zoneId = new IdentityProxy("data_center");
+    
+    @SerializedName(ApiConstants.ZONE_NAME) @Param(description="the name of the zone the VPC belongs to")
+    private String zoneName;
    
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.SERVICE) @Param(description="the list of supported services", responseObject = ServiceResponse.class)
     private List<ServiceResponse> services;
@@ -153,4 +156,8 @@ public class VpcResponse extends BaseResponse implements ControlledEntityRespons
     public void setNetworkDomain(String networkDomain) {
         this.networkDomain = networkDomain;
     }
+    
+    public void setZoneName(String zoneName) {
+        this.zoneName = zoneName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index 7ff97f1b20e..f616f933b18 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -3665,7 +3665,6 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         response.setState(vpc.getState().name());
         response.setVpcOfferingId(vpc.getVpcOfferingId());
         response.setCidr(vpc.getCidr());
-        response.setZoneId(vpc.getZoneId());
         response.setRestartRequired(vpc.isRestartRequired());
         response.setNetworkDomain(vpc.getNetworkDomain());
 
@@ -3698,6 +3697,10 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
             networkResponses.add(ntwkRsp);
         }
         
+        DataCenter zone = ApiDBUtils.findZoneById(vpc.getZoneId());
+        response.setZoneId(vpc.getZoneId());
+        response.setZoneName(zone.getName());
+        
         response.setNetworks(networkResponses);
         response.setServices(serviceResponses);
         response.setObjectName("vpc");