diff --git a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/TemplateResponse.java b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/TemplateResponse.java
index 237f181d4d8f..c576493b8ef7 100644
--- a/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/TemplateResponse.java
+++ b/api/src/org/apache/cloudstack/api/response/TemplateResponse.java
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ public class TemplateResponse extends BaseResponseWithTagInformation implements
     @Param(description = "additional key/value details tied with template")
     private Map details;
 
+    @SerializedName(ApiConstants.BITS)
+    @Param(description="the processor bit size", since = "4.10")
+    private int bits;
+
     @SerializedName(ApiConstants.SSHKEY_ENABLED)
     @Param(description = "true if template is sshkey enabled, false otherwise")
     private Boolean sshKeyEnabled;
@@ -347,4 +351,7 @@ public String getZoneId() {
         return zoneId;
     }
 
+    public void setBits(int bits) {
+        this.bits = bits;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/dao/TemplateJoinDaoImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/dao/TemplateJoinDaoImpl.java
index 38120af38c61..92a2e20bd7f0 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/dao/TemplateJoinDaoImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/api/query/dao/TemplateJoinDaoImpl.java
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ public TemplateResponse newIsoResponse(TemplateJoinVO iso) {
 
         isoResponse.setOsTypeId(iso.getGuestOSUuid());
         isoResponse.setOsTypeName(iso.getGuestOSName());
+        isoResponse.setBits(iso.getBits());
 
         // populate owner.
         ApiResponseHelper.populateOwner(isoResponse, iso);