diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotApiService.java b/api/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotApiService.java
index a86ef37b452..fb48f477454 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotApiService.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotApiService.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ public interface SnapshotApiService {
      */
     Long getHostIdForSnapshotOperation(Volume vol);
 
-    boolean revertSnapshot(Long snapshotId);
+    Snapshot revertSnapshot(Long snapshotId);
 
     SnapshotPolicy updateSnapshotPolicy(UpdateSnapshotPolicyCmd updateSnapshotPolicyCmd);
 }
diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/snapshot/RevertSnapshotCmd.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/snapshot/RevertSnapshotCmd.java
index d2ccf6a4da0..b8fbb02ad22 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/snapshot/RevertSnapshotCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/snapshot/RevertSnapshotCmd.java
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import org.apache.cloudstack.api.BaseCmd;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.Parameter;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ServerApiException;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.SnapshotResponse;
-import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.SuccessResponse;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.context.CallContext;
 import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
 
@@ -37,7 +36,7 @@ import com.cloud.event.EventTypes;
 import com.cloud.storage.Snapshot;
 import com.cloud.user.Account;
 
-@APICommand(name = "revertSnapshot", description = "revert a volume snapshot.", responseObject = SuccessResponse.class, entityType = {Snapshot.class},
+@APICommand(name = "revertSnapshot", description = "revert a volume snapshot.", responseObject = SnapshotResponse.class, entityType = {Snapshot.class},
         requestHasSensitiveInfo = false, responseHasSensitiveInfo = false)
 public class RevertSnapshotCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     public static final Logger s_logger = Logger.getLogger(RevertSnapshotCmd.class.getName());
@@ -99,9 +98,10 @@ public class RevertSnapshotCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
     @Override
     public void execute() {
         CallContext.current().setEventDetails("Snapshot Id: " + getId());
-        boolean result = _snapshotService.revertSnapshot(getId());
-        if (result) {
-            SuccessResponse response = new SuccessResponse(getCommandName());
+        Snapshot snapshot = _snapshotService.revertSnapshot(getId());
+        if (snapshot != null) {
+            SnapshotResponse response = _responseGenerator.createSnapshotResponse(snapshot);
+            response.setResponseName(getCommandName());
             setResponseObject(response);
         } else {
             throw new ServerApiException(ApiErrorCode.INTERNAL_ERROR, "Failed to revert snapshot");
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
index d6fafb181b6..c622c552710 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/storage/snapshot/SnapshotManagerImpl.java
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements SnapshotManager,
     }
 
     @Override
-    public boolean revertSnapshot(Long snapshotId) {
+    public Snapshot revertSnapshot(Long snapshotId) {
         SnapshotVO snapshot = _snapshotDao.findById(snapshotId);
         if (snapshot == null) {
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("No such snapshot");
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements SnapshotManager,
 
         if (snapshotStrategy == null) {
             s_logger.error("Unable to find snaphot strategy to handle snapshot with id '" + snapshotId + "'");
-            return false;
+            return null;
         }
 
         boolean result = snapshotStrategy.revertSnapshot(snapshotInfo);
@@ -287,8 +287,9 @@ public class SnapshotManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements SnapshotManager,
                     new Long(volume.getSize() - snapshot.getSize()));
             volume.setSize(snapshot.getSize());
             _volsDao.update(volume.getId(), volume);
+            return snapshotInfo;
         }
-        return result;
+        return null;
     }
 
     @Override