diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VolumeResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VolumeResponse.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index f415077a648..144418deb9a
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VolumeResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/VolumeResponse.java
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@ public class VolumeResponse extends BaseResponse {
     @SerializedName("serviceofferingdisplaytext") @Param(description="the display text of the service offering for root disk")
     private String serviceOfferingDisplayText;
     
+    @SerializedName("isextractable") @Param(description="true if the volume is extractable, false otherwise")
+    private Boolean extractable;
+    
     public Long getObjectId() {
     	return getId();
     }
@@ -379,4 +382,12 @@ public class VolumeResponse extends BaseResponse {
 	public void setServiceOfferingDisplayText(String serviceOfferingDisplayText) {
 		this.serviceOfferingDisplayText = serviceOfferingDisplayText;
 	}
+
+	public Boolean getExtractable() {
+		return extractable;
+	}
+
+	public void setExtractable(Boolean extractable) {
+		this.extractable = extractable;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index e8baf8d2065..ff9f77b9140
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -803,6 +803,9 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         volResponse.setHypervisor(ApiDBUtils.getVolumeHyperType(volume.getId()).toString());
         volResponse.setAttached(volume.getAttached());
         volResponse.setDestroyed(volume.getDestroyed());
+        VMTemplateVO template = ApiDBUtils.findTemplateById(volume.getTemplateId());      
+		boolean isExtractable = template != null&&  template.isExtractable()&&  !(template.getTemplateType()== TemplateType.SYSTEM);
+        volResponse.setExtractable(isExtractable);
         volResponse.setObjectName("volume");
         return volResponse;
     }
@@ -1335,6 +1338,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
 
             templateResponse.setReady(templateHostRef.getDownloadState()==Status.DOWNLOADED);
             templateResponse.setFeatured(template.isFeatured());
+            templateResponse.setExtractable(template.isExtractable() && !(template.getTemplateType()== TemplateType.SYSTEM));
             templateResponse.setPasswordEnabled(template.getEnablePassword());
             templateResponse.setCrossZones(template.isCrossZones());
             templateResponse.setFormat(template.getFormat());
@@ -1851,6 +1855,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
                 isoResponse.setName(iso.getName());
                 isoResponse.setDisplayText(iso.getDisplayText());
                 isoResponse.setPublic(iso.isPublicTemplate());
+                isoResponse.setExtractable(iso.isExtractable() && !(iso.getTemplateType()== TemplateType.PERHOST));
                 isoResponse.setReady(true);
                 isoResponse.setBootable(iso.isBootable());
                 isoResponse.setFeatured(iso.isFeatured());
@@ -1875,6 +1880,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
                 isoResponse.setName(iso.getName());
                 isoResponse.setDisplayText(iso.getDisplayText());
                 isoResponse.setPublic(iso.isPublicTemplate());
+                isoResponse.setExtractable(iso.isExtractable() && !(iso.getTemplateType()== TemplateType.PERHOST));
                 isoResponse.setCreated(isoHost.getCreated());
                 isoResponse.setReady(isoHost.getDownloadState() == Status.DOWNLOADED);
                 isoResponse.setBootable(iso.isBootable());