diff --git a/cli/cli/desc/version200/core.py b/cli/cli/desc/version200/core.py
index ac8f1c9..4e255e5 100755
--- a/cli/cli/desc/version200/core.py
+++ b/cli/cli/desc/version200/core.py
@@ -2232,25 +2232,25 @@
 REALTIME_PORT_FORMAT = {
     'realtime_port' : {
         'field-orderings' : {
-            'default' : [ 'Idx', 'switch', 'portNumber', 'receiveBytes',
+            'default' : [ 'Idx', 'switch', 'portNumber','portStatus', 'receiveBytes',
                           'receivePackets', 'receiveErrors', 'receiveDropped',
                           'receiveCRCErrors', 'receiveOverrunErrors',
                           'receiveFrameErrors', 'transmitBytes',
                           'transmitPackets', 'transmitErrors',
                           'transmitDropped', 'collisions' ],
-            'details' : [ 'Idx', 'switch', 'portNumber', 'receiveBytes',
+            'details' : [ 'Idx', 'switch', 'portNumber','portStatus', 'receiveBytes',
                           'receivePackets', 'receiveErrors', 'receiveDropped',
                           'receiveCRCErrors', 'receiveOverrunErrors',
                           'receiveFrameErrors', 'transmitBytes',
                           'transmitPackets', 'transmitErrors',
                           'transmitDropped', 'collisions' ],
-            'scoped'  : [ 'Idx', 'portNumber', 'receiveBytes',
+            'scoped'  : [ 'Idx', 'portNumber','portStatus', 'receiveBytes',
                           'receivePackets', 'receiveErrors', 'receiveDropped',
                           'receiveCRCErrors', 'receiveOverrunErrors',
                           'receiveFrameErrors', 'transmitBytes',
                           'transmitPackets', 'transmitErrors',
                           'transmitDropped', 'collisions' ],
-            'brief' :  [ 'Idx', 'switch', 'portNumber',
+            'brief' :  [ 'Idx', 'switch', 'portNumber','portStatus',
                          'receiveBytes', 'receivePackets', 'receiveErrors',
                          'transmitBytes', 'transmitPackets', 'transmitErrors',
                        ]
@@ -2300,7 +2300,10 @@
                                      },
             'length'               : { 'verbose-name' : 'Length'
                                      },
+            'portStatus'           : { 'verbose-name' : 'Status'
+                                     },
             }
+                       
         },
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/OFPortStatsEntryMod.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/OFPortStatsEntryMod.java
index 77dea99..a1ce334 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/OFPortStatsEntryMod.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/OFPortStatsEntryMod.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package net.floodlightcontroller.core.web;
 
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.IOFSwitch;
 import net.floodlightcontroller.core.web.serializers.OFPortStatsEntrySerializer;
 
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.annotate.JsonSerialize;
@@ -8,15 +9,21 @@
 @JsonSerialize(using = OFPortStatsEntrySerializer.class)
 public class OFPortStatsEntryMod {
     private OFPortStatsEntry portStatsEntry = null;
+    private IOFSwitch sw= null;
 
     public OFPortStatsEntryMod() {
     }
 
-    public OFPortStatsEntryMod(OFPortStatsEntry portStatsEntry) {
+    public OFPortStatsEntryMod(OFPortStatsEntry portStatsEntry, IOFSwitch switch1) {
         this.portStatsEntry = portStatsEntry;
+        this.sw = switch1;
     }
 
     public OFPortStatsEntry getPortStatsEntry() {
         return portStatsEntry;
     }
+
+    public IOFSwitch getSwitch(){
+        return this.sw;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/SwitchResourceBase.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/SwitchResourceBase.java
index 094d305..c8ff917 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/SwitchResourceBase.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/SwitchResourceBase.java
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
                     portStats = new ArrayList<OFPortStatsEntryMod>();
                     for(OFStatsReply value : values){
                         for (OFPortStatsEntry entry : ((OFPortStatsReply)value).getEntries()) {
-                            OFPortStatsEntryMod entryMod = new OFPortStatsEntryMod(entry);
+                            OFPortStatsEntryMod entryMod = new OFPortStatsEntryMod(entry, sw);
                             portStats.add(entryMod);
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/serializers/OFPortStatsEntrySerializer.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/serializers/OFPortStatsEntrySerializer.java
index cf3062a..259f7f2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/serializers/OFPortStatsEntrySerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/web/serializers/OFPortStatsEntrySerializer.java
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.IOFSwitch;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.internal.OFSwitchImplBase;
 import net.floodlightcontroller.core.web.OFPortStatsEntryMod;
 
 import org.codehaus.jackson.JsonGenerationException;
@@ -20,9 +22,12 @@
     public void serialize(OFPortStatsEntryMod portStatModEntry, JsonGenerator jGen,
             SerializerProvider sp) throws IOException, JsonGenerationException {
 
+        IOFSwitch sw = portStatModEntry.getSwitch();
         OFPortStatsEntry portStatEntry = portStatModEntry.getPortStatsEntry();
         jGen.writeStartObject();
         jGen.writeNumberField("portNumber", portStatEntry.getPortNo().getPortNumber());
+        jGen.writeStringField("portStatus", ((OFSwitchImplBase) sw).portEnabled(
+                portStatEntry.getPortNo().getPortNumber()) ? "up" : "down");
         jGen.writeNumberField("receivePackets", portStatEntry.getRxPackets().getValue());
         jGen.writeNumberField("transmitPackets", portStatEntry.getTxPackets().getValue());
         jGen.writeNumberField("receiveBytes", portStatEntry.getRxBytes().getValue());