diff --git a/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties b/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties
index 49e8b50386e..4bc96a32010 100644
--- a/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties
+++ b/client/WEB-INF/classes/resources/messages.properties
@@ -2176,3 +2176,5 @@ label.ssh.key.pairs=SSH Key Pairs
 message.desc.create.ssh.key.pair=Please fill in the following data to create or register a ssh key pair.<br><br>(1) If public key is set, CloudStack will register the public key. You can use it through your private key.<br><br>(2) If public key is not set, CloudStack will create a new SSH Key pair. In this case, please copy and save the private key. CloudStack will not keep it.<br>
 message.removed.ssh.key.pair=Removed a SSH Key Pair
 message.please.select.ssh.key.pair.use.with.this.vm=Please select a ssh key pair you want this VM to use:
+message.configure.firewall.rules.allow.traffic=Configure the rules to allow Traffic
+message.configure.firewall.rules.block.traffic=Configure the rules to block Traffic
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ui/dictionary.jsp b/ui/dictionary.jsp
index 7d172670f73..4161498da3e 100644
--- a/ui/dictionary.jsp
+++ b/ui/dictionary.jsp
@@ -1041,5 +1041,7 @@ dictionary = {
 'label.role': '<fmt:message key="label.role" />',
 'label.root.disk.controller': '<fmt:message key="label.root.disk.controller" />',
 'label.root.disk.offering': '<fmt:message key="label.root.disk.offering" />',
+'message.configure.firewall.rules.allow.traffic': '<fmt:message key="message.configure.firewall.rules.allow.traffic" />',
+'message.configure.firewall.rules.block.traffic': '<fmt:message key="message.configure.firewall.rules.block.traffic" />',
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/ui/scripts/network.js b/ui/scripts/network.js
index e59ef095867..110bc4b98e4 100755
--- a/ui/scripts/network.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/network.js
@@ -1410,6 +1410,7 @@
                                 title: 'label.egress.rules',
                                 custom: function(args) {
                                     var context = args.context;
+                                    var isConfigRulesMsgShown = false;
 
                                     return $('<div>').multiEdit({
                                         context: context,
@@ -1612,6 +1613,34 @@
                                                     });
                                                 }
                                             });
+
+                                            if (!isConfigRulesMsgShown) {
+                                                isConfigRulesMsgShown = true;
+                                                $.ajax({
+                                                    url: createURL('listNetworkOfferings'),
+                                                    data: {
+                                                        id: args.context.networks[0].networkofferingid
+                                                    },
+                                                    dataType: 'json',
+                                                    async: true,
+                                                    success: function(json) {
+                                                        var response = json.listnetworkofferingsresponse.networkoffering ?
+                                                        json.listnetworkofferingsresponse.networkoffering[0] : null;
+
+                                                        if (response != null) {
+                                                            if (response.egressdefaultpolicy == true) {
+                                                                cloudStack.dialog.notice({
+                                                                    message: _l('message.configure.firewall.rules.block.traffic')
+                                                                });
+                                                            } else {
+                                                                cloudStack.dialog.notice({
+                                                                    message: _l('message.configure.firewall.rules.allow.traffic')
+                                                                });
+                                                            }
+                                                        }
+                                                    }
+                                                });
+                                            }
                                         }
                                     });
                                 }