diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index 6e5f4d99f99..f33545255cc 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -1002,6 +1002,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper {
        response.setPrivatePort(fwRule.getPrivatePort());
        response.setProtocol(fwRule.getProtocol());
        response.setPublicPort(fwRule.getPublicPort());
+       response.setPublicIpAddress(fwRule.getPublicIpAddress());
        if (fwRule.getPublicIpAddress() != null && fwRule.getPrivateIpAddress() != null) {
            UserVm vm = ApiDBUtils.findUserVmByPublicIpAndGuestIp(fwRule.getPublicIpAddress(), fwRule.getPrivateIpAddress());
            response.setVirtualMachineId(vm.getId());
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java
index 0e94a2e1b27..d945f2eefed 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/response/FirewallRuleResponse.java
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ public class FirewallRuleResponse extends BaseResponse {
     @SerializedName("vmdisplayname") @Param(description="the VM display name for the port forwarding rule")
     private String virtualMachineDisplayName;
 
+    @SerializedName("publicipaddress") @Param(description="the public ip address for the port forwarding rule")
+    private String publicIpAddress;
+    
     public Long getId() {
         return id;
     }
@@ -98,4 +101,12 @@ public class FirewallRuleResponse extends BaseResponse {
 	public void setVirtualMachineDisplayName(String virtualMachineDisplayName) {
 		this.virtualMachineDisplayName = virtualMachineDisplayName;
 	}
+
+	public String getPublicIpAddress() {
+		return publicIpAddress;
+	}
+
+	public void setPublicIpAddress(String publicIpAddress) {
+		this.publicIpAddress = publicIpAddress;
+	}
 }