diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
index 825e276b4be..425b9fb645e 100755
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/ApiConstants.java
@@ -317,6 +317,7 @@ public class ApiConstants {
     public static final String FIREWALL_DEVICE_DEDICATED = "fwdevicededicated";
     public static final String SERVICE = "service";
     public static final String ASSOCIATED_NETWORK_ID = "associatednetworkid";
+    public static final String ASSOCIATED_NETWORK_NAME = "associatednetworkname";
     public static final String SOURCE_NAT_SUPPORTED = "sourcenatsupported";
     public static final String RESOURCE_STATE = "resourcestate";
     public static final String PROJECT_INVITE_REQUIRED = "projectinviterequired";
diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/IPAddressResponse.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/IPAddressResponse.java
index da73b69ca3d..a9c1769406f 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/IPAddressResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/response/IPAddressResponse.java
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ public class IPAddressResponse extends BaseResponse implements ControlledEntityR
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.ASSOCIATED_NETWORK_ID) @Param(description="the ID of the Network associated with the IP address")
     private IdentityProxy associatedNetworkId = new IdentityProxy("networks");
     
+    @SerializedName(ApiConstants.ASSOCIATED_NETWORK_NAME) @Param(description="the name of the Network associated with the IP address")
+    private String associatedNetworkName;
+    
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.NETWORK_ID) @Param(description="the ID of the Network where ip belongs to")
     private IdentityProxy networkId = new IdentityProxy("networks");
     
@@ -226,4 +229,8 @@ public class IPAddressResponse extends BaseResponse implements ControlledEntityR
     public void setTags(List<ResourceTagResponse> tags) {
         this.tags = tags;
     }
+
+    public void setAssociatedNetworkName(String associatedNetworkName) {
+        this.associatedNetworkName = associatedNetworkName;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
index a0a4c171da7..73344880bbf 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiResponseHelper.java
@@ -806,7 +806,12 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
             }
         }
 
-        ipResponse.setAssociatedNetworkId(ipAddr.getAssociatedWithNetworkId());
+        if (ipAddr.getAssociatedWithNetworkId() != null) {
+            Network ntwk = ApiDBUtils.findNetworkById(ipAddr.getAssociatedWithNetworkId());
+            ipResponse.setAssociatedNetworkId(ipAddr.getAssociatedWithNetworkId());
+            ipResponse.setAssociatedNetworkName(ntwk.getName());
+        }
+
         ipResponse.setVpcId(ipAddr.getVpcId());
 
         // Network id the ip is associated with (if associated networkId is null, try to get this information from vlan)
@@ -3918,4 +3923,4 @@ public class ApiResponseHelper implements ResponseGenerator {
         response.setObjectName("vpnconnection");
         return response;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}