diff --git a/tacker/api/views/vnf_packages.py b/tacker/api/views/vnf_packages.py
index 13f168087..31f903c0f 100644
--- a/tacker/api/views/vnf_packages.py
+++ b/tacker/api/views/vnf_packages.py
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ class ViewBuilder(base.BaseViewBuilder):
 
         return user_data_response
 
-    def create(self, request, vnf_package):
+    def create(self, vnf_package):
         return self._get_vnf_package(vnf_package)
 
-    def show(self, request, vnf_package):
+    def show(self, vnf_package):
         return self._get_vnf_package(vnf_package)
 
     def patch(self, vnf_package, new_vnf_package):
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class ViewBuilder(base.BaseViewBuilder):
 
         return response
 
-    def index(self, request, vnf_packages, all_fields=True,
+    def index(self, vnf_packages, all_fields=True,
             exclude_fields=None, fields=None, exclude_default=False):
 
         # Find out which fields are to be returned in the response.
diff --git a/tacker/api/vnfpkgm/v1/controller.py b/tacker/api/vnfpkgm/v1/controller.py
index 0a8f671e9..eaf95e90b 100644
--- a/tacker/api/vnfpkgm/v1/controller.py
+++ b/tacker/api/vnfpkgm/v1/controller.py
@@ -90,7 +90,10 @@ class VnfPkgmController(wsgi.Controller):
 
         vnf_package.create()
 
-        return self._view_builder.create(request, vnf_package)
+        headers = {"location": '/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/%s' % vnf_package.id}
+        result = self._view_builder.create(vnf_package)
+
+        return wsgi.ResponseObject(result, headers=headers)
 
     @wsgi.response(http_client.OK)
     @wsgi.expected_errors((http_client.FORBIDDEN, http_client.NOT_FOUND))
@@ -111,7 +114,7 @@ class VnfPkgmController(wsgi.Controller):
             msg = _("Can not find requested vnf package: %s") % id
             raise webob.exc.HTTPNotFound(explanation=msg)
 
-        return self._view_builder.show(request, vnf_package)
+        return self._view_builder.show(vnf_package)
 
     @wsgi.response(http_client.OK)
     @wsgi.expected_errors((http_client.BAD_REQUEST, http_client.FORBIDDEN))
@@ -148,9 +151,11 @@ class VnfPkgmController(wsgi.Controller):
         vnf_packages = vnf_package_obj.VnfPackagesList.get_by_filters(
             request.context, read_deleted='no', filters=filters)
 
-        return self._view_builder.index(request, vnf_packages,
-                all_fields=all_fields, exclude_fields=exclude_fields,
-                fields=fields, exclude_default=exclude_default)
+        return self._view_builder.index(vnf_packages,
+                                        all_fields=all_fields,
+                                        exclude_fields=exclude_fields,
+                                        fields=fields,
+                                        exclude_default=exclude_default)
 
     @wsgi.response(http_client.NO_CONTENT)
     @wsgi.expected_errors((http_client.FORBIDDEN, http_client.NOT_FOUND,
diff --git a/tacker/tests/unit/vnfpkgm/test_controller.py b/tacker/tests/unit/vnfpkgm/test_controller.py
index 33fea8962..34c7376dd 100644
--- a/tacker/tests/unit/vnfpkgm/test_controller.py
+++ b/tacker/tests/unit/vnfpkgm/test_controller.py
@@ -62,13 +62,16 @@ class TestController(base.TestCase):
 
     @mock.patch.object(vnf_package, '_vnf_package_create')
     @mock.patch.object(vnf_package.VnfPackage, '_from_db_object')
-    def test_create_with_status_202(self, mock_from_db, mock_vnf_pack):
+    def test_create_with_status_201(self, mock_from_db, mock_vnf_pack):
         body = {'userDefinedData': {'abc': 'xyz'}}
         req = fake_request.HTTPRequest.blank('/vnf_packages')
         req.body = jsonutils.dump_as_bytes(body)
         req.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
         req.method = 'POST'
         resp = req.get_response(self.app)
+        location_pattern = (r'http://localhost/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/'
+                            r'([a-f]|\d|-){36}')
+        self.assertRegex(resp.headers['location'], location_pattern)
         self.assertEqual(http_client.CREATED, resp.status_code)
 
     @mock.patch.object(vnf_package, '_vnf_package_create')
@@ -81,6 +84,9 @@ class TestController(base.TestCase):
         req.headers['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
         req.method = 'POST'
         resp = req.get_response(self.app)
+        location_pattern = (r'http://localhost/vnfpkgm/v1/vnf_packages/'
+                            r'([a-f]|\d|-){36}')
+        self.assertRegex(resp.headers['location'], location_pattern)
         self.assertEqual(http_client.CREATED, resp.status_code)
 
     @mock.patch.object(VnfSoftwareImage, 'get_by_id')