diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListEventsCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListEventsCmd.java
index f5f9254eb09..20c1447d18a 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListEventsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListEventsCmd.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
 import com.cloud.api.BaseListCmd;
 import com.cloud.api.Implementation;
 import com.cloud.api.Parameter;
+import com.cloud.api.BaseCmd.CommandType;
 import com.cloud.api.response.EventResponse;
 import com.cloud.api.response.ListResponse;
 import com.cloud.event.Event;
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ public class ListEventsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DOMAIN_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the domain ID for the event. If used with the account parameter, returns all events for an account in the specified domain ID.")
     private Long domainId;
 
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the ID of the event")
+    private Long id;
+    
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DURATION, type=CommandType.INTEGER, description="the duration of the event")
     private Integer duration;
 
@@ -77,6 +81,10 @@ public class ListEventsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
         return domainId;
     }
 
+    public Long getId() {
+        return id;
+    }
+    
     public Integer getDuration() {
         return duration;
     }
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListRoutersCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListRoutersCmd.java
index 3f8f5cd4a27..e390c85f5ea 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListRoutersCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListRoutersCmd.java
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class ListRoutersCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.HOST_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the host ID of the router")
     private Long hostId;
 
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the ID of the disk volume")
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the ID of the disk router")
     private Long id;
     
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.NAME, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the name of the router")
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
index 1b1dfff730d..a7b2633a038 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/server/ManagementServerImpl.java
@@ -2023,6 +2023,7 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
 
         Filter searchFilter = new Filter(EventVO.class, "createDate", false, cmd.getStartIndex(), cmd.getPageSizeVal());
 
+        Object id = cmd.getId();
         Object type = cmd.getType();
         Object level = cmd.getLevel();
         Date startDate = cmd.getStartDate();
@@ -2039,6 +2040,7 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
         }
 
         SearchBuilder<EventVO> sb = _eventDao.createSearchBuilder();
+        sb.and("id", sb.entity().getId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         sb.and("levelL", sb.entity().getLevel(), SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE);
         sb.and("levelEQ", sb.entity().getLevel(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
         sb.and("accountId", sb.entity().getAccountId(), SearchCriteria.Op.EQ);
@@ -2057,6 +2059,9 @@ public class ManagementServerImpl implements ManagementServer {
         }
 
         SearchCriteria<EventVO> sc = sb.create();
+        if (id != null) {
+            sc.setParameters("id", id);
+        }
         if (keyword != null) {
             SearchCriteria<EventVO> ssc = _eventDao.createSearchCriteria();
             ssc.addOr("type", SearchCriteria.Op.LIKE, "%" + keyword + "%");
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.event.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.event.js
index 2d9e95bd6b2..1796a7561bd 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.event.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.event.js
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ function eventJsonToDetailsTab() {
     var $thisTab = $("#right_panel_content #tab_content_details");  
     $thisTab.find("#tab_container").hide(); 
     $thisTab.find("#tab_spinning_wheel").show();    
-    
-    //uncomment the following section when Bug 8577("listAlerts API, listEvents API doesn't take in id parameter correctly") is fixed 
-    /* 
+        
     $.ajax({
         data: createURL("command=listEvents&id="+jsonObj.id),
         dataType: "json",
@@ -112,8 +110,7 @@ function eventJsonToDetailsTab() {
             }
         }
     });    
-    */
-         
+             
     $thisTab.find("#id").text(fromdb(jsonObj.id));
     $thisTab.find("#username").text(fromdb(jsonObj.username));
     $thisTab.find("#account").text(fromdb(jsonObj.account));