diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/UserVmResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/UserVmResponse.java
index a4a3bc3eb73..347b3732f4b 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/UserVmResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/UserVmResponse.java
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ public class UserVmResponse extends BaseResponse {
     @SerializedName("rootdevicetype") @Param(description="device type of the root volume")
     private String rootDeviceType;
 
-    @SerializedName("securitygrouplist") @Param(description="list of security groups associated with the virtual machine")
-    private String securityGroupList;
+    @SerializedName("securitygroup") @Param(description="list of security groups associated with the virtual machine", responseObject = SecurityGroupResponse.class)
+    private List<SecurityGroupResponse> securityGroupList;
 
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.PASSWORD) @Param(description="the password (if exists) of the virtual machine")
     private String password;
@@ -432,14 +432,6 @@ public class UserVmResponse extends BaseResponse {
         this.rootDeviceType = rootDeviceType;
     }
 
-    public String getSecurityGroupList() {
-        return securityGroupList;
-    }
-
-    public void setSecurityGroupList(String securityGroupList) {
-        this.securityGroupList = securityGroupList;
-    }
-
     public String getPassword() {
         return password;
     }
@@ -479,4 +471,12 @@ public class UserVmResponse extends BaseResponse {
     public void setNics(List<NicResponse> nics) {
         this.nics = nics;
     }
+    
+    public List<SecurityGroupResponse> getSecurityGroupList() {
+        return securityGroupList;
+    }
+
+    public void setSecurityGroupList(List<SecurityGroupResponse> securityGroups) {
+        this.securityGroupList = securityGroups;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
index ac8a97f07b9..49c627ac1a7 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiDBUtils.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import com.cloud.network.dao.NetworkDao;
 import com.cloud.network.dao.NetworkRuleConfigDao;
 import com.cloud.network.security.SecurityGroup;
 import com.cloud.network.security.SecurityGroupManager;
+import com.cloud.network.security.SecurityGroupVO;
 import com.cloud.network.security.dao.SecurityGroupDao;
 import com.cloud.offering.ServiceOffering;
 import com.cloud.offerings.NetworkOfferingVO;
@@ -250,6 +251,10 @@ public class ApiDBUtils {
     public static String getNetworkGroupsNamesForVm(long vmId) {
         return _networkGroupMgr.getSecurityGroupsNamesForVm(vmId);
     }
+    
+    public static List<SecurityGroupVO> getSecurityGroupsForVm(long vmId) {
+        return _networkGroupMgr.getSecurityGroupsForVm(vmId);
+    }
 
     public static String getSnapshotIntervalTypes(long snapshotId) {
         String intervalTypes = "";
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index ebb447ad075..cff3164c95c 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ import com.cloud.network.rules.PortForwardingRule;
 import com.cloud.network.security.IngressRule;
 import com.cloud.network.security.SecurityGroup;
 import com.cloud.network.security.SecurityGroupRules;
+import com.cloud.network.security.SecurityGroupVO;
 import com.cloud.offering.DiskOffering;
 import com.cloud.offering.NetworkOffering;
 import com.cloud.offering.ServiceOffering;
@@ -1097,9 +1098,20 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         }
 
         userVmResponse.setGuestOsId(userVm.getGuestOSId());
-        // network groups
-        userVmResponse.setSecurityGroupList(ApiDBUtils.getNetworkGroupsNamesForVm(userVm.getId()));
-
+        // security groups
+        List<SecurityGroupVO> securityGroups = ApiDBUtils.getSecurityGroupsForVm(userVm.getId());
+        List<SecurityGroupResponse> securityGroupResponse = new ArrayList<SecurityGroupResponse>();
+        for(SecurityGroupVO grp : securityGroups) {
+            SecurityGroupResponse resp = new SecurityGroupResponse();
+            resp.setId(grp.getId());
+            resp.setName(grp.getName());
+            resp.setDescription(grp.getDescription());
+            resp.setObjectName("securitygroup");
+            securityGroupResponse.add(resp);
+        }
+        
+        userVmResponse.setSecurityGroupList(securityGroupResponse);
+        
         List<NicProfile> nicProfiles = ApiDBUtils.getNics(userVm);
         List<NicResponse> nicResponses = new ArrayList<NicResponse>();
         for (NicProfile singleNicProfile : nicProfiles) {
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManager.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManager.java
index 0a8d1ae6020..10a9aa6934b 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManager.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManager.java
@@ -43,4 +43,6 @@ public interface SecurityGroupManager {
 	public void fullSync(long agentId, HashMap<String, Pair<Long, Long>> newGroupStates);
 	
 	public String getSecurityGroupsNamesForVm(long vmId);
+
+    public List<SecurityGroupVO> getSecurityGroupsForVm(long vmId);
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManagerImpl.java
index c26a0c9baf1..813fd7c1476 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/security/SecurityGroupManagerImpl.java
@@ -1309,6 +1309,19 @@ public class SecurityGroupManagerImpl implements SecurityGroupManager, SecurityG
 		}
 
 	}
+	
+   @Override
+    public List<SecurityGroupVO> getSecurityGroupsForVm(long vmId) {
+        List<SecurityGroupVMMapVO>securityGroupsToVmMap =  _securityGroupVMMapDao.listByInstanceId(vmId);
+        List<SecurityGroupVO> secGrps = new ArrayList<SecurityGroupVO>();
+        if(securityGroupsToVmMap != null && securityGroupsToVmMap.size() > 0) {
+            for(SecurityGroupVMMapVO sG : securityGroupsToVmMap) {
+                SecurityGroupVO currSg = _securityGroupDao.findById(sG.getSecurityGroupId());
+                secGrps.add(currSg);
+            }
+        }
+        return secGrps;
+    }
 
     @Override
     public boolean preStateTransitionEvent(State oldState, Event event, State newState, VirtualMachine vo, boolean status, Long id) {