diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ExtractIsoCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ExtractIsoCmd.java
index 7861c1e5d41..4d11f0dc3d2 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ExtractIsoCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/iso/ExtractIsoCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.user.iso;
 
 
+import com.cloud.dc.DataCenter;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.APICommand;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ApiCommandResourceType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ApiConstants;
@@ -101,7 +102,15 @@ public class ExtractIsoCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-        return "extracting ISO: " + getId() + " from zone: " + getZoneId();
+        String isoId = this._uuidMgr.getUuid(VirtualMachineTemplate.class, getId());
+        String baseDescription = String.format("Extracting ISO: %s", isoId);
+
+        Long zoneId = getZoneId();
+        if (zoneId == null) {
+            return baseDescription;
+        }
+
+        return String.format("%s from zone: %s", baseDescription, this._uuidMgr.getUuid(DataCenter.class, zoneId));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ExtractTemplateCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ExtractTemplateCmd.java
index 0fa0679bfd9..22f59351e9a 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ExtractTemplateCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/template/ExtractTemplateCmd.java
@@ -101,7 +101,15 @@ public class ExtractTemplateCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-     return "extracting template: " + this._uuidMgr.getUuid(VirtualMachineTemplate.class, getId()) + ((getZoneId() != null) ? " from zone: " + this._uuidMgr.getUuid(DataCenter.class, getZoneId()) : "");
+        String templateId = this._uuidMgr.getUuid(VirtualMachineTemplate.class, getId());
+        String baseDescription = String.format("Extracting template: %s", templateId);
+
+        Long zoneId = getZoneId();
+        if (zoneId == null) {
+            return baseDescription;
+        }
+
+        return String.format("%s from zone: %s", baseDescription, this._uuidMgr.getUuid(DataCenter.class, zoneId));
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/ExtractVolumeCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/ExtractVolumeCmd.java
index 9445aba23c0..6ddb5f1e567 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/ExtractVolumeCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/volume/ExtractVolumeCmd.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package org.apache.cloudstack.api.command.user.volume;
 
 
+import com.cloud.dc.DataCenter;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.SecurityChecker.AccessType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ACL;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.APICommand;
@@ -114,12 +115,15 @@ public class ExtractVolumeCmd extends BaseAsyncCmd {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-        return  "Extraction job";
+        String volumeId = this._uuidMgr.getUuid(Volume.class, getId());
+        String zoneId = this._uuidMgr.getUuid(DataCenter.class, getZoneId());
+
+        return String.format("Extracting volume: %s from zone: %s", volumeId, zoneId);
     }
 
     @Override
     public void execute() {
-        CallContext.current().setEventDetails("Volume Id: " + this._uuidMgr.getUuid(Volume.class, getId()));
+        CallContext.current().setEventDetails(getEventDescription());
         String uploadUrl = _volumeService.extractVolume(this);
         if (uploadUrl != null) {
             ExtractResponse response = _responseGenerator.createVolumeExtractResponse(id, zoneId, getEntityOwnerId(), mode, uploadUrl);
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
index 15978bf1dc7..4719d2c9194 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/storage/VolumeApiServiceImpl.java
@@ -4115,7 +4115,9 @@ public class VolumeApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeApiServic
 
         Optional<String> extractUrl = setExtractVolumeSearchCriteria(sc, volume);
         if (extractUrl.isPresent()) {
-            return extractUrl.get();
+            String url = extractUrl.get();
+            CallContext.current().setEventDetails(String.format("Download URL: %s, volume ID: %s", url, volume.getUuid()));
+            return url;
         }
 
         VMInstanceVO vm = null;
@@ -4132,7 +4134,9 @@ public class VolumeApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeApiServic
                 VmWorkJobVO placeHolder = null;
                 placeHolder = createPlaceHolderWork(vm.getId());
                 try {
-                    return orchestrateExtractVolume(volume.getId(), zoneId);
+                    String url = orchestrateExtractVolume(volume.getId(), zoneId);
+                    CallContext.current().setEventDetails(String.format("Download URL: %s, volume ID: %s", url, volume.getUuid()));
+                    return url;
                 } finally {
                     _workJobDao.expunge(placeHolder.getId());
                 }
@@ -4161,13 +4165,17 @@ public class VolumeApiServiceImpl extends ManagerBase implements VolumeApiServic
 
                 // retrieve the entity url from job result
                 if (jobResult != null && jobResult instanceof String) {
-                    return (String)jobResult;
+                    String url = (String) jobResult;
+                    CallContext.current().setEventDetails(String.format("Download URL: %s, volume ID: %s", url, volume.getUuid()));
+                    return url;
                 }
                 return null;
             }
         }
 
-        return orchestrateExtractVolume(volume.getId(), zoneId);
+        String url = orchestrateExtractVolume(volume.getId(), zoneId);
+        CallContext.current().setEventDetails(String.format("Download URL: %s, volume ID: %s", url, volume.getUuid()));
+        return url;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
index 6073b4f0bb7..9f23bdef142 100755
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/cloud/template/TemplateManagerImpl.java
@@ -488,7 +488,9 @@ public class TemplateManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements TemplateManager,
         String mode = cmd.getMode();
         Long eventId = cmd.getStartEventId();
 
-        return extract(account, templateId, url, zoneId, mode, eventId, true);
+        String extractUrl = extract(account, templateId, url, zoneId, mode, eventId, true);
+        CallContext.current().setEventDetails(String.format("Download URL: %s, ISO ID: %s", extractUrl, _tmpltDao.findById(templateId).getUuid()));
+        return extractUrl;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -506,7 +508,9 @@ public class TemplateManagerImpl extends ManagerBase implements TemplateManager,
             throw new InvalidParameterValueException("unable to find template with id " + templateId);
         }
 
-        return extract(caller, templateId, url, zoneId, mode, eventId, false);
+        String extractUrl = extract(caller, templateId, url, zoneId, mode, eventId, false);
+        CallContext.current().setEventDetails(String.format("Download URL: %s, template ID: %s", extractUrl, template.getUuid()));
+        return extractUrl;
     }
 
     @Override