diff --git a/heat/engine/api.py b/heat/engine/api.py
index 8b7c77a802..9204a3d31e 100644
--- a/heat/engine/api.py
+++ b/heat/engine/api.py
@@ -410,6 +410,8 @@ def format_notification_body(stack):
         state = '_'.join(stack.state)
     else:
         state = 'Unknown'
+
+    updated_at = stack.updated_time and stack.updated_time.isoformat()
     result = {
         rpc_api.NOTIFY_TENANT_ID: stack.context.tenant_id,
         rpc_api.NOTIFY_USER_ID: stack.context.username,
@@ -422,6 +424,9 @@ def format_notification_body(stack):
         rpc_api.NOTIFY_STATE: state,
         rpc_api.NOTIFY_STATE_REASON: stack.status_reason,
         rpc_api.NOTIFY_CREATE_AT: stack.created_time.isoformat(),
+        rpc_api.NOTIFY_DESCRIPTION: stack.t[stack.t.DESCRIPTION],
+        rpc_api.NOTIFY_TAGS: stack.tags,
+        rpc_api.NOTIFY_UPDATE_AT: updated_at
     }
     return result
 
diff --git a/heat/rpc/api.py b/heat/rpc/api.py
index 760209dec3..c503fff188 100644
--- a/heat/rpc/api.py
+++ b/heat/rpc/api.py
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ NOTIFY_KEYS = (
     NOTIFY_STATE,
     NOTIFY_STATE_REASON,
     NOTIFY_CREATE_AT,
+    NOTIFY_DESCRIPTION,
+    NOTIFY_UPDATE_AT,
+    NOTIFY_TAGS,
 ) = (
     'tenant_id',
     'user_id',
@@ -119,6 +122,9 @@ NOTIFY_KEYS = (
     'state',
     'state_reason',
     'create_at',
+    STACK_DESCRIPTION,
+    'updated_at',
+    STACK_TAGS,
 )
 
 # This is the representation of a watch we expose to the API via RPC
diff --git a/heat/tests/test_notifications.py b/heat/tests/test_notifications.py
index 79c5d7b760..a2f68a46f2 100644
--- a/heat/tests/test_notifications.py
+++ b/heat/tests/test_notifications.py
@@ -36,7 +36,12 @@ class StackTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         st.created_time = created_time
         st.context = self.ctx
         st.id = 'hay-are-en'
-
+        updated_time = timeutils.utcnow()
+        st.updated_time = updated_time
+        st.tags = ['tag1', 'tag2']
+        st.t = mock.MagicMock()
+        st.t.__getitem__.return_value = 'for test'
+        st.t.DESCRIPTION = 'description'
         notify = self.patchobject(notification, 'notify')
 
         notification.stack.send(st)
@@ -50,7 +55,10 @@ class StackTest(common.HeatTestCase):
              'stack_name': 'fred',
              'tenant_id': 'test_tenant_id',
              'create_at': created_time.isoformat(),
-             'state': 'x_f'})
+             'state': 'x_f',
+             'description': 'for test',
+             'tags': ['tag1', 'tag2'],
+             'updated_at': updated_time.isoformat()})
 
 
 class AutoScaleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
@@ -58,7 +66,8 @@ class AutoScaleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         super(AutoScaleTest, self).setUp()
         self.ctx = utils.dummy_context(user_id='test_user_id')
 
-    def test_send(self):
+    def _mock_stack(self):
+
         created_time = timeutils.utcnow()
         st = mock.Mock()
         st.state = ('x', 'f')
@@ -69,10 +78,20 @@ class AutoScaleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
         st.created_time = created_time
         st.context = self.ctx
         st.id = 'hay-are-en'
+        updated_time = timeutils.utcnow()
+        st.updated_time = updated_time
+        st.tags = ['tag1', 'tag2']
+        st.t = mock.MagicMock()
+        st.t.__getitem__.return_value = 'for test'
+        st.t.DESCRIPTION = 'description'
 
+        return st
+
+    def test_send(self):
+        stack = self._mock_stack()
         notify = self.patchobject(notification, 'notify')
 
-        notification.autoscaling.send(st, adjustment='x',
+        notification.autoscaling.send(stack, adjustment='x',
                                       adjustment_type='y',
                                       capacity='5',
                                       groupname='c',
@@ -87,26 +106,19 @@ class AutoScaleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
              'stack_identity': 'hay-are-en',
              'stack_name': 'fred',
              'tenant_id': 'test_tenant_id',
-             'create_at': created_time.isoformat(),
+             'create_at': stack.created_time.isoformat(),
+             'description': 'for test',
+             'tags': ['tag1', 'tag2'],
+             'updated_at': stack.updated_time.isoformat(),
              'state': 'x_f', 'adjustment_type': 'y',
              'groupname': 'c', 'capacity': '5',
              'message': 'fred', 'adjustment': 'x'})
 
     def test_send_error(self):
-        created_time = timeutils.utcnow()
-        st = mock.Mock()
-        st.state = ('x', 'f')
-        st.status = st.state[0]
-        st.action = st.state[1]
-        st.name = 'fred'
-        st.status_reason = 'this is why'
-        st.created_time = created_time
-        st.context = self.ctx
-        st.id = 'hay-are-en'
-
+        stack = self._mock_stack()
         notify = self.patchobject(notification, 'notify')
 
-        notification.autoscaling.send(st, adjustment='x',
+        notification.autoscaling.send(stack, adjustment='x',
                                       adjustment_type='y',
                                       capacity='5',
                                       groupname='c',
@@ -120,7 +132,10 @@ class AutoScaleTest(common.HeatTestCase):
              'stack_identity': 'hay-are-en',
              'stack_name': 'fred',
              'tenant_id': 'test_tenant_id',
-             'create_at': created_time.isoformat(),
+             'create_at': stack.created_time.isoformat(),
+             'description': 'for test',
+             'tags': ['tag1', 'tag2'],
+             'updated_at': stack.updated_time.isoformat(),
              'state': 'x_f', 'adjustment_type': 'y',
              'groupname': 'c', 'capacity': '5',
              'message': 'error', 'adjustment': 'x'})