diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/firewall/CreateFirewallRuleCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/firewall/CreateFirewallRuleCmd.java
index d0c49ff8736..b7cb4712047 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/firewall/CreateFirewallRuleCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/firewall/CreateFirewallRuleCmd.java
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class CreateFirewallRuleCmd extends BaseAsyncCreateCmd implements Firewal
 
     @Override
     public TrafficType getTrafficType() {
-        return null;
+        return FirewallRule.TrafficType.Ingress;
     }
 
 }