diff --git a/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/ClusterHealthPaneController.java b/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/ClusterHealthPaneController.java
index 36e1533..dcee8a0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/ClusterHealthPaneController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/ClusterHealthPaneController.java
@@ -137,15 +137,20 @@ private void onAddInstance() {
       });
   }
   
+  protected void removeClusterInstance(StatusControl controlElement) {
+    controlElements.remove(controlElement);
+    settings.instances.remove(controlElement.getClusterInstance().serverNameProperty().getValue());
+  }
+  
 
   private void loadControlElements() {
     settings.instances.forEach(instance -> {
-      controlElements.add(new StatusControl(new ClusterInstance(instance, settings.rules)));
+      controlElements.add(new StatusControl(new ClusterInstance(instance, settings.rules), this));
     });
     settings.instances.addListener((ListChangeListener<? super String>) change -> {
       while (change.next()) {
         change.getAddedSubList().forEach(added -> {
-          final StatusControl newInstance = new StatusControl(new ClusterInstance(added, settings.rules));
+          final StatusControl newInstance = new StatusControl(new ClusterInstance(added, settings.rules), this);
           controlElements.add(newInstance);
           runUpdateAsyn(newInstance);
         });
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControl.java b/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControl.java
index 3b71c73..2e5743c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControl.java
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 import javafx.collections.ListChangeListener;
 import javafx.geometry.Insets;
 import javafx.geometry.Pos;
+import javafx.scene.control.Button;
 import javafx.scene.control.Tooltip;
+import javafx.scene.layout.AnchorPane;
 import javafx.scene.layout.Background;
 import javafx.scene.layout.BackgroundFill;
 import javafx.scene.layout.CornerRadii;
@@ -18,7 +20,7 @@
 import eu.hansolo.enzo.canvasled.Led;
 import eu.hansolo.enzo.canvasled.LedBuilder;
 
-public class StatusControl extends HBox {
+public class StatusControl extends AnchorPane {
 
   private final Led green = buildLed(Color.LAWNGREEN);
   
@@ -32,11 +34,18 @@ public class StatusControl extends HBox {
   
   private final ClusterInstance instance;
   
+  private final ClusterHealthPaneController controller;
+  
+  private final HBox middleBox = new HBox();
+  
   private final HBox innerBox = new HBox();
   
-  public StatusControl(ClusterInstance instance) {
+  private final Button removeBttn = new Button("x");
+  
+  public StatusControl(ClusterInstance instance, ClusterHealthPaneController controller) {
     this.instance = instance;
-    getChildren().add(innerBox);
+    this.controller = controller;
+    middleBox.getChildren().add(innerBox);
     innerBox.getChildren().add(red);
     innerBox.getChildren().add(yellow);
     innerBox.getChildren().add(green);
@@ -44,16 +53,33 @@ public StatusControl(ClusterInstance instance) {
     final LinearGradient gradient = new LinearGradient(0, 0, 1, 1, true, CycleMethod.NO_CYCLE, new Stop(0, Color.BLACK), new Stop(1, Color.DIMGRAY));
     innerBox.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(gradient, new CornerRadii(15), null)));
     innerBox.setPadding(new Insets(2, 5, 2, 5));
-    getChildren().add(instanceName);
-    setMaxHeight(USE_PREF_SIZE);
-    setMargin(innerBox, new Insets(0, 0, 0, 3));
-    setMargin(instanceName, new Insets(0, 5, 0, 10));
-    setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
+    middleBox.getChildren().add(instanceName);
+    middleBox.setMaxHeight(USE_PREF_SIZE);
+    HBox.setMargin(innerBox, new Insets(2, 0, 2, 3));
+    HBox.setMargin(instanceName, new Insets(0, 5, 0, 10));
+    middleBox.setAlignment(Pos.CENTER_LEFT);
+    
+    middleBox.setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(Color.WHITESMOKE, new CornerRadii(9), new Insets(-2))));
+    getChildren().add(middleBox);
+    AnchorPane.setLeftAnchor(middleBox, 0.0);
+    AnchorPane.setRightAnchor(middleBox, 0.0);
+    AnchorPane.setTopAnchor(middleBox, 0.0);
+    AnchorPane.setBottomAnchor(middleBox, 0.0);
     
-    setBackground(new Background(new BackgroundFill(Color.WHITESMOKE, new CornerRadii(9), new Insets(-2))));
+    getChildren().add(removeBttn);
+    AnchorPane.setRightAnchor(removeBttn, 0.0);
     
     instanceName.setStyle("-fx-font-weight: bold;");
     initBindings();
+    
+    configureRemoveButton();
+  }
+
+  private void configureRemoveButton() {
+    removeBttn.setVisible(false);
+    setOnMouseEntered(evt -> removeBttn.setVisible(true));
+    setOnMouseExited(evt -> removeBttn.setVisible(false));
+    removeBttn.setOnAction(evt -> controller.removeClusterInstance(this));
   }
   
   public ClusterInstance getClusterInstance() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControlDemo.java b/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControlDemo.java
index 552301c..ca2a744 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControlDemo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/levigo/jadice/server/converterclient/gui/clusterhealth/StatusControlDemo.java
@@ -31,16 +31,13 @@
 import org.controlsfx.control.GridView;
 
 
-/**
- * Created by User: hansolo Date: 31.08.13 Time: 08:37
- */
 public class StatusControlDemo extends Application {
   
   private static final ClusterInstance instance1 = new ClusterInstance("localhost:61619", FXCollections.emptyObservableList());
-  private static final StatusControl control1 = new StatusControl(instance1);
+  private static final StatusControl control1 = new StatusControl(instance1, null);
 
   private static final ClusterInstance instance2 = new ClusterInstance("jadice-server:61619", FXCollections.emptyObservableList());
-  private static final StatusControl control2 = new StatusControl(instance2);
+  private static final StatusControl control2 = new StatusControl(instance2, null);
   
   private final Timer timer = new Timer();