diff --git a/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py b/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
index e72d1dde..56c89bd1 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/vpcs/vpcs_vm.py
@@ -106,7 +106,22 @@ class VPCSVM(BaseVM):
                 "vm_id": self.id,
                 "console": self._console,
                 "project_id": self.project.id,
-                "startup_script": self.startup_script}
+                "startup_script": self.startup_script,
+                "startup_script_path": self.relative_startup_script}
+
+    @property
+    def relative_startup_script(self):
+        """
+        Returns the startup config file relative to the project directory.
+
+        :returns: path to config file. None if the file doesn't exist
+        """
+
+        path = os.path.join(self.working_dir, 'startup.vpc')
+        if os.path.exists(path):
+            return 'startup.vpc'
+        else:
+            return None
 
     @property
     def vpcs_path(self):
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py b/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py
index 8ba53064..14cad8be 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/vpcs.py
@@ -165,7 +165,11 @@ VPCS_OBJECT_SCHEMA = {
             "description": "Content of the VPCS startup script",
             "type": ["string", "null"]
         },
+        "startup_script_path": {
+            "description": "Path of the VPCS startup script relative to project directory",
+            "type": ["string", "null"]
+        },
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
-    "required": ["name", "vm_id", "console", "project_id"]
+    "required": ["name", "vm_id", "console", "project_id", "startup_script_path"]
 }
diff --git a/tests/handlers/api/test_vpcs.py b/tests/handlers/api/test_vpcs.py
index 190ab8d0..473a533e 100644
--- a/tests/handlers/api/test_vpcs.py
+++ b/tests/handlers/api/test_vpcs.py
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ def test_vpcs_get(server, project, vm):
     assert response.route == "/projects/{project_id}/vpcs/vms/{vm_id}"
     assert response.json["name"] == "PC TEST 1"
     assert response.json["project_id"] == project.id
+    assert response.json["startup_script_path"] == None
 
 
 def test_vpcs_create_startup_script(server, project):
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ def test_vpcs_create_startup_script(server, project):
     assert response.json["name"] == "PC TEST 1"
     assert response.json["project_id"] == project.id
     assert response.json["startup_script"] == "ip 192.168.1.2\necho TEST"
+    assert response.json["startup_script_path"] == "startup.vpc"
 
 
 def test_vpcs_create_port(server, project, free_console_port):