diff --git a/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php b/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php
index 0a072621c..f5888a1be 100644
--- a/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php
+++ b/web/api/app/Controller/ZonesController.php
@@ -125,4 +125,38 @@ class ZonesController extends AppController {
 		} else {
 			return $this->flash(__('The zone could not be deleted. Please, try again.'), array('action' => 'index'));
 		}
-	}}
+	}
+
+
+
+	public function createZoneImage( $id = null ) {
+		$this->loadModel('Monitor');
+		$this->Monitor->id = $id;
+		if (!$this->Monitor->exists()) {
+			throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid zone'));
+		}
+
+
+		$this->loadModel('Config');
+		$zm_dir_images = $this->Config->find('list', array(
+			'conditions' => array('Name' => 'ZM_DIR_IMAGES'),
+			'fields' => array('Name', 'Value')
+		));
+
+		$zm_dir_images = $zm_dir_images['ZM_DIR_IMAGES'];
+		$zm_path_web = Configure::read('ZM_PATH_WEB');
+		$zm_path_bin = Configure::read('ZM_PATH_BIN');
+		$images_path = "$zm_path_web/$zm_dir_images";
+
+		chdir($images_path);
+
+		$command = escapeshellcmd("$zm_path_bin/zmu -z -m $id");
+		system( $command, $status );
+
+		$this->set(array(
+			'status' => $status,
+			'_serialize' => array('status')
+		));
+
+	}
+}