diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.instance.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.instance.js
index c795a72e95d..0a19ddcf45a 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.instance.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.instance.js
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ function vmToMidmenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1) {
     var vmName = getVmName(jsonObj.name, jsonObj.displayname);
     $midmenuItem1.find("#first_row").text(vmName);        
     $midmenuItem1.find("#second_row").text(jsonObj.ipaddress); 
-    updateStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1);     
+    updateVmStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1);     
     
     $midmenuItem1.data("toRightPanelFn", vmToRightPanel);   
 }
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
index b31888e68fd..99d87c60242 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.js
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ function switchToTab(tabIndex, tabArray, tabContentArray, afterSwitchFnArray) {
     });   
 }
 
-function updateStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1) {         
+function updateVmStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1) {         
     if(jsonObj.state == "Running")
         $midmenuItem1.find("#icon").attr("src", "images/status_green.png");
     else if(jsonObj.state == "Stopped")
@@ -735,6 +735,17 @@ function updateStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1) {
     
     $midmenuItem1.find("#icon_container").show();
 }
+ 
+function updateHostStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1) {         
+    if(jsonObj.state == "Up" || jsonObj.state == "Connecting")
+        $midmenuItem1.find("#icon").attr("src", "images/status_green.png");
+    else if(jsonObj.state == "Down" || jsonObj.state == "Alert")
+        $midmenuItem1.find("#icon").attr("src", "images/status_red.png");
+    else  //ErrorInMaintenance, PrepareForMaintenance, Maintenance, Disconnected                               
+        $midmenuItem1.find("#icon").attr("src", "images/status_gray.png");
+    
+    $midmenuItem1.find("#icon_container").show();
+} 
   
 function resetViewConsoleAction(jsonObj, $detailsTab) {
     var $viewConsoleContainer = $detailsTab.find("#view_console_container").empty(); //reset view console panel
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.resource.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.resource.js
index b0c1bcd9654..a86fa76e19c 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.resource.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.resource.js
@@ -648,6 +648,8 @@ function hostToMidmenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1) {
        
     $midmenuItem1.find("#first_row").text(fromdb(jsonObj.name).substring(0,25)); 
     $midmenuItem1.find("#second_row").text(jsonObj.ipaddress.substring(0,25)); 
+    
+    updateHostStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1);   
 }
 
 function hostToRightPanel($midmenuItem1) { 
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.router.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.router.js
index 466ea2cf2b0..310d7aa09ec 100644
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.router.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core2.router.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ function routerToMidmenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1) {
     
     $midmenuItem1.find("#first_row").text(jsonObj.name.substring(0,25)); 
     $midmenuItem1.find("#second_row").text(jsonObj.publicip.substring(0,25));
-    updateStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1);       
+    updateVmStateInMidMenu(jsonObj, $midmenuItem1);       
 }
 
 function routerAfterDetailsTabAction(json, $midmenuItem1, id) {