diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListVirtualRouterElementsCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListVirtualRouterElementsCmd.java
index 403432fd818..7d4035aa9b8 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListVirtualRouterElementsCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListVirtualRouterElementsCmd.java
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ public class ListVirtualRouterElementsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="list virtual router elements by id")
     private Long id;
     
+    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.NSP_ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="list virtual router elements by network service provider id")
+    private Long nspId;
+    
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ENABLED, type=CommandType.BOOLEAN, description="list network offerings by enabled state")
     private Boolean enabled;
     
@@ -49,6 +52,14 @@ public class ListVirtualRouterElementsCmd extends BaseListCmd {
         return id;
     }
 
+    public void setNspId(Long nspId) {
+        this.nspId = nspId;
+    }
+
+    public Long getNspId() {
+        return nspId;
+    }
+
     public void setEnabled(Boolean enabled) {
         this.enabled = enabled;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index 8436e9ee6d7..49194c49019 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -2817,6 +2817,8 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         response.setId(result.getId());
         response.setNspId(result.getNspId());
         response.setEnabled(result.isEnabled());
+
+        response.setObjectName("VirtualRouterElement");
         return response;
     }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
index 2e86136242f..e36ef167184 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/element/VirtualRouterElement.java
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ import com.cloud.user.AccountManager;
 import com.cloud.uservm.UserVm;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.AdapterBase;
 import com.cloud.utils.component.Inject;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria2;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteriaService;
+import com.cloud.utils.db.SearchCriteria.Op;
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 import com.cloud.vm.DomainRouterVO;
 import com.cloud.vm.NicProfile;
@@ -572,18 +576,20 @@ public class VirtualRouterElement extends AdapterBase implements VirtualRouterEl
 
     @Override
     public List<? extends VirtualRouterProvider> searchForVirtualRouterElement(ListVirtualRouterElementsCmd cmd) {
-        if (cmd.getEnabled() == null && cmd.getId() == null) {
-            return _vrProviderDao.listByType(VirtualRouterProviderType.VirtualRouter);
+        Long id = cmd.getId();
+        Long nspId = cmd.getNspId();
+        Boolean enabled = cmd.getEnabled();
+        
+        SearchCriteriaService<VirtualRouterProviderVO, VirtualRouterProviderVO> sc = SearchCriteria2.create(VirtualRouterProviderVO.class);
+        if (id != null) {
+            sc.addAnd(sc.getEntity().getId(), Op.EQ, id);
         }
-        if (cmd.getId() == null) {
-            return _vrProviderDao.listByEnabledAndType(cmd.getEnabled(), VirtualRouterProviderType.VirtualRouter);
+        if (nspId != null) {
+            sc.addAnd(sc.getEntity().getNspId(), Op.EQ, nspId);
         }
-        //Search by Id
-        List<VirtualRouterProviderVO> list = new ArrayList<VirtualRouterProviderVO>();
-        VirtualRouterProviderVO provider = _vrProviderDao.findById(cmd.getId());
-        if (provider != null) {
-            list.add(provider);
+        if (enabled != null) {
+            sc.addAnd(sc.getEntity().isEnabled(), Op.EQ, enabled);
         }
-        return list;
+        return sc.list();
     }
 }