diff --git a/ui/index.jsp b/ui/index.jsp
index 9cb0e3aad9a..52e0365e80b 100644
--- a/ui/index.jsp
+++ b/ui/index.jsp
@@ -704,6 +704,41 @@ long milliseconds = new Date().getTime();
                         </div>
                     </div>
                 </div>
+                
+                
+                <div class="leftmenu_list">
+                    <div class="leftmenu_content_flevel" id="leftmenu_resources" style="display: none">
+                        <div class="leftmenu_firstindent">
+                            <div class="leftmenu_arrows_firstlevel_open" id="expandable_first_level_arrow" style="display:none;"></div>
+                            <div class="leftmenu_list_icons">
+                                <img src="images/configuration_leftmenuicon.png" alt="resources" /></div>
+                            <%=t.t("resources")%>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                    <div class="leftmenu_expandedbox" style="display: none">
+                        <div class="leftmenu_expandedlist">
+                            <div class="leftmenu_content" id="leftmenu_physical_resource">
+                                <div class="leftmenu_secondindent">
+                                    <div class="leftmenu_arrows expanded_close" id="physical_resource_arrow">
+                                    </div>
+                                   
+                                    <%=t.t("physical.resources")%>
+                                </div>
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
+                        
+                        <div id="leftmenu_zone_tree">
+                        	<div id="loading_container" class="leftmenu_loadingbox" style="display:none;">
+                                <div class="leftmenu_loader"></div>
+                                <p> Loading &hellip; </p>
+                            </div>
+						    <div id="tree_container"></div>
+                        </div>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+                
+                
+                
             </div>
         </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
index d06407812f6..b2a273f770f 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.init.js
@@ -35,7 +35,16 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 				$("#leftmenu_resource").click(); //if resource menu is open (i.e. zonetree is shown), empty zonetree and close resource menu.
 		}
 		return false;
-	});				
+	});	
+	
+	$("#leftmenu_resources").bind("click", function(event) {
+		if (selectLeftMenu($(this), true)) {
+			if($("#leftmenu_physical_resource").find("#physical_resource_arrow").hasClass("expanded_open") == true)
+				$("#leftmenu_physical_resource").click(); //if resource menu is open (i.e. zonetree is shown), empty zonetree and close resource menu.
+		}
+		return false;
+	});		
+				
 	$("#leftmenu_domain").bind("click", function(event) {
 		if (selectLeftMenu($(this), true)) {
 			hideMiddleMenu();		
diff --git a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
index b61a5cc52d2..48fea8747ba 100644
--- a/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
+++ b/ui/scripts/cloud.core.js
@@ -1002,7 +1002,7 @@ function handleErrorInDialog(XMLHttpResponse, $thisDialog) {
 
 function showLeftNavigationBasedOnRole() {
     if (isAdmin()) {				    
-	    $("#leftmenu_domain, #leftmenu_account, #leftmenu_system, #leftmenu_alert_container, #launch_test").show();					
+	    $("#leftmenu_domain, #leftmenu_account, #leftmenu_system, #leftmenu_resources, #leftmenu_alert_container, #launch_test").show();					
 	} 
 	else if(isDomainAdmin()){				    
 	    $("#leftmenu_domain, #leftmenu_account").show();