diff --git a/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareCimMonitor.java b/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareCimMonitor.java
index f75478f6bcef..ee84339b7fd3 100644
--- a/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareCimMonitor.java
+++ b/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareCimMonitor.java
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
 import com.vmware.vim25.HostRuntimeInfo;
 import com.vmware.vim25.HostSystemPowerState;
 import com.vmware.vim25.mo.HostSystem;
-
 import org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException;
 import org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException;
 import org.opennms.core.spring.BeanUtils;
@@ -134,6 +133,8 @@ public PollStatus poll(MonitoredService svc, Map<String, Object> parameters) {
             }
         }
 
+        boolean ignoreStandBy = getKeyedBoolean(parameters, "ignoreStandBy", false);
+
         OnmsNode onmsNode = m_nodeDao.get(svc.getNodeId());
 
         // retrieve the assets and
@@ -242,7 +243,11 @@ public PollStatus poll(MonitoredService svc, Map<String, Object> parameters) {
                     serviceStatus = PollStatus.unavailable(reason.toString());
                 }
             } else {
-                serviceStatus = PollStatus.unresponsive("Host system's power state is '" + powerState + "'");
+                if (ignoreStandBy && "standBy".equals(powerState)) {
+                    serviceStatus = PollStatus.up();
+                } else {
+                    serviceStatus = PollStatus.unresponsive("Host system's power state is '" + powerState + "'");
+                }
             }
 
             vmwareViJavaAccess.disconnect();
diff --git a/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareMonitor.java b/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareMonitor.java
index 3cc6178cfe9c..c527c917232a 100644
--- a/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareMonitor.java
+++ b/integrations/opennms-vmware/src/main/java/org/opennms/netmgt/poller/monitors/VmwareMonitor.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@
 import com.vmware.vim25.VirtualMachineRuntimeInfo;
 import com.vmware.vim25.mo.HostSystem;
 import com.vmware.vim25.mo.VirtualMachine;
-
 import org.exolab.castor.xml.MarshalException;
 import org.exolab.castor.xml.ValidationException;
 import org.opennms.core.spring.BeanUtils;
@@ -103,6 +102,8 @@ public PollStatus poll(MonitoredService svc, Map<String, Object> parameters) {
             }
         }
 
+        boolean ignoreStandBy = getKeyedBoolean(parameters, "ignoreStandBy", false);
+
         OnmsNode onmsNode = m_nodeDao.get(svc.getNodeId());
 
         // retrieve the assets and
@@ -194,7 +195,11 @@ public PollStatus poll(MonitoredService svc, Map<String, Object> parameters) {
             if ("poweredOn".equals(powerState)) {
                 serviceStatus = PollStatus.available();
             } else {
-                serviceStatus = PollStatus.unavailable("The system's state is '" + powerState + "'");
+                if (ignoreStandBy && "standBy".equals(powerState)) {
+                    serviceStatus = PollStatus.up();
+                } else {
+                    serviceStatus = PollStatus.unavailable("The system's state is '" + powerState + "'");
+                }
             }
 
             vmwareViJavaAccess.disconnect();
diff --git a/opennms-base-assembly/src/main/filtered/etc/poller-configuration.xml b/opennms-base-assembly/src/main/filtered/etc/poller-configuration.xml
index 91a1165b2829..8995db7a8060 100644
--- a/opennms-base-assembly/src/main/filtered/etc/poller-configuration.xml
+++ b/opennms-base-assembly/src/main/filtered/etc/poller-configuration.xml
@@ -193,10 +193,12 @@
     <service name="VMwareCim-HostSystem" interval="300000" user-defined="false" status="on">
       <parameter key="retry" value="2"/>
       <parameter key="timeout" value="3000"/>
+      <parameter key="ignoreStandBy" value="false"/>
     </service>
     <service name="VMware-ManagedEntity" interval="300000" user-defined="false" status="on">
       <parameter key="retry" value="2"/>
       <parameter key="timeout" value="3000"/>
+      <parameter key="ignoreStandBy" value="false"/>
     </service>
 
     <downtime interval="30000" begin="0" end="300000" /><!-- 30s, 0, 5m -->