diff --git a/conf/defaults.yaml b/conf/defaults.yaml
index 7128cfe9430..3f6a1c9e72e 100644
--- a/conf/defaults.yaml
+++ b/conf/defaults.yaml
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ topology.enable.message.timeouts: true
 topology.debug: false
 topology.workers: 1
 topology.acker.executors: null
-topology.eventlogger.executors: null
+topology.eventlogger.executors: 0
 topology.tasks: null
 # maximum amount of time a message has to complete before it's considered failed
 topology.message.timeout.secs: 30
diff --git a/storm-core/src/ui/public/component.html b/storm-core/src/ui/public/component.html
index 6d5465f17de..37ee525c92d 100644
--- a/storm-core/src/ui/public/component.html
+++ b/storm-core/src/ui/public/component.html
@@ -192,10 +192,26 @@ <h1><a href="/">Storm UI</a></h1>
             $('#ui-user [data-toggle="tooltip"]').tooltip()
         });
 
+        var topologyUrl = "/api/v1/topology/"+topologyId;
+
+        var eventLoggers = (function() {
+              $.ajaxSetup({
+                  async: false
+              });
+              var eventLoggers;
+              $.getJSON(topologyUrl, function(response, status, jqXHR) {
+                  eventLoggers = response["configuration"]["topology.eventlogger.executors"];
+               });
+               $.ajaxSetup({
+                  async: true
+              })
+              return eventLoggers;
+         })();
+
         var componentSummary = $("#component-summary");
         var componentActions = $("#component-actions");
         var buttonJsonData = componentActionJson(response["encodedTopologyId"], response["encodedId"], response["id"],
-                                                 response["topologyStatus"], response["debug"], response["samplingPct"]);
+                                                 response["topologyStatus"], eventLoggers, response["debug"], response["samplingPct"]);
         var componentStatsDetail = $("#component-stats-detail")
         var inputStats = $("#component-input-stats");
         var outputStats = $("#component-output-stats");
diff --git a/storm-core/src/ui/public/js/script.js b/storm-core/src/ui/public/js/script.js
index a880205a710..ff3c5255548 100644
--- a/storm-core/src/ui/public/js/script.js
+++ b/storm-core/src/ui/public/js/script.js
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ function renderToggleSys(div) {
     }
 }
 
-function topologyActionJson(id, encodedId, name, status, msgTimeout, debug, samplingPct) {
+function topologyActionJson(id, encodedId, name, status, msgTimeout, loggersTotal, debug, samplingPct) {
     var jsonData = {};
     jsonData["id"] = id;
     jsonData["encodedId"] = encodedId;
@@ -220,19 +220,21 @@ function topologyActionJson(id, encodedId, name, status, msgTimeout, debug, samp
     jsonData["deactivateStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE") ? "enabled" : "disabled";
     jsonData["rebalanceStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE" || status === "INACTIVE" ) ? "enabled" : "disabled";
     jsonData["killStatus"] = (status !== "KILLED") ? "enabled" : "disabled";
-    jsonData["startDebugStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE" && !debug) ? "enabled" : "disabled";
+    jsonData["startDebugStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE" && loggersTotal!=null && loggersTotal!=0 && !debug) ? "enabled" : "disabled";
     jsonData["stopDebugStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE" && debug) ? "enabled" : "disabled";
+    jsonData["loggersDisabled"] = loggersTotal==null || loggersTotal==0;
     jsonData["currentSamplingPct"] = samplingPct;
     return jsonData;
 }
 
-function componentActionJson(encodedTopologyId, encodedId, componentName, status, debug, samplingPct) {
+function componentActionJson(encodedTopologyId, encodedId, componentName, status, loggersTotal, debug, samplingPct) {
     var jsonData = {};
     jsonData["encodedTopologyId"] = encodedTopologyId;
     jsonData["encodedId"] = encodedId;
     jsonData["componentName"] = componentName;
-    jsonData["startDebugStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE" && !debug) ? "enabled" : "disabled";
+    jsonData["startDebugStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE" && loggersTotal!=null && loggersTotal!=0 && !debug) ? "enabled" : "disabled";
     jsonData["stopDebugStatus"] = (status === "ACTIVE" && debug) ? "enabled" : "disabled";
+    jsonData["loggersDisabled"] = loggersTotal==null || loggersTotal==0;
     jsonData["currentSamplingPct"] = samplingPct;
     return jsonData;
 }
diff --git a/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/component-page-template.html b/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/component-page-template.html
index 3626291309d..472a769bfbf 100644
--- a/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/component-page-template.html
+++ b/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/component-page-template.html
@@ -557,7 +557,13 @@ <h2>Errors</h2>
 <script id="component-actions-template" type="text/html">
   <h2>Component actions</h2>
   <p id="component-actions">
-    <input {{startDebugStatus}} onclick="confirmComponentAction('{{encodedTopologyId}}', '{{encodedId}}', '{{componentName}}', 'debug/enable', true, {{currentSamplingPct}}, 'sampling percentage', 'debug')" type="button" value="Debug" class="btn btn-default">
+    {{#loggersDisabled}}
+    <span style="display:inline-block;" data-toggle="tooltip" title="" data-original-title="To debug, set topology.eventlogger.executors to a value > 0">
+    {{/loggersDisabled}}
+      <input {{startDebugStatus}} onclick="confirmComponentAction('{{encodedTopologyId}}', '{{encodedId}}', '{{componentName}}', 'debug/enable', true, {{currentSamplingPct}}, 'sampling percentage', 'debug')" type="button" value="Debug" class="btn btn-default">
+    {{#loggersDisabled}}
+    </span>
+    {{/loggersDisabled}}
     <input {{stopDebugStatus}} onclick="confirmComponentAction('{{encodedTopologyId}}', '{{encodedId}}', '{{componentName}}', 'debug/disable', false, 0, 'sampling percentage', 'stop debugging')" type="button" value="Stop Debug" class="btn btn-default">
   </p>
 </script>
diff --git a/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/topology-page-template.html b/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/topology-page-template.html
index 02b3c7693b1..917831a9316 100644
--- a/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/topology-page-template.html
+++ b/storm-core/src/ui/public/templates/topology-page-template.html
@@ -434,7 +434,13 @@ <h2>Topology actions</h2>
     <input {{deactivateStatus}} onclick="confirmAction('{{encodedId}}', '{{name}}', 'deactivate', false)" type="button" value="Deactivate" class="btn btn-default">
     <input {{rebalanceStatus}} onclick="confirmAction('{{encodedId}}', '{{name}}', 'rebalance', true, {{msgTimeout}}, 'wait time in seconds')" type="button" value="Rebalance" class="btn btn-default">
     <input {{killStatus}} onclick="confirmAction('{{encodedId}}', '{{name}}', 'kill', true, 30, 'wait time in seconds')" type="button" value="Kill" class="btn btn-default">
-    <input {{startDebugStatus}} onclick="confirmAction('{{encodedId}}', '{{name}}', 'debug/enable', true, {{currentSamplingPct}}, 'sampling percentage', 'debug')" type="button" value="Debug" class="btn btn-default">
+    {{#loggersDisabled}}
+    <span style="display:inline-block;" data-toggle="tooltip" title="" data-original-title="To debug, set topology.eventlogger.executors to a value > 0">
+    {{/loggersDisabled}}
+      <input {{startDebugStatus}} onclick="confirmAction('{{encodedId}}', '{{name}}', 'debug/enable', true, {{currentSamplingPct}}, 'sampling percentage', 'debug')" type="button" value="Debug" class="btn btn-default" >
+    {{#loggersDisabled}}
+    </span>
+    {{/loggersDisabled}}
     <input {{stopDebugStatus}} onclick="confirmAction('{{encodedId}}', '{{name}}', 'debug/disable', false, 0, 'sampling percentage', 'stop debugging')" type="button" value="Stop Debug" class="btn btn-default">
     <input type="button" {{logLevel}} value="Change Log Level" onclick="toggleChangeLogLevel()" class="btn btn-default">
   </p>
diff --git a/storm-core/src/ui/public/topology.html b/storm-core/src/ui/public/topology.html
index feb81f8f271..061fd918aac 100644
--- a/storm-core/src/ui/public/topology.html
+++ b/storm-core/src/ui/public/topology.html
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ <h2 id="topology-resources-header">Topology resources</h2>
         var searchForm = $("#search-form")
         var formattedConfig = formatConfigData(response["configuration"]);
         var buttonJsonData = topologyActionJson(response["id"],response["encodedId"],response["name"],response["status"]
-                                                ,response["msgTimeout"],response["debug"],response["samplingPct"]);
+                                                ,response["msgTimeout"],response["configuration"]["topology.eventlogger.executors"],response["debug"],response["samplingPct"]);
         $.ajax ({url: "/templates/topology-page-template.html", success: function(template) {
             toggleChangeLogLevel = function (data) {
               renderLogLevelForm (template, data);