diff --git a/app/controllers/api/providers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/providers_controller.rb
index c9331ff2475..0d2c86f1071 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/providers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/providers_controller.rb
@@ -139,8 +139,8 @@ def edit_provider(provider, data)
 
     def refresh_provider(provider)
       desc = "#{provider_ident(provider)} refreshing"
-      provider.refresh_ems
-      action_result(true, desc)
+      task_id = provider.refresh_ems(:create_task => true).first
+      action_result(true, desc, :task_id => task_id)
     rescue => err
       action_result(false, err.to_s)
     end
diff --git a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
index 6da193ac2d6..9d80595e81a 100644
--- a/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
+++ b/app/models/ext_management_system.rb
@@ -400,14 +400,14 @@ def last_refresh_status
     end
   end
 
-  def refresh_ems
+  def refresh_ems(opts = {})
     if missing_credentials?
       raise _("no %{table} credentials defined") % {:table => ui_lookup(:table => "ext_management_systems")}
     end
     unless authentication_status_ok?
       raise _("%{table} failed last authentication check") % {:table => ui_lookup(:table => "ext_management_systems")}
     end
-    EmsRefresh.queue_refresh(self)
+    EmsRefresh.queue_refresh(self, nil, opts)
   end
 
   def self.ems_infra_discovery_types
diff --git a/app/models/provider.rb b/app/models/provider.rb
index 9af033a7ffa..bb08ac530f9 100644
--- a/app/models/provider.rb
+++ b/app/models/provider.rb
@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ def my_zone
   end
   alias_method :zone_name, :my_zone
 
-  def refresh_ems
+  def refresh_ems(opts = {})
     if missing_credentials?
       raise _("no %{table} credentials defined") % {:table => ui_lookup(:table => "provider")}
     end
     unless authentication_status_ok?
       raise _("%{table} failed last authentication check") % {:table => ui_lookup(:table => "provider")}
     end
-    managers.each { |manager| EmsRefresh.queue_refresh(manager) }
+    managers.flat_map { |manager| EmsRefresh.queue_refresh(manager, nil, opts) }
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/providers_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/providers_spec.rb
index a82d85ad804..3b4c246b177 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/providers_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/providers_spec.rb
@@ -744,6 +744,36 @@ def failed_auth_action(id)
       expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
       expect_results_to_match_hash("results", [failed_auth_action(p1.id), failed_auth_action(p2.id)])
     end
+
+    it "provider refresh are created with a task" do
+      api_basic_authorize collection_action_identifier(:providers, :refresh)
+
+      provider = FactoryGirl.create(:ext_management_system, sample_vmware.symbolize_keys.except(:type))
+      provider.update_authentication(:default => default_credentials.symbolize_keys)
+      provider.authentication_type(:default).update(:status => "Valid")
+
+      run_post(providers_url(provider.id), gen_request(:refresh))
+
+      expect_single_action_result(:success => true,
+                                  :message => a_string_matching("Provider .* refreshing"),
+                                  :href    => providers_url(provider.id),
+                                  :task    => true)
+    end
+
+    it "provider refresh for provider_class=provider are created with a task" do
+      api_basic_authorize collection_action_identifier(:providers, :refresh)
+
+      provider = FactoryGirl.create(:provider_foreman, :zone => @zone, :url => "example.com", :verify_ssl => false)
+      provider.update_authentication(:default => default_credentials.symbolize_keys)
+      provider.authentication_type(:default).update(:status => "Valid")
+
+      run_post(providers_url(provider.id) + '?provider_class=provider', gen_request(:refresh))
+
+      expect_single_action_result(:success => true,
+                                  :message => a_string_matching("Provider .* refreshing"),
+                                  :href    => providers_url(provider.id),
+                                  :task    => true)
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'Providers import VM' do