diff --git a/apps/fwd/pom.xml b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
index 4ee2dc3..b203121 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/fwd/pom.xml
@@ -16,4 +16,11 @@
 
     <description>ONOS simple reactive forwarding app</description>
 
+    <dependencies>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
+            <artifactId>org.osgi.compendium</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+    </dependencies>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
index 8ead67f..39f5a68 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
+++ b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.fwd;
 
-import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
-
-import java.util.Set;
-
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Modified;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Property;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.onlab.onos.ApplicationId;
@@ -29,8 +27,14 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.packet.PacketService;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.topology.TopologyService;
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
+import org.osgi.service.component.ComponentContext;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
+import java.util.Dictionary;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
 /**
  * Sample reactive forwarding application.
  */
@@ -61,6 +65,9 @@
 
     private ApplicationId appId;
 
+    @Property(name = "enabled", boolValue = true, label = "Forwarding enabled")
+    private boolean isEnabled = true;
+
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
         appId = coreService.registerApplication("org.onlab.onos.fwd");
@@ -76,6 +83,21 @@
         log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
+    @Modified
+    public void modified(ComponentContext context) {
+        Dictionary properties = context.getProperties();
+        String flag = (String) properties.get("enabled");
+        if (flag != null) {
+            boolean enabled = flag.equals("true");
+            if (isEnabled != enabled) {
+                isEnabled = enabled;
+                if (!isEnabled) {
+                    flowRuleService.removeFlowRulesById(appId);
+                }
+                log.info("Reconfigured enabled = {}", isEnabled);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Packet processor responsible for forwarding packets along their paths.
@@ -86,7 +108,7 @@
         public void process(PacketContext context) {
             // Stop processing if the packet has been handled, since we
             // can't do any more to it.
-            if (context.isHandled()) {
+            if (!isEnabled || context.isHandled()) {
                 return;
             }
 
@@ -114,8 +136,8 @@
             // Otherwise, get a set of paths that lead from here to the
             // destination edge switch.
             Set<Path> paths = topologyService.getPaths(topologyService.currentTopology(),
-                    pkt.receivedFrom().deviceId(),
-                    dst.location().deviceId());
+                                                       pkt.receivedFrom().deviceId(),
+                                                       dst.location().deviceId());
             if (paths.isEmpty()) {
                 // If there are no paths, flood and bail.
                 flood(context);
@@ -127,8 +149,8 @@
             Path path = pickForwardPath(paths, pkt.receivedFrom().port());
             if (path == null) {
                 log.warn("Doh... don't know where to go... {} -> {} received on {}",
-                        ethPkt.getSourceMAC(), ethPkt.getDestinationMAC(),
-                        pkt.receivedFrom());
+                         ethPkt.getSourceMAC(), ethPkt.getDestinationMAC(),
+                         pkt.receivedFrom());
                 flood(context);
                 return;
             }
@@ -152,7 +174,7 @@
     // Floods the specified packet if permissible.
     private void flood(PacketContext context) {
         if (topologyService.isBroadcastPoint(topologyService.currentTopology(),
-                context.inPacket().receivedFrom())) {
+                                             context.inPacket().receivedFrom())) {
             packetOut(context, PortNumber.FLOOD);
         } else {
             context.block();
@@ -174,15 +196,15 @@
         Ethernet inPkt = context.inPacket().parsed();
         TrafficSelector.Builder builder = DefaultTrafficSelector.builder();
         builder.matchEthType(inPkt.getEtherType())
-        .matchEthSrc(inPkt.getSourceMAC())
-        .matchEthDst(inPkt.getDestinationMAC())
-        .matchInport(context.inPacket().receivedFrom().port());
+                .matchEthSrc(inPkt.getSourceMAC())
+                .matchEthDst(inPkt.getDestinationMAC())
+                .matchInport(context.inPacket().receivedFrom().port());
 
         TrafficTreatment.Builder treat = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder();
         treat.setOutput(portNumber);
 
         FlowRule f = new DefaultFlowRule(context.inPacket().receivedFrom().deviceId(),
-                builder.build(), treat.build(), PRIORITY, appId, TIMEOUT);
+                                         builder.build(), treat.build(), PRIORITY, appId, TIMEOUT);
 
         flowRuleService.applyFlowRules(f);
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b275ab..08def13 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@
                 <scope>provided</scope>
             </dependency>
             <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.osgi</groupId>
+                <artifactId>org.osgi.compendium</artifactId>
+                <version>4.3.1</version>
+                <scope>provided</scope>
+            </dependency>
+            <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                 <artifactId>org.apache.felix.scr.annotations</artifactId>
                 <version>1.9.8</version>