diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js
index 52f0bdb736..c8d9347869 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/datatable.js
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ define(function(require) {
   }
 
   function _initialize(opts) {
+    var that = this;
+
     TabDataTable.prototype.initialize.call(this, opts);
 
     $('#' + this.dataTableId).on("click", '.vnc', function() {
@@ -155,5 +157,24 @@ define(function(require) {
 
       return false;
     });
+
+    $('#' + this.dataTableId).on("change", 'tbody input.check_item', function() {
+      if ($(this).is(":checked")){
+        StateActions.enableStateActions($(this).attr("state"), $(this).attr("lcm_state"));
+      } else {
+        // First disable all actions
+        StateActions.disableAllStateActions();
+
+        // Enable actions available to any of the selected VMs
+        var nodes = $('tr', that.dataTable); //visible nodes only
+        $.each($('input.check_item:checked', nodes), function(){
+          StateActions.enableStateActions($(this).attr("state"), $(this).attr("lcm_state"));
+        });
+
+      }
+
+      return true;
+    });
+
   }
 });
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/utils/datatable-common.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/utils/datatable-common.js
index cdfaa96339..3c79d81fe6 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/utils/datatable-common.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/tabs/vms-tab/utils/datatable-common.js
@@ -63,9 +63,12 @@ define(function(require) {
     }
     
     return [
-      '<input class="check_item" type="checkbox" id="' + RESOURCE.toLowerCase() + '_' +
-                             element.ID + '" name="selected_items" value="' +
-                             element.ID + '"/>',
+      '<input class="check_item" '+
+        'type="checkbox" '+
+        'id="' + RESOURCE.toLowerCase() + '_' + element.ID + '" '+
+        'name="selected_items" '+
+        'value="' + element.ID + '" '+
+        'state="'+element.STATE+'" lcm_state="'+element.LCM_STATE+'"/>',
        element.ID,
        element.UNAME,
        element.GNAME,
diff --git a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js
index c22d43d4d0..b2319dab59 100644
--- a/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js
+++ b/src/sunstone/public/app/utils/tab-datatable.js
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ define(function(require) {
     this.dataTable.on("change", '.check_all', function() {
       var table = $(this).closest('.dataTables_wrapper');
       if ($(this).is(":checked")) { //check all
-        $('tbody input.check_item', table).prop('checked', true);
+        $('tbody input.check_item', table).prop('checked', true).change();
         $('td', table).addClass('markrowchecked');
       } else { //uncheck all
-        $('tbody input.check_item', table).prop('checked', false);
+        $('tbody input.check_item', table).prop('checked', false).change();
         $('td', table).removeClass('markrowchecked');
       };