diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java
index bd7e7d07d6f..9677c211ed5 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 package com.cloud.api.response;
 
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import com.cloud.api.ApiConstants;
 import com.cloud.serializer.Param;
@@ -136,6 +137,10 @@ public class DomainRouterResponse extends BaseResponse implements ControlledEnti
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.VPC_ID) @Param(description="VPC the network belongs to")
     private IdentityProxy vpcId = new IdentityProxy("vpc");
     
+    @SerializedName("nic")  @Param(description="the list of nics associated with the router", 
+            responseObject = NicResponse.class, since="3.0.1")
+    private List<NicResponse> nics;
+    
     @Override
     public Long getObjectId() {
     	return getId();
@@ -308,4 +313,8 @@ public class DomainRouterResponse extends BaseResponse implements ControlledEnti
     public void setVpcId(Long vpcId) {
         this.vpcId.setValue(vpcId);
     }
+    
+    public void setNics(List<NicResponse> nics) {
+        this.nics = nics;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index b78b989ad32..11b8c859686 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ import com.cloud.dc.Vlan.VlanType;
 import com.cloud.dc.VlanVO;
 import com.cloud.domain.Domain;
 import com.cloud.event.Event;
-import com.cloud.exception.InvalidParameterValueException;
 import com.cloud.host.Host;
 import com.cloud.host.HostStats;
 import com.cloud.host.HostVO;
@@ -1710,8 +1709,10 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
             }
             routerResponse.setPodId(router.getPodIdToDeployIn());
             List<NicProfile> nicProfiles = ApiDBUtils.getNics(router);
+            List<NicResponse> nicResponses = new ArrayList<NicResponse>();
             for (NicProfile singleNicProfile : nicProfiles) {
                 Network network = ApiDBUtils.findNetworkById(singleNicProfile.getNetworkId());
+                //legacy code, public/control/guest nic info is kept in nics response object
                 if (network != null) {
                     if (network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Public) {
                         routerResponse.setPublicIp(singleNicProfile.getIp4Address());
@@ -1731,8 +1732,32 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
                         routerResponse.setGuestNetworkId(singleNicProfile.getNetworkId());
                         routerResponse.setNetworkDomain(network.getNetworkDomain());
                     }
+                    
+                    NicResponse nicResponse = new NicResponse();
+                    nicResponse.setId(singleNicProfile.getId());
+                    nicResponse.setIpaddress(singleNicProfile.getIp4Address());
+                    nicResponse.setGateway(singleNicProfile.getGateway());
+                    nicResponse.setNetmask(singleNicProfile.getNetmask());
+                    nicResponse.setNetworkid(singleNicProfile.getNetworkId());
+                    nicResponse.setNetworkName(network.getName());
+                    
+                    if (singleNicProfile.getBroadCastUri() != null) {
+                        nicResponse.setBroadcastUri(singleNicProfile.getBroadCastUri().toString());
+                    }
+                    if (singleNicProfile.getIsolationUri() != null) {
+                        nicResponse.setIsolationUri(singleNicProfile.getIsolationUri().toString());
+                    }
+
+                    nicResponse.setTrafficType(network.getTrafficType().toString());
+                    if (network.getGuestType() != null) {
+                        nicResponse.setType(network.getGuestType().toString());  
+                    }
+                    nicResponse.setIsDefault(singleNicProfile.isDefaultNic());
+                    nicResponse.setObjectName("nic");
+                    nicResponses.add(nicResponse);  
                 }
             }
+            routerResponse.setNics(nicResponses);
         }
 
         // Service Offering Info