diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateIPForwardingRuleCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateIPForwardingRuleCmd.java
index bde83fad080..03d42623479 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateIPForwardingRuleCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/CreateIPForwardingRuleCmd.java
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ public class CreateIPForwardingRuleCmd extends BaseCmd {
         ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.PRIVATE_PORT.getName(), firewallRule.getPrivatePort()));
         ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.PROTOCOL.getName(), firewallRule.getProtocol()));
         ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_NAME.getName(), userVM.getName()));
-        ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_ID.getName(), userVM.getId().toString()));
+        ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_DISPLAYNAME.getName(), userVM.getDisplayName()));
+        ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_ID.getName(), Long.toString(userVM.getId())));
 
         forwardingTag[0] = ruleData;
 
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListPortForwardingRulesCmd.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListPortForwardingRulesCmd.java
index 180e416c69b..c98ac51b71a 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListPortForwardingRulesCmd.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/commands/ListPortForwardingRulesCmd.java
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ public class ListPortForwardingRulesCmd extends BaseCmd {
             if (userVM != null) {
                 ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_ID.getName(), userVM.getId().toString()));
                 ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_NAME.getName(), userVM.getName()));
+                ruleData.add(new Pair<String, Object>(BaseCmd.Properties.VIRTUAL_MACHINE_DISPLAYNAME.getName(), userVM.getDisplayName()));
             }
 
             forwardingTag[i++] = ruleData;
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleExecutor.java b/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleExecutor.java
index 351ea5e372a..61d1657cad1 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleExecutor.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleExecutor.java
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 package com.cloud.async.executor;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ public class UpdatePortForwardingRuleExecutor extends BaseAsyncJobExecutor {
             UserVmVO userVM = userVMs.get(0);
             resultObject.setVirtualMachineId(userVM.getId());
             resultObject.setVirtualMachineName(userVM.getName());
+            resultObject.setVirtualMachineDisplayName(userVM.getDisplayName());
         }
 
         resultObject.setId(firewallRule.getId());
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleResultObject.java b/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleResultObject.java
index 1743174da0d..a5e81001963 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleResultObject.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/async/executor/UpdatePortForwardingRuleResultObject.java
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ public class UpdatePortForwardingRuleResultObject {
     @Param(name="vmname")
     private String virtualMachineName;
 
+    @Param(name="vmdisplayname")
+    private String virtualMachineDisplayName;
+    
+    public String getVirtualMachineDisplayName(){
+    	return this.virtualMachineDisplayName;
+    }
+    
+    public void setVirtualMachineDisplayName(String name){
+    	this.virtualMachineDisplayName = name;
+    }
+    
     public long getId() {
         return id;
     }