diff --git a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentDefaultResponse.java b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentDefaultResponse.java
index 473922a2..b4bdbc05 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentDefaultResponse.java
+++ b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentDefaultResponse.java
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ public class AppointmentDefaultResponse {
 	private HashMap extensions;
 	private String teleconsultationLink;
 	private String priority;
+    private String[] fulfillingEncounters = new String[0];
 
 	public String getUuid() {
 		return uuid;
@@ -203,4 +204,12 @@ public Date getDateAppointmentScheduled() {
 	public void setDateAppointmentScheduled(Date dateAppointmentScheduled) {
 		this.dateAppointmentScheduled = dateAppointmentScheduled;
 	}
+
+	public String[] getFulfillingEncounters() {
+		return fulfillingEncounters;
+	}
+
+	public void setFulfillingEncounters(String[] fulfillingEncounters) {
+		this.fulfillingEncounters = fulfillingEncounters;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentRequest.java b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentRequest.java
index eca18e4c..c70290bf 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentRequest.java
+++ b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/contract/AppointmentRequest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class AppointmentRequest {
     private String comments;
     private List<AppointmentProviderDetail> providers = new ArrayList<>();
     private String priority;
+    private String[] fulfillingEncounters = new String[0];
 
     public String getAppointmentNumber() {
         return appointmentNumber;
@@ -144,4 +145,12 @@ public Date getDateAppointmentScheduled() {
     public void setDateAppointmentScheduled(Date dateAppointmentScheduled) {
         this.dateAppointmentScheduled = dateAppointmentScheduled;
     }
+
+    public String[] getFulfillingEncounters() {
+		return fulfillingEncounters;
+	}
+
+	public void setFulfillingEncounters(String[] fulfillingEncounters) {
+		this.fulfillingEncounters = fulfillingEncounters;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/mapper/AppointmentMapper.java b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/mapper/AppointmentMapper.java
index e1450b7e..690d83ad 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/mapper/AppointmentMapper.java
+++ b/omod/src/main/java/org/openmrs/module/appointments/web/mapper/AppointmentMapper.java
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+import org.openmrs.Encounter;
 import org.openmrs.Location;
 import org.openmrs.Patient;
 import org.openmrs.Provider;
+import org.openmrs.api.EncounterService;
 import org.openmrs.api.LocationService;
 import org.openmrs.api.PatientService;
 import org.openmrs.api.ProviderService;
@@ -30,11 +32,13 @@
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
@@ -59,6 +63,9 @@ public class AppointmentMapper {
     @Autowired
     AppointmentsService appointmentsService;
 
+    @Autowired
+    EncounterService encounterService;
+
     @Autowired(required = false)
     AppointmentResponseExtension appointmentResponseExtension;
 
@@ -118,6 +125,15 @@ public void mapAppointmentRequestToAppointment(AppointmentRequest appointmentReq
         if (appointmentRequest.getPriority() != null || StringUtils.isNotBlank(appointmentRequest.getPriority())) {
                 appointment.setPriority(AppointmentPriority.valueOf(appointmentRequest.getPriority()));
         }
+
+        if (appointmentRequest.getFulfillingEncounters().length > 0){
+            Set<Encounter> fulfillingEncounters = Arrays.stream(appointmentRequest.getFulfillingEncounters())
+                .map(encounterService::getEncounterByUuid)
+                .filter(Objects::nonNull)
+                .collect(Collectors.toSet());
+
+            appointment.setFulfillingEncounters(fulfillingEncounters);
+        }
         mapProvidersForAppointment(appointment, appointmentRequest.getProviders());
     }
 
@@ -239,6 +255,9 @@ private AppointmentDefaultResponse mapToDefaultResponse(Appointment a, Appointme
                 response.getExtensions().put("notificationResults", collect);
             }
         }
+        if(a.getFulfillingEncounters() != null && !a.getFulfillingEncounters().isEmpty()) {
+            response.setFulfillingEncounters(a.getFulfillingEncounters().stream().map(Encounter::getUuid).toArray(String[]::new));
+        }
         return response;
     }