diff --git a/ui/jsp/tab_storage.jsp b/ui/jsp/tab_storage.jsp
index 92f6b5ae5fb..aaab49adb19 100755
--- a/ui/jsp/tab_storage.jsp
+++ b/ui/jsp/tab_storage.jsp
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
                 <div class="grid_headertitles">
                     Name</div>
             </div>
-            <div class="grid_genheader_cell" style="width: 15%;">
+            <div class="grid_genheader_cell" style="width: 13%;">
                 <div class="grid_headertitles">
                     Type</div>
             </div>
@@ -707,7 +707,7 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
             <div class="netgrid_celltitles" id="volume_name">
                 Name</div>
         </div>
-        <div class="grid_smallgenrow_cell" style="width: 15%;">
+        <div class="grid_smallgenrow_cell" style="width: 13%;">
             <div class="netgrid_celltitles" id="volume_type">
                 Type</div>
         </div>
diff --git a/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp b/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp
index 7d12d1a7542..5eb22150ba5 100644
--- a/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp
+++ b/ui/new/jsp/tab_instance.jsp
@@ -676,4 +676,24 @@
         </ol>
         </form>
     </div>
+</div>
+
+<!-- Change Group Dialog -->
+<div id="dialog_change_group" title="Change Group" style="display:none">
+    <p>
+        Please specify the new group you want to assign to your Virtual Instance. If no such group exists, a new one will be created
+        for you.</p>
+    <div class="dialog_formcontent">
+        <form action="#" method="post" id="form_acquire">
+        <ol>
+            <li>
+                <label for="change_group_name">
+                    Group Name:</label>
+                <input class="text" type="text" name="change_group_name" id="change_group_name" />
+                <div id="change_group_name_errormsg" class="dialog_formcontent_errormsg" style="display: none;">
+                </div>
+            </li>
+        </ol>
+        </form>
+    </div>
 </div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
index c4d59a654b0..1de7e8eb0d1 100755
--- a/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
+++ b/ui/new/scripts/cloud.core.instance.js
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
             asyncJobResponse: "changeserviceforvirtualmachineresponse",
             dialogBeforeActionFn : doChangeService,
             afterActionSeccessFn: setMidmenuItemVm
-        }          
+        },
+        "Change Group": {
+            isAsyncJob: false,            
+            dialogBeforeActionFn : doChangeGroup,
+            afterActionSeccessFn: setMidmenuItemVm
+        }              
     }            
         
     function doAttachISO($t, selectedItemIds, listAPIMap) {   
@@ -231,8 +236,33 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 				$(this).dialog("close"); 
 			} 
 		}).dialog("open");
-     }
-   
+    }
+    
+    function doChangeGroup($t, selectedItemIds, listAPIMap) { 
+		$("#dialog_change_group")
+		.dialog('option', 'buttons', { 						
+			"Confirm": function() { 	
+			    var thisDialog = $(this);
+		        thisDialog.dialog("close"); 
+														
+				// validate values
+		        var isValid = true;					
+		        isValid &= validateString("Group", thisDialog.find("#change_group_name"), thisDialog.find("#change_group_name_errormsg"), true); //group name is optional								
+		        if (!isValid) return;
+		        
+		        for(var id in selectedItemIds) {				
+		            var $midMenuItem = selectedItemIds[id];
+		            var jsonObj = $midMenuItem.data("jsonObj");		
+		            var group = trim(thisDialog.find("#change_group_name").val());
+                    var apiCommand = "command=updateVirtualMachine&id="+id+"&group="+encodeURIComponent(group);          
+                    doAction(id, $t, apiCommand, listAPIMap);
+                }
+			}, 
+			"Cancel": function() { 
+				$(this).dialog("close"); 
+			} 
+		}).dialog("open");	
+    }
    
     function updateVirtualMachineStateInRightPanel(state) {
         if(state == "Running")
@@ -447,6 +477,12 @@ function clickInstanceGroupHeader($arrowIcon) {
 		    zIndex: 2000
 	    }));
         
+        activateDialog($("#dialog_change_group").dialog({ 
+		    autoOpen: false,
+		    modal: true,
+		    zIndex: 2000
+	    }));
+        
         //***** VM Wizard (begin) ******************************************************************************
         $vmPopup = $("#vm_popup");
         var $serviceOfferingTemplate = $("#vm_popup_service_offering_template");