diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java
index b2948e71527..b273ccd4fe2 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/ApiServlet.java
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ public class ApiServlet extends HttpServlet {
             		writeResponse(resp, response != null ? response : "", HttpServletResponse.SC_OK, responseType);
             	} catch (ServerApiException se) {
             	    String serializedResponseText = _apiServer.getSerializedApiError(se.getErrorCode(), se.getDescription(), params, responseType);
+                    resp.setHeader("X-Description", se.getDescription());
             	    writeResponse(resp, serializedResponseText, se.getErrorCode(), responseType);
             	    auditTrailSb.append(" " +se.getErrorCode() + " " + se.getDescription());
             	}