diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index dfd6962e7d3..a91129ffe6a 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper {
            UserVm vm = ApiDBUtils.findUserVmByPublicIpAndGuestIp(fwRule.getPublicIpAddress(), fwRule.getPrivateIpAddress());
            response.setVirtualMachineId(vm.getId());
            response.setVirtualMachineName(vm.getHostName());
+           response.setVirtualMachineDisplayName(vm.getDisplayName());
        }
        response.setObjectName("portforwardingrule");
        return response;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java
index 97ca8c9523f..0e94a2e1b27 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ public class FirewallRuleResponse extends BaseResponse {
     @SerializedName("vmname") @Param(description="the VM name for the port forwarding rule")
     private String virtualMachineName;
 
+    @SerializedName("vmdisplayname") @Param(description="the VM display name for the port forwarding rule")
+    private String virtualMachineDisplayName;
+
     public Long getId() {
         return id;
     }
@@ -87,4 +90,12 @@ public class FirewallRuleResponse extends BaseResponse {
     public void setVirtualMachineName(String virtualMachineName) {
         this.virtualMachineName = virtualMachineName;
     }
+
+	public String getVirtualMachineDisplayName() {
+		return virtualMachineDisplayName;
+	}
+
+	public void setVirtualMachineDisplayName(String virtualMachineDisplayName) {
+		this.virtualMachineDisplayName = virtualMachineDisplayName;
+	}
 }