diff --git a/app/controllers/api/alert_actions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/alert_actions_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ef844a78793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/alert_actions_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+module Api
+  class AlertActionsController < BaseController
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/alerts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/alerts_controller.rb
index 79875a689f6..f329d59587c 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/alerts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/alerts_controller.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 module Api
   class AlertsController < BaseController
+    include Subcollections::AlertActions
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/subcollections/alert_actions.rb b/app/controllers/api/subcollections/alert_actions.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca07c9d901c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/api/subcollections/alert_actions.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+module Api
+  module Subcollections
+    module AlertActions
+      def alert_actions_query_resource(object)
+        object.miq_alert_status_actions
+      end
+
+      def alert_actions_create_resource(object, type, _id, data)
+        attributes = data.dup
+        attributes['miq_alert_status_id'] = object.id
+        attributes['user_id'] = User.current_user.id
+        if data.key?('assignee')
+          attributes['assignee_id'] = parse_id(attributes.delete('assignee'), :users)
+        end
+        alert_action = collection_class(type).create(attributes)
+        if alert_action.invalid?
+          raise BadRequestError,
+                "Failed to add a new alert action resource - #{alert_action.errors.full_messages.join(', ')}"
+        end
+        alert_action
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/api.yml b/config/api.yml
index 02c3e665a27..e13d32d5ffd 100644
--- a/config/api.yml
+++ b/config/api.yml
@@ -654,6 +654,8 @@
     - :collection
     :verbs: *g
     :klass: MiqAlertStatus
+    :subcollections:
+    - :alert_actions
     :collection_actions:
       :get:
       - :name: read
@@ -662,6 +664,20 @@
       :get:
       - :name: read
         :identifier: alert_status_show
+  :alert_actions:
+     :description: Alert Actions
+     :identifier: alert_action
+     :options:
+     - :subcollection
+     :verbs: *gp
+     :klass: MiqAlertStatusAction
+     :subcollection_actions:
+       :get:
+       - :name: read
+         :identifier: alert_status_action_show_list
+       :post:
+       - :name: create
+         :identifier: alert_status_action_new
   :notifications:
     :description: "User's past notifications"
     :options:
diff --git a/db/fixtures/miq_product_features.yml b/db/fixtures/miq_product_features.yml
index 28c714295cf..db766d2deca 100644
--- a/db/fixtures/miq_product_features.yml
+++ b/db/fixtures/miq_product_features.yml
@@ -1952,6 +1952,21 @@
         :description: Display Individual Alert Status
         :feature_type: view
         :identifier: alert_status_show
+  - :name: Alerts Status Actions
+    :description: Everything under Status Actions
+    :protected: true
+    :feature_type: node
+    :hidden: true
+    :identifier: alert_action
+    :children:
+    - :name: List
+      :description: Display Lists of Alert Status Actions
+      :feature_type: view
+      :identifier: alert_status_action_show_list
+    - :name: Add
+      :description: Display Individual Alert Status
+      :feature_type: admin
+      :identifier: alert_status_action_new
 # Policy Simulation
 - :name: Simulation
   :description: Policy Simulation
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/alerts_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/alerts_spec.rb
index 3281c38e314..d7f61389110 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/alerts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/alerts_spec.rb
@@ -44,4 +44,147 @@
       "id"   => alert_status.id
     )
   end
+
+  context "alert_actions subcollection" do
+    let(:alert) { FactoryGirl.create(:miq_alert_status) }
+    let(:actions_subcollection_url) { "#{alerts_url(alert.id)}/alert_actions" }
+    let(:assignee) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+    let(:expected_assignee) do
+      {
+        'results' => a_collection_containing_exactly(
+          a_hash_including("assignee_id" => assignee.id)
+        )
+      }
+    end
+
+    it "forbids access to alerts actions subcolletion without an appropriate role" do
+      FactoryGirl.create(
+        :miq_alert_status_action,
+        :miq_alert_status => alert,
+        :user             => FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      )
+      api_basic_authorize
+      run_get(actions_subcollection_url)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
+    end
+
+    it "reads an alert action as a sub collection under an alert" do
+      api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:alerts, :alert_actions, :read, :get)
+      alert_action = FactoryGirl.create(
+        :miq_alert_status_action,
+        :miq_alert_status => alert,
+        :user             => FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      )
+      run_get(actions_subcollection_url)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(
+        "name"      => "alert_actions",
+        "count"     => 1,
+        "subcount"  => 1,
+        "resources" => [
+          {
+            "href" => a_string_matching("#{alerts_url(alert.id)}/alert_actions/#{alert_action.id}")
+          }
+        ]
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "forbids creation of an alert action under alerts without an appropriate role" do
+      api_basic_authorize
+      run_post(
+        actions_subcollection_url,
+        "action_type" => "comment",
+        "comment"     => "comment text",
+      )
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:forbidden)
+    end
+
+    it "creates an alert action under an alert" do
+      attributes = {
+        "action_type" => "comment",
+        "comment"     => "comment text",
+      }
+      api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:alerts, :alert_actions, :create, :post)
+      run_post(actions_subcollection_url, attributes)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expected = {
+        "results" => [
+          a_hash_including(attributes)
+        ]
+      }
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
+    end
+
+    it "creates an alert action on the current user" do
+      user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      attributes = {
+        "action_type" => "comment",
+        "comment"     => "comment text",
+        "user_id"     => user.id # should be ignored
+      }
+      api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:alerts, :alert_actions, :create, :post)
+      run_post(actions_subcollection_url, attributes)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expected = {
+        "results" => [
+          a_hash_including(attributes.merge("user_id" => User.current_user.id))
+        ]
+      }
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
+      expect(user.id).not_to eq(User.current_user.id)
+    end
+
+    it "create an assignment alert action reference by id" do
+      attributes = {
+        "action_type" => "assign",
+        "assignee"    => { "id" => assignee.id }
+      }
+      api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:alerts, :alert_actions, :create, :post)
+      run_post(actions_subcollection_url, attributes)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected_assignee)
+    end
+
+    it "create an assignment alert action reference by href" do
+      attributes = {
+        "action_type" => "assign",
+        "assignee"    => { "href" => users_url(assignee.id) }
+      }
+      api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:alerts, :alert_actions, :create, :post)
+      run_post(actions_subcollection_url, attributes)
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected_assignee)
+    end
+
+    it "returns errors when creating an invalid alert" do
+      api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:alerts, :alert_actions, :create, :post)
+      run_post(
+        actions_subcollection_url,
+        "action_type" => "assign",
+      )
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:bad_request)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include_error_with_message(
+        "Failed to add a new alert action resource - Assignee can't be blank"
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "reads an alert action as a resource under an alert" do
+      api_basic_authorize subcollection_action_identifier(:alerts, :alert_actions, :read, :get)
+      user = FactoryGirl.create(:user)
+      alert_action = FactoryGirl.create(
+        :miq_alert_status_action,
+        :miq_alert_status => alert,
+        :user             => user
+      )
+      run_get("#{actions_subcollection_url}/#{alert_action.id}")
+      expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok)
+      expect(response.parsed_body).to include(
+        "href"        => a_string_matching("#{alerts_url(alert.id)}/alert_actions/#{alert_action.id}"),
+        "id"          => alert_action.id,
+        "action_type" => alert_action.action_type,
+        "user_id"     => user.id,
+        "comment"     => alert_action.comment,
+      )
+    end
+  end
 end