diff --git a/app/pulp/app/serializers/__init__.py b/app/pulp/app/serializers/__init__.py
index 3089dfd44d..4bade7284b 100644
--- a/app/pulp/app/serializers/__init__.py
+++ b/app/pulp/app/serializers/__init__.py
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
     NotesKeyValueRelatedField)  # NOQA
 from pulp.app.serializers.content import ContentSerializer, ContentRelatedField  # NOQA
 from pulp.app.serializers.repository import RepositorySerializer  # NOQA
-from pulp.app.serializers.task import TaskSerializer  # NOQA
+from pulp.app.serializers.task import TaskSerializer, WorkerSerializer # NOQA
diff --git a/app/pulp/app/serializers/task.py b/app/pulp/app/serializers/task.py
index 160017fbae..238885ccf8 100755
--- a/app/pulp/app/serializers/task.py
+++ b/app/pulp/app/serializers/task.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 class TaskTagSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     name = serializers.CharField(
-        help_text="The name of the tag",
+        help_text="The name of the tag"
     )
 
     class Meta:
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ class Meta:
 
 
 class TaskSerializer(ModelSerializer):
+    _href = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(
+        view_name='tasks-detail',
+    )
+
     group = serializers.UUIDField(
         help_text="The group that this task belongs to.",
         read_only=True
@@ -50,7 +54,8 @@ class TaskSerializer(ModelSerializer):
         help_text="The worker associated with this task."
                   " This field is empty if a worker is not yet assigned.",
         read_only=True,
-        view_name='workers-detail'
+        view_name='workers-detail',
+        lookup_field='name'
     )
 
     parent = serializers.HyperlinkedRelatedField(
@@ -70,3 +75,23 @@ class Meta:
                                                 'finished_at', 'non_fatal_errors',
                                                 'result', 'worker', 'parent', 'tags')
 
+
+class WorkerSerializer(ModelSerializer):
+    _href = serializers.HyperlinkedIdentityField(
+        view_name='workers-detail',
+        lookup_field='name'
+    )
+
+    name = serializers.CharField(
+        help_text='The name of the worker.',
+        read_only=True
+    )
+
+    last_heartbeat = serializers.DateTimeField(
+        help_text='Timestamp of the last time the worker talked to the service.',
+        read_only=True
+    )
+
+    class Meta:
+        model = models.Worker
+        fields = ModelSerializer.Meta.fields + ('name', 'last_heartbeat')