diff --git a/viewer/db.js b/viewer/db.js
index fcfdc02c5e..a6042e25f3 100644
--- a/viewer/db.js
+++ b/viewer/db.js
@@ -300,6 +300,28 @@ exports.optimizeIndex = function (index, options, cb) {
   return internals.elasticSearchClient.indices.forcemerge(params, cb);
 };
 
+// This API does not call fixIndex
+exports.closeIndex = function (index, options, cb) {
+  if (!cb) {
+    cb = options;
+    options = undefined;
+  }
+  var params = {index: index};
+  exports.merge(params, options);
+  return internals.elasticSearchClient.indices.close(params, cb);
+};
+
+// This API does not call fixIndex
+exports.openIndex = function (index, options, cb) {
+  if (!cb) {
+    cb = options;
+    options = undefined;
+  }
+  var params = {index: index};
+  exports.merge(params, options);
+  return internals.elasticSearchClient.indices.open(params, cb);
+};
+
 exports.indexStats = function(index, cb) {
   return internals.elasticSearchClient.indices.stats({index: fixIndex(index)}, cb);
 };
diff --git a/viewer/viewer.js b/viewer/viewer.js
index 2a15670b6d..47280d5afa 100644
--- a/viewer/viewer.js
+++ b/viewer/viewer.js
@@ -3279,7 +3279,7 @@ app.post('/esindices/:index/optimize', logAction(), checkCookieToken, function(r
   if (!req.user.createEnabled) { return res.molochError(403, 'Need admin privileges'); }
 
   if (!req.params.index) {
-    return res.molochError(403, 'Missing index to delete');
+    return res.molochError(403, 'Missing index to optimize');
   }
 
   Db.optimizeIndex([req.params.index], {}, (err, result) => {
@@ -3292,6 +3292,39 @@ app.post('/esindices/:index/optimize', logAction(), checkCookieToken, function(r
   return res.send(JSON.stringify({ success: true, text: {} }));
 });
 
+app.post('/esindices/:index/close', logAction(), checkCookieToken, function(req, res) {
+  if (!req.user.createEnabled) { return res.molochError(403, 'Need admin privileges'); }
+
+  if (!req.params.index) {
+    return res.molochError(403, 'Missing index to close');
+  }
+
+  Db.closeIndex([req.params.index], {}, (err, result) => {
+    if (err) {
+      res.status(404);
+      return res.send(JSON.stringify({ success:false, text:'Error closing index' }));
+    }
+    return res.send(JSON.stringify({ success: true, text: result }));
+  });
+});
+
+app.post('/esindices/:index/open', logAction(), checkCookieToken, function(req, res) {
+  if (!req.user.createEnabled) { return res.molochError(403, 'Need admin privileges'); }
+
+  if (!req.params.index) {
+    return res.molochError(403, 'Missing index to open');
+  }
+
+  Db.openIndex([req.params.index], {}, (err, result) => {
+    if (err) {
+      console.log ("ERROR -", req.params.index, "open failed", err);
+    }
+  });
+
+  // Always return right away, openIndex might block
+  return res.send(JSON.stringify({ success: true, text: {} }));
+});
+
 app.get('/estask/list', recordResponseTime, function(req, res) {
   if (req.user.hideStats) { return res.molochError(403, 'Need permission to view stats'); }
 
diff --git a/viewer/vueapp/src/components/stats/EsIndices.vue b/viewer/vueapp/src/components/stats/EsIndices.vue
index 038968d1d5..0c4735897b 100644
--- a/viewer/vueapp/src/components/stats/EsIndices.vue
+++ b/viewer/vueapp/src/components/stats/EsIndices.vue
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@
               @click="optimizeIndex(item.index)">
               Optimize Index {{ item.index }}
             </b-dropdown-item>
+            <b-dropdown-item
+              @click="closeIndex(item.index)">
+              Close Index {{ item.index }}
+            </b-dropdown-item>
+            <b-dropdown-item
+              @click="openIndex(item.index)">
+              Open Index {{ item.index }}
+            </b-dropdown-item>
           </b-dropdown>
         </template>
       </moloch-table>
@@ -182,6 +190,20 @@ export default {
           this.$emit('errored', error.text || error);
         });
     },
+    closeIndex (indexName) {
+      this.$http.post(`esindices/${indexName}/close`)
+        .then((response) => {
+        }, (error) => {
+          this.$emit('errored', error.text || error);
+        });
+    },
+    openIndex (indexName) {
+      this.$http.post(`esindices/${indexName}/open`)
+        .then((response) => {
+        }, (error) => {
+          this.$emit('errored', error.text || error);
+        });
+    },
     /* helper functions ------------------------------------------ */
     setRequestInterval: function () {
       reqPromise = setInterval(() => {