diff --git a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_crud_basic.py b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_crud_basic.py
index d0168f90770..31a46e40018 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/tests/test_crud_basic.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/tests/test_crud_basic.py
@@ -994,6 +994,19 @@ def test_list_bulk_collection(self):
                      for ret in ret_list['virtual-machine-interfaces']]
         self.assertThat(set(vmi_uuids), Equals(set(ret_uuids)))
 
+        logger.info("Querying VNs by obj_uuids and children fields.")
+        flexmock(self._api_server).should_call('_list_collection').once()
+        ret_objs = self._vnc_lib.resource_list('virtual-network',
+                                               detail=True,
+                                               obj_uuids=vn_uuids,
+                                               fields=['routing_instances'])
+        ret_ri_uuids = []
+        for vn_obj in ret_objs:
+            ri_children = getattr(vn_obj, 'routing_instances',
+                'RI children absent')
+            self.assertNotEqual(ri_children, 'RI children absent')
+            ret_ri_uuids.extend([ri['uuid'] for ri in ri_children])
+        self.assertThat(set(ri_uuids), Equals(set(ret_ri_uuids)))
     # end test_list_bulk_collection
 
 # end class TestVncCfgApiServer
diff --git a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
index 45779c78dea..e4327ee0ff6 100644
--- a/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
+++ b/src/config/api-server/vnc_cfg_api_server.py
@@ -768,8 +768,13 @@ def list_bulk_collection_http_post(self):
         except KeyError:
             is_detail = False
 
+        req_fields = bottle.request.json.get('fields', [])
+        if req_fields:
+            req_fields = req_fields.split(',')
+
         return self._list_collection(obj_type, parent_uuids, back_ref_uuids,
-                                     obj_uuids, is_count, is_detail)
+                                     obj_uuids, is_count, is_detail,
+                                     req_fields)
     # end list_bulk_collection_http_post
 
     # Private Methods
@@ -1202,7 +1207,8 @@ def _create_singleton_entry(self, singleton_obj):
 
     def _list_collection(self, obj_type, parent_uuids=None,
                          back_ref_uuids=None, obj_uuids=None,
-                         is_count=False, is_detail=False):
+                         is_count=False, is_detail=False,
+                         req_fields=None):
         method_name = obj_type.replace('-', '_') # e.g. virtual_network
 
         (ok, result) = self._db_conn.dbe_list(obj_type,
@@ -1249,8 +1255,8 @@ def _list_collection(self, obj_type, parent_uuids=None,
             obj_class = self._resource_classes[obj_type]
             obj_fields = list(obj_class.prop_fields) + \
                          list(obj_class.ref_fields)
-            if 'fields' in bottle.request.query:
-                obj_fields.extend(bottle.request.query.fields.split(','))
+            if req_fields:
+                obj_fields.extend(req_fields)
             (ok, result) = self._db_conn.dbe_read_multi(
                                 obj_type, obj_ids_list, obj_fields)