diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationService.java b/api/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationService.java
index e2ad06e1b28..0bb032b22ae 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationService.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationService.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import com.cloud.exception.InvalidParameterValueException;
 import com.cloud.offering.DiskOffering;
 import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering;
 import com.cloud.offering.ServiceOffering;
+import com.cloud.user.Account;
 
 public interface ConfigurationService {
     
@@ -188,5 +189,7 @@ public interface ConfigurationService {
     NetworkOffering getNetworkOffering(long id);
     
     Integer getNetworkRate(long networkOfferingId);
+    
+    Account getVlanAccount(long vlanId);
    
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
index 67f5b7b4c6a..37bc5da460a 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
@@ -528,4 +528,8 @@ public class ApiDBUtils {
        return _configMgr.getNetworkRate(networkOfferingId);
     }
     
+    public static Account getVlanAccount(long vlanId) {
+       return _configMgr.getVlanAccount(vlanId);
+    }
+    
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index eecdb703898..bd274c51ad7 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -568,20 +568,12 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         vlanResponse.setStartIp(range[0]);
         vlanResponse.setEndIp(range[1]);
         
-        Long networkId = vlan.getNetworkId();
-        if (networkId != null) {
-            vlanResponse.setNetworkId(vlan.getNetworkId());
-            Network network = ApiDBUtils.findNetworkById(networkId);
-            if (network != null) {
-              Long accountId = network.getAccountId();
-              //Set account information
-                if (accountId != null) {
-                    Account account = ApiDBUtils.findAccountById(accountId);
-                    vlanResponse.setAccountName(account.getAccountName());
-                    vlanResponse.setDomainId(account.getDomainId());
-                    vlanResponse.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(account.getDomainId()).getName());
-                }
-            }
+        vlanResponse.setNetworkId(vlan.getNetworkId());
+        Account owner = ApiDBUtils.getVlanAccount(vlan.getId());
+        if (owner != null) {
+            vlanResponse.setAccountName(owner.getAccountName());
+            vlanResponse.setDomainId(owner.getDomainId());
+            vlanResponse.setDomainName(ApiDBUtils.findDomainById(owner.getDomainId()).getName());
         }
         
         vlanResponse.setObjectName("vlan");
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index ff4532d4480..ab218a28325 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -2782,4 +2782,28 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl implements ConfigurationManager, Configura
         
         return networkRate;
     }
+    
+    @Override
+    public Account getVlanAccount(long vlanId) {
+        Vlan vlan = _vlanDao.findById(vlanId);
+        Long accountId = null;
+        
+        //if vlan is Virtual Account specific, get vlan information from the accountVlanMap; otherwise get account information from the network
+        if (vlan.getVlanType() == VlanType.VirtualNetwork) {
+            List<AccountVlanMapVO> maps = _accountVlanMapDao.listAccountVlanMapsByVlan(vlanId);
+            if (maps != null && !maps.isEmpty()) {
+                return _accountMgr.getAccount(maps.get(0).getAccountId());
+            }
+        }
+        
+        Long networkId = vlan.getNetworkId();
+        if (networkId != null) {
+            Network network = _networkMgr.getNetwork(networkId);
+            if (network != null) {
+              accountId = network.getAccountId();
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return _accountMgr.getAccount(accountId);
+    }
 }