diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs
index be99ef239d..3a717b7541 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/ApiService.cs
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api
             if (folder != null)
             {
                 dto.SpecialCounts = folder.GetSpecialCounts(user);
+
+                dto.IsRoot = folder.IsRoot;
+                dto.IsVirtualFolder = folder.IsVirtualFolder;
             }
             
             return dto;
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOBaseItem.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOBaseItem.cs
index 76a9ea4006..c9f16ed1d7 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOBaseItem.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/DTO/DTOBaseItem.cs
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.DTO
 
         public bool IsFolder { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If the item is a Folder this will determine if it's the Root or not
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? IsRoot { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// If the item is a Folder this will determine if it's a VF or not
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool? IsVirtualFolder { get; set; }
+        
         public Guid? ParentId { get; set; }
 
         public string Type { get; set; }