diff --git a/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java b/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java
index 60e5818fb73..e7126a244f1 100644
--- a/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java
+++ b/engine/orchestration/src/org/apache/cloudstack/engine/orchestration/VolumeOrchestrator.java
@@ -628,6 +628,8 @@ public class VolumeOrchestrator extends ManagerBase implements VolumeOrchestrati
             return ImageFormat.OVA;
         } else if (hyperType == HypervisorType.Ovm) {
             return ImageFormat.RAW;
+        } else if (hyperType == HypervisorType.Hyperv) {
+            return ImageFormat.VHD;
         } else {
             return null;
         }