diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/CreateVolumeCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/CreateVolumeCmd.java
index 86a494b8848..107af1195a9 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/CreateVolumeCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/CreateVolumeCmd.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ public class CreateVolumeCmd extends BaseAsyncCreateCmd {
     }
 
     public Boolean getDisplayVolume() {
-        return displayVolume;
+        return displayVolume != null ? displayVolume : Boolean.TRUE;
     }
 
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