diff --git a/lib/icinga/apiactions.cpp b/lib/icinga/apiactions.cpp
index 757b37eca68..f94e8feb8d0 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/apiactions.cpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/apiactions.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ REGISTER_APIACTION(remove_downtime, "Service;Host;Downtime", &ApiActions::Remove
 REGISTER_APIACTION(shutdown_process, "", &ApiActions::ShutdownProcess);
 REGISTER_APIACTION(restart_process, "", &ApiActions::RestartProcess);
 REGISTER_APIACTION(generate_ticket, "", &ApiActions::GenerateTicket);
+REGISTER_APIACTION(execute_command, "Service;Host", &ApiActions::ExecuteCommand);
 
 Dictionary::Ptr ApiActions::CreateResult(int code, const String& status,
 	const Dictionary::Ptr& additional)
@@ -520,3 +521,9 @@ Dictionary::Ptr ApiActions::GenerateTicket(const ConfigObject::Ptr&,
 	return ApiActions::CreateResult(200, "Generated PKI ticket '" + ticket + "' for common name '"
 		+ cn + "'.", additional);
 }
+
+Dictionary::Ptr ApiActions::ExecuteCommand(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object,
+	const Dictionary::Ptr& params)
+{
+	return ApiActions::CreateResult(501, "Not implemented");
+}
diff --git a/lib/icinga/apiactions.hpp b/lib/icinga/apiactions.hpp
index c2c8b6188d9..46e03c02f2a 100644
--- a/lib/icinga/apiactions.hpp
+++ b/lib/icinga/apiactions.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class ApiActions
 	static Dictionary::Ptr ShutdownProcess(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const Dictionary::Ptr& params);
 	static Dictionary::Ptr RestartProcess(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const Dictionary::Ptr& params);
 	static Dictionary::Ptr GenerateTicket(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const Dictionary::Ptr& params);
+	static Dictionary::Ptr ExecuteCommand(const ConfigObject::Ptr& object, const Dictionary::Ptr& params);
 
 private:
 	static Dictionary::Ptr CreateResult(int code, const String& status, const Dictionary::Ptr& additional = nullptr);