diff --git a/ui/scripts/vpc.js b/ui/scripts/vpc.js
index a583e002a7f..66a5437654f 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/vpc.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/vpc.js
@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@
           });
         }
       },
-      'icmptype': { edit: true, label: 'ICMP.type', isDisabled: true },
-      'icmpcode': { edit: true, label: 'ICMP.code', isDisabled: true },
+      'icmptype': { edit: true, label: 'ICMP.type', isDisabled: true, desc:'Please specify -1 if you want to allow all', defaultValue:'-1' },
+      'icmpcode': { edit: true, label: 'ICMP.code', isDisabled: true, desc:'Please specify -1 if you want to allow all', defaultValue:'-1' },
       'traffictype' : {
         label: 'Traffic type',
         select: function(args) {