diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/gscore/api/ActionsExecutionAPI.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/gscore/api/ActionsExecutionAPI.java
index a977db9ad6..f15c336b9c 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/gscore/api/ActionsExecutionAPI.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/main/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/requests/gscore/api/ActionsExecutionAPI.java
@@ -64,6 +64,21 @@ public class ActionsExecutionAPI extends RMModelRequest
                                          ImmutableMap.of("path", destinationPath));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Declares and files a document as record to a record folder using v1 actions api
+     *
+     * @param targetNode      the node on which the action is executed
+     * @param destinationPath the path to the record folder
+     * @param encoded         value to indicate if the path has been encoded
+     * @throws Exception
+     */
+    public JSONObject declareAndFile(RepoTestModel targetNode, String destinationPath, boolean encoded) throws Exception
+    {
+        return getRmRestWrapper().withCoreAPI().usingActions()
+                                 .executeAction(ActionsOnRule.DECLARE_AS_RECORD.getActionValue(), targetNode,
+                                     ImmutableMap.of("path", destinationPath, "encoded", String.valueOf(encoded)));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Declares a document as record using v1 actions api
      *
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
index db798cf113..f16ad991db 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests extends BaseRMRestTest
     {
         STEP("Declare document as record with an encoded location parameter value");
         getRestAPIFactory().getActionsAPI(userFillingPermission).declareAndFile(testFile,
-            Utility.buildPath(recordCategory.getName(), RECORD_FOLDER_NAME_ENCODED));
+            Utility.buildPath(recordCategory.getName(), RECORD_FOLDER_NAME_ENCODED), true);
 
         STEP("Verify the declared record is placed in the record folder");
         assertTrue(isMatchingRecordInRecordFolder(testFile, recordFolderWithSpacesInName), "Record should be filed to record folder");