diff --git a/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/DagTypeConverters.java b/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/DagTypeConverters.java
index acc5f12933..18c78c6847 100644
--- a/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/DagTypeConverters.java
+++ b/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/DagTypeConverters.java
@@ -624,23 +624,24 @@ public static TezCountersProto convertTezCountersToProto(
   }
 
   public static DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto convertStatusGetOptsToProto(
-    StatusGetOpts statusGetOpts) {
+      StatusGetOpts statusGetOpts) {
     switch (statusGetOpts) {
-      case GET_COUNTERS:
-        return DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto.GET_COUNTERS;
+    case GET_COUNTERS:
+      return DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto.GET_COUNTERS;
+    case GET_DETAILS:
+      return DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto.GET_DETAILS;
     }
-    throw new TezUncheckedException("Could not convert StatusGetOpts to"
-      + " proto");
+    throw new TezUncheckedException("Could not convert StatusGetOpts to" + " proto");
   }
 
-  public static StatusGetOpts convertStatusGetOptsFromProto(
-    DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto proto) {
+  public static StatusGetOpts convertStatusGetOptsFromProto(DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto proto) {
     switch (proto) {
-      case GET_COUNTERS:
-        return StatusGetOpts.GET_COUNTERS;
+    case GET_COUNTERS:
+      return StatusGetOpts.GET_COUNTERS;
+    case GET_DETAILS:
+      return StatusGetOpts.GET_DETAILS;
     }
-    throw new TezUncheckedException("Could not convert to StatusGetOpts from"
-      + " proto");
+    throw new TezUncheckedException("Could not convert to StatusGetOpts from" + " proto");
   }
 
   public static List<DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto> convertStatusGetOptsToProto(
diff --git a/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/StatusGetOpts.java b/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/StatusGetOpts.java
index 1a9df7afa1..97b64f7205 100644
--- a/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/StatusGetOpts.java
+++ b/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/StatusGetOpts.java
@@ -29,5 +29,6 @@
 @Evolving
 public enum StatusGetOpts {
   /** Retrieve Counters with Status */
-  GET_COUNTERS
+  GET_COUNTERS,
+  GET_DETAILS
 }
diff --git a/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatus.java b/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatus.java
index dfb9bbe8cd..57b8dfca5d 100644
--- a/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatus.java
+++ b/tez-api/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatus.java
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ public VertexStatus(VertexStatusProtoOrBuilder proxy) {
     this.proxy = proxy;
   }
 
+  public String getId() {
+    return proxy.getId();
+  }
+
   public State getState() {
     return getState(proxy.getState());
   }
@@ -96,6 +100,10 @@ public List<String> getDiagnostics() {
     return proxy.getDiagnosticsList();
   }
 
+  public List<String> getTasks() {
+    return proxy.getTasksList();
+  }
+
   public Progress getProgress() {
     if(progress == null && proxy.hasProgress()) {
       progress = new Progress(proxy.getProgress());
diff --git a/tez-api/src/main/proto/DAGApiRecords.proto b/tez-api/src/main/proto/DAGApiRecords.proto
index 34c369d430..4bfcc6f556 100644
--- a/tez-api/src/main/proto/DAGApiRecords.proto
+++ b/tez-api/src/main/proto/DAGApiRecords.proto
@@ -245,10 +245,12 @@ enum VertexStatusStateProto {
 }
 
 message VertexStatusProto {
-  optional VertexStatusStateProto state = 1;
-  repeated string diagnostics = 2;
-  optional ProgressProto progress = 3;
-  optional TezCountersProto vertexCounters = 4;
+  required string id = 1;
+  optional VertexStatusStateProto state = 2;
+  repeated string diagnostics = 3;
+  optional ProgressProto progress = 4;
+  optional TezCountersProto vertexCounters = 5;
+  repeated string tasks = 6;
 }
 
 enum DAGStatusStateProto {
@@ -298,6 +300,7 @@ message TezCountersProto {
 
 enum StatusGetOptsProto {
   GET_COUNTERS = 0;
+  GET_DETAILS = 1;
 }
 
 message VertexLocationHintProto {
diff --git a/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/TestDagTypeConverters.java b/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/TestDagTypeConverters.java
index 265fce9d43..edb7fd8445 100644
--- a/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/TestDagTypeConverters.java
+++ b/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/TestDagTypeConverters.java
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@
 import org.apache.tez.common.TezCommonUtils;
 import org.apache.tez.common.security.DAGAccessControls;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.Vertex.VertexExecutionContext;
+import org.apache.tez.dag.api.client.StatusGetOpts;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.records.DAGProtos.ACLInfo;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.records.DAGProtos.AMPluginDescriptorProto;
+import org.apache.tez.dag.api.records.DAGProtos.StatusGetOptsProto;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.records.DAGProtos.TezEntityDescriptorProto;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.records.DAGProtos.TezNamedEntityDescriptorProto;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.records.DAGProtos.VertexExecutionContextProto;
@@ -235,6 +237,23 @@ public void testAclConversions() {
     assertSame(DagTypeConverters.convertDAGAccessControlsFromProto(aclInfo), aclInfo);
   }
 
+  /*
+   * This unit test can catch if a StatusGetOpts <-> StatusGetOptsProto value is not defined at any
+   * side.
+   */
+  @Test
+  public void testConvertStatusGetOptsToProtoCoverage() {
+    StatusGetOpts[] opts = StatusGetOpts.values();
+    for (StatusGetOpts opt : opts) {
+      DagTypeConverters.convertStatusGetOptsToProto(opt);
+    }
+
+    StatusGetOptsProto[] optProtos = StatusGetOptsProto.values();
+    for (StatusGetOptsProto proto : optProtos) {
+      DagTypeConverters.convertStatusGetOptsFromProto(proto);
+    }
+  }
+
   private void assertSame(DAGAccessControls dagAccessControls, ACLInfo aclInfo) {
     assertEquals(dagAccessControls.getUsersWithViewACLs(),
         Sets.newHashSet(aclInfo.getUsersWithViewAccessList()));
diff --git a/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/rpc/TestDAGClient.java b/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/rpc/TestDAGClient.java
index 6a5e817d44..50c9a6061c 100644
--- a/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/rpc/TestDAGClient.java
+++ b/tez-api/src/test/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/rpc/TestDAGClient.java
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ private void setUpData(){
                     .build();
     
     vertexStatusProtoWithoutCounters = VertexStatusProto.newBuilder()
+                    .setId("vertex_1")
                     .addDiagnostics("V_Diagnostics_0")
                     .setProgress(vertexProgressProto)
                     .setState(VertexStatusStateProto.VERTEX_SUCCEEDED)  // make sure the waitForCompletion be able to finish
diff --git a/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatusBuilder.java b/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatusBuilder.java
index 4de321cf2c..dffb828824 100644
--- a/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatusBuilder.java
+++ b/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/api/client/VertexStatusBuilder.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.records.DAGProtos.VertexStatusStateProto;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.api.TezUncheckedException;
 import org.apache.tez.dag.app.dag.VertexState;
+import org.apache.tez.dag.records.TezVertexID;
 
 public class VertexStatusBuilder extends VertexStatus {
 
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ public VertexStatusBuilder() {
     super(VertexStatusProto.newBuilder());
   }
 
+  public void setId(TezVertexID vertexId) {
+    getBuilder().setId(vertexId.toString());
+  }
+
   public void setState(VertexState state) {
     getBuilder().setState(getProtoState(state));
   }
@@ -54,6 +59,12 @@ public void setVertexCounters(TezCounters counters) {
       DagTypeConverters.convertTezCountersToProto(counters));
   }
 
+  public void setVertexTasks(List<String> taskIds) {
+    Builder builder = getBuilder();
+    builder.clearTasks();
+    builder.addAllTasks(taskIds);
+  }
+
   public VertexStatusProto getProto() {
     return getBuilder().build();
   }
diff --git a/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/VertexImpl.java b/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/VertexImpl.java
index e21add0e3b..c3595f2385 100644
--- a/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/VertexImpl.java
+++ b/tez-dag/src/main/java/org/apache/tez/dag/app/dag/impl/VertexImpl.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.Lock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReentrantReadWriteLock;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 
@@ -1536,12 +1537,17 @@ public VertexStatusBuilder getVertexStatus(
     this.readLock.lock();
     try {
       VertexStatusBuilder status = new VertexStatusBuilder();
+      status.setId(getVertexId());
       status.setState(getInternalState());
       status.setDiagnostics(diagnostics);
       status.setProgress(getVertexProgress());
       if (statusOptions.contains(StatusGetOpts.GET_COUNTERS)) {
         status.setVertexCounters(getAllCounters());
       }
+      if (statusOptions.contains(StatusGetOpts.GET_DETAILS)) {
+        status.setVertexTasks(
+            getTasks().keySet().stream().map(Object::toString).collect(Collectors.toList()));
+      }
       return status;
     } finally {
       this.readLock.unlock();