diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CancelPrimaryStorageMaintenanceCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CancelPrimaryStorageMaintenanceCmd.java
index c571152bc60..5cf83de9399 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CancelPrimaryStorageMaintenanceCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CancelPrimaryStorageMaintenanceCmd.java
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public class CancelPrimaryStorageMaintenanceCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     }
     
     public AsyncJob.Type getInstanceType() {
-        return AsyncJob.Type.Host;
+        return AsyncJob.Type.StoragePool;
     }
     
     public Long getInstanceId() {
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListStoragePoolsCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListStoragePoolsCmd.java
index 6f3cc241b71..3a0846ecd64 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListStoragePoolsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListStoragePoolsCmd.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class ListStoragePoolsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     }
     
     public AsyncJob.Type getInstanceType() {
-        return AsyncJob.Type.Host;
+        return AsyncJob.Type.StoragePool;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/PreparePrimaryStorageForMaintenanceCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/PreparePrimaryStorageForMaintenanceCmd.java
index f6dd08121f6..6494b3de6c6 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/PreparePrimaryStorageForMaintenanceCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/PreparePrimaryStorageForMaintenanceCmd.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class PreparePrimaryStorageForMaintenanceCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     }
     
     public AsyncJob.Type getInstanceType() {
-        return AsyncJob.Type.Host;
+        return AsyncJob.Type.StoragePool;
     }
     
     public Long getInstanceId() {
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/HostResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/HostResponse.java
index 572e2aac402..059220fe410 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/HostResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/HostResponse.java
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ public class HostResponse extends BaseResponse {
     @SerializedName("events") @Param(description="events available for the host")
     private String events;
     
+    @SerializedName(ApiConstants.JOB_ID) @Param(description="shows the current pending asynchronous job ID. This tag is not returned if no current pending jobs are acting on the host")
+    private Long jobId;
+
+    @SerializedName("jobstatus") @Param(description="shows the current pending asynchronous job status")
+    private Integer jobStatus;
+    
     public Long getObjectId() {
     	return getId();
     }
@@ -415,4 +421,20 @@ public class HostResponse extends BaseResponse {
     public void setEvents(String events) {
         this.events = events;
     }
+    
+    public Long getJobId() {
+        return jobId;
+    }
+
+    public void setJobId(Long jobId) {
+        this.jobId = jobId;
+    }
+
+    public Integer getJobStatus() {
+        return jobStatus;
+    }
+
+    public void setJobStatus(Integer jobStatus) {
+        this.jobStatus = jobStatus;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/StoragePoolResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/StoragePoolResponse.java
index b5a2dc8cf31..9755c614fff 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/StoragePoolResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/StoragePoolResponse.java
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@ public class StoragePoolResponse extends BaseResponse {
 
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.STATE) @Param(description="the state of the storage pool")
     private Status state;
+    
+    @SerializedName(ApiConstants.JOB_ID) @Param(description="shows the current pending asynchronous job ID. This tag is not returned if no current pending jobs are acting on the storage pool")
+    private Long jobId;
+
+    @SerializedName("jobstatus") @Param(description="shows the current pending asynchronous job status")
+    private Integer jobStatus;
+    
+    public Long getObjectId() {
+        return getId();
+    }
 
     public Long getId() {
         return id;
@@ -200,4 +210,20 @@ public class StoragePoolResponse extends BaseResponse {
     public void setState(Status state) {
         this.state = state;
     }
+    
+    public Integer getJobStatus() {
+        return jobStatus;
+    }
+
+    public void setJobStatus(Integer jobStatus) {
+        this.jobStatus = jobStatus;
+    }
+
+    public Long getJobId() {
+        return jobId;
+    }
+
+    public void setJobId(Long jobId) {
+        this.jobId = jobId;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/async/AsyncJob.java b/api/src/com/cloud/async/AsyncJob.java
index 51f2994a1b9..dfac93d77ce 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/async/AsyncJob.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/async/AsyncJob.java
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ public interface AsyncJob {
         Template,
         Iso,
         SystemVm,
-        Host
+        Host,
+        StoragePool
     }
 	
     Long getId();
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java
index 1d12658f9bc..b428a0617ce 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServer.java
@@ -441,10 +441,10 @@ public class ApiServer implements HttpRequestHandler {
         	for (AsyncJob job : jobs) {
         		if (job.getInstanceId() == null) continue;
         		for (ResponseObject response : responses) {
-        			if (job.getInstanceId() == response.getObjectId()) {
-        				response.setJobId(job.getId());
-        				response.setJobStatus(job.getStatus());
-        			}
+        		    if (response.getObjectId() != null && job.getInstanceId().longValue() == response.getObjectId().longValue()) {
+        		        response.setJobId(job.getId());
+                        response.setJobStatus(job.getStatus());
+        		    }
         		}
         	}
     	}