diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
index ef7479446cf..abc7cdba509 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/guru/VMwareGuru.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import com.cloud.agent.api.CreatePrivateTemplateFromVolumeCommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.CreateVolumeFromSnapshotCommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.UnregisterNicCommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.storage.CopyVolumeCommand;
+import com.cloud.agent.api.storage.CreateEntityDownloadURLCommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.storage.CreateVolumeOVACommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.storage.PrepareOVAPackingCommand;
 import com.cloud.agent.api.to.DataObjectType;
@@ -393,8 +394,20 @@ public class VMwareGuru extends HypervisorGuruBase implements HypervisorGuru, Co
             } else {
                 needDelegation = true;
             }
+        } else if (cmd instanceof CreateEntityDownloadURLCommand) {
+            DataTO srcData = ((CreateEntityDownloadURLCommand)cmd).getData();
+            if ((HypervisorType.VMware == srcData.getHypervisorType())) {
+                needDelegation = true;
+            }
+            if (srcData.getObjectType() == DataObjectType.VOLUME) {
+                VolumeObjectTO volumeObjectTO = (VolumeObjectTO)srcData;
+                if (Storage.ImageFormat.OVA == volumeObjectTO.getFormat()) {
+                    needDelegation = true;
+                }
+            }
         }
-        if(!needDelegation) {
+
+        if (!needDelegation) {
             return new Pair<Boolean, Long>(Boolean.FALSE, new Long(hostId));
         }
         HostVO host = _hostDao.findById(hostId);