diff --git a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py
index 581e731abe..3c74443583 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/services/lbaas/nsx_v/v2/pool_mgr.py
@@ -116,6 +116,12 @@ class EdgePoolManager(base_mgr.EdgeLoadbalancerBaseManager):
 
         try:
             with locking.LockManager.get_lock(edge_id):
+                # get the configured monitor-id
+                org_edge_pool = self.vcns.get_pool(edge_id, edge_pool_id)[1]
+                monitor_id = org_edge_pool.get('monitorId')
+                if monitor_id:
+                    edge_pool['monitorId'] = monitor_id
+
                 self.vcns.update_pool(edge_id, edge_pool_id, edge_pool)
 
             self.lbv2_driver.pool.successful_completion(context, new_pool)
diff --git a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v/test_edge_loadbalancer_driver_v2.py b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v/test_edge_loadbalancer_driver_v2.py
index 6b9abf91b8..2c0769d2b2 100644
--- a/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v/test_edge_loadbalancer_driver_v2.py
+++ b/vmware_nsx/tests/unit/nsx_v/test_edge_loadbalancer_driver_v2.py
@@ -401,14 +401,19 @@ class TestEdgeLbaasV2Pool(BaseTestEdgeLbaasV2):
             mock.patch.object(nsxv_db, 'get_nsxv_lbaas_pool_binding'
                               ) as mock_get_pool_binding,\
             mock.patch.object(self.edge_driver.vcns, 'update_pool'
-                              ) as mock_upd_pool:
+                              ) as mock_upd_pool,\
+            mock.patch.object(self.edge_driver.vcns, 'get_pool'
+                              ) as mock_get_pool:
             mock_get_lb_binding.return_value = LB_BINDING
             mock_get_pool_binding.return_value = POOL_BINDING
-
+            fake_edge = EDGE_POOL_DEF.copy()
+            fake_edge['monitorId'] = 'monitor-7'
+            mock_get_pool.return_value = (None, fake_edge)
             self.edge_driver.pool.update(self.context, self.pool, new_pool)
 
             edge_pool_def = EDGE_POOL_DEF.copy()
             edge_pool_def['algorithm'] = 'leastconn'
+            edge_pool_def['monitorId'] = 'monitor-7'
             mock_upd_pool.assert_called_with(
                 LB_EDGE_ID, EDGE_POOL_ID, edge_pool_def)
             mock_successful_completion = (