diff --git a/heat/engine/manager.py b/heat/engine/manager.py
index cce0747792..f96b98789d 100644
--- a/heat/engine/manager.py
+++ b/heat/engine/manager.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class EngineManager(manager.Manager):
         for s in stacks:
             stack = parser.Stack.load(context, s.id)
             mem = {}
-            mem['StackId'] = "/".join([s.name, str(s.id)])
+            mem['StackId'] = stack.stack_id()
             mem['StackName'] = s.name
             mem['CreationTime'] = heat_utils.strtime(s.created_at)
             mem['TemplateDescription'] = stack.t[parser.DESCRIPTION]
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class EngineManager(manager.Manager):
             if s:
                 stack = parser.Stack.load(context, s.id)
                 mem = {}
-                mem['StackId'] = "/".join([s.name, str(s.id)])
+                mem['StackId'] = stack.stack_id()
                 mem['StackName'] = s.name
                 mem['CreationTime'] = heat_utils.strtime(s.created_at)
                 mem['LastUpdatedTimestamp'] = heat_utils.strtime(s.updated_at)
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ class EngineManager(manager.Manager):
         stack_id = stack.store()
         greenpool.spawn_n(stack.create, **_extract_args(params))
 
-        return {'StackId': "/".join([stack.name, str(stack.id)])}
+        return {'StackId': stack.stack_id()}
 
     def validate_template(self, context, template, params):
         """
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ def format_stack_resource(resource):
     rs = db_api.resource_get(resource.stack.context, resource.id)
     last_updated_time = rs.updated_at or rs.created_at
     return {
-        'StackId': resource.stack.id,
+        'StackId': resource.stack.stack_id(),
         'StackName': resource.stack.name,
         'LogicalResourceId': resource.name,
         'PhysicalResourceId': resource.instance_id or '',
diff --git a/heat/engine/parser.py b/heat/engine/parser.py
index ec770a8c48..e1244a80be 100644
--- a/heat/engine/parser.py
+++ b/heat/engine/parser.py
@@ -328,6 +328,13 @@ class Stack(object):
         '''Return a human-readable string representation of the stack'''
         return 'Stack "%s"' % self.name
 
+    def stack_id(self):
+        '''
+        Return a unique ID for this stack suitable for displaying to the
+        user
+        '''
+        return '/'.join([self.name, str(self.id)])
+
     def validate(self):
         '''
         http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/\