diff --git a/db/zm_create.sql.in b/db/zm_create.sql.in
index 4bbe2d821..8343443a3 100644
--- a/db/zm_create.sql.in
+++ b/db/zm_create.sql.in
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@ CREATE TABLE `Monitors` (
   `Longitude`  DECIMAL(10,8),
   `RTSPServer`  BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT FALSE,
   `RTSPStreamName`  varchar(255) NOT NULL default '',
+  `Importance`  enum('Not','Less','Normal'),
   PRIMARY KEY (`Id`)
 ) ENGINE=@ZM_MYSQL_ENGINE@;
 
diff --git a/db/zm_update-1.35.25.sql b/db/zm_update-1.35.25.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..387ef09b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/zm_update-1.35.25.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,144 @@
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'TotalEvents'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `TotalEvents`",
+"SELECT 'Column TotalEvents already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'TotalEventDiskSpace'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `TotalEventDiskSpace`",
+"SELECT 'Column TotalEventDiskSpace already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'HourEvents'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `HourEvents`",
+"SELECT 'Column HourEvents already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'HourEventDiskSpace'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `HourEventDiskSpace`",
+"SELECT 'Column HourEventDiskSpace already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'DayEvents'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `DayEvents`",
+"SELECT 'Column DayEvents already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'DayEvents'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `DayEventDiskSpace`",
+"SELECT 'Column DayEventDiskSpace already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'WeekEvents'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `WeekEvents`",
+"SELECT 'Column WeekEvents already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'WeekEventDiskSpace'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `WeekEventDiskSpace`",
+"SELECT 'Column WeekEventDiskSpace already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'MonthEvents'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `MonthEvents`",
+"SELECT 'Column MonthEvents already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'MonthEventDiskSpace'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `MonthEventDiskSpace`",
+"SELECT 'Column MonthEventDiskSpace already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'ArchivedEvents'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `ArchivedEvents`",
+"SELECT 'Column ArchivedEvents already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitor_Status'
+     AND column_name = 'ArchivedEventDiskSpace'
+    ) > 0,
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitor_Status` DROP `ArchivedEventDiskSpace`",
+"SELECT 'Column ArchivedEventDiskSpace already removed from Monitor_Status'"
+));
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
+SET @s = (SELECT IF(
+    (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.COLUMNS WHERE table_schema = DATABASE()
+     AND table_name = 'Monitors'
+     AND column_name = 'Importance'
+    ) > 0,
+"SELECT 'Column Importance already exists in Monitors'",
+"ALTER TABLE `Monitors` ADD `Importance`  enum('Not','Less','Normal') AFTER `RTSPStreamName`"
+));
+
+PREPARE stmt FROM @s;
+EXECUTE stmt;
+
diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.cpp b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
index 458d74a87..35102c416 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.cpp
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ Monitor::Monitor()
   embed_exif(0),
   rtsp_server(0),
   rtsp_streamname(""),
+  importance(0),
   capture_max_fps(0),
   purpose(QUERY),
   last_camera_bytes(0),
@@ -442,7 +443,7 @@ Monitor::Monitor()
  "SectionLength, MinSectionLength, FrameSkip, MotionFrameSkip, "
  "FPSReportInterval, RefBlendPerc, AlarmRefBlendPerc, TrackMotion, Exif,"
  "`RTSPServer`,`RTSPStreamName`,
- "SignalCheckPoints, SignalCheckColour FROM Monitors";
+ "SignalCheckPoints, SignalCheckColour, Importance-2 FROM Monitors";
 */
 
 void Monitor::Load(MYSQL_ROW dbrow, bool load_zones=true, Purpose p = QUERY) {
@@ -588,6 +589,7 @@ void Monitor::Load(MYSQL_ROW dbrow, bool load_zones=true, Purpose p = QUERY) {
   rtsp_streamname = dbrow[col]; col++;
   signal_check_points = atoi(dbrow[col]); col++;
   signal_check_colour = strtol(dbrow[col][0] == '#' ? dbrow[col]+1 : dbrow[col], 0, 16); col++;
+  importance = atoi(dbrow[col]); col++;
 
   // How many frames we need to have before we start analysing
   ready_count = std::max(warmup_count, pre_event_count);
@@ -3201,9 +3203,6 @@ int Monitor::PrimeCapture() {
     } else {
       analysis_thread->Start();
     }
-
-  } else {
-    Debug(2, "Failed to prime %d", ret);
   }
   return ret;
 }  // end int Monitor::PrimeCapture()
diff --git a/src/zm_monitor.h b/src/zm_monitor.h
index 04fde6301..29f03d512 100644
--- a/src/zm_monitor.h
+++ b/src/zm_monitor.h
@@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ protected:
   bool        embed_exif; // Whether to embed Exif data into each image frame or not
   bool        rtsp_server; // Whether to include this monitor as an rtsp server stream
   std::string rtsp_streamname;      // path in the rtsp url for this monitor
+  int         importance;           // Importance of this monitor, affects Connection logging errors.
 
   int capture_max_fps;
 
@@ -592,6 +593,7 @@ public:
   double get_analysis_fps( ) const {
     return shared_data ? shared_data->analysis_fps : 0.0;
   }
+  int Importance() { return importance; }
 };
 
 #define MOD_ADD( var, delta, limit ) (((var)+(limit)+(delta))%(limit))
diff --git a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
index 7526868db..f65211e0d 100644
--- a/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
+++ b/web/skins/classic/views/monitor.php
@@ -1252,6 +1252,19 @@ echo htmlSelect('newMonitor[ReturnLocation]', $return_options, $monitor->ReturnL
           <td class="text-right pr-3"><?php echo translate('RTSPStreamName'); echo makeHelpLink('OPTIONS_RTSPSTREAMNAME') ?></td>
           <td><input type="text" name="newMonitor[RTSPStreamName]" value="<?php echo validHtmlStr($monitor->RTSPStreamName()) ?>"/></td>
         </tr>
+        <tr>
+          <td class="text-right pr-3"><?php echo translate('Importance'); echo makeHelpLink('OPTIONS_IMPORTANCE') ?></td>
+          <td>
+<?php
+      echo htmlselect('newMonitor[Importance]',
+              array(
+                'Not'=>translate('Not important'),
+                'Less'=>translate('Less important'),
+                'Normal'=>translate('Normal')
+              ), $monitor->Importance());
+?>
+          </td>
+        </tr>
 <?php
         break;
     }