diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/BaseCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/BaseCmd.java
index b6b4ff57504..6e1cea88118 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/BaseCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/BaseCmd.java
@@ -546,4 +546,8 @@ public abstract class BaseCmd {
 	            (accountType == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_DOMAIN_ADMIN) ||
 	            (accountType == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_READ_ONLY_ADMIN));
 	}
+    
+    public static boolean isRootAdmin(short accountType) {
+        return ((accountType == Account.ACCOUNT_TYPE_ADMIN));
+    }
 }