diff --git a/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java b/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java
index 5c3e8e7..2d97f9c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClient.java
@@ -2668,11 +2668,16 @@ public class RundeckClient implements Serializable {
      */
     public List<RundeckExecution> getRunningExecutions() throws RundeckApiException, RundeckApiLoginException,
             RundeckApiTokenException {
-        List<RundeckExecution> executions = new ArrayList<RundeckExecution>();
-        for (RundeckProject project : getProjects()) {
-            executions.addAll(getRunningExecutions(project.getName()));
+        if (this.getApiVersion() >= Version.V9.getVersionNumber()) {
+            //simply query using '*'
+            return getRunningExecutions("*");
+        } else {
+            List<RundeckExecution> executions = new ArrayList<RundeckExecution>();
+            for (RundeckProject project : getProjects()) {
+                executions.addAll(getRunningExecutions(project.getName()));
+            }
+            return executions;
         }
-        return executions;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java b/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java
index 76dc18b..d7748a1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/rundeck/api/RundeckClientTest.java
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class RundeckClientTest {
     public static final String TEST_TOKEN_2 = "PP4s4SdCRO6KUoNPd1D303Dc304ORN87";
     public static final String TEST_TOKEN_3 = "9RdEosesKP3se4oV9EKOd4s3RUeUS3ON";
     public static final String TEST_TOKEN_4 = "sN5RRSNvu15DnV6EcNDdc2CkdPcv3s32";
+    public static final String TEST_TOKEN_5 = "C3O6d5O98Kr6Dpv71sdE4ERdCuU12P6d";
 
     @Rule
     public Recorder recorder = new Recorder();
@@ -911,6 +912,21 @@ public class RundeckClientTest {
         Assert.assertEquals("importJobsProjectParamV7", rundeckJob.getName());
         Assert.assertEquals("testXYZ", rundeckJob.getProject());
     }
+    /**
+     * Running executions for all projects using API v9
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    @Test
+    @Betamax(tape = "running_executions_v9")
+    public void runningExecutionsV9() throws Exception {
+        final RundeckClient client = createClient(TEST_TOKEN_5, 9);
+        List<RundeckExecution> runningExecutions = client.getRunningExecutions();
+        Assert.assertEquals(2, runningExecutions.size());
+        RundeckExecution exec1 = runningExecutions.get(0);
+        Assert.assertEquals("test", exec1.getProject());
+        RundeckExecution exec2 = runningExecutions.get(1);
+        Assert.assertEquals("test2", exec2.getProject());
+    }
 
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
diff --git a/src/test/resources/betamax/tapes/running_executions_v9.yaml b/src/test/resources/betamax/tapes/running_executions_v9.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a17dfd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/betamax/tapes/running_executions_v9.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+!tape
+name: running_executions_v9
+interactions:
+- recorded: 2013-08-21T17:03:14.308Z
+  request:
+    method: GET
+    uri: http://rundeck.local:4440/api/9/executions/running?project=*
+    headers:
+      Host: rundeck.local:4440
+      Proxy-Connection: Keep-Alive
+      User-Agent: RunDeck API Java Client 9
+      X-RunDeck-Auth-Token: C3O6d5O98Kr6Dpv71sdE4ERdCuU12P6d
+  response:
+    status: 200
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: text/xml; charset=utf-8
+      Expires: Thu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
+      Server: Jetty(6.1.21)
+      Set-Cookie: JSESSIONID=1voch0o7fzo55;Path=/
+    body: <result success='true' apiversion='9'><executions count='2'><execution id='119' href='http://dignan:4440/execution/follow/119' status='running' project='test'><user>admin</user><date-started unixtime='1377104570966'>2013-08-21T17:02:50Z</date-started><description>echo asdf; sleep 120</description><argstring/></execution><execution id='118' href='http://dignan:4440/execution/follow/118' status='running' project='test2'><user>admin</user><date-started unixtime='1377104560345'>2013-08-21T17:02:40Z</date-started><description>echo asdf; sleep 120</description><argstring/></execution></executions></result>