diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java
index 33ce06a53ac..14576cee2fe 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/DomainRouterResponse.java
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ public class DomainRouterResponse extends BaseResponse {
     @SerializedName("serviceofferingname") @Param(description="the name of the service offering of the virtual machine")
     private String serviceOfferingName;
     
-
-    
+    @SerializedName("redundantstate") @Param(description="the state of redundant virtual router")
+    private String redundantState;
     
     @Override
     public Long getObjectId() {
@@ -374,4 +374,12 @@ public class DomainRouterResponse extends BaseResponse {
     public void setServiceOfferingName(String serviceOfferingName) {
         this.serviceOfferingName = serviceOfferingName;
     }
+    
+    public String getRedundantState() {
+        return redundantState;
+    }
+
+    public void setRedundantState(String redundantState) {
+        this.redundantState = redundantState;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java b/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java
index 49c8d5eda96..d61adca6acd 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/network/router/VirtualRouter.java
@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ public interface VirtualRouter extends VirtualMachine {
 	}
     Role getRole();
     public enum RedundantState {
+        UNKNOWN,
         MASTER,
-        BACKUP,
-        UNKNOWN
+        BACKUP
     }
+    RedundantState getRedundantState();
 }
diff --git a/core/src/com/cloud/vm/DomainRouterVO.java b/core/src/com/cloud/vm/DomainRouterVO.java
index fca4475d921..de49f24dca2 100755
--- a/core/src/com/cloud/vm/DomainRouterVO.java
+++ b/core/src/com/cloud/vm/DomainRouterVO.java
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ public class DomainRouterVO extends VMInstanceVO implements VirtualRouter {
 	    this.priority = priority;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public RedundantState getRedundantState() {
 	    return this.redundantState;
 	}
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index ea34e9b42fe..3fa1e45855f 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -1257,6 +1257,7 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         routerResponse.setTemplateId(router.getTemplateId());
         routerResponse.setCreated(router.getCreated());
         routerResponse.setState(router.getState());
+        routerResponse.setRedundantState(router.getRedundantState().toString());
 
         if (router.getHostId() != null) {
             routerResponse.setHostId(router.getHostId());