diff --git a/xCAT-UI/lib/monitor_display.php b/xCAT-UI/lib/monitor_display.php
index 1863890c9..f094a3339 100644
--- a/xCAT-UI/lib/monitor_display.php
+++ b/xCAT-UI/lib/monitor_display.php
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ function displayMapper_mon($mapper)
          $ooe = $ooe%2;
          echo "<tr class='ListLine$ooe' id='row$line'>";
          echo "<td><input type='radio' name='plugins' value='$name' /></td>";
-         echo "<td id='$line-0'><a class='description' href='#'>$name</a></td>";
-         echo "<td id='$line-1'>$stat</td>";
-         if(isset($nodemonstatus)) { echo "<td id='$line-2'>Yes</td>";}else {echo "<td id='$line-2'>No</td>";}
+         echo "<td ><a class='description' href='#'>$name</a></td>";
+         echo "<td >$stat</td>";
+         if(isset($nodemonstatus)) { echo "<td >Enabled</td>";}else {echo "<td >Disabled</td>";}
          echo "   </tr>";
          $ooe++;
          $line++;
@@ -93,6 +93,52 @@ TOS1;
     return 0;
 }
 
+function display_stat_mon_table($args)
+{
+    //create one table to disable or enable node/application monitoring
+    //the argument $args are one array like this:
+    //{ 'xcatmon' => {
+    //      'nodestat' => 'Enabled',
+    //      'appstat' => 'Disabled',
+    //  },
+    //};
+    //
+
+    echo '<div style="margin-right: 50px; width:auto; margin-left: 50px">';
+    foreach($args as $key => $value) {
+        $name = $key;
+
+        if($value{'nodestat'} == 'Enabled') {
+            $ns_tobe = 'Disable';
+        } else {
+            $ns_tobe = 'Enable';
+        }
+        if($value{'appstat'} == 'Enabled') {
+            $as_tobe = 'Disable';
+        } else {
+            $as_tobe = 'Enable';
+        }
+
+    }
+    echo "<h3>Node/Application Status Monitoring for $name</h3>";
+echo <<<TOS2
+<table cellspacing="1" class="tabTable" id="tabTable"><tbody>
+<tr class="ListLine0">
+<td>Node Status Application Monitoring</td>
+<td>
+TOS2;
+    insertButtons(array('label'=>$ns_tobe, 'id'=>'node_stat', 'onclick'=>"node_stat_control(\"$name\")"));
+    echo '</td>';
+    echo '</tr>';
+    echo '<tr class="ListLine1">';
+    echo '<td>Application Status Application Monitoring</td>';
+    echo '<td>';
+    insertbuttons(array('label'=>$as_tobe, 'id'=>'app_stat', 'onclick'=>''));
+    echo '</td>';
+    echo '</tr>';
+    echo '</tbody> </table> </div>';
+}
+
 function displayStatus()
 {
     //tell the user that the current interface is not done yet...
diff --git a/xCAT-UI/monitor/control_node_stat.php b/xCAT-UI/monitor/control_node_stat.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..721711e87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT-UI/monitor/control_node_stat.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+/* 
+ * Enable/Disable node_stat_monitor feature for the desired plug-in
+ * this file is invoked by the file "stat_mon.php"
+ * update the table "monitoring",
+ */
+if(!isset($TOPDIR)) { $TOPDIR="/opt/xcat/ui";}
+
+require_once "$TOPDIR/lib/security.php";
+require_once "$TOPDIR/lib/functions.php";
+require_once "$TOPDIR/lib/display.php";
+require_once "$TOPDIR/lib/monitor_display.php";
+
+$name = $_REQUEST['name'];
+$action = $_REQUEST['action'];
+
+//TODO: right now, we can't change the contents of the xcat tables through xcatd
+//if($action == 'enable') {
+//    //chtab name=$name monitoring.nodestatmon='yes'
+//    $xml=docmd("chtab",' ',array("name=$name","monitoring.nodestatmon=\'yes\'"));
+//    if(getXmlErrors($xml, $errors)) {
+//        echo "<p class=Error>",implode(' ', $errors), "</p>";
+//        exit;
+//    }
+//
+//}else if($action == 'disable') {
+//    //chtab name=$name monitoring.nodestatmon=''
+//    $xml=docmd("chtab",' ', array("name=$name","monitoring.nodestatmon=\'\'"));
+//    if(getXmlErrors($xml,$errors)) {
+//        echo "<p class=Error>",implode(' ', $errors), "</p>";
+//        exit;
+//    }
+//}
+
+echo "successful";
+?>
diff --git a/xCAT-UI/monitor/stat_mon.php b/xCAT-UI/monitor/stat_mon.php
index 734e7f777..80d3313b9 100644
--- a/xCAT-UI/monitor/stat_mon.php
+++ b/xCAT-UI/monitor/stat_mon.php
@@ -10,7 +10,65 @@ require_once "$TOPDIR/lib/functions.php";
 require_once "$TOPDIR/lib/display.php";
 require_once "$TOPDIR/lib/monitor_display.php";
 
+//get the name of the selected plug-in
+$name = $_REQUEST['name'];
+
+?>
+<script type="text/javascript">
+function node_stat_control(plugin)
+{
+    //get the label of the button
+    var action = $("#node_stat span").text();
+    if(action=='Enable') {
+        //enable node_stat_monitor
+        $.get("monitor/control_node_stat.php",{name:plugin, action:"enable"},function(data) {
+            if(data=='successful') {
+                //change the label to "Disable"
+                $("#node_stat span").text("Disable");
+            }
+        });
+    }else if(action=='Disable') {
+        //disable node_stat_monitor
+        $.get("monitor/control_node_stat.php",{name:plugin, action:"disable"},function(data) {
+            if(data=='successful') {
+                //change the label to "enable"
+                $("#node_stat span").text("Enable");
+            }
+        })
+        //then, change the label to "Enable""
+    }
+}
+</script>
+
+<?php
+displayMapper_mon(array('home'=>'main.php', 'monitor'=>'monitor/monlist.php'));
+displayTips(array(
+    "Enable/disable Node/App Status Monitoring by clicking the button",
+    "Click the \"Next\" button to define Events for the desired plug-in"));
+
+//get the current status for "node-status-monitor"
+$xml = docmd("monls", ' ', array($name));
+if(getXmlErrors($xml,$errors)) {
+    echo "<p class=Error>",implode(' ',$errors), "</p>";
+    exit;
+}
+#then, parse the xml data
+foreach($xml->children() as $response) foreach($response->children() as $data) {
+    list($n, $stat, $nodemonstatus) = preg_split("/\s+/",$data);
+    if(isset($nodemonstatus)) {
+        $ns = "Enabled";
+    }else {
+        $ns = "Disabled";
+    }
+}
+
+display_stat_mon_table(array("$name"=>
+        array(
+            'nodestat'=>$ns,
+            'appstat'=>'Disabled',  //currently application status monitoring is not supported by xCAT monitor Arch.
+        )));
 
 displayStatus();
 
+insertButtons(array('label'=>'Next', id=>'next', 'onclick'=>''));
 ?>