diff --git a/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py b/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py
index b0c0bbb69d..8e00758183 100644
--- a/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py
+++ b/heat/api/openstack/v1/events.py
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ def format_event(req, event, keys=None):
             # and RES_STATUS, so the API format doesn't expose the
             # internal split of state into action/status
             yield (key, '_'.join((event[engine_api.EVENT_RES_ACTION], value)))
+        elif (key == engine_api.RES_NAME):
+            yield ('logical_resource_id', value)
+            yield (key, value)
 
         else:
             yield (key, value)
diff --git a/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py b/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py
index 5f3633599d..504324b6df 100644
--- a/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py
+++ b/heat/api/openstack/v1/resources.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ def format_resource(req, res, keys=[]):
             # and RES_STATUS, so the API format doesn't expose the
             # internal split of state into action/status
             yield (key, '_'.join((res[engine_api.RES_ACTION], value)))
+        elif (key == engine_api.RES_NAME):
+            yield ('logical_resource_id', value)
+            yield (key, value)
+
         else:
             yield (key, value)
 
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_api_openstack_v1.py b/heat/tests/test_api_openstack_v1.py
index 70745734b5..8921ab1bfe 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_api_openstack_v1.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_api_openstack_v1.py
@@ -1344,6 +1344,7 @@ class ResourceControllerTest(ControllerTest, HeatTestCase):
                                      {'href': self._url(stack_identity),
                                       'rel': 'stack'}],
                            u'resource_name': res_name,
+                           u'logical_resource_id': res_name,
                            u'resource_status_reason': None,
                            u'updated_time': u'2012-07-23T13:06:00Z',
                            u'resource_status': u'CREATE_COMPLETE',
@@ -1427,6 +1428,7 @@ class ResourceControllerTest(ControllerTest, HeatTestCase):
                 ],
                 u'description': u'',
                 u'resource_name': res_name,
+                u'logical_resource_id': res_name,
                 u'resource_status_reason': None,
                 u'updated_time': u'2012-07-23T13:06:00Z',
                 u'resource_status': u'CREATE_COMPLETE',
@@ -1687,6 +1689,7 @@ class EventControllerTest(ControllerTest, HeatTestCase):
                 u'event_time': u'2012-07-23T13:05:39Z',
                 u'stack_identity': dict(stack_identity),
                 u'resource_name': 'SomeOtherResource',
+                u'logical_resource_id': 'SomeOtherResource',
                 u'resource_status_reason': u'state changed',
                 u'event_identity': dict(ev_identity),
                 u'resource_action': u'CREATE',
@@ -1720,6 +1723,7 @@ class EventControllerTest(ControllerTest, HeatTestCase):
                         {'href': self._url(stack_identity), 'rel': 'stack'},
                     ],
                     u'resource_name': res_name,
+                    u'logical_resource_id': res_name,
                     u'resource_status_reason': u'state changed',
                     u'event_time': u'2012-07-23T13:05:39Z',
                     u'resource_status': u'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS',
@@ -1781,6 +1785,7 @@ class EventControllerTest(ControllerTest, HeatTestCase):
                         {'href': self._url(stack_identity), 'rel': 'stack'},
                     ],
                     u'resource_name': res_name,
+                    u'logical_resource_id': res_name,
                     u'resource_status_reason': u'state changed',
                     u'event_time': u'2012-07-23T13:05:39Z',
                     u'resource_status': u'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS',
@@ -1931,6 +1936,7 @@ class EventControllerTest(ControllerTest, HeatTestCase):
                     {'href': self._url(stack_identity), 'rel': 'stack'},
                 ],
                 u'resource_name': res_name,
+                u'logical_resource_id': res_name,
                 u'resource_status_reason': u'state changed',
                 u'event_time': u'2012-07-23T13:06:00Z',
                 u'resource_status': u'CREATE_COMPLETE',