diff --git a/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/haproxy_query.py b/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/haproxy_query.py
index e227edc3b6..d4c484d7ac 100644
--- a/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/haproxy_query.py
+++ b/octavia/amphorae/backends/utils/haproxy_query.py
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@ class HAProxyQuery(object):
             # pxname: pool, svname: server_name, status: status
 
             # All the way up is UP, otherwise call it DOWN
-            if line['status'] != consts.UP:
+            if (line['status'] != consts.UP and
+                    line['status'] != consts.NO_CHECK):
                 line['status'] = consts.DOWN
 
             if line['pxname'] not in final_results:
diff --git a/octavia/common/constants.py b/octavia/common/constants.py
index 3dba6a82ff..ec70b64696 100644
--- a/octavia/common/constants.py
+++ b/octavia/common/constants.py
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ ONLINE = 'ONLINE'
 OFFLINE = 'OFFLINE'
 DEGRADED = 'DEGRADED'
 ERROR = 'ERROR'
-SUPPORTED_OPERATING_STATUSES = (ONLINE, OFFLINE, DEGRADED, ERROR)
+NO_MONITOR = 'NO_MONITOR'
+SUPPORTED_OPERATING_STATUSES = (ONLINE, OFFLINE, DEGRADED, ERROR, NO_MONITOR)
 
 AMPHORA_VM = 'VM'
 SUPPORTED_AMPHORA_TYPES = (AMPHORA_VM,)
@@ -158,3 +159,7 @@ DOWN = 'DOWN'
 # UP = HAProxy backend has working or no servers
 # DOWN = HAProxy backend has no working servers
 HAPROXY_BACKEND_STATUSES = (UP, DOWN)
+
+NO_CHECK = 'no check'
+
+HAPROXY_MEMBER_STATUSES = (UP, DOWN, NO_CHECK)
diff --git a/octavia/controller/healthmanager/update_health_mixin.py b/octavia/controller/healthmanager/update_health_mixin.py
index 05d372e6e8..243d54c377 100644
--- a/octavia/controller/healthmanager/update_health_mixin.py
+++ b/octavia/controller/healthmanager/update_health_mixin.py
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ class UpdateHealthMixin(driver_base.HealthMixin):
                             pool_status = constants.DEGRADED
                             if lb_status == constants.ONLINE:
                                 lb_status = constants.DEGRADED
+                    elif status == constants.NO_CHECK:
+                        member_status = constants.NO_MONITOR
                     else:
                         LOG.warn(_LW('Member %(mem)s reported status of '
                                      '%(status)s'), {'mem': member_id,
diff --git a/octavia/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/3b199c848b96_create_no_monitor_operational_status.py b/octavia/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/3b199c848b96_create_no_monitor_operational_status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f8305b66b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/octavia/db/migration/alembic_migrations/versions/3b199c848b96_create_no_monitor_operational_status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Copyright 2015 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+"""Create NO_MONITOR operational_status
+
+Revision ID: 3b199c848b96
+Revises: 543f5d8e4e56
+Create Date: 2015-09-03 17:11:03.724070
+
+"""
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '3b199c848b96'
+down_revision = '543f5d8e4e56'
+
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    bind = op.get_bind()
+    md = sa.MetaData()
+    sa.Table('operating_status', md, autoload=True, autoload_with=bind)
+    op.bulk_insert(md.tables['operating_status'], [{'name': 'NO_MONITOR'}])
diff --git a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/healthmanager/test_health_mixin.py b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/healthmanager/test_health_mixin.py
index cb735ea40c..b4db69127d 100644
--- a/octavia/tests/unit/controller/healthmanager/test_health_mixin.py
+++ b/octavia/tests/unit/controller/healthmanager/test_health_mixin.py
@@ -135,6 +135,50 @@ class TestUpdateHealthMixin(base.TestCase):
 
         self.hm.update_health(health)
 
+    @mock.patch('octavia.db.api.get_session')
+    def test_update_health_member_no_check(self, session):
+
+        health = {
+            "id": self.FAKE_UUID_1,
+            "listeners": {
+                "listener-id-1": {"status": constants.OPEN, "pools": {
+                    "pool-id-1": {"status": constants.UP,
+                                  "members": {"member-id-1":
+                                              constants.NO_CHECK}
+                                  }
+                }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        session.return_value = 'blah'
+
+        self.hm.update_health(health)
+        self.assertTrue(self.amphora_health_repo.replace.called)
+
+        # test listener, member
+        for listener_id, listener in six.iteritems(
+                health.get('listeners', {})):
+
+            self.listener_repo.update.assert_any_call(
+                'blah', listener_id, operating_status=constants.ONLINE)
+
+            for pool_id, pool in six.iteritems(listener.get('pools', {})):
+
+                self.hm.pool_repo.update.assert_any_call(
+                    'blah', pool_id, operating_status=constants.ONLINE)
+
+                for member_id, member in six.iteritems(
+                        pool.get('members', {})):
+
+                    self.member_repo.update.assert_any_call(
+                        'blah', id=member_id,
+                        operating_status=constants.NO_MONITOR)
+
+        self.hm.listener_repo.count.return_value = 2
+
+        self.hm.update_health(health)
+
     @mock.patch('octavia.db.api.get_session')
     def test_update_health_list_full_member_down(self, session):