diff --git a/electron/app/js/ipcRendererPreload.js b/electron/app/js/ipcRendererPreload.js
index f02f36895..8e757725e 100644
--- a/electron/app/js/ipcRendererPreload.js
+++ b/electron/app/js/ipcRendererPreload.js
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld(
           'start-verrazzano-install',
           'start-get-verrazzano-install-status',
           'start-deploy-verrazzano-component',
+          'start-get-vz-application-status',
           'start-undeploy-verrazzano-component',
           'start-deploy-verrazzano-application',
           'start-undeploy-verrazzano-application',
diff --git a/electron/app/js/wktWindow.js b/electron/app/js/wktWindow.js
index 9f0585676..05adf766e 100644
--- a/electron/app/js/wktWindow.js
+++ b/electron/app/js/wktWindow.js
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ class WktAppMenu {
               if (!focusedWindow) {
                 return dialog.showErrorBox(
                   i18n.t('menu-go-domain-status-title'),
-                  i18n.t('menu-go-domain=status-error-message')
+                  i18n.t('menu-go-domain-status-error-message')
                 );
               }
               sendToWindow(focusedWindow, 'start-get-k8s-domain-status');
@@ -550,6 +550,21 @@ class WktAppMenu {
               sendToWindow(focusedWindow,'start-deploy-verrazzano-application');
             }
           },
+          {
+            id: 'checkVerrazzanoApplicationStatus',
+            label: i18n.t('menu-go-check-verrazzano-application-status'),
+            visible: !this._isWkoTarget,
+            enabled: !this._hasOpenDialog,
+            click(item, focusedWindow) {
+              if (!focusedWindow) {
+                return dialog.showErrorBox(
+                  i18n.t('menu-go-check-verrazzano-application-status-error-title'),
+                  i18n.t('menu-go-check-verrazzano-application-status-error-message')
+                );
+              }
+              sendToWindow(focusedWindow, 'start-get-vz-application-status');
+            }
+          },
           {
             id: 'undeployVerrazzanoApplication',
             label: i18n.t('menu-go-undeploy-verrazzano-application'),
diff --git a/electron/app/locales/en/electron.json b/electron/app/locales/en/electron.json
index 67279e05e..6141c9e73 100644
--- a/electron/app/locales/en/electron.json
+++ b/electron/app/locales/en/electron.json
@@ -93,6 +93,9 @@
   "menu-go-deploy-verrazzano-application": "Deploy Verrazzano Application",
   "menu-go-deploy-verrazzano-application-error-title": "No Active Project Window",
   "menu-go-deploy-verrazzano-application-error-message": "Cannot deploy Verrazzano application since there is no active window, and therefore no project with the Verrazzano application configuration to deploy.",
+  "menu-go-check-verrazzano-application-status": "Check Verrazzano Application Status",
+  "menu-go-check-verrazzano-application-status-error-title": "No Active Project Window",
+  "menu-go-check-verrazzano-application-status-error-message": "Cannot check Verrazzano application status since there is no active window, and therefore no project with the Verrazzano application configuration to check.",
   "menu-go-undeploy-verrazzano-application": "Undeploy Verrazzano Application",
   "menu-go-undeploy-verrazzano-application-error-title": "No Active Project Window",
   "menu-go-undeploy-verrazzano-application-error-message": "Cannot undeploy Verrazzano application since there is no active window, and therefore no project with the Verrazzano application configuration to undeploy.",
diff --git a/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json b/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json
index f6681d46c..cc6866109 100644
--- a/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json
+++ b/electron/app/locales/en/webui.json
@@ -102,11 +102,14 @@
   "kubectl-helper-project-not-saved-error-prefix": "Unable to verify Kubernetes client connectivity because project save failed",
   "kubectl-helper-set-context-error-message": "Unable to verify Kubernetes client connectivity because setting the Kubernetes client cluster context failed: {{error}}.",
   "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-in-progress": "Verifying Kubernetes Client Connectivity",
-  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-success-title": "Verify Kubernetes Client Connectivity Success",
-  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-success-message": "Kubernetes client (version {{clientVersion}}) successfully connected to the Kubernetes cluster (version {{serverVersion}}).",
-  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-title": "Verify Kubernetes Client Connectivity Failed",
-  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-error-message": "Failed to verify Kubernetes client connectivity: {{error}}.",
+  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-success-title": "Verify Kubernetes Client Connectivity Success to Cluster {{clusterName}}",
+  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-success-message": "Kubernetes client (version {{clientVersion}}) successfully connected to the Kubernetes cluster {{clusterName}} (version {{serverVersion}}).",
+  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-title": "Verify Kubernetes Client Connectivity Failed for Cluster {{clusterName}}",
+  "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-error-message": "Failed to verify Kubernetes client connectivity to cluster {{clusterName}}: {{error}}.",
   "kubectl-helper-verify-connect-catch-all-error-message": "Failed to verify Kubernetes client connectivity due to an unexpected error: {{error}}.",
+  "kubectl-helper-choose-cluster-dialog-title": "Choose the Verrazzano cluster to verify connectivity",
+  "kubectl-helper-choose-cluster-name-label": "Verrazzano Cluster Name",
+  "kubectl-helper-choose-cluster-name-help": "The Verrazzano cluster name for which to verify connectivity.",
 
   "project-settings-form-name": "Project Settings",
   "project-settings-title": "Project Settings",
@@ -1642,6 +1645,7 @@
   "vz-application-design-choose-clusters-flow-nane": "Choose Verrazzano Clusters",
   "vz-application-design-choose-clusters-validation-error-title": "Choose Verrazzano Clusters for Application Placement Aborted",
   "vz-application-design-get-clusters-in-progress": "Getting Verrazzano Clusters",
+  "vz-application-design-use-context-error-message": "Unable to choose clusters due to an error while switching the Kubernetes cluster context: {{error}}.",
   "vz-application-design-get-clusters-error-message": "Unable to choose clusters due to an error while getting the list of available clusters: {{error}}.",
   "vz-application-design-choose-clusters-dialog-title": "Choose Verrazzano Clusters for Application Placement",
   "vz-application-design-choose-clusters-name-label": "Verrazzano Cluster Names",
@@ -1772,8 +1776,15 @@
   "vz-application-status-checker-application-not-exist-error-message": "Unable to get the application status because the application {{application}} does not exist.",
   "vz-application-status-checker-ns-not-exist-error-message": "Unable to get the application status because the application namespace {{namespace}} does not exist.",
   "vz-application-status-checker-domain-not-exist-error-message": "Unable to get the application status because the domain UID {{domain}} does not exist.",
+  "vz-application-status-checker-vz-managed-cluster-not-found-error": "Unable to get the Verrazzano multicluster application status because the Verrazzano managed cluster connectivity configuration for managed cluster {{clusterName}} was not found",
+  "vz-application-status-checker-check-failed-title": "Verrazzano Application Status Check Failed",
+  "vz-application-status-checker-check-catch-all-error-message": "Verrazzano application status check failed with an unexpected error: {{error}}.",
 
-  "vz-application-status-title": "Application Status for \"{{application}}\"",
+  "vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog-title": "Choose the Verrazzano Cluster to Check Application Status",
+  "vz-application-status-choose-cluster-name-label": "Verrazzano Cluster Name",
+  "vz-application-status-choose-cluster-name-help": "Choose the Verrazzano cluster on which to check the status of the deployed application.",
+
+  "vz-application-status-title": "Application Status for \"{{application}}\" in Cluster \"{{clusterName}}\"",
   "vz-application-status-domain-title": "Domain \"{{domain}}\"",
 
   "app-update-title": "Application Update",
diff --git a/webui/src/js/utils/k8s-helper.js b/webui/src/js/utils/k8s-helper.js
index 77d5401fc..676edb5a0 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/utils/k8s-helper.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/utils/k8s-helper.js
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ function(WktActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, val
       super();
     }
 
-    async startVerifyClusterConnectivity(kubeConfig, kubeContext) {
-      await this.executeAction(this.callVerifyClusterConnectivity, kubeConfig, kubeContext);
+    async startVerifyClusterConnectivity() {
+      await this.executeAction(this.callVerifyClusterConnectivity);
     }
 
-    async callVerifyClusterConnectivity(kubeConfig, kubeContext, options) {
+    async callVerifyClusterConnectivity(options) {
       if (!options) {
         options = {};
       }
@@ -31,6 +31,27 @@ function(WktActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, val
         return Promise.resolve(false);
       }
 
+      let clusterToCheck;
+      const availableClusters = this._getTargetClusters();
+      if (availableClusters.length > 1) {
+        const args = [ ];
+        availableClusters.forEach(availableCluster => args.push({
+          name: availableCluster.name,
+          label: availableCluster.name
+        }));
+        const result = await dialogHelper.promptDialog('k8s-helper-choose-cluster-dialog',
+          { availableClusters: args });
+        if (result?.clusterName) {
+          clusterToCheck = result.clusterName;
+        } else {
+          return Promise.resolve(false);
+        }
+      } else if (availableClusters.length === 1) {
+        clusterToCheck = availableClusters[0].name;
+      }
+
+      const { targetClusterKubeConfig, targetClusterKubeContext } = this._getTargetCluster(clusterToCheck);
+
       const totalSteps = 4.0;
       try {
         let busyDialogMessage = i18n.t('flow-validate-kubectl-exe-in-progress');
@@ -56,8 +77,8 @@ function(WktActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, val
 
         busyDialogMessage = i18n.t('flow-kubectl-use-context-in-progress');
         dialogHelper.updateBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 2/totalSteps);
-        const kubectlContext = kubeContext || this.project.kubectl.kubeConfigContextToUse.value;
-        const kubectlOptions = this.getKubectlOptions(kubeConfig);
+        const kubectlContext = targetClusterKubeContext || this.project.kubectl.kubeConfigContextToUse.value;
+        const kubectlOptions = this.getKubectlOptions(targetClusterKubeConfig);
         if (!options.skipKubectlSetContext) {
           if (! await this.useKubectlContext(kubectlExe, kubectlOptions, kubectlContext, errTitle, errPrefix)) {
             return Promise.resolve(false);
@@ -66,7 +87,7 @@ function(WktActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, val
 
         busyDialogMessage = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-in-progress');
         dialogHelper.updateBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 3/totalSteps);
-        const verifyConnectivityResult = await this.verifyConnectivity(kubectlExe, kubectlOptions);
+        const verifyConnectivityResult = await this.verifyConnectivity(kubectlExe, kubectlOptions, clusterToCheck);
         return Promise.resolve(verifyConnectivityResult);
       } catch (err) {
         dialogHelper.closeBusyDialog();
@@ -76,18 +97,20 @@ function(WktActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, val
       }
     }
 
-    async verifyConnectivity(kubectlExe, kubectlOptions) {
+    async verifyConnectivity(kubectlExe, kubectlOptions, clusterToCheck) {
       try {
         const verifyResult = await window.api.ipc.invoke('kubectl-verify-connection', kubectlExe, kubectlOptions);
         dialogHelper.closeBusyDialog();
+        const clusterName = clusterToCheck || '';
         if (verifyResult.isSuccess) {
-          const title = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-success-title');
+          const title = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-success-title', { clusterName });
           const message = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-success-message',
-            {clientVersion: verifyResult.clientVersion, serverVersion: verifyResult.serverVersion});
+            { clientVersion: verifyResult.clientVersion, serverVersion: verifyResult.serverVersion, clusterName });
           await window.api.ipc.invoke('show-info-message', title, message);
         } else {
-          const errTitle = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-title');
-          const errMessage = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-error-message', {error: verifyResult.reason});
+          const errTitle = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-title', { clusterName });
+          const errMessage = i18n.t('kubectl-helper-verify-connect-failed-error-message',
+            { error: verifyResult.reason, clusterName});
           await window.api.ipc.invoke('show-error-message', errTitle, errMessage);
           return Promise.resolve(false);
         }
@@ -107,6 +130,35 @@ function(WktActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, val
 
       return validationObject;
     }
+
+    _getTargetClusters() {
+      let clusters = [];
+      if (this.project.settings.wdtTargetType.value === 'vz') {
+        clusters.push({
+          name: 'local',
+          kubeConfig: this.project.kubectl.kubeConfig.value,
+          kubeContext: this.project.kubectl.kubeConfigContextToUse.value
+        });
+        this.project.kubectl.vzManagedClusters.observable()
+          .forEach(managedClusterData => clusters.push(managedClusterData));
+      }
+      return clusters;
+    }
+
+    _getTargetCluster(clusterToCheck) {
+      const result = {
+        targetClusterKubeConfig: undefined,
+        targetClusterKubeContext: undefined
+      };
+      if (clusterToCheck) {
+        const clusterData = this._getTargetClusters().find(cluster => clusterToCheck === cluster.name);
+        if (clusterData) {
+          result.targetClusterKubeConfig = clusterData.kubeConfig;
+          result.targetClusterKubeContext = clusterData.kubeContext;
+        }
+      }
+      return result;
+    }
   }
 
   return new KubernetesHelper();
diff --git a/webui/src/js/utils/view-helper.js b/webui/src/js/utils/view-helper.js
index 6f728418a..6a78951de 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/utils/view-helper.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/utils/view-helper.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ define(['ojs/ojcontext'],
       // width of button column in WKT tables.
       // ideally this could be specified as 'auto', but oj-table will not set below 100px.
       this.BUTTON_COLUMN_WIDTH = '55px';
-      this.TEXT_BUTTON_COLUMN_WIDTH = '175px';
 
       const thisHelper = this;
 
diff --git a/webui/src/js/utils/vz-application-status-checker.js b/webui/src/js/utils/vz-application-status-checker.js
index 71df2edf1..18aead002 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/utils/vz-application-status-checker.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/utils/vz-application-status-checker.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 define(['utils/vz-actions-base', 'models/wkt-project', 'models/wkt-console', 'utils/i18n', 'utils/project-io',
   'utils/dialog-helper', 'utils/k8s-domain-resource-generator', 'utils/k8s-domain-configmap-generator',
-  'utils/validation-helper', 'utils/wkt-logger', 'utils/helm-helper'],
+  'utils/validation-helper', 'utils/wkt-logger'],
 function (VzActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, K8sDomainResourceGenerator,
   K8sDomainConfigMapGenerator, validationHelper, wktLogger) {
   class VerrazzanoApplicationStatusChecker extends VzActionsBase {
@@ -29,11 +29,31 @@ function (VzActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, K8s
         return Promise.resolve(false);
       }
 
+      let clusterToCheck;
+      const targetClusters = this._getTargetClusters();
+      if (targetClusters.length > 1) {
+        const args = [ ];
+        targetClusters.forEach(targetCluster => args.push({ name:targetCluster, label: targetCluster }));
+        const result = await dialogHelper.promptDialog('vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog',
+          { targetClusters: args });
+        if (result?.clusterName) {
+          clusterToCheck = result.clusterName;
+        } else {
+          return Promise.resolve(false);
+        }
+      } else if (targetClusters.length === 1) {
+        clusterToCheck = targetClusters[0];
+      }
+
+      const managedClusterData = this._getTargetCluster(clusterToCheck);
+      const targetClusterKubeConfig = managedClusterData ? managedClusterData.kubeConfig : undefined;
+      const targetClusterKubeContext = managedClusterData ? managedClusterData.kubeContext : undefined;
+
       const totalSteps = 8.0;
       try {
         const kubectlExe = this.getKubectlExe();
-        const kubectlOptions = this.getKubectlOptions();
-        const kubectlContext = this.getKubectlContext();
+        const kubectlOptions = this.getKubectlOptions(targetClusterKubeConfig);
+        const kubectlContext = targetClusterKubeContext || this.getKubectlContext();
         let operatorMajorVersion = '';
 
         let busyDialogMessage = i18n.t('flow-validate-kubectl-exe-in-progress');
@@ -113,6 +133,7 @@ function (VzActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, K8s
         const results = this.buildDomainStatus(domainStatus, operatorMajorVersion);
         results['domainStatus'] = domainStatus;
         const options = {
+          clusterName: clusterToCheck,
           domainStatus: results.domainStatus,
           domainOverallStatus: results.domainOverallStatus,
           applicationName: this.project.vzApplication.applicationName.value,
@@ -135,6 +156,10 @@ function (VzActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, K8s
         this.project.vzApplication.applicationName.validate(true));
       validationObject.addField('vz-application-design-namespace-label',
         this.project.k8sDomain.kubernetesNamespace.validate(true));
+      if (this.project.vzApplication.useMultiClusterApplication.value) {
+        validationObject.addField('vz-application-design-cluster-names-label',
+          validationHelper.validateRequiredField(this.project.vzApplication.placementClusters.value));
+      }
 
       const componentFormConfig = validationObject.getDefaultConfigObject();
       componentFormConfig.formName = 'vz-component-design-form-name';
@@ -145,11 +170,52 @@ function (VzActionsBase, project, wktConsole, i18n, projectIo, dialogHelper, K8s
       kubectlFormConfig.formName = 'kubectl-title';
       validationObject.addField('kubectl-exe-file-path-label',
         validationHelper.validateRequiredField(this.project.kubectl.executableFilePath.value), kubectlFormConfig);
-      validationObject.addField('kubectl-helm-exe-file-path-label',
-        validationHelper.validateRequiredField(this.project.kubectl.helmExecutableFilePath.value), kubectlFormConfig);
+
+      if (this.project.vzApplication.useMultiClusterApplication.value) {
+        const targetClusters = this.project.vzApplication.placementClusters.value;
+        if (targetClusters.length > 0) {
+          for (const targetCluster of targetClusters) {
+            if (targetCluster !== 'local') {
+              this._validateVerrazzanoManagedClusterConnectivityEntry(validationObject, kubectlFormConfig, targetCluster);
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
 
       return validationObject;
     }
+
+    _getTargetClusters() {
+      if (this.project.vzApplication.useMultiClusterApplication.value) {
+        return this.project.vzApplication.placementClusters.value;
+      } else {
+        return ['local'];
+      }
+    }
+
+    _getTargetCluster(clusterName) {
+      if (clusterName !== 'local') {
+        return this.project.kubectl.vzManagedClusters.observable().find(managedCluster =>
+          managedCluster.name === clusterName);
+      }
+    }
+
+    _validateVerrazzanoManagedClusterConnectivityEntry(validationObject, kubectlFormConfig, targetManagedClusterName) {
+      let found = false;
+      for (const managedClusterData of this.project.kubectl.vzManagedClusters.observable()) {
+        if (targetManagedClusterName === managedClusterData.name) {
+          found = true;
+          break;
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!found) {
+        const errorMessage = i18n.t('vz-application-status-checker-vz-managed-cluster-not-found-error',
+          { clusterName: targetManagedClusterName});
+        validationObject.addField('kubectl-vz-managed-cluster-name-heading',
+          [errorMessage], kubectlFormConfig);
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   return new VerrazzanoApplicationStatusChecker();
diff --git a/webui/src/js/viewModels/k8s-helper-choose-cluster-dialog.js b/webui/src/js/viewModels/k8s-helper-choose-cluster-dialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..153ac2888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/src/js/viewModels/k8s-helper-choose-cluster-dialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+define(['accUtils', 'knockout', 'utils/i18n', 'utils/observable-properties', 'utils/validation-helper',
+  'ojs/ojarraydataprovider', 'utils/wkt-logger', 'ojs/ojselectcombobox', 'ojs/ojinputtext', 'ojs/ojlabel',
+  'ojs/ojbutton', 'ojs/ojdialog', 'ojs/ojformlayout', 'ojs/ojvalidationgroup'],
+function(accUtils, ko, i18n, props, validationHelper, ArrayDataProvider) {
+  function KubernetesHelperChooseClusterDialogModel(args) {
+    const DIALOG_SELECTOR = '#k8sHelperChooseClusterDialog';
+
+    this.i18n = i18n;
+    this.testClusterNames = args.availableClusters;
+    this.selectedTestClusterName = ko.observable();
+    this.testClusterNamesDP =
+      new ArrayDataProvider(this.testClusterNames, { keyAttributes: 'name' });
+
+    this.connected = () => {
+      accUtils.announce('Choose Verrazzano application status choose cluster dialog loaded.', 'assertive');
+      // open the dialog after the current thread, which is loading this view model.
+      // using oj-dialog initial-visibility="show" causes vertical centering issues.
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        $(DIALOG_SELECTOR)[0].open();
+      }, 1);
+    };
+
+    this.labelMapper = (labelId) => {
+      return i18n.t(`kubectl-helper-choose-cluster-${labelId}`);
+    };
+
+    this.okInput = () => {
+      $(DIALOG_SELECTOR)[0].close();
+
+      const result = {};
+      result.clusterName = this.selectedTestClusterName();
+      args.setValue(result);
+    };
+
+    this.cancelInput = () => {
+      $(DIALOG_SELECTOR)[0].close();
+      args.setValue();
+    };
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Returns a constructor for the ViewModel.
+   */
+  return KubernetesHelperChooseClusterDialogModel;
+});
diff --git a/webui/src/js/viewModels/kubectl-page.js b/webui/src/js/viewModels/kubectl-page.js
index ab22da5a3..3cb2dd023 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/viewModels/kubectl-page.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/viewModels/kubectl-page.js
@@ -54,14 +54,6 @@ function(accUtils, ko, project, i18n, ArrayDataProvider, BufferingDataProvider,
         headerText: this.labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-kubecontext-heading'),
         sortProperty: 'kubeContext'
       },
-      {
-        'className': 'wkt-table-delete-cell',
-        // 'headerClassName': 'wkt-table-add-header',
-        // 'headerTemplate': 'headerTemplate',
-        'template': 'actionTemplate',
-        'sortable': 'disable',
-        width: viewHelper.TEXT_BUTTON_COLUMN_WIDTH
-      },
       {
         'className': 'wkt-table-delete-cell',
         'headerClassName': 'wkt-table-add-header',
@@ -256,13 +248,6 @@ function(accUtils, ko, project, i18n, ArrayDataProvider, BufferingDataProvider,
       this.project.kubectl.vzManagedClusters.observable.splice(index, 1);
     };
 
-    this.verifyManagedClusterConnectivity = async (event, context) => {
-      const index = context.item.index;
-      const managedClusterData = this.project.kubectl.vzManagedClusters.observable()[index];
-      await k8sHelper.startVerifyClusterConnectivity(managedClusterData.kubeConfig, managedClusterData.kubeContext);
-      await k8sHelper.startVerifyClusterConnectivity(managedClusterData.kubeConfig, managedClusterData.kubeContext);
-    };
-
     this.createLink = function (url, label) {
       return '<a href="' + url + '">' + label + '</a>';
     };
diff --git a/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-design-view.js b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-design-view.js
index 7a003634a..5789bd1af 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-design-view.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-design-view.js
@@ -309,10 +309,20 @@ function (project, accUtils, utils, ko, i18n, BufferingDataProvider, ArrayDataPr
 
       const kubectlExe = this.project.kubectl.executableFilePath.value;
       const kubectlOptions = k8sHelper.getKubectlOptions();
+      const kubectlContext = this.project.kubectl.kubeConfigContextToUse.value;
+
+      let busyDialogMessage = i18n.t('flow-kubectl-use-context-in-progress');
+      dialogHelper.openBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 'bar', 0 / 2.0);
+      const useContextResult =
+        await window.api.ipc.invoke('kubectl-set-current-context', kubectlExe, kubectlContext, kubectlOptions);
+      if (!useContextResult.isSuccess) {
+        const errMessage = this.labelMapper('use-context-error-message', { error: useContextResult.reason });
+        await window.api.ipc.invoke('show-error-message', errTitle, errMessage);
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      }
 
-      const busyDialogMessage = this.labelMapper('get-deployments-in-progress');
-      dialogHelper.openBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 'bar');
-      dialogHelper.openBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 0);
+      busyDialogMessage = this.labelMapper('get-deployments-in-progress');
+      dialogHelper.openBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 'bar', 1 / 2.0);
       const deploymentNamesResult =
         await window.api.ipc.invoke('get-verrazzano-deployment-names-all-namespaces', kubectlExe, kubectlOptions);
       dialogHelper.closeBusyDialog();
@@ -351,10 +361,21 @@ function (project, accUtils, utils, ko, i18n, BufferingDataProvider, ArrayDataPr
 
       const kubectlExe = this.project.kubectl.executableFilePath.value;
       const kubectlOptions = k8sHelper.getKubectlOptions();
+      const kubectlContext = this.project.kubectl.kubeConfigContextToUse.value;
+
+      let busyDialogMessage = i18n.t('flow-kubectl-use-context-in-progress');
+      dialogHelper.openBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 'bar', 0 / 2.0);
+      const useContextResult =
+        await window.api.ipc.invoke('kubectl-set-current-context', kubectlExe, kubectlContext, kubectlOptions);
+      if (!useContextResult.isSuccess) {
+        const errMessage = this.labelMapper('use-context-error-message', { error: useContextResult.reason });
+        await window.api.ipc.invoke('show-error-message', errTitle, errMessage);
+        return Promise.resolve();
+      }
+
+      busyDialogMessage = this.labelMapper('get-clusters-in-progress');
+      dialogHelper.updateBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 1 / 2.0);
 
-      const busyDialogMessage = this.labelMapper('get-clusters-in-progress');
-      dialogHelper.openBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 'bar');
-      dialogHelper.openBusyDialog(busyDialogMessage, 0);
       const clusterNamesResult =
         await window.api.ipc.invoke('get-verrazzano-cluster-names', kubectlExe, kubectlOptions);
       dialogHelper.closeBusyDialog();
diff --git a/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog.js b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5552ba4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/
+ */
+'use strict';
+
+define(['accUtils', 'knockout', 'utils/i18n', 'utils/observable-properties', 'utils/validation-helper',
+  'ojs/ojarraydataprovider', 'utils/wkt-logger', 'ojs/ojselectcombobox', 'ojs/ojinputtext', 'ojs/ojlabel',
+  'ojs/ojbutton', 'ojs/ojdialog', 'ojs/ojformlayout', 'ojs/ojvalidationgroup'],
+function(accUtils, ko, i18n, props, validationHelper, ArrayDataProvider) {
+  function VerrazzanoApplicationStatusChooseClusterDialogModel(args) {
+    const DIALOG_SELECTOR = '#verrazzanoApplicationStatusChooseClusterDialog';
+
+    this.i18n = i18n;
+    this.targetClusterNames = args.targetClusters;
+    this.selectedTargetClusterName = ko.observable();
+    this.targetClusterNamesDP =
+      new ArrayDataProvider(this.targetClusterNames, { keyAttributes: 'name' });
+
+    this.connected = () => {
+      accUtils.announce('Choose Verrazzano application status choose cluster dialog loaded.', 'assertive');
+      // open the dialog after the current thread, which is loading this view model.
+      // using oj-dialog initial-visibility="show" causes vertical centering issues.
+      setTimeout(function() {
+        $(DIALOG_SELECTOR)[0].open();
+      }, 1);
+    };
+
+    this.labelMapper = (labelId) => {
+      return i18n.t(`vz-application-status-choose-cluster-${labelId}`);
+    };
+
+    this.okInput = () => {
+      $(DIALOG_SELECTOR)[0].close();
+
+      const result = {};
+      result.clusterName = this.selectedTargetClusterName();
+      args.setValue(result);
+    };
+
+    this.cancelInput = () => {
+      $(DIALOG_SELECTOR)[0].close();
+      args.setValue();
+    };
+  }
+
+  /*
+   * Returns a constructor for the ViewModel.
+   */
+  return VerrazzanoApplicationStatusChooseClusterDialogModel;
+});
diff --git a/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-status-dialog.js b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-status-dialog.js
index 23b2bb965..162274b02 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-status-dialog.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-application-status-dialog.js
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ function(accUtils, ko, jsyaml, i18n, project, viewHelper) {
     const DIALOG_SELECTOR = '#applicationStatusDialog';
 
     this.project = project;
+    this.clusterName = args.clusterName;
     this.domainStatus = args.domainStatus;
     this.domainOverallStatus = args.domainOverallStatus;
 
-    this.title = i18n.t('vz-application-status-title', { application: args.applicationName });
+    this.title = i18n.t('vz-application-status-title',
+      { clusterName: this.clusterName, application: args.applicationName });
     this.dialogTitle = i18n.t('vz-application-status-domain-title', { domain: args.domainName });
     this.domainMessage = this.domainStatus.message;
 
diff --git a/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-install-design-view.js b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-install-design-view.js
index 46fc8f15b..907d090d2 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-install-design-view.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/viewModels/vz-install-design-view.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ function (project, accUtils, utils, ko, i18n, screenUtils, BufferingDataProvider
     this.connected = () => {
       accUtils.announce('Verrazzano Install  Design View page loaded.', 'assertive');
 
-      subscriptions.push(this.project.vzInstall.actualInstalledVersion.observable.subscribe(newTagValue => {
+      subscriptions.push(this.project.vzInstall.versionTag.observable.subscribe(newTagValue => {
         this.computedArgoCDAvailabilityFromVersion(newTagValue);
       }));
 
diff --git a/webui/src/js/views/choose-kubectl-context-dialog.html b/webui/src/js/views/choose-kubectl-context-dialog.html
index 9e6d7abad..7bd04d796 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/views/choose-kubectl-context-dialog.html
+++ b/webui/src/js/views/choose-kubectl-context-dialog.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
       <oj-form-layout max-columns="2" direction="row">
         <oj-select-single label-hint="[[labelMapper('name-label')]]"
                           value="{{selectedKubectlContextName}}"
-                          data="{{availableKubectlContextNamesDP}}"
+                          data="{{availableClusterNamesDP}}"
                           help.instruction="[[labelMapper('name-help')]]">
         </oj-select-single>
       </oj-form-layout>
diff --git a/webui/src/js/views/k8s-helper-choose-cluster-dialog.html b/webui/src/js/views/k8s-helper-choose-cluster-dialog.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec5594398
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/src/js/views/k8s-helper-choose-cluster-dialog.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<!--
+ Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ Licensed under The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/
+ -->
+<oj-dialog id="k8sHelperChooseClusterDialog" class="wkt-add-to-archive-dialog" initial-visibility="hide">
+  <div slot="header">
+    <span id="dialog-title-id" class="oj-dialog-title">
+      <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('dialog-title')]]"></oj-bind-text>
+    </span>
+  </div>
+  <div slot="body">
+    <div class="oj-panel">
+      <oj-form-layout max-columns="2" direction="row">
+        <oj-select-single label-hint="[[labelMapper('name-label')]]"
+                          value="{{selectedTestClusterName}}"
+                          data="{{testClusterNamesDP}}"
+                          help.instruction="[[labelMapper('name-help')]]">
+        </oj-select-single>
+      </oj-form-layout>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div slot="footer">
+    <oj-button id="okButton" on-oj-action="[[okInput]]">
+      <span><oj-bind-text value="[[i18n.t('dialog-button-ok')]]"></oj-bind-text></span>
+    </oj-button>
+    <oj-button id="cancelButton" on-oj-action="[[cancelInput]]">
+      <span><oj-bind-text value="[[i18n.t('dialog-button-cancel')]]"></oj-bind-text></span>
+    </oj-button>
+  </div>
+</oj-dialog>
diff --git a/webui/src/js/views/kubectl-page.html b/webui/src/js/views/kubectl-page.html
index 2ec6f72d7..1f9a0cc02 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/views/kubectl-page.html
+++ b/webui/src/js/views/kubectl-page.html
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@
 <div class="wkt-content-layout">
   <div class="wkt-content-top-bar wkt-no-tabs">
     <h6><oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('title')]]"></oj-bind-text></h6>
+    <oj-button id="verifyKubectlConnectionButton"
+               disabled="[[disableVerify]]"
+               chroming="callToAction"
+               on-oj-action="[[verifyKubectlConnectivity]]"
+               :title="[[labelMapper('hints-verifyKubectlConnectivity')]]">
+      <span>
+        <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('button-verifyKubectlConnectivity')]]"></oj-bind-text>
+      </span>
+    </oj-button>
   </div>
   <div class="wkt-content">
     <div class="oj-panel wkt-notop">
@@ -56,18 +65,7 @@ <h6 class="wkt-subheading"><oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('executables-headi
       </oj-form-layout>
     </div>
     <div class="oj-panel" id="kubeconfig">
-      <div class="wkt-header-button-row">
-        <h6 class="wkt-subheading"><oj-bind-text value="[[getConnectivityHeading]]"></oj-bind-text></h6>
-        <oj-button id="verifyKubectlConnectionButton"
-                   disabled="[[disableVerify]]"
-                   chroming="callToAction"
-                   on-oj-action="[[verifyKubectlConnectivity]]"
-                   :title="[[labelMapper('hints-verifyKubectlConnectivity')]]">
-          <span>
-            <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('button-verifyKubectlConnectivity')]]"></oj-bind-text>
-          </span>
-        </oj-button>
-      </div>
+      <h6 class="wkt-subheading"><oj-bind-text value="[[getConnectivityHeading]]"></oj-bind-text></h6>
       <oj-form-layout max-columns="2" direction="row">
         <oj-input-text label-hint="[[labelMapper('config-file-label')]]"
                        value="{{project.kubectl.kubeConfig.observable}}"
@@ -93,83 +91,68 @@ <h6 class="wkt-subheading"><oj-bind-text value="[[getConnectivityHeading]]"></oj
     </div>
     <oj-bind-if test="[[usingWko() === false]]">
       <div class="oj-panel">
-        <div class="wkt-content-top-bar">
-          <h6 class="wkt-subheading"><oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-heading')]]"></oj-bind-text></h6>
-        </div>
-        <div>
-          <oj-table class="wkt-vz-managed-clusters-table"
-                    :aria-label="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-table-aria-label')]]"
-                    data="[[vzManagedClustersDP]]"
-                    edit-mode="rowEdit"
-                    display="grid"
-                    layout="fixed"
-                    horizontal-grid-visible="enabled"
-                    vertical-grid-visible="enabled"
-                    columns='[[vzManagedClustersColumnData]]'>
-            <template slot="rowTemplate" data-oj-as="row">
-              <tr>
-                <oj-bind-if test='[[row.mode=="navigation"]]'>
-                  <td><oj-bind-text value="[[row.data.name]]"></oj-bind-text></td>
-                  <td><oj-bind-text value="[[row.data.kubeConfig]]"></oj-bind-text></td>
-                  <td><oj-bind-text value="[[row.data.kubeContext]]"></oj-bind-text></td>
-                </oj-bind-if>
-                <oj-bind-if test='[[row.mode=="edit"]]'>
-                  <td>
-                    <oj-input-text value="{{row.data.name}}"
-                                   required="true"
-                                   help.instruction="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-name-help')]]">
-                    </oj-input-text>
-                  </td>
-                  <td>
-                    <oj-input-text value="{{row.data.kubeConfig}}"
-                                   help.instruction="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-kubeconfig-help')]]">
-                      <oj-button slot="end" display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[chooseManagedKubeConfig]]">
-                        <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-file-text" role="img"></span>
-                        <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('config-file-tooltip')]]"></oj-bind-text>
-                      </oj-button>
-                    </oj-input-text>
-                  </td>
-                  <td>
-                    <oj-input-text value="{{row.data.kubeContext}}"
-                                   help.instruction="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-kubecontext-help')]]">
-                      <oj-button slot="end" display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[chooseManagedContext]]">
-                        <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-audits" role="img"></span>
-                        <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-choose-kubecontext-tooltip')]]"></oj-bind-text>
-                      </oj-button>
-                      <oj-button slot="end" display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[getManagedCurrentContext]]">
-                        <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-annotation" role="img"></span>
-                        <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-get-context-tooltip')]]"></oj-bind-text>
-                      </oj-button>
-                    </oj-input-text>
-                  </td>
-                </oj-bind-if>
+        <h6 class="wkt-subheading"><oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-heading')]]"></oj-bind-text></h6>
+        <oj-table class="wkt-vz-managed-clusters-table"
+                  :aria-label="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-table-aria-label')]]"
+                  data="[[vzManagedClustersDP]]"
+                  edit-mode="rowEdit"
+                  display="grid"
+                  layout="fixed"
+                  horizontal-grid-visible="enabled"
+                  vertical-grid-visible="enabled"
+                  columns='[[vzManagedClustersColumnData]]'>
+          <template slot="rowTemplate" data-oj-as="row">
+            <tr>
+              <oj-bind-if test='[[row.mode=="navigation"]]'>
+                <td><oj-bind-text value="[[row.data.name]]"></oj-bind-text></td>
+                <td><oj-bind-text value="[[row.data.kubeConfig]]"></oj-bind-text></td>
+                <td><oj-bind-text value="[[row.data.kubeContext]]"></oj-bind-text></td>
+              </oj-bind-if>
+              <oj-bind-if test='[[row.mode=="edit"]]'>
                 <td>
-                  <oj-button id="verifyManagedClusterConnectionButton"
-                             disabled="[[disableVerify]]"
-                             chroming="callToAction"
-                             on-oj-action="[[verifyManagedClusterConnectivity]]"
-                             :title="[[labelMapper('hints-verifyKubectlConnectivity')]]">
-                    <span>
-                      <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('button-verifyKubectlConnectivity')]]"></oj-bind-text>
-                    </span>
-                  </oj-button>
+                  <oj-input-text value="{{row.data.name}}"
+                                 required="true"
+                                 help.instruction="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-name-help')]]">
+                  </oj-input-text>
                 </td>
                 <td>
-                  <oj-button display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[handleDeleteManagedCluster]]">
-                    <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-trash"></span>
-                    <oj-bind-text value="{{labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-delete-row-tooltip')}}"></oj-bind-text>
-                  </oj-button>
+                  <oj-input-text value="{{row.data.kubeConfig}}"
+                                 help.instruction="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-kubeconfig-help')]]">
+                    <oj-button slot="end" display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[chooseManagedKubeConfig]]">
+                      <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-file-text" role="img"></span>
+                      <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('config-file-tooltip')]]"></oj-bind-text>
+                    </oj-button>
+                  </oj-input-text>
                 </td>
-              </tr>
-            </template>
-            <template slot="headerTemplate" data-oj-as="header">
-              <oj-button display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[handleAddManagedCluster]]">
-                <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-plus"></span>
-                <oj-bind-text value="{{labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-add-row-tooltip')}}"></oj-bind-text>
-              </oj-button>
-            </template>
-          </oj-table>
-        </div>
+                <td>
+                  <oj-input-text value="{{row.data.kubeContext}}"
+                                 help.instruction="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-kubecontext-help')]]">
+                    <oj-button slot="end" display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[chooseManagedContext]]">
+                      <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-audits" role="img"></span>
+                      <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-choose-kubecontext-tooltip')]]"></oj-bind-text>
+                    </oj-button>
+                    <oj-button slot="end" display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[getManagedCurrentContext]]">
+                      <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-annotation" role="img"></span>
+                      <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('vz-managed-cluster-get-context-tooltip')]]"></oj-bind-text>
+                    </oj-button>
+                  </oj-input-text>
+                </td>
+              </oj-bind-if>
+              <td>
+                <oj-button display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[handleDeleteManagedCluster]]">
+                  <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-trash"></span>
+                  <oj-bind-text value="{{labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-delete-row-tooltip')}}"></oj-bind-text>
+                </oj-button>
+              </td>
+            </tr>
+          </template>
+          <template slot="headerTemplate" data-oj-as="header">
+            <oj-button display="icons" chroming="borderless" on-oj-action="[[handleAddManagedCluster]]">
+              <span slot="endIcon" class="oj-ux-ico-plus"></span>
+              <oj-bind-text value="{{labelMapper('vz-managed-clusters-add-row-tooltip')}}"></oj-bind-text>
+            </oj-button>
+          </template>
+        </oj-table>
       </div>
     </oj-bind-if>
   </div>
diff --git a/webui/src/js/views/vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog.html b/webui/src/js/views/vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2857fdb92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webui/src/js/views/vz-application-status-choose-cluster-dialog.html
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<!--
+ Copyright (c) 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ Licensed under The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0 as shown at https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl/
+ -->
+<oj-dialog id="verrazzanoApplicationStatusChooseClusterDialog" class="wkt-add-to-archive-dialog" initial-visibility="hide">
+  <div slot="header">
+    <span id="dialog-title-id" class="oj-dialog-title">
+      <oj-bind-text value="[[labelMapper('dialog-title')]]"></oj-bind-text>
+    </span>
+  </div>
+  <div slot="body">
+    <div class="oj-panel">
+      <oj-form-layout max-columns="2" direction="row">
+        <oj-select-single label-hint="[[labelMapper('name-label')]]"
+                          value="{{selectedTargetClusterName}}"
+                          data="{{targetClusterNamesDP}}"
+                          help.instruction="[[labelMapper('name-help')]]">
+        </oj-select-single>
+      </oj-form-layout>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+
+  <div slot="footer">
+    <oj-button id="okButton" on-oj-action="[[okInput]]">
+      <span><oj-bind-text value="[[i18n.t('dialog-button-ok')]]"></oj-bind-text></span>
+    </oj-button>
+    <oj-button id="cancelButton" on-oj-action="[[cancelInput]]">
+      <span><oj-bind-text value="[[i18n.t('dialog-button-cancel')]]"></oj-bind-text></span>
+    </oj-button>
+  </div>
+</oj-dialog>
diff --git a/webui/src/js/windowStateUtils.js b/webui/src/js/windowStateUtils.js
index 992e8b6e2..37371f511 100644
--- a/webui/src/js/windowStateUtils.js
+++ b/webui/src/js/windowStateUtils.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ define(['models/wkt-project', 'models/wkt-console', 'utils/wdt-discoverer', 'uti
   'utils/k8s-domain-undeployer', 'utils/ingress-controller-installer', 'utils/ingress-routes-updater',
   'utils/ingress-controller-uninstaller', 'utils/vz-installer', 'utils/vz-install-status-checker',
   'utils/vz-component-deployer', 'utils/vz-component-undeployer', 'utils/vz-application-deployer',
-  'utils/vz-application-undeployer','utils/app-updater', 'utils/wkt-logger'],
+  'utils/vz-application-status-checker', 'utils/vz-application-undeployer','utils/app-updater', 'utils/wkt-logger'],
 function(wktProject, wktConsole, wdtDiscoverer, dialogHelper, projectIO,
   utils, wdtModelPreparer, wdtModelValidator, i18n, witImageCreator,
   witAuxImageCreator, imagePusher, auxImagePusher, k8sHelper,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ function(wktProject, wktConsole, wdtDiscoverer, dialogHelper, projectIO,
   k8sDomainStatusChecker, k8sDomainUndeployer, ingressControllerInstaller,
   ingressRoutesUpdater, ingressControllerUninstaller, vzInstaller,
   vzInstallStatusChecker, vzComponentDeployer, vzComponentUndeployer,
-  vzApplicationDeployer, vzApplicationUndeployer, appUpdater, wktLogger) {
+  vzApplicationDeployer, vzApplicationStatusChecker, vzApplicationUndeployer, appUpdater, wktLogger) {
 
   async function displayCatchAllError(i18nPrefix, err) {
     return dialogHelper.displayCatchAllError(i18nPrefix, err);
@@ -279,6 +279,13 @@ function(wktProject, wktConsole, wdtDiscoverer, dialogHelper, projectIO,
     });
   });
 
+  window.api.ipc.receive('start-get-vz-application-status', async () => {
+    blurSelection();
+    vzApplicationStatusChecker.startCheckApplicationStatus().then(() => Promise.resolve()).catch(err => {
+      displayCatchAllError('vz-application-status-checker-check', err).then(() => Promise.resolve());
+    });
+  });
+
   window.api.ipc.receive('start-undeploy-verrazzano-application', async () => {
     blurSelection();
     vzApplicationUndeployer.startUndeployApplication().then(() => Promise.resolve()).catch(err => {