diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseAsyncCustomIdCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseAsyncCustomIdCmd.java
index dfb9439b0b4..b251c6ef2ec 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseAsyncCustomIdCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseAsyncCustomIdCmd.java
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 // under the License.
 package org.apache.cloudstack.api;
 
+import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.RoleType;
 
 public abstract class BaseAsyncCustomIdCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.CUSTOM_ID,
                type = CommandType.STRING,
- description = "an optional field, in case you want to set a custom id to the resource. Allowed to Root Admins only", since = "4.4")
+ description = "an optional field, in case you want to set a custom id to the resource. Allowed to Root Admins only", since = "4.4", authorized = {RoleType.Admin})
     private String customId;
 
     public String getCustomId() {
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseCustomIdCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseCustomIdCmd.java
index 942f29f5664..7ca9f1efe7e 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseCustomIdCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/BaseCustomIdCmd.java
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@
 // under the License.
 package org.apache.cloudstack.api;
 
+import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.RoleType;
+
 public abstract class BaseCustomIdCmd extends BaseCmd {
 
     @Parameter(name = ApiConstants.CUSTOM_ID,
                type = CommandType.STRING,
- description = "an optional field, in case you want to set a custom id to the resource. Allowed to Root Admins only", since = "4.4")
+ description = "an optional field, in case you want to set a custom id to the resource. Allowed to Root Admins only", since = "4.4", authorized = {RoleType.Admin})
     private String customId;
 
     public String getCustomId() {