diff --git a/PVE/API2/OpenVZ.pm b/PVE/API2/OpenVZ.pm
index a6f26dc1..2788da25 100644
--- a/PVE/API2/OpenVZ.pm
+++ b/PVE/API2/OpenVZ.pm
@@ -582,6 +582,7 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 
 	my $res = [
 	    { subdir => 'current' },
+	    { subdir => 'ubc' },
 	    { subdir => 'start' },
 	    { subdir => 'stop' },
 	    ];
@@ -615,6 +616,45 @@ __PACKAGE__->register_method({
 	return $vmstatus->{$param->{vmid}};
     }});
 
+__PACKAGE__->register_method({
+    name => 'vm_user_beancounters', 
+    path => '{vmid}/status/ubc',
+    method => 'GET',
+    proxyto => 'node',
+    protected => 1, # openvz /proc entries are only readable by root
+    description => "Get container user_beancounters.",
+    parameters => {
+    	additionalProperties => 0,
+	properties => {
+	    node => get_standard_option('pve-node'),
+	    vmid => get_standard_option('pve-vmid'),
+	},
+    },
+    returns => {
+	type => 'array',
+	items => {
+	    type => "object",
+	    properties => {
+		id => { type => 'string' },
+		held => { type => 'number' },
+		maxheld => { type => 'number' },
+		bar => { type => 'number' },
+		lim => { type => 'number' },
+		failcnt => { type => 'number' },
+	    },
+	},
+    },
+    code => sub {
+	my ($param) = @_;
+
+	# test if VM exists
+	my $conf = PVE::OpenVZ::load_config($param->{vmid});
+
+	my $ubc =  PVE::OpenVZ::read_container_beancounters($param->{vmid});
+
+	return PVE::RESTHandler::hash_to_array($ubc, 'id');
+    }});
+
 __PACKAGE__->register_method({
     name => 'vm_start', 
     path => '{vmid}/status/start',
diff --git a/PVE/OpenVZ.pm b/PVE/OpenVZ.pm
index 96a010dc..f18a43a7 100644
--- a/PVE/OpenVZ.pm
+++ b/PVE/OpenVZ.pm
@@ -59,6 +59,32 @@ sub load_config {
     return $conf;
 }
 
+sub read_container_beancounters {
+    my ($vmid) = @_;
+
+    my $ubc = {};
+    if (my $fh = IO::File->new ("/proc/user_beancounters", "r")) {
+	my $cid;
+	while (defined (my $line = <$fh>)) {
+	    if ($line =~ m|\s*((\d+):\s*)?([a-z]+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)\s+(\d+)$|) {
+		$cid = $2 if defined($2);
+		next if !$cid || $cid != $vmid;
+		my ($name, $held, $maxheld, $bar, $lim, $failcnt) = (lc($3), $4, $5, $6, $7, $8);
+		$ubc->{$name} = {
+		    held => $held,
+		    maxheld => $maxheld,
+		    bar => $bar,
+		    lim => $lim,
+		    failcnt => $failcnt,
+		};
+	    }
+	}
+	close($fh);
+    }
+
+    return $ubc;
+}
+
 sub read_container_network_usage {
     my ($vmid) = @_;