diff --git a/app/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task.rb b/app/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task.rb
index a649375f5b67..b10ff366791a 100644
--- a/app/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task.rb
+++ b/app/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task.rb
@@ -34,9 +34,74 @@ def task_active
     vm_resource.update_attributes(:status => ServiceResource::STATUS_ACTIVE)
   end
 
+  def conversion_host
+    Host.find_by(:id => options["transformation_host_id"])
+  end
+
+  def transformation_log
+    host = conversion_host
+    if host.nil?
+      msg = "Conversion host was not found: ID [#{options["transformation_host_id"]}]. Download of transformation log aborted."
+      _log.error(msg)
+      raise MiqException::Error, msg
+    end
+
+    userid, password = host.auth_user_pwd(:remote)
+    if userid.blank? || password.blank?
+      msg = "Host credential is required: userid [#{userid}], password [#{password}]. Download of transformation log aborted."
+      _log.error(msg)
+      raise MiqException::Error, msg
+    end
+
+    logfile = options.fetch_path("virtv2v_wrapper", "v2v_log")
+    if logfile.blank?
+      msg = "The location of transformation log was not set. Download of transformation log aborted."
+      _log.error(msg)
+      raise MiqException::Error, msg
+    end
+
+    begin
+      require 'net/scp'
+      Net::SCP::download!(host.ipaddress, userid, logfile, nil, :ssh => {:password => password})
+    rescue => scp_err
+      _log.error("Download of transformation log for #{description} with ID [#{id}] failed with error: #{scp_err.message}")
+      raise scp_err
+    end
+  end
+
+  # Intend to be called by UI to display transformation log. The log is stored in MiqTask#task_results
+  # Since the task_results may contain a large block of data, it is desired to remove the task upon receiving the data
+  def transformation_log_queue(userid)
+    host = conversion_host
+    if host.nil?
+      msg = "Conversion host was not found: ID [#{options["transformation_host_id"]}]. Cannot queue the download of transformation log."
+      return create_error_status_task(userid, msg).id
+    end
+
+    _log.info("Queuing the download of transformation log for #{description} with ID [#{id}]")
+    options = {:userid => userid || 'system', :action => 'transformation_log'}
+    queue_options = {:class_name  => self.class,
+                     :method_name => 'transformation_log',
+                     :instance_id => id,
+                     :priority    => MiqQueue::HIGH_PRIORITY,
+                     :args        => [],
+                     :zone        => host.my_zone}
+    MiqTask.generic_action_with_callback(options, queue_options)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def vm_resource
     miq_request.vm_resources.find_by(:resource => source)
   end
+
+  def create_error_status_task(userid, msg)
+    MiqTask.create(
+      :name    => "Download transformation log with ID: #{id}",
+      :userid  => userid || 'system',
+      :state   => MiqTask::STATE_FINISHED,
+      :status  => MiqTask::STATUS_ERROR,
+      :message => msg
+    )
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task_spec.rb b/spec/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task_spec.rb
index edfb208c85a5..873121671eb3 100644
--- a/spec/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/service_template_transformation_plan_task_spec.rb
@@ -82,5 +82,94 @@
         expect(described_class.get_description(request)).to eq(plan.name)
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#transformation_log_queue' do
+      let(:host_id) { 22 }
+
+      before do
+        task.options["transformation_host_id"] = host_id
+        task.save!
+      end
+
+      context 'when conversion host exists' do
+        before do
+          FactoryGirl.create(:host, :id => host_id, :ext_management_system => FactoryGirl.create(:ext_management_system, :zone => FactoryGirl.create(:zone)))
+
+          allow(described_class).to receive(:find).and_return(task)
+
+          allow(MiqTask).to receive(:wait_for_taskid) do
+            request = MiqQueue.find_by(:class_name => described_class.name)
+            request.update_attributes(:state => MiqQueue::STATE_DEQUEUE)
+            request.delivered(*request.deliver)
+          end
+        end
+
+        it 'gets the transformation log from conversion host' do
+          expect(task).to receive(:transformation_log).and_return('transformation migration log content')
+          taskid = task.transformation_log_queue('user')
+          MiqTask.wait_for_taskid(taskid)
+          expect(MiqTask.find(taskid)).to have_attributes(
+            :task_results => 'transformation migration log content',
+            :status       => 'Ok'
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'returns the error message' do
+          msg = 'Failed to get transformation migration log for some reason'
+          expect(task).to receive(:transformation_log).and_raise(msg)
+          taskid = task.transformation_log_queue('user')
+          MiqTask.wait_for_taskid(taskid)
+          expect(MiqTask.find(taskid).message).to include(msg)
+          expect(MiqTask.find(taskid).status).to eq('Error')
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when conversion host does not exist' do
+        it 'returns an error message' do
+          taskid = task.transformation_log_queue('user')
+          expect(MiqTask.find(taskid)).to have_attributes(
+            :message => "Conversion host was not found: ID [#{host_id}]. Cannot queue the download of transformation log.",
+            :status  => 'Error'
+          )
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe '#transformation_log' do
+      let(:host) { FactoryGirl.create(:host, :id => 9) }
+
+      before do
+        EvmSpecHelper.create_guid_miq_server_zone
+        task.options["transformation_host_id"] = host.id
+        task.options.store_path("virtv2v_wrapper", "v2v_log", "/path/to/log.file")
+        task.save!
+
+        host.update_authentication(:default => {:userid => 'root', :password => 'v2v'})
+        allow(described_class).to receive(:find).and_return(task)
+
+        require 'net/scp'
+      end
+
+      it 'requires host credential' do
+        host.update_authentication(:default => {:userid => 'root', :password => ''})
+        expect { task.transformation_log }.to raise_error(MiqException::Error)
+      end
+
+      it 'requires transformation log location in options' do
+        task.options.store_path("virtv2v_wrapper", "v2v_log", "")
+        expect { task.transformation_log }.to raise_error(MiqException::Error)
+      end
+
+      it 'catches errors from net/scp' do
+        expect(Net::SCP).to receive(:download!).and_raise('something is wrong')
+        expect { task.transformation_log }.to raise_error(RuntimeError)
+      end
+
+      it 'gets the transformation log content' do
+        msg = 'my transformation migration log'
+        expect(Net::SCP).to receive(:download!).and_return(msg)
+        expect(task.transformation_log).to eq(msg)
+      end
+    end
   end
 end