diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/CreateBackupCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/CreateBackupCmd.java
index 4e9028f52173..17896e8e8b0f 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/CreateBackupCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/CreateBackupCmd.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
 
+import com.cloud.vm.VirtualMachine;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.RoleType;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.APICommand;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ApiCommandResourceType;
@@ -138,7 +139,8 @@ public String getEventType() {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-        return "Creating backup for VM " + vmId;
+        String vmUuid = _uuidMgr.getUuid(VirtualMachine.class, getVmId());
+        return "Creating backup for VM " + vmUuid;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/DeleteBackupCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/DeleteBackupCmd.java
index 7f0a63ecc912..c5c6ac4ed1a7 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/DeleteBackupCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/DeleteBackupCmd.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ServerApiException;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.BackupResponse;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.SuccessResponse;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.backup.Backup;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.backup.BackupManager;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.context.CallContext;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.BooleanUtils;
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ public String getEventType() {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-        return "Deleting backup ID " + backupId;
+        String backupUuid = _uuidMgr.getUuid(Backup.class, getId());
+        return "Deleting backup ID " + backupUuid;
     }
 }
diff --git a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/RestoreBackupCmd.java b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/RestoreBackupCmd.java
index 6d02a084b704..aed2f1e79c70 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/RestoreBackupCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/org/apache/cloudstack/api/command/user/backup/RestoreBackupCmd.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.ServerApiException;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.SuccessResponse;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.api.response.BackupResponse;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.backup.Backup;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.backup.BackupManager;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.context.CallContext;
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ public String getEventType() {
 
     @Override
     public String getEventDescription() {
-        return "Restoring VM from backup: " + backupId;
+        String backupUuid = _uuidMgr.getUuid(Backup.class, getBackupId());
+        return "Restoring VM from backup: " + backupUuid;
     }
 }